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vide 20 per cent less than the es-
Inmates submitted for the new school
buildings He urged that 1t would
now. since there would be no other
District appropriation bill before
Congress until next December.
To this Senator Curtis replied that
there would be deficiency bills before
the Senate, anu the items for the
school buildings could be carried in
them.
Senator Smith of Maryland de-
olared the Senate appropriations
committee was in favor of having the
needed school buildings constructed.
But he believed that the buildings
should be erected at the lowest pos
sible figure and that the District
should not be gougeu.
Glass Attacks Contractors.
Senator Glass of Virginia. another
member of the committee, referred to
the investigations of buildings opera
tions by the legislative committees in
in the east had been formed to keep
up the prices Of building.
what do you think Of the patriotism
of contractors who would send in
estimates of 100000 for a twelve-room
school building?" demanded Senator
Glass.
Senator Harrison, taking this remark
as intimating that he appeared as a
defender of the contractors, indignant
y denied such was the case and said
that he was urging action for the bene-
fit of the school children of the Dis
trict.
Il am assuming that the District
Commissioners are honest and are busi-
ness men," said Senator Harrison.
He asked if the committee had not
received kilograms from various cities
showing the cost per cubic foot of
school buildings, and If they did not
show that the District was paying less
tis replied that the committee had not
received them. The District Commis-
sioners have such kilograms. Senator
Harrison continued, and added that he
had seen them.
Senator Curtis said that he did not
good evidence, and he waved photo
graphs of the school buildings erected
in Denver for $35,OO0 and $85, 900. say
ing that they were handsomer school
buildings than those found in Wash
ington.
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The Kansas senator submitted the
following proposal relating to new
school buildings, and then withdrew
it. for consideration later. when the
Harrison amendments come up:
For the preparation of plans and
specifications for the following school
buildings. including the employment
Of personal services. $4,000.
Eight-room addition to the Mott
School, eight-room addition to the
John Eaton School, sixteen-room
school building in the vicinity Of Lin
coin Park, junior high school near
Taylor street and Iowa avenue. four
room addition to the Monroe School"
An amendment proposed by Senator
Harrison designed to compel the Otate
of Maryland to recognize District of
Columbia automobile licenses was
killed when Senator Curtis made a
point of order against 1t on the
ground that it was new legislation.
AA amendment offered by the COM
mittee to appropriate $6S,410 due
pensioners of the police and fire de-
partments which was authorized dur
ing the fiscal years 1911 to 1915 was
adopted.
Included in the items approved by
the Senate were those for the pur-
chase of the Century building for the
Boffice of the recorder of deeds, the
purchase Of the Dean tract for park
purposes. site for building for the
feeble-minded. and a site for build
ing for an industrial home school.