Evening star., 1944-09-13
Library Budget.
OF f$1,42l,33O
Asked for DC.
Aqueduct and Sewer
Improvements Also
Sought in Budgets
BIZ BAINBRIDGE CRfST.

construction program, including
work on the new central library
building and preparation of
specifications for a number of
branches. is mapped out in the
1946 public library budget esti-
mate Of $l,422,330 released by
the Commissioners today. The
1945 appropriation for the IL
brary was $795,000.
At the same time, q budget of
1864 ,287 was recommended to al
low for improvements Of the WASH
ington Aqueduct and Sewer and
Water Divisions to meet an expected
daily maximum demand of 200, 900. :
600 gallons Of water during 1916.
Exceed 1945 Estimates.
The 1916 estimates are approxi-
mstely $2,788, 900 more than the
1945 appropriations of $5,288, ,226 for
these groups. The Commissioners
are holding private meetings with
department heads on their estimates
this week. and on September II will
open public hearings.
For the most part, capital outlay
items account for the increases.
Capital expenditures for the library
system jumped from SIS, 900 In 1945
to an estimated $671 1856 for 1916.
Similarly, the proposed capital OUT
lay Of the sewer and water divisions
would be up from 81 ,3S1 1903 in 1945
to an estimated $2,846, ,108 for 1916
Library ofncials requested $780,
900 for work on the new central
library. A request for $500, 900 has
been made to begin construction OF
the second and third units of the
library and for alterations to the
existing first unit. and an additional
$1o0, 900 is asked to provide furniture
and equipment for library service in
the first unit.
Would Authorize Contracts.
The Commissioners would be au-
thorized to enter into contracts for
the construction of the second, third
and fourth units and alterations to
the first at total cost of So, ,8s2 900.
As revealed in the Board Of Edu-
cation budget estimates last week,
objections have been raised to
having the administrative ofaces of
the board in the library structures.
The library statement explains that
architectural and operational diff
culties made two separate buildings
preferable to a single building hous-
ing two different functions" Even
tualV. it is planned to have four
units.
! Other items sought by library ON
cials include $4,000 for sites for
branch libraries in Woodbridge and
Brightwood and $500 for plans and
specifications for remodeling Ia
koma Park and Southeastern branch
libraries. Funds are requested tc
prepare plans for the following pro-
jected branch libraries:
Three major branch libraries. to
be constructed at an estimated cost
Of $187 500 each, at Eighteenth street
and Good Hope road Sc; at Fair
mont street, between Georgia and
Sherman avenues NV, and at Con-
necticut avenue and Macomb street
NV. Also three major library
branches. at a cost OF $156.250 each
in the vicinity Of Twelfth street and
Michigan avenue NE: in the vicin-
ity of Minnesota avenue and Ely
street Sc, and irf~ the vicinity of
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
street NV.
Several months ago the Connec-
ticut Avenue Citizens Association
launched drive to raise $30, 900 to-
ward purchase of the Connecticut
avenue site. Because the cost of the
lot was 5000 and this amount was
$4,000 more than the District gov
ernment had ever paid for a library
site, citizens of the area decided to
raise supplemental funds.
1886 Borrowers.
"The registered borrowers as OF
June 80, 1914, numbered 1853 3,536, not
including children served through
collections to classrooms," the library
reported. The home circulation OF
books for the last fiscal year was
1885 1892 volumes. The per capita
operating cost for 1945 based on a
population of 800, 600 is SO cents.
"On the basis of estimates here
with the per capita operating cost
for 1916 would be .947 cents, as COM
pared with standard for operating
expenses established by the Amer
ican Library Association of 81 per
capita for limited or minimum
library service and $3.50 per capita
for reasonably good service"
Among the new positions sought
are a public relations assistant to
make known to the residents, par
ticularly newcomers, the services
offered by the library, and a hos
pital librarian for tuberculosis pa
tients at Glenn Dale, Gallinger and
Upshur Street Hospitals.
In seeking to improve facilities of
the aqueduct, it was explained that
''it is estimated that the maximum
daily demand in 1916 will be 200,-
100000 gallons as against q present
normal sustained capacity of 1s0,-
000. 900 gallons"
Aqueduct officials have asked for
$40, 1000 for dredging the mud de-
posits in Dalecarlia Reservoir; $60,-
600 to install two pumping units and
buy and install third at the Nc
MILAN Pumping Station: $40, 1000 for
improvement of Mcmillan rising
main; $85 900 for rehabilitation and
repair of the Mcmillan filter plant;
$4,000 for additional mechanical
and sand washing equipment for
Mcmillan filters; 1000 for conduit
repairs. .$94 900 for shop and store
house facilities at Dalecarlia and
Mcmillan plants; $4,000 for addi-
oonal revetment of the shore of
DAecarlia; $4,000 for Improvement
of Macarthur boulevard formerly
Conduit road; $4,000 for pedes-
trian walkway, new bridge floor and
lighting Of Cabin John Bridge, and
$4,000 for continuing work of
drawing plans.
Under the heading of capital out
lay, the sewer division seeks ST.
75l.l08 for 1916. contrasted with the