Evening star., 1921-06-03
SCHOOL BUILDING
!. i i: i: i: !. MEASURE PASSED
Senate Adopts Curtis Amend
liz
'ment to Second De-,
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= ~ 7G, !. ficencies Bill.
PROVIDES FOR LIBRARY
Appropriations Total 81, ,5A, 900, 0,
7 With 100000 More in Authori-
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i cations to Meet Needs.

..i The Senate, without a dissenting
hSote. yesterday afternoon adopted the
Curtis emergency school building
amendment to the second deficiency
appropriation, providing $1,544.00o IN
appropriations and 100000 more In
authorizations for the public schools
of the District. The amendment had
previously been approved by the Sen
ate committee on appropriations.
On motion of Senator Curtis. the
Senate included in the school program
AN item of $4,000 to purchase site
in Southeast Washington for q branch
of the free public library. and author
izing the District Commissioners to
accept $4,000 from the Carnegie Cor
poration of New York to erect a suit
able library building on the site.
. The Senate also accepted an amend
D1 ent offered by Senator Curtis which
increased the amount allowed for the
purchase of land adjoining the Adams
School for a playground from $4,000
to 100000.
Building Program.
The school building program. in
cluding purchase of sites. as provided
in the Curtis amendment. follows:
extensibIe building on the site in the
immediate vicinity of the Mott School.
$4,000.
-. For the purchase of additional land
adjoining the John Eaton School.
$4,000
Fer the erection of an eight-room
addition to the John Eaton School,
$4,000. So
For beginning the erection OF
Junior high school north of Taylor
street and east of 18th street. on the
hv
Columbia. 100000. and the Commits.
sicners are authorized to enter into
contract or contracts for said build
ing at a cost not to exceed S300 900.
Junior high school building in the
vicinity of the Gage, Emery and
lexington schools. $50 200.
For beginning the erection of a
Junior high school on the site in the
vicinity of the Gage; oaa Emery and
Commissioners are authorised to
enter into contract or contracts for
raid building at cost not to exceed
100000
the Smothers School. $4,000.
! For the erection of a four-room
building on the site to be purchased
in the vicinity of the Smothers School
to replace the Smothers School.
For the purchase of site for
sixteen room extensible building IN
the vicinity Of and north of Lincoln
Park, $4,000.
| For the erection Of an eight-room
north Of Lincoln Park. s14o.oeo.
For the erection of a four-room
addition to the Monroe School. $4,000.
For the purchase of site adjoin-
ing the Lovejoy School. $500.
For the purchase of a site west OF
18th street northwest, in the Ingle-
side section. $4,000.
For the purchase of land adjoin-
ing the Phillips School. IS. .00e:
For the purchase Ola 1fte for.
sixteen-room building adjeining the
Buchanan School. $4,000.
Building to Cost $4,000.
For the erection of an eight-room
building adjoining the
buchanan School. $4,000.
For the purchase Of a new site in
the vicinity of the Bell School. $20.-
For the erection of an eight-room
building on the site to be purchased
in the immediate vicinity of the Bell
School, to ultimately replace the Bell
School. $4,000.
For the erection of a building for
the care of tubercular pupils. $780,
900.
For repairs and alterations of the
Harrison School. now used for col
ored tubercular children, $1,000
For the purchase of a site in the
vicinity of Woodley Park, $4,000.
For the purchase of land adjoining
ahe Armstrong Manual Training
School. 100000. 4
For the purchase of additional Land
north of the Hayes School. $1,000. =
For the purchase of additional land
adjoining the Emery School, $4,000.
For the purchase of additional land
the Peabody school, $So.oOo
For the purchase of additional land
adjoining the Adams School, 81 900.
For the purchase Of add1tionaI iano
Id Joining the Webb School, $500.
For the purchase of additional land
adjoining the Harrison School, Si3;-
0OI: in all. fiscal year 1922. 1889 600,
TO be disbursed and accounted for as
and grounds. public