Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

nent buildings that needed additions
thereto which would approximately cost
s1,600,000. The chairman of the commit
tee has stated that the Engineer Com
missioner and the other Commissioners
stated it would be impossible to accom-
plish any of that during this year, and
possibly not the succeeding year. owing
to scarcity of labor and material at this
time. Also that even if ohtainable the
cost of such additions would be abb
normally high.
There is a congestion now. and 1t
is increasing all the time. so we have
made provision. after very mature de-
liberation and examination, that sixty
of these portable buildings should take
care of the congestion now existing
and that may exist for some time in
the future at the same ratio that it
is now increasing. So take. for in
stance. the John Eaton School. which
needed several additional rooms. We
have placed near to that three of these
portable buildings. The John -Tenley
School needed several more rooms. so
portable buildings. The Force school.
the Takoma School and many Others
needed additional ROBINS. and they are
all amply provided for by the sixty
portable buildings in this bill.
Regulation of Longevity Pay.
To remove doubt regarding how
of the increase in base pay for teach
ers in the four lower grades in the
Washington schools, Chairman Sisson
offered committee amendment yester-
day. This provides that
THE salaries appropriated herein for
teachers in classes 1. 2 and during
the fiscal year 1919 shall be in lieu of
the present basic or initial salaries
for such classes, and the present rates
of longevity increases of pay for the
n RI ha
or initial salaries appropriated herein"
The question of appropridting funds
for the National Guard OF the District
was discussed on the ioo:' yesterday.
Chairman SisSon, in charge of the aH-
preparation bill. III response to an in
quiry from Representative Tilson, ex-
planned that The $1,000 iteEl in the hill
was all the adju;aht general of the
District fe:t DO could spend during
the next fiscal year.
The District bathing beach was meE-
toned in debate on the District sppro-
priation bill yesterday. The fact has
been emphasized that with the big IN
crease in population particularly OF
the thousands of government employees
in boarding houses who would need
such a bathing place. there is more
than ever urgent demand that adequate
facilities be provided before the sum-
mer.
Bathing Beach Item Discussed.
Representative Miller of Minnesota
yesterday asked Chairman Sisson, in
charge of the District appropriation
bill, about the item for the bathing
beach. The dialogue was as follows:
MIR. Miller: Lam one of the small
boys of Washington who like tonswim
and last summer I used the opportuni-
ties Of the basin as often as opportu-
nifty permitted, and thereby had a
chance to do some observing. am in
formed that it is the intention to en-
ploy as the superintendent this year, at
salary Of $500, the gentleman who had
charge Of the shack down there on the
basin where we used to battle last sum-
mer. Is that SO?
Mr.. Sisson: No; this item refers to
the concrete pool. 1 will state for the
gentleman's benefit that what he has in
mind Is the item carried in last years
sundry civil bill providing for a new
bathing beach. II the demands on the
labor market do not prevent the work
being finished. the new bathing beach
will be completed before the water gets
very hot. But that is not covered in
this bill.
Mr.. Miller: Where is this bathing
beach, then. that is provided for on
page 81?
Mr.. sisson: This is the little concrete
pool down on the Mall, not very far
from the Monument. The new bathing
beach is an entirely different PROPOSE
ton, carried in last years sundry civil
bill, but not in this bill.