Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-19
No $4,000 for Snow Removal.

Other departments.
There was no opposition.
No $4,000 for Snow Removal.
An appropriation in the bill as 1t passed
the House. providing 5000 for cleaning
ice and snow from streets. sidewalks and
crosswalks, was knocked out by a sec
ond amendment offered by Senator Gal
linger.
He moved to strike out the clause pro-
viding:
For cleaning snow and ice from streets,
sidewalks. crosswalks and cutters. in the
discretion of the Commissioners. including
services, not exceeding 5000 of the ex-
listing appropriation for this service. Is
hereby reappropriated for the service OF
the fiscal year 1911, and any additional
balance Of said appropriation unexpended
June 80, 1910, Is hereby covered into the
Treasury"
Car Line to Rock Greek Park.
When the amendment providing for an
extension Of the line Of the Capital Trac-
ton Company from Its present terminus
on 14th street to Rock Creek Park was
read Senator Smith of Michigan inter-
rupted. He asked IL the provision gave
the railway company any holding in the
park.
provision simply authorized the building
Of a spur OF 1.35O feet, at its own ex-
pense. and that it gives the people Of the
District an entrance into Rock Creek
Park without added expense 1t gives the
railway no holding in the park, he said.
Senator Smith asked further If the rail-
way company was privileged to transact
business in the shed authorized to be
built in the park at the end of ,he spur
line.
That will be under the control of the
Commissioners explained Senator Gal
!inger. Certainly this provision gives
it no such right"
Longevity Pay Elimination.
When the school appropriations were
under consideration. there was further
striking oout. The clause taken out
provides:
THAT teachers hereafter employed in
normal, high and manual training
schools may be placed in group A. class
six and receive their longevity increase
according to their number Of years of
experience in teaching in accredited
normal, high or manual training schools
as the board of education may in it's
discretion determine: And provided
further, That the foregoing shall not
except such as have been or may here
after be employed from without the
District of Columbia and who shall be
specifically designated by the board Of
educa ton.
Senator Burkett also announced. in the
course of the reading of the bill. that
he had an amendment to propose to one
of the sections providing for the expenses
of the schools. At Senator's Gall.nger's
request ii was withheld until all the COM
mittee amendments had been considered.
When the first reading of the bill was
concluded it was taken up for amend
ment.
On Senator Gallinger's proposal an
amendment was adopted. giving the Ju-
venile Court a clerk at $1,000
Right Time to Be Told.
Senator Bacon caused to be adopted
an amendment appropriating $1,000 to en-
able the Commissioners to communicate
to various sections of the city the accu-
rate time of day.
He declared that Washington is be-
hind cities of one-fourth its size in this
respect. and that there is no way Tor
curate time. The clocks on the streets
vary and the citizen is always at loss
to know what is the actual tiYe.
Other senator's agreed with fnm The
amendment was adopted unanimously .i,.
The method of communicating the time
ia to he left to the Commissioners
though Senator Bacon suggested public
clocks.
Senator Carter presented OH dIHSHu-
ment which was adopted. changing the
name of U street from Florida avenue
west to 10Th street. to Vernon avenue
Senator CalIinger said the conferees
would look carefully into this amendment
as he did not favor changing the names
of streets on appropriation bills.
Burkett Pleads for Colored Pupils.
Senator Burkett presented an amend
ment appropriating so8o.oo0 for new
high school for colored children. on
site to be purchased west of LIST street
and north Of nj street. Senator Burkett
commended that the present NJ Street High
School for colored children is entirely
inadenuate. 1t was constructed twenty
wears ago at a cost of $4,000, has never
heen enlarged nor much repaired, and,
while intended for $50 pupils. is made to
house $50.
Senator Burkettt said the conditions
were intolerable; that often one class
will be reciting in a room where another
is studying that rooms entirely two
small for one purpose are made to serve,
that the plumbing is bad and that new
building is necessary.
He charged that Congress has not met
the wants of the colored children as il
has the demands Of the schools for white
children. He thought the Senate should
now act He caused to be read the plea
of the board OF education for this new
building.
Gallinger Gives Assurances.
sAnatoy Calljnrer urged that Senator