Evening star., 1921-02-19

salaries Of directors, supervisors. teach
ers, clerks. and other employees for civic.
educational, recreational, and social ac-
tivities under the direction of the board
of education: for payment of janitor
service: for equipment and supplies; for
lighting fixtures for maintenance of
automobile. Employees of the day schools
may also be employees of the communl-
ty center department in all, $4,000 to
be paid wholly out of the revenues of
the District of Columbia. Provided That
not more than 60 per cent of this sum
shall be expended for salaries of direc-
tors. supervisors, teachers and clerks
Dances Eliminated.
Senator Curtis told the Senate that
he had been assured by those In
charge of the community forum work
that the money would be used only
for the purpose specified in the Sem
ate amendment, which means that no
further dances may be given in the
school buildings.
Jurisdiction and control of the High
way bridge across the Potomac river
is transferred from the War Depart
ment to the District Commissioners
in a provision of the bill. the House
having yielded to the Senate in this
matter.
Street improvements.
Under the title of street improve
ments the bill now carries the fol-
lowing:
Northeast-For paving 11th street. d
street to Maryland avenue, thirty-two
feet wide. $10,260.
Southeastern paving Kentucky ave-
nue.. 18th street to 10Th street, forty feet
wide. $13,6S0
Southeast-For paving 18th street
G street to Kentucky avenue, thirty
feet wide. s9,405.
Northwest-For grading 18th street
Buchanan street to Shepherd street,
S14,155.
Northwest - For paving Webster
street. 18th street to 18th street, thirty
feet wide, s10,260.
Northwest - For paving Upshur
street. Rock Creek Church road to I'd
street. forty-five feet wide, 1920.
Northwest-For paving Allison street,
18th street to 18th street. thirty feet
wide, S7,125.
Northwest-For paving 7th street,
Webster street to Allison street. thirty
feet wide, s6.460.
Northwest-For paving Taylor street
$7.ss5.
Northeastern paving Bryant street
east Of North Capitol street, thirty feet
wide, 1896.
east of North Capitol street, thirty feet
wide, $4.75O.
Northwest-For repaving the cobble
roadway of c street, 1871 street to 14th
street. forty feet wide. $3.50.
Northwestern paving the roadway
of New Hampshire avenue between
Upshur street and Grant Circle, fifty
feet wide, with ten-foot center park
ing. and the roadway around Grant
Circle. forty feet wide. with standard
asphalt pavement. including reset
ting existing curb where required,
S35,91O.
Northwest-For grading I'd street,
Laurel street to Whittier street:
Eastern avenue, Laurel street to
Whittier street; Whittier street. 1st
street to Cd street; 1st street, Whit
tier street to Van Buren, street. and
Van Buren, street, 1st street to I'd
street. $10.795.
In all. s144.s4O is to be disbursed
and accounted for as street i'm
provements." and for that purpose
shall constitute one fund.
Rock Creek Ford road-"The Com
missioners Of the District of Colum-
bia are hereby authorized to close
that portion of Rock Creek Ford road
lying between Broad Branch road ana
Rittenhouse street upon the applica-
of all Of the property abutting on said
road between the limits named, and
upon the closing of said road the land
embraced therein shall revert to the
owners of the abutting property
The Senate made an effort to have
$3.50, 900 appropriated for a twenty
inch water main between Chevy Chase
Circle, Georgia avenue and Elder
street northwest, but it was defeated
For continuing reclamation and de-
velopment Of Anacostia Park, SITS, 900
is appropriated in the bill. to be ex-
pended below Benning bridge.