The Washington times., 1925-12-09
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N&6eoU more mas UGGA h1AOWCu liz
House for salary increases. The
salaries of officers and employees Of
the Senate and House, however,
have been cut. In the Senate from
$1,s75,0zS.s0 to $1,36s. 1880 and in
the House from SSS5.SO5.20 to
$s24.62s.70.
The estimates OF the office Of
the architect Of the Capitol have
been increased frpm 1881, 190.80 TO
81, 337, 20, new allowance OF
So 900 for q new elevator in the
House Office building and increases
In salaries, repair and Improvement
funds having been allowed.
The Budget Bureau has allowed
s2 gfl(1 600 toward the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge, the project to total
$14,750, 900.
win feel the az, its estimates hay-
ing been reduced $1.205 below the
$1,000 appropriated for the current
The most drastic pruning in the
District estimates was made in the
item for SCHOOL buildings and
grounds. which includes purchases
and construction. This item was
out from the total OF $4.116,bOO TO
se.672 900. out OF this appropria-
ts3r snusf come the years quota Of
the SIC, 0OO, 900 3ive-year public
school building prograrn.
Serious Reductions
Among the most serious reduc-
tons made BY the Budget Bureau
below the current appropriations are
the following:
E,or bathing beaches and pools,
cvvfnrz to abandonment OF the I1dai
Rasin Bathing Beach, from $l46, $50
y E sS.'i the completion Of the con.
.tv,,yfion for increasing the water
sssnrly from $3.50 900 to $l,6OO.-
ae11s The project Is to be com.
pleted during the coming nsca
20 Fer street and road inprcyenent
and repairs, from 8. 500 Ss 20
81 .lea 500, Of which s1eI.bVV must
- used 70 purchaes land for relocat.
inx shops FOR the engineer aepaLg
ment. IN order to vagate p1iteansn
on Canal street. WHICH nats -
turned over to the Bpsenac s1..A =. -. !.
ArS0nr the most important neM
$50 aalth orized In 80 ssg 49,
are the following;
Raginning construe
new schools.
sr.anrkruction Of additions
exfSffn9 school buildings
Purchase OF seven new IS
playground sites.
Construction Of new 49,
ing At GalIinger MuniclDa
Construction Of buaidll
houaing Of birds in the Zoo
Park At q cast not 70
s1oa 80
Increased Allowance
The bureau has increased the al
1owances for sewer and water main
extension work into newly devel-
oped sections Of the city. The
sewer estimates are increased nom
S1,1s9, $50 for the current year TO
s1,447,0O0, and the water depart
ment is allowed an increase from
$1,O27,710 TO $1,214,6S1.
An increase from s1,242,6S0 10
$1.507 $50 is allowed for salaries of
District employees, due to increases
in the number and pay of person.
mel and the transfer of per diem
employees to the regular roll, in
accordance with law in the 1895
appropriation act.
The item for collection and dis
posal of city refuse is Increased
slightly, from $1,451, LAO to $1,452,.
$50,
An increase from $146,ss0 to
$Is2,s05 is allowed in the public
Fairgrounds item to provide for
increased personnel to supervise
newly opened grounds.
Other important increases made
In the estimates are as follows:
For the electrical department,
due to extension of the new street
lighting system. fron s7S5'028 to
For the operation of public
schools, due to longevity increases
and an INCREASE in personnel for
the new schools. S1s911 1897 TO
For the Metropolitan Police De
ps rtment, due to longevity in
cfeases and increased personnel,
1855 1876 to 1902, 070.
Fer tbs Fire Department. due to
longevity increases and the OPEN
i2lg Of two new fire engine houses,
81 ez5. 16o- 70 $2.19S.270.
For the Health Department. due
to additional personnel in The in
spection department, $252,930 to
$274.700.
For courts and prisons, frctn
$721.724 to s741 .937
For the JAIL workhouse, REFORM
atory and correctional ScnooIs,
from $3.50 60 to 1867, 310.
For hospitals and charities, due
to Increased requirements and new
construction at Gallinger Hospital.
from s2.17s,4s0 to 81. 6S2. $50.
For the Militia Bureau, from
81, $50 to s49,s50.
For public parks maintenance,
from S177.SS6 to $1,s04,6S6. of
which $4,000 is to be used for the
new birdhouse in Geological Park
For miscellaneous trust funds.
from s1,565,356 to. $1,573.557.
Four Reductions
The slashes made in the total
estimates by the Budget Bureau
are the fourth reductions made in
the estimates since they We're first
submitted TO the District Commits
sf0ners by department heads.
The first estimates totaled $49,-
1929. This figure was cut volun-
tari1y by the District Commissioners
TO S39, 479 ,S66. this total being sub
mitted TO the Budget Bureau for
preliminary survey last August
The Budget Bureau at that time
ordered the estimates further re.
duced to S36 500 900. This was
done and the estimates were again
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