Evening star., 1915-01-06
OPPOSES THE RIDER
FRAMED BY JOHNSON
Senate Committee Sustams
the District Organic Act
Governing Appropriations.
BILL REPORTED RETAINS
HALF-AND-HALF SYSTEM
Measure Carries Total of $l2,34l,- :
624.45, Increase Over House Bill
of More Than a Million.

OF MOEe 1udu b mAA1oA'
The District appropriation biH as re-
ported to The Senate late yesterday att
ernoon. with the johnson rider repeal
ing the half-and- half principle stricken
out, will be called up in the Senate at
the earliest opportunity by Senator John
Walter Smith OF Maryland, who is IN
charge of the measure. Should the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill be
completed this afternoon the District bill
will then be given the right of way.
The bill as reported carries total
of s12S41.s .s2445. which is an increase
of s102S576 over the House bill, and
is less than the estimates by 1867. .s09.7s.
The bill exceeds the existing appropria-
tion law by sS9.oS4-96
Approval by Senate Expected.
1t is regarded at the Capitol as GER
tain that the Senate will uphold the
action of the committee in striking out
the johnson rider, and that the Senate
will stand firm against any attack upon
the half-and- half principle which might
find support in the House as compro-
mise measure. Members of the Senate
have declared that they would prefer
to see the appropriation bill die and a
resolution put through continuing ex-
listing appropriations rather than &C
cept the Johnson rider.
Among the principal items of increase
in the bill as framed by the Senate
committee are those for hospitals,
schools, municipal fish market, the
reclamation of the Anacostia flats and
improvements and repairs of streets
The committee inserted in the Dill
s15OoOO for beginning the construction
of the proposed Gallinger hospital. to
be located at 14th and Upshur streets
northwest. the new municipal hospital
for core of INDECENT poor.
New Emergency Hospital Included.
It also placed in the bill $4,000 to
aid in building the new Emergency
Hospital For equipment of the West
ern High School $4,000 was inserted
by the committee and $4,000 for an
addition to the Powell School. To con-
tinue the work of reclamation and de-
yeIopment of Anacostia flats 100000
was placed in the bill.
The District National Guard gets an
increase of $3.50 for the expenses OF
camp and of target practice. One OF
is $4,000 for repaving P street north
west between 2Sth street and Wiscon-
sin avenue.
The amendments made by the Senate
committee are in detail as follows:
General Expenses.
Auditors office-Property survey Of
fcer, $1,000. instead of s1.S00: two
clerks at $1,000 each, instead Of one at
81 900 and one at 5000.
Fish wharf and market-Laborer. to
be employed not exceeding six months,
during the busy seasons. at $40 per
month.
Office of superintendent Of markets.
weights and measares-Title Of as
sistants changed to inspectors OF
weights and measures.
Municipal architects ofhce-Copyfst
at s720 instead of $500.
Public utilities commission-$4,0 900
}2.7so
Public Library-s300 authorized for
the travelling expenses or the librarian
incidental to the acquisition OF DOCKS,
etc.
Contingent and Miscellaneous.
For motor vehicles. $15.2s4. instead
Of s14.534.
For advertising notices of taxes In
arrears July l, 1915, $500. instead of
s2500.
Office of register of wills-s4.500 for
the further equipment of the office OF
register of wills with metal file cases.
For constructing market buildings on
wharf and market, including refriger-
ating and cold storage plant, Whlch
shall be equipped for the accommoda-
tion of such retail business as may OBJ
,hrh
the wholesale receiving and distribut-
ing point for marine and other prod
ucts to be retailed elsewhere In the
District, 100000.
Improvements and Repairs.
Work on streets and avenues. $780,
400, instead of ss9,400, to be expended
as follows: Georgetown schedule, $5.-
500; northwest section schedule, SIS. 800;
southwest section schedule, $4,000;
southeast section schedule. $4,000;
northeast section schedule. $4,000.
Repave with asphalt the granite road
way Of street northwest between
2sth street and Wisconsin avenue,
thirty feet wide, $4,000.
Construction of suburban roads-The
provision that the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal must pay one-half for re-
construction of Canal road, etc, is
stricken out
The following new provisions are in
serted:
Northwest, Connecticut avenue. TIL
den street to Grant road, grade and
improve, $4,000:
Northwest, Albemarle street, Con-
nectIcut avenue to Reno road. grade
$4,000;
Northwest, Kenyon street. Georgia
avenue to Park place, grade and i'm.
porve, $1,000.
Northeast, Benning road. end Of mac.
adam to Central avenue, grade and
Improve. $4,000.
Repairs to suburban roads. $4,000
instead of s145.000.
Bridges, construction and repair
$4,000. an increase Of $4,000.
Sewers, Streets, Etc.
For suburban sewers. s175.ooo. in
stead of s145.0o0.
For purchase or condemnation o
rights of way for construction, main
tenance and repair Of public sewers
$500. an increase of $500.
Dust prevention, cleaning and snov
removal from streets. s2SO.o00. an in
crease of $4,000: also each inspecto
is to receive s27.50 month. instead o
SIS, for maintenance of vehicles. etc.
Disposal of city refuse, $190,16O, In
stead of $179.945.
Parking commission, $1,000, to be i'm
mediately available.