The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-30
FIVE MILLIONS
[JRGEDFORD.C.
,mmiSsioners Ask Congress to
Appropriate 1t for Schools
|, and Fairgrounds.

,e million and a half dollars for
, in the District and four mill
dollars for more schools. play
mds, and other needed District
|itutions, are asked in the $4,000
additional estimates submitted
the District Commissioners to the
,ate District Committee today.
schools in every part Of the city,
luding a 16-room building in
coin Park, to cost not more than
.A.O, 900, are cited by the Commits
toner's as emergency needs.
ASK FIVE FAIRGROUNDS.
Purchase of fve Fairgrounds sites
md building OF two additional mu-
1cipal swimming pools are also
B ought.
Here. in brief is what the Commits
H. oners want done with the $4,000 900:
! One million dollars for part of a
800, 900 park building program
Three hundred thousand dollars to
'ect a home for feeble minded.
For Improvement of the Calvert
treet bridge, $4,000
For the purchase Of a building for
ae recorder of deeds. $4,000
For more schools or for purchase
T sites for future schools. the Dis
rict Commissioners ask about $2,-
] OK. 900.
ASK SCHOOL ADDITIONS.
The Commissioners ask for eight
room additions to the Wheatly, Mott.
Buchanan, Bowen and Lovejoy
schools; for a four-room addition 10
the Cooke and Monroe schools, and
for purchase of sites for new schools,
these sites located in every part OF
the city.
',riate 5000 to be part OF a $4,000
appropriation for Junior High
school to be located near Fourteenth
md Taylor streets northwest
A Junior High School. costing $780,
900, Is asked for the vicinity of the
Gage, Emery and lexington schools.
The Commi oners ask 100000 to-
ward this amount. making it possible
to begin work on the buildings.
$iss,OOO FOR SALVAGE.
For the construction and erection
Of a fire-proof building for the dis
posal and salvage OF miscellaneous
refuse the Commissioners seek $780,
700. They also ask $4,000 to con-
truct a central stable to ad Join the
! fuse disposal plant.
! Purchase of the Columbia Heights,
alIinger, Park View, Logan and
ose Park playground is asked. This
.ould cost, the Commissioners state,
$4,000.
J For the fire department the Com
issioners seek $17,so0 to erect a six
DRY steel frame and terra Gotta drill
wsr, including standpipe and fire.
cape equipment, an dior one minia-
ire building for use in instruction in
Ventilation and automatic sprinkler
srvice.
WANT NURSES HOME.
The Commissioners want $4,000
: ith which to erect home for nurses
the District Tuberculosis Hospital.
The tracts of land known as
Jingle Road Valley Park. Piney
Pranch Valley Park, Dean Tract and
atterson tracts are the pieces of
ground on which the Commissioners
ropose to establish parks. They ask
Immediately 100000 to purchase
aese sites, stating they wish $500,
90 later.
The commission seek a new Indus
ial Home school containing not less
an 200 acres. this school to be To-
Z tied either in the District, Maryland
Virginia. They ask $4,000 to pur-
;nase a site for the school. They want
300. 900 for the building.
The Commissioners want 1000 acres
If land, either in the District, Mary
nd or Virginia on which to build
rle home for feeble minded.
For the substitution OF electric
ueet lighting for gas light, $4,000 is
sked.