Evening star., 1944-01-13
|s1z,5sS,O45 Asked
For All Public Works
In District Next Year


trict budget submitted today to Con.
gress calls for the appropriation In
l945 of a total Of 81, ,588. .045 for pub
lie works maintenance and con-
struction, including both highway
and water funds.
Among the few proposals for new
projects was an appropriation Of
$750, 900 for work on the South
Capitol Street Bridge linking the
growing Southwest section Of the
city with downtown Washington.
This would bring the total funds
available for the $4,000 900 project
to sl,750.000. funds which Highway
Director H. c. Whitehurst said would
permit the construction of the en-
tire structure Of the span-includ-
ing all piers and foundations.
When the War Production Board
authorizes the materials, the work
will go forward. according to Capt.
Whitehurst. Plans for the bridge
are completed. he said.
Reserve for Public Works.
The District proposes to convert q
So, 900 900 surplus into an appropria-
ton item for investment in Federal
securities as reserve for public
works as soon as priorities will
permit. Initiation of the projects
depends on the easing OF restrictions
rather than the end Of the war.
The climate for operating ex-
penses Of street and bridge divisions
under the public works highway
fund calls for 81 $50 $3.50 and includes
provisions for bridge. sidewalk and
street repair and maintenance. In
addition, the capital outlay for the
two divisions was listed at 81 ,825 ,O00
including the $75o,000 figure for the
Anacostia River span.
Funds also were recommended for
the preparation of plans and specifi-
cations for structures and facilities
to increase the water supply Of the
District and nearby areas. A total
of $4,000 was asked for this pur-
pose.
Aqueduct System.
Total operating expenses and
capital outlay for the Washington
aqueduct syetem amounts to 81 49,
518. Specific projects listed were:
Installation Of special equipment
and additional structures in the
east shaft booster pumping sta.
ten. SIS 600; increasing the capacity
| Of The Mcmillan pumping station
$50, 1000: rehabilitation of the McMil.
Ian filters, $4,000; repairs to its
filters, $4,000; installation of sur.
face sand-washing system in the
Dalecarlai hydroelectric station gen.
orators and switching equipmentt
$50 900.
The estimates for public work.
operation payable from the genera
fund show IA per cent net increase
over current appropriations" the
Budget Bureau said. This increase
includes additional staff for the De-
partment Of Inspections, additiona
operating costs for the electricA
division relating to the District gov
ernment's communications systems
additional costs for street cleaning
and the removal of refuse, the re-
placement Of elevators at Distric,
Building, plans for sites for an addi.
tional incinerator and refuse
transfer station, and a sewer con.
struction program which actually
comprises half the total increase"
Refuse Division Costs Rise.
I In the refuse division, estimate.
Of the cost Of street cleaning hav
been increase $34 900 over the cur
rent year; ash collection and dis
posal is up $4,000 and garbage col
lection is more by $4,000, but gar
bage reduction is down 5000. Tn
cost Of trash collection and dispose
is estimated to be $42 800 more TO
l945 than this year. A request ais
has been made for 20 more per dien
employees.
The sewer division is seeking q
more per diem employees. An in
crease of $4,000 has been asked To-
the divisions cleaning and repai
work, while $4,000 is sought TO
mosquito control work, compared
with only "a 900 for the current veo =