Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
Partial Agreement Reported
by conferees To-
day.
B0RLAND AND PAGE
AMENDMENTS IN DISPUTE
Senate Conferees Firm in Opposition
to Them-Some Items
Agreed Upon.

agreement on Inc Dill. AHOIlS thS ltciio
still in dispute are the so-called Page
amendment. the eighth section OF the
bill as 1t passed the House. providing
that all revenues Of the District IN excess
of the current appropriations shall be
covered into the federal Treasury, and
the Borland amendment, relating to the
paving of streets. Both of these pro-
visions in the House bill attack the half
and-half pdinciple of appropriating for
the District. 1t was stated today that
the Senate would not yield on these
items and would insist that they be
stricken out
The conference report was submitted
first to the House.
Items Still in Dispute.
Other items still in dispute are those
for the hospitals, the new Emergency
Hospital and the proposed new municipal
hospital to be called the Gallinger Hos
pital.
The House conferees agreed to about
$-Ug6>D increases made by the Senate.
The Senate conferees were compelled to
yield on a number of amendments.
In the executive office of the District
government the conferees reported as fol-
lows the Senate amendments: Sem
ate recedes on increase of salary Of one
assistant secretary to Commissioners
from s1.;No to $1,000; House reeeded on
amendment for twelve assistant inspec-
tors of buildings instead of eleven at
S1gp each
House receded on Senate amendment
decreasing from 5000 to S1.5oo the sum
for temporary employment of additional
inspectors of buildings.
Recedes on Fish Market.
The Senate receded from its amend
ment for $125, 800 for construction of new
fish market on the river front.
The House agreed to the Senate amend
ment of $4,000 for reconstructing walls
at the municipal fish wharf and market
Engineer Commissioners ofhce-Senate
receded on amendment for one computer
at S1.2Oo; Senate receded on increase in
salary from $1.500 to 81 600 for clerk;
House agreed TO Senate amendment for
carrying into effect the eight-hour law
for women employed in the District
Free Public Lforary-House agreed to
senate amendments.
Miscellaneous Items.
Senate receded from it's amendment
for two additional motor vehicles. leav-
Ing House provision for one, for use Of
civilian Commissioners.
The House agreed with an amendment
appropriated by this act shall be used
for purchase or maintenance of pas
senger autos or carriages except for
fire. police and emergency health de-
partments.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment authorizing the Commission
ers to buy car tickets for fire and police
departments.
The senate receded from its amendment
of $500 for repair of the morgue build
ing
The House agreed to an amendment of
$1,000 for purchase of new apparatus in
office of asphalt inspector.
Improvements and Repairs.
The House agreed to an amendment for
repaving with asphalt roadway on P
street northwest between Rock Creek and
18th street. forty feet wide.
The House agreed to ali amendment for
constructing viaduct and bridge to carry
Bennng road over tracks of Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com
pany and the Baltimore and Ohio, with an
amendment
Items Affecting Streets.
Senate receded from its amendment of
$3otO for purchase of uniforms for street
cleaners.
House agreed to an increase OF $1,000
in item for necessary incidental street
expenses.
House agreed to an amendment carry
ing 81 500 for investigating and reporting
on collection and disposal Of garbage and
House agreed to Senate amendments for
the bathing beach, superintendent. 5000:
watchman, $3.50: supplies and mainte-
pools and upkeep Of grounds, 81 500.
The Senate receded from its amendment
providing that fees received for use of
public scales shall be paid to the collector
Of taxes and covered to Treasury.
Funds for Fairgrounds.
The House agreed to an amendment for
wading pools and to increase from Sc, 900
to $I2490 for maintenance. equipment,
supplies. etc.
The House agreed to an amendment for
swimming pools. shower baths, etc,
81. 800 for the Rosedale and Howard play
grounds; also to an amendment of $500
for supplies. repairs and operating ex-
penses for swimming pools and to an
amendment for two guards for swimming
teachers.
The House agreed to Senate amendmen,
increasing sum for Fairgrounds to S43,-
265
The House agreed to Senate amend.
ments Affecting the electrical department
Senate receded from amendment fol-
s.. 800 for repairing Conduit road.
The House agreed to an amendment in.
creasing TO 5000 appropriation for park
ing around Mcmillan Park reservoir.
Rock Creek Park.
The House agreed to an amendment OF
81 900 for removal of dead timber from
woods and streams of public parks
House agreed to an amendment for six.
teen supervisors of manual training ant
directors of primary instruction in the
public schools.
House agreed to amendment providine
that director Of primary instruction now
IN service of schools or hereafter ap
pointed shall be placed at basic salary
Pf 1920 and entitled to increase of $1O(
per year for five years.
House agreed to an amendment fxint
humber of teachers, 1.76S.
The House agreed to an amendment t.
pay Thomas W. and Alice N. Keller, fo
ground taken and damages on account o1
Condemnation in square 1888. $1,000
The House agreed to Senate amend
nents governing suburban roads except IL
Continued on Second Psge.l