Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

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the Commissioners themselves were re-
sponsible, and yet in eight years notnlns
has been done to collect that IN oney IRON
the Commissioners bond. and Yet WIN
no attempt to get that money PACK ny
asking for more money. e..
IAN appropriation has been asked Tor
-lan iAcreased salary for unusual services
and take il for granted that this pro-
cedure is an example. The court has SAID
the Commissioners are responsible for TINS
money Nobody yet has made 1t gooo'
and yet the Commissioners have recon-
mended that the fund be made good out
of the United States Treasury.
! 1.-The Commissioners appoint the cor
poration counsel. and I believe he ought
| to be appointed by the President. ana
some day l hope to have the good luck
to get bill to that effect before the
| House"
| Shelter Not Approved.
Representative David Lewis of the
sixth Maryland district offered an
on Ohio avenue the wholesale market
of the District of Columbia. 1t was not
included in the bill. Representative
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propriating $4,000 for a new produce
market He said that with decent
market for farmers the individual con-
sumers would get food cheaper. The
item was not included in the bill.
The new wharf provision, taking over
the fish wharf and granting the Com
missiOners supervision over 1T. was
objected to by Representative Johnson
| Representative Burleson said 1t would
be change greatly to the beneht OF
he n{s,y,. iat nfr nj, h
Mr.. Johnson said the Commissioners
contemplate erecting costly buildings
on the wharf land the employment OF
we don't know how many men, for
oysters.
The item went out of the bill
Representative Fowler of Illinois OBJ
jected to raising the salary of the
superintendent of suburban roads from
81. 900 to $1,000. and was sustained.
Representative Johnson made point
of order against the salary of the
superintendent of repairs. raised from
81, 900 to $1,S00. 1t was sustained and
the salary remains at $1,000
Cites Architects Fees
Mr.. Johnson read a statement showing
the sums paid out by the municipal ar
chitect's office for architects fees since
1909. He put in the record letter from
ASSN
and Controller Tracewell's subsequent let
ment was offered by Mr.. Cox OF Indiana
providing that no money shall be paid
for services of architects outside of the
municipal architects office.
II insist that there Is a great sum or
money paid out to outside architects in
spite of the law, which. / claim pro-
hibits it, said Representative Johnson
Representative Cox said: This is
frightful condition we appropriate
great sum to maintain an architects Of
flee. and yet we see that We have spent.
in addition, $4,000 for outside architects.
Representative Burleson asked that
nothing be put i'm the bill that may inter
fere with the building of the new high
schools: a vote was taken. Representa-
tive Johnson made a point of no quorum
and the roll was called. This took forty
five minutes.
After the roll call Representative
BurlesOn begged the committee to vote
down the amendment, warning them 1t
would seriously interfere with the
city's progress. Representative john
son replied that there is no authority
of outside architects. and declared that
since 1909 $4,000 had been paid for
this purpose. although it had been pro-
tested against by Auditor Tweedale.
Raises Points of Order.
Representative Johnson started in with
points of order against the District ap-
preparation bill almost as soon as 1t was
taken up in committee of the whole
yesterday afternoon. He first objected
to the additional compensation of $3.50
each for two assistants to the Engineer
Commissioner. He was upheld by Chair
man Rodenberry. Mr.. Johnson also made
point against the paragraph containing
an item of appropriation for an increase
of 500 in clerks salary in the Office of
the purchasing division. and also against
! the proposed addition of a property yard
keeper. Representative Mann of Illinois
defended the itemsI and Mr.. Johnson re-
piled that not a man in the list had ever
been authorized by law.
II know there are idle men in that de-
partment' said he
Representative Saunders informed the
committee that in his opinion the law had
been complied with when the Commits
sioners. after having estimated the Dis
trict's revenues and needs, had framed
their estimates to show just what EN-.
ployes were needed. The clerk was pro-
vided for at $1,000.
Fowler Makes Objection.
Representative Fowler, who has a PEN
chant for making speeches on the sala-
ries Of scrub women employed in govern
ment offices ,trOtted out his hobby before
the House after making an objection to a
proposed increase in salary for civil
engineer at $500 in the building inspec-
ton division. Mr. Fowler drew a loud
parallel between the salary of the cor
poration counsel and the scrub women,
and said that if the Commissioners would
open the corporation counsel's office to
competition they would be able to get
twenty-five good lawyers at the same
salary. Mr.. Burleson politely. but firm
ly denied this. Representative Madden
Of Illinois begged his colleague Mr.
Fowler, to cease Directing to the salary
| Of an engineer whose computations are
| made for the safety of buildings in the
| city, but MIR. Fowler would not. Conse-
| quently the salary was put back to 81 800
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS
| ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS