Evening star., 1921-02-14

| ate. the appropriations for the care
| and maintenance of children at the
| following institutions:
National Association for the Relief
! of Destitute Colored Women and Chill
dren. from $4,000 to s2.5oo.
Washington Home for Foundlings,
| from $4,000 to $1,000.
ST. AIMS Infant Asylum, from So, 900
| to $1,000.
Increasing as proposed by the Senate
| from $4,000 to $1,000 the item for
! maintenance of a temporary home for
| soldiers and sailors.
Striking out the increase of 100000
proposed by the Senate in the appro-
priation for the care of the insane.
! 5000 to Deport Insane.
Increasing from $4,000 to $4,000, as
proposed by the Senate. the appro-
| priation for the deportation of nom
resident insane.
Relating to the workhouse-Pro-
viding. as proposed by the Senate, for
a superintendent at $1,000 in lieu of
a Superintendent at $1,000 and three
superintendents at $1,000 each. as
proposed by the House, and reduce
the appropriation for maintenance
from $4,000 to $S5.000, as proposed
by the Senate.
Relating to the reformatory-Strik-
authority to pay for superintendent"
from the maintenance fund and re-
ducing the appropriation for main
tenance from $4,000 to $50.000. as
proposed by the Senate.
Striking out the paragraph pro-
posed by the Senate relative to the
issuance of permits for the carrying
of firearms
Relating to the Anacostia river and
iats-Reducing the appropriation from
100000 to $4,000. and provides that
that sum be expended low Benning
bridge, as proposed by the Senate.
Relating to the Washington arue-
duct-Increasing the appropriation
for operation from s15o.O00 to s17o,-
900, and inserts the paragraph pro-
posed by the Senate reappIopriating
the sum of $4,000 for additional
, pumping facilities.
! Relating to the water department
increasing the appropriation for MAIN
tenance of the distribution system
from 100000 to $4,000. as proposed
by the Senate; end strikes out the
appropriation of $160.000 inserted by
the Senate for a 20-inch water main
between Chevy Chase Circle, Geor-
gia avenue and Elder street.
Sc,1S7,5OO Fund Struck Out.
Striking out section of the bill ap-
propriating $2,1S7.500 for various pur-
poses to be paid one-half from the sur
plus revenues of the District Of CO.
lumbia.
Legislative provisions inserted by
the Senate on which House confereeS
came back for instructions in conform
ity with new rule.
Reducing from $4,000 to $1,000 the
appropriation for printing annual re-
ports of the District government and
granting authority to the Commission
ers to discontinue the printing of such
nnrfS- ha rv fn n
within the proposed sum of $4,000.
Appropriatfng $4,000 for rent of Of
fees for the recorder of deeds.
Approprating $500 for expenses of
maintaining public employment serv-
ice for the District of Columbia.
Granting authority to close that por-
tion of Rock Creek ford between Broad
Branch road and Rittenhouse street.
Would Collect Bridge Tax.
Transferring the jurisdiction and
control of the Highway bridge from
the chief of engineers. L. S. Army, to
the Commissioners of the District
Giving the Commissioners the legal
remedies necessary to collect the tax
of one-half cent per passenger for each
person carried over the Highway
bridge by any street railway company.
easing from $500 to S720 each
the pay of ninety-four laborers in the
various school buildings of the Dis
trict, making an aggregate increase of
s11,2SO.
Appropriating $4,000 for expenses
of conducting community forums and
civic centers in public school buildings.
Authorizing the sale of the old Mott
School building and grounds.
Relating to the house of detention:
Increasing the pay of the cook from
$500 to $500 and the pay of the
janitor from 5000 to s720. :. -. ..
Giving credit to officers and en-
ployes of the fire and police de-
partments for time served in the mill
tary and naval forces in the world
war.
Appropriating SO 900 to aid persons
of moderate means who are suffer-
ing from tuberculosis.
Increasing from $3.50 to $500 each
the pay of three laborers in the Court
Of Appeals building.
Increasing from $4,000 to s. 200 the
appropriation for administrative ex-
penses of the board of children s
guardians and inserting legislation
relative to the visiting of wards Of the
board placed outside the district of
Columbia and the states of Virginia
and Maryland.
Appropriating $1,000 to aid the Ma
tional Library for the Blind.
| Appropriating $500 to aid the
| Columbia Polytechnic Institute
| Authorizing the Commissioners to
! ing fifteen days each fiscal year. with
| pay, to such of the per diem en-
Iployes of the District as are regu-
l Ior RI MI