Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-17

been appropriated on the projec: 81
48O, $50 It is estimated to cost :inally
S4.125.O0O. This leaves balance to
be appropriated. including the present
recommendation for the completion OF
the project, of 81 .644.0 40. and upon the
present ratio Of expenditure 1t Is estl-
mated 1t will take nine years.
Public Buildings and Public Parks.
The bill carries a total recommended
ton for public buildings and public
parks of S899, 635, distributed as fol-
lows: Salaries. s3S5.460; improvement
and care OF parks. $386975: and for
salaries and miscellaneous expenses OF
park police. Sl57.200. The estimate
proposed in the item for salaries an
increase of personnel in the labor force.
This the committee has disallowed and
in addition thereto reduced the appro-
priation $6,940, which represents re-
serve or unexpended balance in the cur
rent appropriation. This represented
total reduction OF Sl6.340 from this
fund. In connection with its program
for salary increases. the committee
added an amount Of Sill 300. For gen.
eral expenses for public parks, the esti-
mate that vas submitted was S425,OO
The committee has recommended. as
has been stated. S386,975. a reduction
| of S38.O25 in this item. which covers
reduction Of s32, 900 from the allocated
amount of $125,000 for the improve
ment of the Rock Creek and Potomac
connecting parkway and the continual
ton and construction OF sea wall.
This reduction docs not disturb the
program contemplated. but merely
transfers the purchase of road material
being used. which will be the following
year. The committee made a further
reduction of $1,000 by not recommend
ing the erection of a public comfort
station and shelter at Seventeenth and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. This
amount represented the Districts share
in building that was proposed b. one
! Of the street railway companies TO be
| built upon public land. The commit
! tee sees no reason why there should be
| contributed out of the District revenues
sum for the erection of building
! primarily for the use of the street rail-
| way patrons. The amount for the pur-
chase of an automobile was reduced
| from $500 to s475 The budget ssti-
mate for salaries and expenses of the
| park polict the committee has recon-
mended with the exception of making a
| AC0u~t4OAi VA S4VO 1OA tAIE Va
an automobile in order to make the
amounts spent for this purpose con-
sistent throughout the bill.
Water Service.
Washington Aqueduct-The amount
| recommended Is s425 900. an increase
over 1928 of s222.790 This increase
is required to cover the cost of main
tanning and operating the new struc-
lures for increasing the water supply.
| erected at q cost Of about s8.725. 100,
and for pumping water to the nigh
areas Of the city. which has heretofore
been done by the Water Department OF
the District
Water Department.-For salaries un-
der the Water Department. the commit
tee has increased the budget estimate
Of $4,000 by an addition Of $3.50
for salary increases There Is recon-
mended for the item of maintenance
and operation of the distribution sys-
tenn and the purchase of supplies and
payment Of per diem wages the bulge,
estimate Of S335.000. This is a reduc.
| ton OF Sill 500 under the current wear