Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28
AP PROP.RIATION BILL
Senate Subcommittee Begins Work on
the Local Measure.
Georgetown High School Recommend.
ed-ProvidinE for Compulsory
Permit Work.

The subcommittee Of the Senate COM
mlttee on appropriation, consisting of Sem
ators German. Cockrell and Allison, having
IN charge the District appropriation bill
met at 1870 this morning for the first
time They occupied about two hours in
close examination of the bill and a
hasty consideration of the various items
Col. Tracy. the superintendent of charities.
appeared before the committee upon their
invitation and went over with the Senators
number Of paragraphs relating to ap-
propriations for the poor and for the chari-
. table institutions Of the District No def
mite action was taken by the subcommittee
today on any item of the bill, and 1t was
not determined just what line would be laid
down for the future consideration of the
measure. There have been a number of
applications received by the committee for
hearings upon various subjects, and the
committee will endeavor to systematize
these arguments so as to consume the
least possible time The necessity for haste
upon this measure Is not so pressing row
as 1t might have been were the leCislatiye
tracks clear for business, but the tariff
S 9lil. tne oeoate on which begins on Mon
Gay, VIII efectually block all other bills
Ior some weeks to come. and thus will give
the subcommittee on the District bill as
wen as on other appropriation bills, plenty
OF time TO examine the schedules
Amendments Introduced.
Several amendments to the District hill,
were introduced in the Senate TODAY. Mr..
Hunton Of the committee on the District
reported favorably an amendment offered
some time ago making an appropriation of
5000 for grading and graveling Albemarle
street from Connecticut avenue extended IN
Grant road. This amendment was intro
duced by Senator Gibson at the request of
capt Powell, the Engineer Commissioner
Hha
to the committee on appropriations at Sena-
tor Huntons request
Senator Sherman introduced two amend
ments, which were referred to the commit
tee on the District One appropriates $4,000
for paving 1st street extended from to w
street. The other appropriates 100000 for
the purchase Of a site and the erection Of a
building for the use Of the Business High
School.
Senator Faulkner introduced an amend
ment, which was referred to the District
committee. 1t proposes to insert the follow
ing proviso under the head Of paving and
curbing roadways: THAT the Commission
ers of the District shall. upon application of
the owners of a majority of the front feet
OF abutting lots grade, macadamize, pave
and curb one or more squares of any pub
lie street. One-half of the total cost of such
improvement shall be assessed against the
abutting property. levied and collected as
provided under the compulsory permit sys-
tenn. and for this purpose the sum of $4,000
Is hereby appropriated
Western High School.
Senator Martin from the District COM
mittee reported favorably the amendment
offered by Mr.. Wolcott, providing for a
Western High School, and asked that it
be referred to the committee on appropria-
tions. This amendment makes appropria-
ton Of 100000 for the purchase of a lot
and the erection of building for the use
Of the Western High School. Accompany
ing the amendment is a letter from the
District Commissioners in which they de.
clare that they are in favor of such ap-
preparation. There was also attached a
letter to Senators Gallinger and Martin,
composing the subcommittee of the Dis
trict committee having the amendment
in charge. signed by Edgar p. Berry. S.
Thomas Brown, ]. G. Waters and John
Marbury, jr., explaining the pressing need
for such a building in Georgetown, and a let
ter from Trustee Jesse Wilson to Commits
sioner Ross asking that such an amend
ment be submitted to Congress. Both Of
these letters show that the present quar-
ters are sadly inadequate and that the
proposed building should be erected at once
to accommodate the growing demand Of
the Western High School.