Evening star., 1948-09-29
Sanitation Fund
includes Money
ForIncinerator
3h-MiIIion Budget
Also Asks Construction
Other Buildings
By Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

A S3.5O1 900 fund for clearing
refuse from the District in fiscal
1850 was asked by the Division
of Sanitation today, plus 81 l,OOO,-
600 to complete a major lncln-
orator and two other buildings.
The Commissioners were asked to
authorize expenditure of s6O0,0W
so that contracts can be let ano
construction begun on 81 ,ooo,oOl
incinerator. Another 100000 would
60 toward completion Of a garage
and shops, building for the division
scheduled for completion during the
next flsca, year.
The Sewer Division asked the
city heads to approve 1850 budget
of s1,241.821 for operating expenses
"a s89,821 increase over this year
grant-plus capital outlay expend-
jture of s3.100000 for improvements
to the city sewer system.
Capital Outlay Items.
The Sewer Division capital outlay
budget includes requests for S9OOt
for sewer rights -of-Way and fol
repair of existing sewers; S350,OOC
to complete additional sludge d1ges-
ton tanks and sedimentation tanks
at the Blue Plains sewage disposal
plant: s5OO,0O0 for relief sewers;
100000 for replacement sewers;
1896 600 for storm water sewer con-
struction: s5752 200 for day labor;
s11,80O for trucks; $500 for con-
struction equipment; s350,0O0 fol-
sewers in advance of paving, and
S5OO,300 for assessment and permit
work.
Harold A. Kemp, direcEor of San
itary Engineering, and William +
xanten, superintendent of the City
Refuse Division. tolo the Commits
sioners S1,600000 is authorized fol
the incinerator project, but there
are not sufficient funds appropri-
ated to permit construction.
They said this project should be
DELAYED no longer. because COM
bustible refuse has exceeded the
capacity of the citv's present two
incinerators for the last several
years.
More Frequent Collection.
In requesting $4,000 for major
repairs to several garbage digesterE
at the Cherry Hill tVaD disposa
plant, the division told the Com.
missioners three -times-a week gar.
bage collection should be instituted
here. Currently garbage is collected
only twice week.
The S3.5O1 900 in the operating ex'
penses estimate of the Refuse Divi'
sion for fiscal 1850 exceeds thu
amount appropriated for this veal
by S236,00O. Relmbursements to the
Division of Sanitation from Other
departments for next year Woulc
raise the operating expense fund tc
$3.524,880.
The following amounts are re-
uuested for the various functions OF
the Refuse Department:
Street cleaning, $1,154,s4O, an in
crease of $57,580.
Ash collection and disposal, S246,-
s55, an increase of S7,ll9.
fhcrease for Administration.
Administration. $67,548. a $3,26a
increase.
Garbage collection and reduction
S6l5 1868, an increase of $13, 1872.
Trash collection and incineration
sl.l09.367, an increase OF S6l,l6
Dead animal and night soil col
lection, S23,992, a $793 increase.
Purchase of automotiVe equip
ment, $237.500, an increase OF
s70.211
Wages for all employees of the
division will r:3e, because of man.
datory salary increases in 1850
from S2.739.654 to s2,825,396. Sup
plies and materials will cost S342,-
894 next year, an increase OF $780,
900 over the s282894 appropriated
for this year.
Twenty eight new employees are
sought for service in the Refuse
Division next year-13 in the street.
cleaning section, five for garbage
work and 10 for trash collection
The Sanitary Division also wants
80 trucks and machines for rev
service and to replace old vehicles
Total cost of these purchases Is
estimated at S237,500
Ten for Street Cleaning.
Ten of the trucks would be USED
for the street cleaning operation
8 for garbage and ash collection
and 10 for collecting trash. The rest
of the equipment would consist OF
truck -trallerS and street cleaning
vacuum machines.
A request of $25 1000 was made fol
snow removal, to be matched BY
another s25000 from the Highway
Department. Mr. Xanten said it is
essential that the present inadequate
snow clearance equipment be sup.
plemented.
The city heads also were requested
to authorize expenditure OF 20,OO(
for partial replacement Of CRATES al
the o street incinerator and to re.
place DOlleI Oh tllc 1Col Solo"l
incinerating plant.
Sewer Division Items.
The Sewer Divisions sl,24l .82l op.
Grating expense fund was broker
down by the department as follows
Administration, s334,653; cleaning
and repairing. s524,345: mosquito
control. 1865: Blue Plains sewage
treatment plant, $320,758; Potomac
River basin conservancy district
S., 400 as the Districts share of tht
arrangement with Maryland, Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania, and $1,000
for public convenience stations.
Wages in the Sewer Division in
creased from S930.2o0 to 1853, ,773
Only two new employees were askec
for the division in the next budget
both clerks for the administrator
Office.
The division asked $1,000 for re
placement of tide gates at the mail
station and various other outlet
along the river front.
L. D. Noteworthy Retire!