Evening star., 1927-06-02
Commissioners Receive Fig
ureS From Department
Executives.
INCREASE OF $613,243
ASKED FOR SCHOOLS
$750,000 for Recorder Of Deeds
Building Included in Figures
for 1928-29.

1SI4iudleS OF appropriations recon-
mended by the department heads of
the District government for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1929, calling for
$50, o,762,543, an Increase of S11,503,3 1858
over the appropriations granted by
Congress for the next fiscal year, be-
ginning July /, were submitted today
to the Commissioners.
While the estimate of the depart.
ment heads ;'e about 81 900 900 lower
than those of last year, the Commits
sioners, nevertheless, are expected 70
trim them considerably before making
a budget for the consideration of the
Budget Bureau.
Schools Seek Increase.
Numerous items for improvements
in practically every branch Of the
municipal service are contained in
the estimates. The Board OF Educa.
ton, as usual. Is asking for the
largest appropriation Of an individual
department, it's estimates calling for
S15.611, ,243, or S613,243 more taan
carried for the schools in the appro-
priation act for the coming fiscal
year.
The Public Library. highway, sew
er, Refuse, Playground. Electrical. Po-
lice, Fire and Health Departments
and the courts, Board Of Public Wei.
fare, penal and correctional institu-
tions. medical charities and the
Office Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, all seek appropriation increases
over the 1927-1928 fiscal year.
Outstanding among the new items
requested are: Seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for a new building
and equipment for the Office Of the re.
corder of deeds; 500 900 for the pur.
chase of five new sites for branch pub
lie Libraries; S17S, 900 for reconstruc-
ton of the floor of Highway Fridge;
$3.50, 600 for the construction Of a new
bridge on Connecticut avenue over
Klingle Run; $1,000 for the purchase
OF motor trucks for the playground
department; S74.500 for a site and
building for new police station, to be
located in the proposed fifteenth pre-.
cinct; $261 900 for sites for three pro-
posed new fire houses. and $500, 900 for
the erection and equipment of an iso-
latlon building for the treatment Of
minor contagious diseases.
Hygiene Service Asks Raise.
Aside from these new items In
creased appropriations are asked for
street and road Improvement, the child
hygiene service of the Health Depart
ment. hygiene and sanitation service
in the public schools and street light.
ing and sewer construction.
The estimates of the various de-
partment heads follow:
Public Library-Salaries, $265 $50;
substitutes and special services, S,40O;
extra services on Sundays, So 900;
books and periodicals, $55.0O0; binding,
$4,000; general expenses, $29. 500:
equipment for seven new branch libra~
ries. $11,700: rent for the branches at
Chevy Chase and Woodbridge, $4,000:
purchase of five new sites, Sl0O 900:
plans for Northeast branch, 50, 500 and
plans or rental for addition to the
main Public Library, $40, 900, making
n total Of S505.750. compared with the
appropriation Of S300,420 for the next
fiscal year.
Street and road improvements and
repairs-Assessment and permit work,
$4,000 paving roadways under the
permit system, $40, 900; street paving
under the general fund, S915, 900; street
paving under the gas tax fund,
81 ,5OO,000; grading streets and alleys,
$50 900; condemnation of small parks,
$4,000: repairs to streets and roads,
81, 900: sidewalks around public
buildings. $4,000; purchase oS motor
trucks. $4,000; construction and re-
pair of bridges. $4,000; maintenance
Of Highway Bridge, $4,000; MAIN
tenance of Anacostia Bridge, $6,50O:
of the Key Bridge, 81, 500;
of the floor of Highway
Bridge. S17S. 900; construction of a
new bridge over Klingle road in line
of Connecticut avenue, $3.50, 900; curb
guards for the Connecticut Avenue
Bridge, $4,000; trees and parkings,
SlI5 900; maintenance of public con.
Venience stations, $31 500: construction
IF new convenience station near Wis.,
consin avenue and NJ street, $45. 900.
total of S5.430, 500, compared
with the appropriation for the next
fiscal year of S3.773 300.
Sewer Department-Cleanin and
repairing and operation of the pump
Ing service, S260,OOO; main and pipe
installation, 1925, 900; construction Of
suburban sewers, 81, 900. 900; construc.
lion under the assessment and permit
system, $500, 900; rights of way, $500:
construction OF an interceptor In the
upper Potomac, $l25,000; construction
Of the Anacostia main interceptor,
100000; making a total of 81, 2,431 800,
compared with an appropriation for
he next fiscal year of $1,700,390.
Building Project Included.
Collection and disposal of city refuse
S126,900 cleaning streets,
500 900; collection and disposal Of
'arbage and ashes, 81 900 900; pur.
hase of site for buildings and equip
nent for a transfer station for refuse.
ollecting units. $325,O0O. making a
otal of S1,951, 900, compared with an
appropriation of $1,524,S60 for the
Iext fiscal year.
Playground Department - Salaries,
1O3,S75; general expenses, $50. 900;
chool vacation Fairgrounds. $4,000;
winning pools, S9,SS0; purchase OF
motor trucks, $4,000; lockers, etc, for
he swimming pools, So 600; construc-
ion of a retaining wall around the
playground, $3.SO0, max.
ng total of $l97,755. compared with
n appropriation of $171, ,965 for the
ext fiscal year.
Electrical Department - Salaries,
17,500;; geeral expenses, $33. 800; for
lacing fire alarm wire underground,
1886: street lighting, $1,025 900; re-
lacing old types of street lighting,
40 900; improving police signals, 81.
90; making total of $1,270,175, COM
ared with an appropriation Of $978,.
so for the next fiscal year.
Public schools--Salaries for admin.
ltrative and supervisory officers,
637.625: salaries for clerks and other
mployes. $136,700; salaries for the
apartment of school attendance, SAL.
DO; salaries for teachers, 5,989, ,019;
llarles Tor vacations school employees,
g. 600: appropriation for the teach.
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