Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-21
Proposed Increases
in Water and Tax
Rates Dropped.
NEW HOSPITAL
PLANS APPROVED
Firemen and Police
men to Get Half
Bonus.

Bonus.
The District of Columbia appropria
zion bill. carrying appropriations for
The support of the District for the MS
cal year ending June 80. 1921. with
amendments proposed by the Senate
committee on appropriations TO the
Oneasure as passed by the House. was
reported to- the Senate today.
The Senate by changes in items in
creased the total of the House bill-by
S349.110 and decreased it by s372, 800,
making a net decrease of S23.390. The
amount as reported to the Senate is
SiS,2S2, ,094.S1.
Main Points in Bill.
In addition to restoring the half
snd-half principle in the payment of
The expenses of the District and elimi-
mating the House proposal for in
creasing the tax rate &c 2-3 per cent
and substituting a sliding scale to be
fixed by the Commissioners, the COM
lnittee struck from the bill the House
provision increasing the water rates and
assessments for laying water pipes.
The provision authorizing flexible
tax rate follows:
Hereafter the so per centum of
assessed under the act of June IL.
1873, upon the taxable property and
privileges in said District shall be
raised by the imposition of such rate
of taxation on realty and tangible
and intangible personal property as
the Commissioners shall ascertain to
be necessary to raise annually, in
combination with other District tax
revenues and unexpended tax sur
pluses of previous years, a sum suffi-
cient to meet the proportion of eX-
penses to be paid by the District of
1878: Provided, That the present tax
rate shall continue in force until, on
formal report of the Commissioners,
as above provided. it shall be
changed
Flremen-POlfce Increases.
Officers and members of the metro
poIltan police and the fire department
of the District of Columbia shall be
allowed increased compensation t6r
the provisions of section of the leg
tslative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation act for the fiscal year 1921
at one-haH the rate allowed to other
employees in said section. notwithstand-
ing the $200 increase salary provision
therein.
Hereafter all per diem employees and
day laborers of the District of Co
lumbia who have been regularly en-
ployed for fifteen working days next
preceding such days as are legal hol-
idays in the District of Columbia,
and whose employment continues
through and beyond the legal holi-
days, shall be granted such leave of
absence with pay. as is granted the
regular annual employees of the Dis
trict of Columbia for legal holidays.
The Commissioners are authorized
: to enter into contract for the con-
struction of the Gallinger Municipal
Hospital and accessory buildings in
accordance with approved plans at a
limit of cost not to exceed $500, 900.
Totals in Bill.
The amount of the bill as it passed
the house was $1S,305.4S4.S7: decrease
recommended by committee (neD,
s23, $50, and amount as reported to the
Senate, SIS. .2S2, ,094.Ss.
The bill as reported to the Senate
IS less than the regular and supple
mental estimates for 1921 by S2,054,-
414. The amount of the appropria-
tions for 1920 in the District of Co
1umbia and other acts is $16.0S6. .522.75
The bill as reported to the Senate ex-
ceeds the appropriations for 1920 by
S2.195, ,572.12.
The changes in the amounts of the
House bill, recommended by the COM
mittee. are as follows:
Increase.
General expenses: Executive Office,
salaries, 1000; personal tax board,
sl.s00: license bureau. $4,000: andi-
tors office teachers' retirement sec
tom, $4,000; department of insurance.
$3.50; minimum wage board $1,000;
free public library. 1880.
In the Public Library items the fol-
lowing changes are recommended:
Director of reference work. advanced
from $1,000 to $1,000: supervisor of
AN fn Z
libra RAMS secretary. from $1,000 to
$1,000
Contingent and miscellaneous ex-
penses-Advertising notice of taxes in
and fish laws. $50; rent of Office of re-
corder of deeds. $4,000, purchase OF
metal Identification tags, $1,000: office
of superintendent of weights, meas
ures and markets. $500.
improvements and repairs-Street
improvements. s1OS.40o, and payment
TO Thomas w. and Alice \. Keller
$3.50
Sewers-Operation and maintenance
of sewage pumping service. $4,000.
Electrical department - Salaries
$40.
Public Observation-Disclosures officers
SLIGO; teachers twenty additional a,
sl440 eachl. s36. .000: teachers retire
ment fund. $4,000; janitors and care
of buildings. Sl.3S0,
Metropolitan police-House Of de.
tention, $3.50: harbor patrol, $500.
Health Experimentation Of
lisinfecting service. 81 900
Courts--Juvenile court. s220.
Courts and priSonS-Courthouse
District of Columbia $3.50.
Charities and Corrections-Roard o.
charities 81 $40: National Training
School for Girls. $500: board of chill
Gren's guardians, s2,isO; National Ii
hrary for the Blind. $4,000: columbit
Water service-Wat mains, $50
O00: distribution branch. $40.
Total increase. $349, ITO.
Decrease.
General expenses-Engineer Com
,n!ssiuner's office. $500. and Public
Utilities Commission. $500
Contingent and misc"ilsnrour cx
penses-Medicines. etc. for office o
Veterinary surgeon. 5000.
improvements and repairs open
ing. extending or widening streets
avenues, roads, etc. from specific q
an indefinite appropriation. $50. 900
construction and repair OF side walk
and curbs around public reservations
$4,000. and repairs to suburban roads
$4,000
Public schools-Community forum
aud civic centers, $4,000, and schoo
buildings. $4,000. Total public schools
:7a,060.
Probation system. Suprem
! Court. $500.
Charities and corrections - Chill
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