The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
many NEW PLANS
IN DISTRICT BILL
Senate Committee in Revised
Budget Aids Hospitals,
Schools, and Parks.
CITY GETS sl2.o78.OoO
Appropriations Largest in Capitals
History-Provide $2so, 900 for
Klingle Valley Park.
CITY GETS sl2.o78,Ooo

used In erecting a new Emergency hos
pitai when the government claims the
present site. the Senate Appropriations
Committee yesterday reported to the
Senate the largest District budget re-
corded In the history OF Washington.
Important improvements in schools and
public buildings are authorized IN the
Senate bill. The total amount OF appro-
priations Is i2.07s.oiL50, which is S76,7o
less than the estimates OF the Commis-
sioners and s1.7T2.O6S more than the sum
allowed by the House for tho fiscal year
llsl3 The appropriations for the current
year were sl2.o66.7ss- Those for 1913
are about $4,000 In excess OF tho law.
Considered AayIum Site.
The report Of the h. q ings, which went
with the bill. showed that the Senate
subcommittee Of the District Committee
had thoroughly gone into the proposition
TO establish a new municipal hospital on
the site Of the Washington Asylum. This
plan. which was suggested by Represent
alive Foster, was published exclusively
IN The Washington Herald OF February
q. II was stated yesterday that advo-
Gates OF the idea VIII continue their fight
for q municipal hospital In the recon-
structed buildings now vacant at the
Washington Asylum grounds when the
measure goes into conference.
The most elaborate new plan in the
way of city improvement Is embodied
IN the section appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase OF the Kingle Road Valley tract
Of land, comprising twenty-eight and
one-hak acres. and improvements on the
land The commissioners are authorized
to purchase the land at an expense not
exceeding t25o0o0. and Il is provided II
they are unable to buy the land at what
they consider q reasonable price that
they shall follow the precedent OF the
Public Printer IN acquiring land for an
addition to the Government Printing
Once. The remaining $4,000 II to be
used in improving the property.
s25O,oOO for New Central High.
In the school budget practically every
item requested by the board Of educa-
ticn Is reinstated IN the bill. The IN
crease Of the appropriations over those
adopted by the House is ts34.s10. Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Is ap-
propriated toward the construction Of a
new Central High School in line with
the plan suggested by Superintendent
Davidson. which, # Is provided, shall not
cost more than y75oOO0.
The sum OF $4,000 Is appropriated |
toward fhe construction OF q new II
street (colored) high school. the total
cost of which is limited to 100000. The |
Commissioners are authorized to use as
much as may be necessary of any unex- |
pended balances remaining in the appro- |
priations for the purchase Of sites for |
the new Central High School and the NJ |
Street High School
Besides these Items N1.0O Is reappro-
priated for the purchase Of additional
ground adjacent to the Corcoran School |
for the extension OF the school; s6s.ooo is |
furnished for the erection Of an eight |
room extensible building on the site pur-
chased west of Soldiers Home grounds: |
so. 900 Is provided for the construction Of
a four-room annex to the Takoma school; |
$4,000 Is to be expended In an annex to /
the Chevy Chase school: 81, 900 for an /
annex TO the Birney school. and $4,000
for a four-room annex TO the Congress |
Heights School These extensions were
urged by Representative Mann. OF IIn-
nois. when the District budget was pend
ing before the House, but were voted
down.
Nonresident PspfIs Safe.
The Senate struck out the Burleson
which passed the House
after a bitter night. providing that no
part OF any money for public schools
shall be used for the tutelage or other
wise OF pupils In the public schools of
the District who do not reside in said
or who during such tutelage do
not own property in and pay taxes levied
by the District of Columbia in excess of
the, estimated cost OF rneir tuitition or
whose parents do not reside or are not
engaged IN public duties therein or dur
ing such tutelage pay taxes to the Dis
trict OF Columbia In excess OF such es-
timated cost Of tuition" and adding
That when n pupil or parent of pupil
Is assessed upon property and pays the
taxes thereon, which annual payment Is
less than the estimated cost of tuition.
then the said payment so made for the
year preceding shall be credited upon
the bill for tuition for the current year"
In place Of this amendment eliminating
nonresident pupils the Senate committed
Introduced clause directing the board
ot7 education to make a careful inquiry 4
rto the matter OF nonresident pupils in
the public schools OF the District OF Co
lumbia, report TO be made at the begin
ling of the next session Of Congress with
'uch recommendations as they may deem
advisable.
Commissioners GET Raise.
The salaries OF municipal employees are
increased, the Districts Commis-
sioners being allowed an increase FROM
5000 TO Ss.ooo and the corporation coun-
vel from 1850 TO 5000 per annum. In
he assessors Office an assistant clerk,
urgently desired by the Commissioner, Is
provided for at a salary Of $500 per
rear.
Then. as II to show the House econom-
SITS what can be done. the committee
the appropriation OF s2.100
or an automobile for Supt. Davidson. I
Columbia Hospital Is given the $780, I
100 stricken from the bill by the House I
n the Senate amendment, with an ad- !
litional $4,000 for repairs. and $4,000
or the preparation of plans for a new I
iospital to be erected on the present ,
fte
The other $3.50 IS for the purchase OF
winnings. The appropriation for the
,hiidren's Hospital amounted to 49,
90. an increase OF $1,000 over the Z
allowed by the House. The :
House appropriation for the care of !
atients In the Emergency Hospital
Fas left as passed by the House. and
N additional 100000 was provided
or the new buildings.
Plans for New Parks.
improvements not specified in the
louise mes sure are authorized for Rock :
'reek Park. Lovers Lane. Fort Davis. h
nd Fort Dupont (where park sites are q
and Mount Hamilton Park. Iu