Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09
PROVIDES BIG SUM
'IfOR GROUNDS AND
kBU|LD|NGS UPKEEP
84, 900 for Rejecting Pool
for Lincoln Memorial One
| of Sundry Bill Items.

For continuing the construction OF
q rejecting pool in West Potomac
Park which will reflect the Lincoln
memorial. the House approved an APP
preparation of $S4. 900 as recommends
ed in the sundry civil appropriation
bill, in the committee of the whole
yesterday
For the Lincoln Memorial an appro-
prfatiOn of 5000 was approved to
ne paid as follows: Custodian, $1,000;
three watchmen at sl2o each: iaborer
$3.50; heat. light and miscellaneous
labor and supplies, $4,000.
For Washington Monument.
Other items approved included:
washington Monument-For custo-
dian. $1,000; steam engineer. $3.50: as
slstant steam engineer. $3.50: fireman.
5000: assistant fireman. $500: conduc-
tor of elevator car. 5000: attendants
one on floor, SEQ: one on top floor.
$72O: three night and day watchmen.
at SEQ each: in all. SS.S20.
For fuel lights. oil. waste, packing.
tools. matches. paints. brushes.
broomS. lanterns. rope. nails. screws.
lead. electric lights, heating appa-
ratuS. oil stoves for elevator car and
upper and lower floors: repairs to en-
gines. boilers, dynamos. elevator and
the Monument and machinery; and
purchase of all necessary articles for
keeping the Monument machinery.
elevator and electric plant in good or
der. $4,000.
For extra services of employees and
for additional supplies and materials
to provide for the opening of the
Monument to the public on Sundays
and legal holidays $500.
For painting and miscellaneous re-
pairs to the building on 10th street
where Abraham Lincoln died. $500.
Will Remove Iron Fence.
In approving the appropriation of
$4,000 for unwilling and dedicating
the memorial to Gen. I. S. Grant. the
House. on an amendment offered by
Representative Ben johnson of Ken
t6cky. directed that the iron fence
or the east front of the Botanic Gar
(feH should be removed to the extent
the brick-and-stone coping should re-
main for protection of the garden.
This action was taken on the 1eoth
anniversary of the establishment of
the garden
ether items for the upkeep of the
grounds of the Library of Congress
were approved. as follows,
For Improvement. care and mainte-
nance of grounds of executive de-
partments. $1,000.
For such trees. shrubs. plants.
fertilizers and skilled labor for the
grounds of the Capitol and the Sem
ate and House Office buildings as may
be requested by the superintendent
Of the Capitol building. $4,000.
For the employment Of an engineer
by, the officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds. $2.400.
For purchase and repair of ma
chinery and tools for shops at
nursery and for the repair of shops
and storehouses. $1,000.
All S.4,OOO for Lighting.
Lighting the public grounds-For
lighting the public grounds. watch
mems lodges. offices and greenhouses
at the propagating gardens. includ-
ing all necessary expenses of installa-
tiOn. maintenance and repair. $4,000.
For heating Offices. watchmen's
lodges and greenhouses at the propa-
gating gardens. $4,000.
In all. $2S.500. or so much thereof
as may be necessary. one-half of
which sum shall be paid from the
revenues of the District of Columbia
and the other half from the Treasury
Of$the United States.
Telegraph to connect the Capitol
with the departments and govern
ment printing office-For care and
repair of existing lines. $500.