Evening star., 1918-06-13

after be paid by the District OF
Columbia, putting them, on the same
footing with the rest of the police
force. Therefore, there is really no
actual increase in the number of
policemen. -.- -
Horizontal Wage Increase.
These increases made by the Sem
ate committee are aside from the
horizontal s120 increase in pay which
is granted under the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
to employees of the District, as we'll
up to and including $500. as the
legislative bill passed the Senate. and
up to and including $4,000 as the bill
passed the House. That measure is
still in conference between the two
Houses. with the salary increase item
in dispute.
Among the large increases carried
in the bill as reported to the Senate
are the following: improvements and
repairs to streets and roads. $471,-
s2o. of which s275.ooo is for emer-
gency repairs and improvements on
account of the war; $4,000 increase
for dust prevention and snow remov-
al from the streets: $95.120 for the
public schools; $4S.S1o for the health
department; tuberculosis hospital,
$IVV,4SVs VI WhiSA oSVV.UVV IS IOI ne"
buildings for the treatment of incip-
lent cases of tuberculosis: continuing
the construction of the Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital. $203.509: charities
and corrections. $52S.115; improve
ment Of the Anacostia river and
tion of water meters for the United
States buildings and reservations in
the District to aid in preventing
waste of water. $4,000.
No Prohibition of German.
The Senate committee failed to in
clude in the bill an amendment, pro-
posed by Senator King of Utah. which
would prohibit the teaching of Ger
man in the public schools of the DIS
trict. Senator King will carry his
fight for this amendment to the floor
of the Senate.
Under the heading of improvements
and repairs the Senate committee
added the following amendments.
For repaving with asphalt the road
way of 11th street southeast from
Potomac avenue to NJ street, fifty-five
feet wide, $500.
For repaving with asphalt the road
way of 11th street southeast, from NJ
street to bridge. fifty-five feet wide,
s15,500.
Suburban Thoroughfares.
For the construction of suburban
roads and suburban streets these
items were inserted:
New Hampshire avenue northwest.
Georgia avenue to Park road, pave
$40. 900.
whittier. street northwest, Georgia
avenue to Piney Branch road, grade
and improve, 5000.
New York avenue and U street
Florida avenue to Bladens-
burg road. grade. $4,000.
Minnesota avenue southeast, Good |
Hope road to Pennsylvania avenue,
grade and improve, $25.100.
Kalorama road northwest from |
street to 18th street and |
from 18th street to 18th street. grade
and pave. $s2.100.
War Emergency Provisions.
The provision for emergency re-
pairs and improvements on account
of the existing war. under which the
District Commissioners are given a
lump sum, which may be used as
demand, whether in the
increase of salaries in order to get
work done, or in the repair or i'm
provement of streets Snd roads that
are required for new war buildings.
is as follows:
FOR temporary personal services
not otherwise specifically provided
for in this act. when such services
are required for the timely and ef-
fective prosecution OF any work of
maintenance or repair.
CONTINUED on Ninlk PaGe.)