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is increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The items Of increase for the police
department include provision for
esss at sash Rrsatss %bs Of
committee made this increase In the
tpolice force in view of the growth OF
the city and the need for more ade-
quite protection.
new station house in the suburban
section of the District, and added
$4,000 to the appropriation for the
purchase of motor vehicles for the
police.
Under the head of improvements
and repairs the committee increased
the item for assessment and permit
work from $225. 1000 to $2S5.000. For
paving roadways under the permit
system an item of $4,000 was recon-
mended.
Street improvements.
Street improvements are recon-
mended as follows:
Northwest-For paving west side
OF Connecticut avenue. Ingomar street
to Chevy Chase Circle, sixty feet
wide. $45.000.
Northeast-For paving East Capitol
street, 18th street to 18th street. fifty
feet wide, $4,000.
Northeast-For paving Rhode Is
land avenue. 18th to 18th streets, fifty
feet wide. $4,000.
Michigan avenue to Upshur street,
forty feet wide. $1,000.
Northwest: For paving Randolph
street. 18th street to 18th street.
thirty feet wide; 5000 .o., o.,
avenue. $4,000.
For the grading of streets. alleys
and roads an item of $4,000 is in
creased to $50,0o0.
! 1f fro nF
streets. avenues and alleys, includ-
Ing resurfacing and repairs for as
phalt pavements the appropriation
is increased from $431 $50 to 100000.
For construction and repair of side
walks and curbs around public res
ervations the item is increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Senate committee in providing
for the payment OF interest and for
the sinking on the funded debt, made
the revenues of the District and one
half out Of the federal Treasury.
Would Buy Parks.
The committee authorized the pur-
chase for public parks of the Klingle
Road Valley Park. containing about
seventeen acres, at cost Of siS6.6oO;
the Piney Branch Valley Park, at
tract. at cost of 100000. 1t appro-
priated 100000 toward the purchase
of these parks.
To meet the needs of the office of
emphasized since the collapse of the
committee has provided four addi-
tional assistant inspectors OF build.
ings at $4,000 each. making a total
of five principal assistant inspectors
1t has also provided for an additional
clerk for this office at $1.140.
| In the office Of the inspector OF
plumbing an additional principal as
sistant inspector is provided at $3.50.
For Library Branch.
| For the Southeast branch of the
Public Library. the Senate committee
has inserted an item of $1,000 for
salaries in connection with the or
ganization of that branch. A proviso
| is added that no person shall be en-
p1oyed in that work at rate OF COM
pensation exceeding $500 oo3 year: ar:
the purchase Of books. periodicals.
and newspapers for the library and
all branches, making the total w.
500. For repairs and improvements 10
the buildings, $4,000 Is provioeo.
; For the purchase or condemnation
of a piece of ground to take the
place of Columbia Heights play
| grounds, an item Of $4,000 was In
| serted
Increases for Sewers.
! For sewers, the Senate committee
has increased the item for main and
i, from $4,000 to sle5.ooo. the item
for suburban sewers, from $125,0oo
to s150.0oo.
For cleaning the streets and snow
removal the committee increased the
| item from ss50.ooo to 100000.
Increases made for the fire depart
|ment include one additional combina-
} tion chemical and hose wagon. motor
driven. $3.50. thereby providing Tor
two such wagons: for additional
motor driven, at $12,500. providing TOT
two such engines: for repairs. i'm
proyements and alterations to engine
house No. 1S. D street, between M is'h
and 18th streets northwest. $4,000.
, The Senate committee has increased
the emer gency fund to be used in case
; of riot, pestilence or calamity by hre
or storm. from $4,000 to $4,000.
Repair OF Hespital.
For repairs to the old Psychopathic
, Hospital building to make 1t avaiia-
/ BILE for female nurses ana employees aa
The Senate committee has inserted
an item for the purchase of site
> and the erection thereon OF nome
and school for feeble minded persons
900. of which not more than $4,000
shall be expended for site. or this
sum. s125. 900 is made available for
use Immediately.
; For the National Library for the
Blind, located at 1928 H street, north
.. For the Columbia Polytechnic I'm
stitute for the Blind at 1908 IL street
, northwest, there has been added
For the support of indigen. insane
: in St Eli3abeth's Hospital the ap-
preparation has been Increased from
sS50,00O to 100000.
The senate committee has provided
/ for eight additional privates for park
| police at $3.50 each, making a total
Of sixty-one park police privates.
For the maintenance of tourists camp
in East Potomac Park $4,000 has been
.. added.
For the construction Of a bathing
beach and bathhouse for the colored
population of the city the appropria-
! tion has been increased from $25 900 to
$50. 900.
The changes made in the amounts
. in the bill by the Senate committee
.. are summarized in the report as fol-
lows:
| General expenses-Executive office,
sa1ss,ss ',9ssS esrs s.se.,ofs Of Dsssss see
s.. 800; license bureau, s1.5oo: collec-
tors ONCE, 81. 200: sinking-fund Office,
$500; cor6ners office, $3.50; Engineer
pal architects Office. $1,000; Public
ment Of insurance. $500; surveyors
. ONCE. $1,000; minimum wage board
81 900: free Public Library, $4,000
Total, general expenses. .s42.5S0.
Contingent and miscellaneous ex-
penses - Miscellaneous expenses
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