Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-30

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federal government.
OF the total amount asked
system.
1t is apparent from the W
Commissioners intend that they
priation bill rather than submit
as a separate measure.
In transmitting the estimates to tn.
subcommittee the Commissioners ad
dressed the following letter to Sen
ator Curtis. chairman:
I'm compliance with your reques
the Commissioners have the honor Il
submit herewith a group of urgen
District construction items which
they ask be provided for in the Dis
trict appropriation bill. These item.
aggregate slightly more than $5..
0o0.0o0, and it is proposed that hall
the cost be a charge against the un
Columbia collected prior to June. 80
1920. and half against federal revenues
Outline Of Items.
"All these items are either included
in the estimates submitted to the Con
Eress by the Commissioners or in es
Inmates submitted to the Congress b,
the board of education with the fol
lowing exceptions:
81. For the installation Of artificia
lighting in public school buildings
$50. 200. 2. For the p1rclhase of /
SIX. eco. z3.zRose- Park playground
$4,000. = 1. Substitution Of electric foI
gas street sighting. s0,0e0. 5. Fol
the erection of, b nurSeS' homo at tht
tuberculosis Hospital. $4,000.
Site and building for feeble-mindei
100000. Z. For the-eo f1Action oi
Calvert street bridgS -.
I'm addition to the he item
for the acquisition of p&fkS<16 beer
increased from the amount statet
in the estimates. $500.000 to 100000
Half for Schools.
"Of the total amount recommended
approximately one-half is for schoo
items and the other half for variou:
municipal activities. The school needs
as set forth by the board Of educa.
ton. aggregate an amount nearl,
twice the total of the school items
herein recomme nded, but, in the judg.
ment of the Commissioners, the schoo
items not included in this list are rela-
lively less important than the mtscel.
laneous items which are included.
"It will be noted that some of the
Items
cess Of the amount actually approprf-
ated herein. These authorizations ag-
gregate $1.500.000 in excess of the
amounts proposed to be appropriated
at this time"
The new estimates follow:
That the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia are authorized to use
so much as may be necessary of the
surplus revenues of said District in the
Treasury of the United States on June
30, 1920, to pay one-half of the following
sums, respectively. which Is hereby ap-
propriated. from said revenues, and a
further sum equal to the amount so APP
trict of Columbia is hereby appropriated
from any moneys in the Treasury not
etherwise appropriated. to pay the other
half Of said sums. namely:
Buildings and Grounds, Public
=, Schools.
For additional amount required for a
twelve room addition to the Wheatley
School, and the Commissioners are here
by authorized to enter into a contract
or contracts for said building at cost
not to exceed $300.000. $4,000.
(Note-$96, 900 heretofore appropri-
For the erection of four-room ad-
dition to the Henry D. Cooke School.
For the purchase Of a site for an
eight-room extensible building in the
immediate vicinity Of the Mott
School, $4,000.
building in the immediate
vicinity of the Mott School, 100000
For the purchase OF land adjoining
the Dunbar High School. $45.0o0.
FOR the purchase Of additional land
adjoining the John Eaton School,
For the erection Of an eight-room
$500. Zoo.
For the purchase of site for a
I IYtaen-room building north Of and in
the vicinity Of Lincoln Park. $4,000.
For beginning the erection of a six
teen-room building north of or in the
Of Lincoln Park. $1so.oeo: and
the Commissioners are hereby author
zed to enter into a contract or con-
tracts for said building at cost not
to exceed $400.0 900. $15o,000.
For the installation of artificial
lighting in public school buildings.
For beginning the erection Of a
iunior high school upon a site owned
by the District of Columbia north of
Tavlor street and east of 18th street,
1 s20o. 600, and the Commissioners are
hereby authorized to enter into
pontracta or contracts for said build
ne at a cost not to exceed $500, 600.
For tho erection of four-room
addition to the Monroe School. $780,
700.
For the purchase of site for a
rour-roem building, to replace the
smothers School, $4,000.
For the erection of a four-room
building to replace the Smothers
school, $100.ee0.
For the purchase of a site west of
9Th street northwest in the Ingle-
tide section, $50.000.
For the purchase of a site in the
of Woodley Park. $4,000.
For the purchase of site for
Junior high school in the vicinity Of
The Gage, Emery and lexington
schools, $4,000.
For beginning the erection Of
Junior high school in the. vicinity Of
he Gage. Emery and lexington
schools, $30e. zoe: and the Commits
Iioners are hereby authorized to enter
jate . csntract Or csntracts for satd
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