Evening star., 1926-12-08
So, ,589. 500 is BUDGET FIGURE
FOR STREETS: 1868, $50 ADVANCE
$250,O0O Is Recommendation for New
M Street Brid ge-Gas Tax Outlay
Plan Is 81, $4,000.

! ing the roadway of Twelfth street
from f street to Pennsylvania avenue,
$40 900.
For widening to so feet and repav.
ing the roadway of Fifteenth street,
west of Mcpherson Square, from I
street to X street. and for widening
to 10 feet and repaving the roadway
OF this street from X street TO Massa-,
chusetts avenue. $500
For minor changes i'm roadway and
sidewalks on plans to he approved hv
the Commissioners of the District "f
Columbia to facilitate vehiCular and
pedestrian traffic. $4,000.
For construction of curbs and gut,
ters and adjustment of ruadwaN1
thereto, S23 400
The appropriation fur paving Thirty $,
fourth street. Ma SSa chuSetts avenue
to Cleveland avenue. contained III ha
appropriation for the fiscal Year i92f.
Is made available for paving ih tet.1
wide that portion of the ROADWAY 81
Thirty-fourth street between Mts~A.
| chusetts avenue and Garfield stree.
! For grading streets. alleys and roads
| the appropriation of $50 900 asked in
| the budget is the same as the amount
appropriated for the. current fiscal
year.
An item of S. 900 is recommended
| for condemnation as against I3a0G
item for repairs for current work "p
streets. avenues and alleys. including
resurfaCing. an appropria tion of $4,000
600 instead of 81 .000, 900 in the current
law is recommended. This item is 10
carry ont the provisions of existing
law. which authorizes the Commis4
sioners to open. extend. straighten m
widen any street or sidewalk within
certain specified limitations.
For Bridge Work
For construction and repair of sidc1
walks and curbs around public
reservations and municipal and United
States buildings. an appropr-ia tion %
$12 900 is recommended. which is a
decrease of $4,000 from the current
appropriation.
There is an increase of $E5 900 iH
the item for current work of repairN
to suburban roads and streets. brngi
| ing the total of this item up td
! 1910 900.
For construction and repair oH
bridges an appropriation of $50 900 IL
recommended, which is an increase od
! $40 900.
| For personal services in cOnnectiOra
with the Highway Bridge across thu
| Potomac and for other expenses inc
! cident to the operation and mains
| lpndnCe Ol InlS DINSc dIi hppfp1NhrI
total of S19,500 is recOmntendeds
which is an increase of 500.
Trees and Parkings.
For operation and maintenance of
the Anacostia River Bridge an alppro'
priation of $4,000 is recommending
which is decrease of $1,000 The
recommended appropriation for the
| Francis Scott Key Bridge Is $4,000,
which is identical with the appropria"
tion for the current fiscal year.
|, For reconstruction of the bridge
over Rock Creek. at Military road, q
new item of $4,000 is submitted.
For construction of new bridge
to replace the M Street Bridge over
Rock Creek, including necessary
changes in sewers and water mains
and including also such sums as ara
necessary for personal services, en-.
gineering and incidental expenses. n
new item of $25O,000 is recommended.
For trees and parkings an item q
$40 900 is carried in the budget recon-.
mendations, which is an increase OF
S12 900.
| For public convenience stationss
$2S, 900 is recommended, which is al
decrease of $3.50.