Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01
HALF-AND-HALF ::
AGAIN ABOLISHED
IN NEW D. c. BILL
Measure Submitted to House
With Provision Which
Failed Last Congress. =. =.
TOTAL AMOUNT CARRIED
MORE THAN $4,000, 900
Increase of $3.50, $50 Includes Sal.
aries of Teachers, Street Improve
ments and Sewer Construction.

Retaining the provision to abolish
the half-and-half principle Of financ-
ing the National Capital, as passed
by the House in the last Congress, the
District appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House late yesterday.
The bill carries recommendations for
s14.7s2.ss1 for District government
activities during the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1. This is an increase
of $689,2S0 over the bill that failed
last session.
Items for water service. payable
wholly from water revenue, amount
to s6s1.560. This leaves s14.O9l,42i,
and the bill provides that the total
revenues Of the District, which
amount to $9.547.s00, shall be applied
on this before any money is taken
from the United States Treasury,
That means that the amount to -
paid by the United States will -
$4,543,621. This makes the District
pay 67.8 per cent of the total cost o.
supporting the National Capital. whilt
tthe federal government pays but
1922 per cent.
The District appropriation bill win
be taken up in the House Immediately
following the agricultural appropriate
ton bill and the measure for repeal
of the luxury tax, both Of which ar
now under consideration.
Majority Of Two in COMMITTEES.
THE decision to report the bill as
previously passed the House and W.
rejected in the Senate was reacheS
on a two-to-three vote in the subcoiu1
mittee, and. was Endorsed by a majorj
fty of two votes in the full committee|
on appropriations. Those who vote4
In the spbcornmittee to remove from
the bill any reference to the half-and-
half controversy,a,so that this pro-
posed new Legislation could be thraah-
ed out on its merits in a separatA
bill, are Chairman Davis OF Minnesota
and Representative G. H. Tinkham. 81
Massachusetts,, both republicans. The
other three members who voted -
abolish the time-honored half-and-
half principle are Representatives
Cramton of Michigan, republican. and
Buchanan of Texas and Sisson of Ms
sissippi, democrats.
Report as Submitted.
The report submitted to the HouaA
by Chairman Davis says:
1.-The committee recommends that
the appropriations contained in tie
bill be paid entirely out Of the ,Feg-
enues of the District of Columhia 10
the extent that they are sufiicfAnf
therefor, and the remainder out Of tbs
Treasury of the United States. with
the exception of the interest on the
debt of the District of Columbia and
the sinking fund, which they recon-
mend shall be met one-half from the
revenues of the District and one-haif
from the Treasury of the United
States. The expenses of the water
service are recommended to be paid
wholly out of the revenues of the wa
ter department., which has been the
practice for several years.
District of Columbia on June 30. 1915.
was $3,28O,685.46. The estimated sur
plus of revenues for the fiscal year
1919 is $439,727.61. The surplus.
therefore. on June 80. 1919. would be,
approximately, $3.720,413.07. II tie
amounts recommended in this bill md
other bills carrying items that arc
payable half and half should be &p-
one-half out of the Treas-
ury and one-half out Of the revenues
of the District, the estimated surplus
for the fiscal year 1920 would be ST..
70s,816.50, which, added to the esti-
mated surplus of $s,720.413.07 on June
80. 1919. would bring the surplus ON
June 80. 1920. approximately. to So.
4as, 22s57"
Principal Items Of Increase.
The four principal increases. are
$507, 800 for street improvements and
repairs. $74.750 for salaries of school
teachers. $4,000 for four public school
and $4,000 for sewers.
The street improvements planned
are: Appropriation for assessment
and permit increased from $4,000 to
$150.000 new items for street paving
and improvement. aggregating TWEEN
ty in number, are recommended in
the bill. $2S2,300: appropriation for
repairing streets, avenues and alleys
from $4,000 to $500. 900.
A total Of 1,495 school teachers are
to participate in the salary increase.
rs follows: -Four hundred and ninety
eight In class 4. from $500 to $3.50
each, $24.soo: SAB in class 8. from
1850 to $500 each. 327.15o: 1854 In class
2. from $3.50 to $500 each. $4,000. and
10 in class. ]. from $3.50 to $500 each. j
$4,000.
The following amounts, being addf-
tional to sums in previous appropIfS-
ton acts. are recommended for public
school buildings: Petworth School.
10000; Burrville School. $4,000. /
school between 18th and Goth streets
Ind Monroe and Newton streets
$4,000. and Phelps School /
800
In the provision for sewers is q new
tenn Of $4,000 for continuation Of thS
upper Potomac interceptor and an In
:rease in the appropriation for subufs
ban sewers from 100000 to $i10.Oee.
Other changes recommended BY the
committee. by Increases Or rsauctiaaa1
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