Evening star., 1926-12-08
Oer Year Ne Bulge
$38. .519, 1863 BUDGET FOR D. C..
IS DECREASE FROM ESTIMATE
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present budget totals $4,000, the
other $4,000 being for pay Of troops
other than Government employees.
An increase Of $4,000 for the
reclamation Of Anacostia River fats
brings the recommended appropria'
ton for continuing the reclamation
and development OF Anacostia Park
up to S1SB.o0o.
$1,Ol3,4O6 Sought for Parks.
For public buildings and public
parks a total of $1,013,40S is recon-
mended, as against the current appro'
priation of $s15.sse. OF this, $347. 600
is for salaries for 2e5 persons; $3.50, 600
is for general expenses. There Is a
new item of $50, 900 for the construc-
tion of two bathing pools. in accord
ance with the act approved May of
this year, to be made Immediately
available. An item OF $14O,4 40S. which
is an increase OF $4,000, In for sal
aries for 6S men in the United States
park police force. and another item
Of $13, 900 is for providing them with
bicycles and motor cycles.
For the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission an item OF
$500 900 is included to continue the
program Of purchasing desirable lana
for the park system.
For the National Geological Park
an item Of $175,O00 is for roads, walks.
bridges, water supply, drainage. ETC..
including necessary employees.
Acaueduct Fund Is Same.
For the Washington Aqueduct a
total appropriation Of s202,21o, iden-
tical with the current appropriation
Is recommended.
For the Water Department the
Budget Bureau recommends total
of s1,63s, 900, which is practically a
$500, 900 increase. This includes $4S0,'
900 for the laying OF approximately
81, 900 feet Of 4S.inch water main from
the intersection Of Nebraska and Wis
consin avenues to Georgia avenue
and Military road, and for an addi-
tion to Reno reservoir. $3.50, 900, to be
immediately available, of which
amount $500, 900 shall he paid from
the revenues of the Water Depart
ment and $150,000 from the revenues
Of the District of Columbia.
For construction of an additional
water tower of $50. 900. gallon capacity
at Reno reservoir an appropriation
of 5000 is recommended.
There is an increase of $264,S1O in
salaries for District employees from a
total of $1,735.3 to s2,O00.110. This
increase is made UP as follows:
New items representing $76.12O for
the office Of the register of wills and
S11O 900 for the recorder Of deeds are
required by the act Of April "a, 1926.
which provided that beginning with
the fiscal year 1928 the fees collected
by those offices would be deposited In
the Treasury to the credit of the Dis
trict revenues and the expenses OF
the Offices would be covered by direct
appropriations. Similarly the items
for the Free Public Library are In
creased by $4,000 on account Of the
act of April /, 1926, which provided
that beginning with July l, 1927. rev.
enues from book fines. heretofore
available for expenditure, would be
covered into the Treasury to the
credit of the District Of Columbia.
Further increases of $13.S00 were
allowed for additional personnel and
equipment and for rent of the branch
library in Chevy Chase. A reduction
of $4,000 was made. however, in the
item for repairs to buildings. due to
the fact that major repairs costing
tha. amount at the central library
building will be completed during the