Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-30
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
SETS FORTH MANY
APPROPRIATIONS
Key Bridge and Employees
Compensation Among In
creaSes Shown.

An increase of sl50,000 for the Key
bridge at Georgetown to replace the
Aaueduct bridge. making the appro-
priation for the fiscal year 1920 $780,
900 and an increase of s424,450 for the
employees compensation commission
are the principal increases affecting
the District in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill reported to the House
late yesterday.
Among the important reductions is
one of S1,9l6.576 in the appropriation
for the government printing Office.
The total recommended in the bill
for the fiscal year beginning July
next Is S42S 16.944.92 This is $685.
2691S5.6S less than requested in the
departmental estimates and s320.462.-
1858 less than the amount appro-
priated for similar purposes in the
current fiscal year.
District Items.
Among the District items recon-
mended are: For employees at the bu-
reau of engraving and printing other
than plate printers and their assist
ants. $685.. 600. and for plate printers
and assistants S202' ,125, which is a de-
crease of S130.455.
For the Arlington memorial bridge
commission and the Arlington memo
rial amphirheater commission the es-
timated appropriations of $4,000 and
$25.O00 were omitted.
No appropriation was made for the
sewage pumping station, effecting an
ent allowance. For maintenance of
the Columbia Hospital SCI. 1000 is rec
commended. a decrease of $4,000. For
the Lincoln Memorial comm ssion
Creek and Potomac Parkway COM
miss on S200.00 is appropriated. a re-
duction of $4,000 from the appro-
priation for the year 1920. An esti-
mate of s22 oo0 for building the Fort
Myer road was not Included
For the White House there is an
APPROPRIATION of s77,s0o. which is an
increase of $1,000, but $1,000 less than
the estimates.
Washington Monument Increase.
For Washington Monument the ap-
priation of $15.S20 is an increase of
$500. For the Lincoln Memorial re-
necting. pool $4,000 is recommended,
mates and s11S.0o0 under the current
appropriation. There also is an item
of 5000 for maintenance. of the Lin
coin Memorial, which is an increase
of $1,440.
The item of $4,000 for Providence
Hospital for the Current year i is omit
ted. For repairs on the District
courthouse $4,000 is provided, and for
repairs on the Court of Claims build
ing. 400. which is s14.5oo less than
the estimates For st. Elizabeth's
Hospital $1.130oo0 is recommended.
which is an increase of s65.Oo0. but
x333.400 less than the estimates.
There is recommended. an increase
Of $1,000 for the Columbia Institu-
ton for the Deaf, bringing the ap-
preparation up to $103.500. which is
$17.5oo less than the estimates.
For Howard University the recon-
mended appropriations is S15S, 900. which
y s1.5f ,93775 less than the estimates.
For Freedmen's Hospital the reported
appropriation II s94.520. which is 1885,
as under the estimates The proposed
expenditure Of so. 900 for building for
the National Training School for bows
Vas not included.
Governneat Printing Once.
The appropriation for the govern
ment printing Office (ncludin1 for
1870. $1.soe. o0o.07 i'm deficiency acts)
y $7.236.293.20. which is 81 ,sf6,sZs. OF
less than for the current year and
Sa,s71,ssS less than the estimates for
The principal reduction resulted
from elimination of $446.270,652 asked
oy the Shipping Board. The commit
tee recommended that payments dur
ing 1874 for the completion of ships.
paymentof claims, for Administrative
purposes and maintenance and opera
ton Of vessels be limited to $4,000
Approximately two thirds of the to-
tai appropriations are for the treat
ment or rehabilitation Of former serv-
lee men. A total of $282.500, 900 Is
appropriated, including $125.o00,0O0
for payment of compensation for
death or disability; $46.e0O, 900 for
medical and hospital treatment; $780,
100000 for vocational rehabilitation
OF soldiers, sailors and marines. For
the transportation or segregation of
the bodies of American dead now
overseas $21. SOC, 200 he provided.