The Washington times., 1919-06-26
WILL REPORT
. D. C.'S MONEY
BILL TODAY
House ConfereeS Restore Items
For Diet Kitchen and Com
munity Center Work Here.

The District Of Columbia appropria.
ton bill will be reported out of con
ference late today and will carry q
number OF items which were original
ly stricken out by the Senate.
House conferees succeeded in hav-
ing restored in the bill appropriations
for the continuation Of the community
center work in the District and for
the continuation of the Washington
diet kitchen.
The community center amendment
reads as follows:
For payment of necessary ex-
penses connected with the organ
iZation and conducting OF community
forums and civic centers in school
buildings, including equipment, fix
lures, and supplies for lighting and
eQuipping the buildings, payment Of
Janitor service, secretaries, teachers,
organizers, and clerks, and employees
of the day schools may also be en-
ployes of community forums and civic
centers, $4,000; provided that not
more than 20 per cent OF this sum be
expended for payment of secretaries.
teachers, organizers, and clerks"
$4,000 For Diet Kitchen.
An appropriation Of SIS, 900 is made
for the Washington Diet Kitchen.
The conferees opposed the payment
by the Government for water service
for Government buildings in the Dis
trict, but put tin an appropriation OF
$1,000 with which to install meters,
which will be used for one year to
determine how much water is con-
sumed by the respective buildings. In
this way Congress will be able to
arrive at some figure as to what the
water service would cost II paid for.
The conferees held that since the
Government put up $4,000, 900 for the
installation Of the water system il
should not be called on to pay for
water service.
The public library system fares
well at the hands Of the conferees
Congressman Charles r. Davis of
Minnesota, who, at the beginning OF
Congress, announced that he would
make q fight for higher salaries and
more employees in the library sys-
tenn, succeeded in having the basic
salaries raised and provision made for
a number Of additions to the service.
Would Increase Pay.
The bill to be reported out today
increases the pay OF seven assistants
from $40 to 5000; appropriates for
seven assistants at $3.50 each, instead
Of 1920 as proposed by the House and
$40 as proposed by the Senate: ap-
propriates for six assistants at 1850
each, instead OF 5000 as proposed by
the House and 1920 as proposed by
the Senate; appropriates $500 for a
copyist; appropriated $3.50 for a cata-
loguer; provides for two cataloRuers
at $3.50 each; increases the pay of one
stenographer from 5000 to 81 900: and
another stenographer from 1920 to
$40; fixes pay of one attendant at
$3.50; appropriates for six attendants
at $500; 1--WE attendants at $500; appro-
priated for a collator at $500.
The bill carries an appropriation
CT $4,000 as proposed by the Senate.
for rent for offices for the recorder
Of deeds.
New street improvements are pro-
vided for as follows:
For paving Euclid street n ".
$4,000; $4,000 for paving Georgia
avenue n. W; $4,000 for paving
Eleventh street n. w
Strike Out $4,000.
Inc conIereeS struck out an ap-
of $4,000 for improving
Connecticut avenue and Pierce Mill
road to ChsppelI Road y. w, and
1886, 900 for paving Connecticut ave
rue from Chappell road TO Chevy
Chase Circle y. w.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for
AUGMENTATION work in the public
schools
An appropriation OF 5000. 900 is car
ried for repairs and improvements of
public schools and grounds
Among other items for the schools
are: $685. 900 for equipment of a ma
chine shop at the new Central High
School.
Fixes status Of compensation Of
teachers in grade A. of class 6, at
81 ,O6o; in class 5, at 81 1000: in class
4, at 5000: Of classes !. >, ., at $500:
10 librarians in class ). will receive
salaries at 5000 each.
The appropriation Of $4,000 is
made for the Public Utilities Com
The Senate proposed $50, 1000