Evening star., 1921-02-24
CONFEREESAGR
ON FUNDS FOR D. C.
Parks, Bridges and Buildings
Included in Sundry Civil
Measure Reported.

Several District items relative to
parks and parkwayA. bridges and
buildings under government control
In the. District are included in the
items agreed to in conference between
the Senate and House on the sundry
civil appropriation BILL which was
reported today.
Some other District items, added rs
amendments to the bill in the Sem
ate, are brought back to the House
for q separate vote.
Most Of the District items an agreed
to provide for thu payment Of 60 per
cent from ths revenues OF the Dis
trict and 10 per oent- from the federal
Treasury for such. activities a. Co.
iumbfa Hospital and Lying-in Asylum,
me appropriation for Rock Creek and
approximation Of j1zs, 90 tor the Ma
tional Geological Park. instead of
$15S,0O0, az proposed by tho Senate,
ana an appropriation OF $500 for
acquiring additional land: the appro-
prfation for buryfng in Arlington Ma
die in the District Of Columbia. and
who are entitled to be buried therein.
bridge. ee'0""
MtSeeIlAneous Items.
Other District items agreed to in
conference are:
Relating to buildings and grounds
propriation OF $1S,550, as proposed bv
the House, instead of $4,000. as pro-
posed by the Senate, for Construction
OF post ana chain fences; an apprnS
priation of $4,000, as proposed "
the House. instead Of $4,000 by the
senate 1or improvement, maintenance
ana care OF reservations: $4,000 for
care and improvement of East Pofo.
mac Fark; strikes out, as proposed by
the Senate. the appropriation on ac-
count or the memorial fountain in
dupont Circle; provides so per cent
OF certain appropriations shall be paid
out OF the revenues of the District and
40 per cent out of the federal Treas
ury; appropriates $250,O00, as pro
posed by the Senate, for continuing
the construction of a rejecting pool IN
west Potomac Park. to be Immediate
~ available, and extends until July
1. 1872. the appropriation for expenses
OF dedicating the Lincoln Memorial.
Relating to public buildings under
the Department of the Interior-The
conferees have agreed upon an an
preparation of $4,000 on account Of
auInOYfZP
use of $1,000 by the Federal Board of
Vocational Education for repairs to
the Malty building, and privide that
40 per cent Of the appropriation for
repairs and improvements to the Dis
trict OF Columbia courthouse shall he
paid out of the United States Treas
ury and 60 per cent out of the reve-
nues Of the District.
Increase from $4,000 to ss5. .00o in
the appropriation for the supnort nf
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf
Increase from $500 to $4,000 as pro
be extended on the appropriation for
OF Howard UNIVERSITY for
normal instructions.
Printing and Binding.
Relating to public printing and hind
ing. appropriates $2,2s0, 900 as nro-
posed by the House, instead of 50 ofo
900 as proposed by the Senate for
printing and binding by Congress: an
propriates $750.000 for printing and
pinding Tor the Treasury Department;
$450.000 for the War Department:
$250.000 for the Navy Department: re-,
duces from $2S5. 900 to $265. 900 the an
preparation for printing and binding
for the Interior Department.; reduces
to $4,000 the appropriation for the
geological survey; increases to $4,000
the appropriation for the Civil Service
makes immediately
available as proposed by the Senate
5000 for printing and binding the
annual reports of the board of regents
Of the Smithsonian Institution, and
$4,000 for the Department of Justice.
District items Back i'm House.
Among the District items brought
back in the House for a separate vote
because they constitute new legisla-
ton. put on the bill by the Senate.
are the following:
Authorizing a site for an archives
and appropriating $4,000 for
working drawings for that
building.
Directing the heads of executive
in independent estab-
Of the government to is
sue and enforce regulations with re-
spect to smoking in buildings under
their control.
Appropriating $363.000 for addition
al work in connection with the Lin
coin Memorial and increasing the
limit of cost from $2.594.000 to $2,-
s57, 200.
Appropriating $4,000 for removing
and reconstructing part of the fence
around the Botanical Garden.
Appropriating $116.000 for addi-
tions to the home economics building
at Howard University.
Appropriating $225.0 600 for employ
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