Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

committee yesterday ordered the Dis
trict bill reported to the Senate.
Senator Curtis of Kansas. who has
charge of the District bill. is expect
ed to call it up for consideration in
the Senate at the earliest possible
time. probably tomorrow. He is anx-
ious to have the bill passed and APP
proved by July l, the beginning of the.
fiscal year
Total Carried Is $15,S26,O14.
include a number of important legis-
lative items as well as much needed
additional appropriations. The total car
ried in the bill as reported is s15.S26,O14.
This is about 100000 more than the
appropriations for the present fiscal
year. The Senate committee bill is
about 81 100000 less than the esti-
| mates submitted for the fiscal year
1920.
Plans Water Supply Commission.
One of the committee amendments
appoint commission, of five en-
gineers to make full! investigation
of sources of water supply in the
vicinity of Washington, with a view
to increasing the water supply of the
District. The commission is to make
its report and recommendations at
the earliest possible date The plan
is to increase the water supply so as
to meet the needs of the District in
the future, including the territory
embraced within the Jurisdiction OF
| the Washington suburban sanitary
commission and federal military res
ervations contiguous to the District
| The sum of $4,000 is provided for
the use of the commission
Includes D. c. Employees.
The federal compensation act for
employees injured in the line of duty,
| under another amendment would be
extended to cover the employees of the
District government.
The installation of water meters in
the government buildings and provi-
sion that after July l. 1920, the gov
efnment shall pay for the water il
uses at rates to be approved by Con-
! gress, also is contained in an amend
ment. The object of the amendment
is to cause the government depart
ments to be more careful in their use
! of water. which they now use without
charge.
Teachers Basic Pay Made 81, 900.
For the public schools a number of
Increases have been made by the COM
mittee. The basic pay of the public
SCHoOl IedcneTS IN classes l. =. j.. 4 and
5 is made $1,000.
To complete the machine shops of
the new Central High School $50, 900 is
added to the bill.
| The committee has. provided for
America nization" work with an ap-
preparation of S17,500 for this pur-
| pose. The bill provides "for Ameri-
canization work and instruction of all
foreigners of all ages in both day and
| night classes. including a principal,
! who shall give his full time to this
work, at $1,000 per annum. and teach
ers and janitors of Americanization
schools may also be teachers and jan
| itors of the day schools, $4,000; for
contingent expenses, $1,000
For Land Reclamation.
A provision is included, which gives
| the United States right to take i'm
| mediate possession of lands for which
condemnation proceedings have been
| instituted in connection with the re-
| clamation OF Anxcostia river and
flats
! The appropriations for the person
| mel of the office of the Public Utilities
Commission are made specific, as fol-
| lows:
| Executive secretary, $4,000; account
ant. $4,000; traffic engineer, $4,000;
| assistant accountant. $4,000; statis-
teal clerk: $500; inspectors-one
Of gas and meters, $4,000; inspector
of electric meters. $500; assistant in
spectors-one $1,000, two at $500 each;
clerks-two at s1,400 each. two at
800 per month each for seven
each; in all, $31,240.
A number of increases in salaries for
the Public Library, including the Ia
koma Park branch library, have been
iY,oa q nv tho pnf,o mi fafo for
the library has been increased by
s4,720.
Other Provisions.
For sewers unexpended balances and
former appropriations are continued
for the next fiscal year by committee
amendments.
provision that amy proceeds received
from the disposal of city refuse or
garbage shall be paid into the Treas
ury of the United States to the credit
of the United States and the District
of Columbia in parts.
The Washington Diet Kitchen gets
SIS, 900 under a committee amendment,
the National Library for the Blind.
SIS, 200, and the Columbia Polytechnic
Institute for the Blind. $500.
The sum of $4,000 is provided to rent
Offices for the recorder of deeds.
Senate Committee Changes.
Increases and decreases made by the
Senate committee as shown in the re-
port framed by the committee follow:
Increases.
General expenses-Executive office,
800; care of District building, 5000;
license bureau, $1,000; collectors Of
fee $4,000: office of CORPORATION coun-
sci. $1,000; department of insurance,
$500; Free Public Library, .s4,720. To-
tai, general expenses, S1292O
T Contingent and miscellaneous eX-
observation-disclosures expenses. cor
oner's Office. SLIPS: rent. Office of the
recorder of deeds. $4,000; repair of
buildings injured by fire, $4,000; of
fee of the assessor. Iithographing and
binding office maps. $4,000. Total, con-
tingent and miscellaneous expenses,
$19,225.
improvements.
improvements and repairs: Assess
ment and permit work, $4,000. Street
improvements Paving Euclid street
University place to Columbia road,
$4,000: grading and improving Con-
Chappell road. s3s, 900; Georgia avenue.
Buchanan street to Military road,
paving, $4,000; paving Connecticut
avenue, Chappell road to Chevy Chase
Circle, $136.000; paving 18th street
northeast. from H street to Maryland
avenue, $4,000; construction and re-
pair of sidewalks and curbs around
public reservations. $4,000. Total,
improvements and repairs. $4,000.
Streets - Disposal of city refuse,
$4,000.
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