Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-08
HOUSE APPROVES
| D. c. UPKEEP ITEMS
Acts on Appropriations for
Property Improvements
and Maintenance. g.

The House today in committee of
the whole approved a number of ap-
propriations as recommended in the
sundry civil appropriation bill for
improvements and care of public
buildings and grounds in the District
of Columbia These items include:
For Improvements and maintenance
of ground south Of the Executive
Mansion. $4,000.
For ordinary care OF greenhouses
and nursery, $4,000.
For repair and reconstruction Of the
green houses at the nursery. $4,000.
For care OF Lafayette Park. $4,000
For ordinary care Of Franklin Park,
$500.
For Improvement and ordinary care
Of Lincoln Park. $4,000.
For care and improvement Of Monu-
ment grounds and annex. $4,000.
For improvement, care and main.
tenance Of Garfield Park, $500.
For construction and repair of post
and chain fences, of high iron fences
constructing stone coping about reser-
walton, removing snow and ice. pur-
chase and repair Of seats and tools
and other incidental expenses, $18,550.
For improvement. care and main
tenance of various reservations. in
Guiding operation of three motor-pro-
PEELED vehicles and for operation OF
motor cycles for division foremen
$35. 900.
For Improvement. care and main
ttenance of Smithsonian grounds
$4,000; Judiciary Park. $4,000.
For laying cement and other walks
in various reservations. $4,000; fol-
broken stone road covering for parks
$1,000; for curling. coping. etc.
For care and improvement Of Rock
/ Creek Park and the Piney Branch
parkway. $4,000.
For Improvement. care and main.
tenance Of West Potomac Park
For oiling macadam roads. $4,000.
For care and improvements OF Eas
| Potomac Park. $4,000.
| For care. maintenance and improve.
| ments OF Montrose Park, $1,000.
! For maintaining special portions o,
the PARK Tor outdoor sports. $4,000.
FOR Improvement. care and mainte
| nance Of Meridian Hill Park, $40.
For care and maintenance of Willow
Tree Park. $500.
! For care OF the center parking or
Maryland avenue northeast, $1,000.
nance OF the pump which operates
the fountain on the Union station
| plaza. $4,000.
| To provide for the increase cos,
! IN park maintenance, $4,000.
/ For care Of the center parking in
| Pennsylvania avenue between Cd anG
18th streets southeast. $500.
| For publication of the waters O,
the tidal basin and for care, mainte.
nance and operation Of the bath.
houses and beach, $4,000.
| For construction of an extension
of the bathhouse and beach at the
tidal basin. $4,000.
For ferry line from the vicinity o,
eth and Water streets to East Poto.
mac Park, $1,000.
For cement walks in grounds soutl
of the Executive Mansion. $4,000.
The appropriation for a new lodg.
and comfort station in the Smithso
nian ground contained in the sun
dry civil act for 1920 is continued fo
the fiscal year 1921 with the additions
sum of $4,000.
For grading and seeding East ant
West Seaton Park. $4,000.
For a new combined lodge and com
fort station in Stanton Park, $1,000
For improving the ground arount
the Freer Art Gallery building. In tn
smithsonian Grounds. $4,000.
| One-half OF all the foregoing sum
are to be paid from the revenues o
the District and the other half from
the Treasury Of the United States