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from all over the country desiring to
polite for the National Government
to provide this facility"
Other estimates for special local
improvements submitted by Gen. Tay-
lor include $4,000 for continuing
the construction of the sea-wall along
the water front. from the north boun-
dary of Potomac Park TO the north
building line of o street along the
approved harbor line. including the
necessary grading and filling: s225.-
900 for completing the construction
of the field house in East Potomac
Park; $47.260 for improvement of
West Potomac Park. including the
construction of much-needed guard
rail on portions of the sea-wall along
Tidal Basin and the Georgetown
Channel Of the river: s40,560 for
maintenance of East Potomac Park ::
$4,000 for widening existing roads
in East Potomac Park; s4s,3S0 for
maintenance of Rock Creek Park:
$4,000 for widening existing roads
and bridges and constructing new
roads and bridges in Rock Creek
Park; S102,440 for improvement of
Meridian Hill Park; S66.060 for con-
tinuing improvement Of section D.,
Anacostia Park. between the Penn
sylvania Avenue and Anacostia
Bridges; $50 900 for the Improvement
of Rock Creek and Potomac Park
way in order to clear up and COM
mence the actual development of that
area; $4,000 for new drainage sys-
tenn in Lafayette Park: 100000 for
the construction of park lodge and
comfort station in Rock Creek Park; !;
900 for widening the Inlet Bridge
in Potomac Park to eliminate exist
ing dangerous conditions; $4,000 for
improving the Mall east of Ninth
street; $4,000 for a central heating
plant at the Propagating Gardens:
$4,000 for a comfort station and first
aid room under the terrace of the
Lincoln Memorial; $4,000 for the i'm
provement of various reservations.
and $4,000 for maintenance of the
Bathing Beach in the Tidal Basin. in
Guiding the publication of the waters
of the beach.
To Establish Boundary.
A special estimate of $4,000 is sub
mitted by Gen. Taylor for a survey
to establish the boundary line be-
tween the District of Columbia and
the State of Virginia between the
Chain Bridge and Jones Point at
Alexandria and for the purpose "of
investigating the title In and to all
lands in the District Of Columbia ad-
jacent to the Virginia Shore and the
Potomac River with view to pro-
tecting such title
Gen. Taylor says that preliminary
examinations made by his office in
dicate that approximately 400 acres
of valuable land falling under this
boundary may be shown to be land
of the United States subject to the
ouiettng of title by the necessary
legal procedure"
Estimates for the Executive Man
sion include s57,640 for maintenance
and repairs; s11 900 for heating; Sill
500 for maintenance, and S1o,s2o for
repair of greenhouses; $4,000 for
renovating and refurnishing the man
sion; sl2,640 for maintenance or
grounds: se,Os0 for electric fixtures
for lighting the mansion and
grounds; sS3,400 for pay Of White
House police, and $4,000 for their
uniforms and equipment.
In general chapter on the Dis
trict wate. supply system, Gen. Tay-
lor says that the sum of $3,o16,0OO
can be profitably expended during
the coming fiscal year In continuing
the work on the special project for
increasing the supply. He says that
the appropriations to date total ST.
1000 of which S1,6S4,66s already
has been expended. and the estimated
amount required to be appropriated
to complete the project is $4.469,000.
Tables show that the average con-
sumption of water during the year
ended June 80, 1924, was s7,47o.ooo
gallons per day, making the average
per capita consumption 144 gallons
a day. There was an uninterrupted
supply of water. and Gen. Taylor says
the publication Of the water was
very satisfactory. An estimate Of
s1s0,0O0 is submitted for the main
tenance of the existing system during
the coming year.
Removal OF Bridge.
Cen. Taylor renews the recommen-
dation of last year for the removal
of all that portion of the old Aque-
duct Bridge at Georgetown within