Evening star., 1924-12-02
Half Million Dollars Sought for Capitals Streets and Roads

authorized by an act approved June
6, 1924, an appropriation of 100000
to be made Immediately available
and to remain available until ex-
pended Is recommended. This is to
enable the commission to continue
the acquisition of land for a con-
Meeting parkway between Potomac
Park, the Geological Park and Rock
Creek Park. or the $600,000. SO, ,120
is for salaries OF four employees and
$5s9,000 is for land purchasing.
Water Revenues
Provide For Aqueduct.
Appropriated wholly out of the
revenues of the Water Department
for expenses of the Washington
aqueduct and its appurtenances are
times aggregating $1S7,210, as against
$175,000 for the current fiscal year.
OF this amount $192.210 is for opera
tion, including salaries of all neces-
sary employees, maintenance and re-
pair Of Washington Aqueduct and its
accessories, Mcmillan Park Reservoir.
Washington AGueduct tunnel, the fil-
tration plant, the plant for the pre-
liminary treatment of the water sup
ply, purchase. installation and main
tenance of water meters and Federal
services, vehicles, and for each and
every purpose connected Herewith.
An item of $4,000 is for ordinary
repairs. grading, opening bitches and
SO forth on Conduit road.
The Water Department budget
totals S1.020,O00 and among the i'm
portant items are $4,000 for salaries
of 43 employees in the distribution
branch: $447.ooO for maintenance of
the Water Department distribution
system, including pumping stations
and machinery; $4,000 for extension
of the Water Department distribu
tion system, laying mains under the
assessment system: 100000 for in
stalling water meters; $4,000 for in
stalling fire hydrants, and $4,000 for
6,l00 feet of 1S-inch main in Ne
braska avenue from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to Forty-f1fth street and south in
Forty-fifth street to point between
Klingle and Lowell streets north
west; $4,000 for 1856 feet of 36-inch
main in Rhode Island avenue north
east between Sixteenth street and
Queens Chapel road northeast: $4,000
for $500 feet Of 16-inch main IN Ali
son street from Illinois avenue to
New Hampshire avenue and north
east in New Hampshire avenue to
North Capitol street; $4,000 for lay
ing $500 feet of 16-inch main in
Grant street from Forth eighth to
Fiftieth street; Fifty-third street
from Grant to Foote streets: Foote
street from Fifty-third to Fifty-sixth
street; Fifty-sixth street from Foote
to Dix and east in Dix street to
Eastern Avenue, and $4,000 for lay
ing 1900 feet of 16-inch main in !
CT Cixfh E'fp nth streets
and south in Eighth street TO H
street northwest.
Permanent Special
Funds Aggregate $1,565.356.
Permanent and indefinite appropri-
ations for special funds under the
District of Columbia total s1,565.35S,
as compared with s1,62s,962 for the
current fiscal year.
An appropriation Of $175. 900 for the
teachers retirement fund is con-
spicuous among these. Indefinite
appropriation OF the amounts de-
Quoted from the basic salaries of
teachers of the public schools of the
District of Columbia, to be deposited
in the Treasury of the United States
to the credit of an individual account
of the teacher from whose salary the
deduction is made. The fund thus
created to be held and invested until
paid out as provided in the acts of
Congress in relation thereto.
The miscellaneous trust fund de-
posits OF the District call for an
estimated expenditure during the
fiscal year of $763,356 This fund is
derived from deposits made by prop
erty owners, corporations and others
on account of work to be performed
by the District in connection with
a
various engineering projects, the
whole cost of which is paid by the
depositor; there are also carried in
this account several bequests for the
benefit of certain charitable and re-
ligious institutions and as a fund to
provide awards for prizes for excel
lence in school work.
The estimated expenditure for the
Washington redemption fund is
$4,000. This fund is derived from
the collections on account of pay
ments made by persons redeemins
their property which has previously
been sold for taxes; payments from
this fund are made to the various
holders of certificates representing
purchases of such unpaid taxes.
The permit fund, derived from de-
posits made by property owners for
various improvements, is estimate
at $4,000.
The police and firemen's relief
fund calls for an estimated eXpendi-
ture Of $450,000. This fund consists
of fines imposed upon members of the
Police ard Fire Departments by way
OF discipline; rewards, gifts and
emoluments received for extraordi-
nary services: a deduction OF 2h
per cent of the monthly salary of
each member of said departments;
donations: net proceeds Of sale of
unclaimed property; any deficiencies
in said fund being paid from the
general revenues of the District Of
Columbia. Payments are made to
pensioners under said fund pursuant
to law.
For the National Geological Park
$I56, 900 is recommended, which Is an
increase from $14S,237 for the current
fiscal year. OF this amount $109,50o
is for salaries of 80 persons, approx
mately $25,000 is for forage and
for other food for animals.
INCREASES ARE ASKED