The Washington times., 1917-03-09
DISTRICT BUDGET
MEETS OLD NEEDS
HaIf-MiIIion Increase in En-.
pIoyes' Pay SWeIIs Rec
ord Total.
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playground at New York avenue and
First street northwest, to cost $50. 900.
and for a public convenience station
under the roadway and sidewalk al
Eighth and F streets northwest, for
which $4,000 is appropriated.
The issue OF S415.OOO is appropri-
ated for street lighting.
Following are the items for school
buildings: For continuing construc-
tion of new Eastern High School.
100000: for completion OF equip
ment and furnishing OF new Central
High School, $4,000; for a four-room
addition to the Deanwood School,
$50. 1000; for the erection of an ad-
dition to the Phelps School, includ-
ing an assembly hall and gymnasium,
$780, 900; for purchase of additional
ground for the Gage School and a
four-room addition, with assembly
hall. $67, 900; for the purchase of ad'
ditional ground adjoining the II. ID.
Cooke School. $4,000; for the pur-
chase of additional ground adjoining
the wheatIey School and an eight
room addition, with an assembly hall,
$4,000: for an efght-room addition
with an assembly hall, to the Tai
koma School, 100000.
New Fire Department Motors.
A new item is an appropriation of
81 900 for pupils attending schools
for tubercular children. The present
law is amended to permit the children
OF officers of the United States army
and navy stationed outside of the Dis
trict to attend the public schools with
out payment OF tuition
7SLz ~ In
for a new police station house on a
site to be purchased In the suburban
section between the Ninth and Tenth
precincts.
For the polite and f1remen's relief
s211 ,233 is appropriated.
Extension of the motorfzation OF the
Fire Department is assured by an
appropriation of S56,5O0.
Four thousand dollars Is appropri-
ated for repairs and alterations of
the old Emergency Hospital, which
will be used as a laboratory for the
Health Department.
Pay for Holidays.
Work on the new District reforma-
tory will be continued under an
appropriation of $4,000 for beginning
the construction of permanent build
ings. For the completion of a central
power plant to furnish light. power,
and water to the reformatory and
workhouse $43. 1900 Is appropriated.
Extension OF the District water
supply system to adjacent Maryland
towns. upon the request OF the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion or its legally appointed success
sor Is authorized, the expenditures
for the fiscal year 1918 being limited
to $50. 900.
Per diem and day laborers employed
ed leave of absence with pay on legal
holidays. This Is a concession for
which the Commissioners and the Dis
trict branch of the Federal Employees
Union have long been working.
Included in the bill is a section
which a number of citizens associa
, tIons have urged. providing that
when goods, household fixtures OF
secondhand property of any descrip
tion Is sold to junk dealers under cir
cumstances which, after hearings
lead the Commissioners to believe
that the property was stolen or that
the dealer did not make reasonable in
vestigation as to title, the license OF
such dealers shall be revoked. This
will not act as a bar to criminal
prosecution for receiving stolen
goods.
Continuation OF the reclamation and
development OF the Anacostia flats Is
provided for under an appropriation
Of 100000.