Evening star., 1923-01-10
$4,000 IS ADDED
FOR SEWER WORK
Supplemental Estimate for
Balance of Fiscal Year Is
Submitted.
NEEDS OF NEW SECTIONS
Increases in Appropriations for the
Service, Already in Bill, Crafty
ing to Commissioners.

A supplemental estimate of slight
ly more than 100000 Is urgently
needed by the sewer department TO
carry on necessary sewer work dur
ing the balance of the current fiscal
year it was learned at the District
building today.
The Commissioners, 1t is under
stood, have forwarded such an item
for sewers TO the budget bureau
along with requests OF other depart
ments for emergency funds for opera
tions between now and July /.
Most of this supplemental sewer
item is needed for connections 10
new houses that are being erected
in all sections of the city, and for
which sewer facilities are essential
The necessity for sewers. District
officials point out, is OF even greater
Importance than the question of pro-
viding paved streets in front of new
dwellings.
Increases in Appropriations.
The District appropriation bill for
next year, as II emerged from the
House, carried a number of sub
stantial increases over the sums al
lowed in the current act for sewer
work.
But while the items allowed I'm the
new bill appear large in comparison
with current appropriations. they art
not excessive, District officials say
when the real needs OF the sewer de-
partment are considered.
and general maintenance OF the
pumping station. the new bill allows
1925, 900, as compared with only
sl6O.OOo this year. II the increase !,
retained a considerable portion of II
will be used to replace old machinery
at the sewerage pumping station.
For main and pipe sewers to carry
of storm and street drainage in the
city proper, the new bill carries
$125. 900, the same as in the current
act.
Suburban Drainage Item.
For suburban drainage sewers the
House allowed 100000. This is sub
available this year. but is $4,000 less
than the budget bureau recommended
to Congress.
For assessment and permit work
which is the appropriation used to
furnish sewers to new houses. the
committee reported to the House
S150.0o0, as compared with 100000
for the current year. While city Of
ficials are grateful for the increase
of $50. 900 recommended by the House
pace with building operations.
When this item was being consid'
cred by the House subcommittee or
appropriations, Chairman CramtH
asked Col. Keller If he found the
100000 allowed for the current year
insufficient. Col. Keller replied;
The Commissioners have pledged
themselves to perform more work o1
this character than the present ap-
preparation will permit OF course
while the money has been obligated
it has not actually all been expended
AbuttinE Property Assessed.
Col. Keller told the subcommittee
that abutting property owners are
assessed at the rate of S1.50 per front
foot for these residential sewer ex'
tensions, hence, the appropriation Is
labeled for assessment and permit
work"
One of the most gratifying provisions
In the new bill is the item OF s20.00(
for continuing work on the interceptol
sewer, which, when completed, will fret
Rock Creek from pollution. No wert
has been done on this interceptor fol
about five years. II the 100000 is re
tanned 1t will build about one-fourtf
of the remaining part of the project.
The bill also carries $4,000 for con
tinuing the Upper Potomac intereeptor