Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

BURDEN PROPOSAL
BEWILDERS DISTRICT
tba revtsed estimates of the cost OF
the Improvement The Secretary OF
War Is authorized to acquire All nee
essary land by purchase or conoem-
nation.
Agree to senate PROPOSAL.
The conferees struck from the Bill
the proposed appropriation. OF $4OO.Oou
for interest and sinking fund on the
House had proposed to pay th.s on the
60-40 plan, and the Senate had
amended the provision so tnat tne
money should be paid on the old 5O-ov
basis Senator Phipps, in charge OF
the bill in the Senate, said today ina.
innuiry had been made and 1t had
been found that no appropriation was
needed for this purpose during the
coming fiscal year, and that therefore
the conferees had determined to
strike out the entire paragraph.
Fix Site for Institution.
The conferees have agreed in com
mittee on the item authorizing the
minded. In redrafting the amendment
they have provided that the home
must be erected on site owned by
the District and now allotted 10 the
Home for the Aged and lnfirm, me
thereon suitable buildings to the total
cost of not exceeding $250.0o0. The
bill carries an appropriation OF
100000 for this purpose. to be imme,
the limit of cost at 33oo.00o and pro-
posed an appropriation OF $l2S,o00
and authorized the Commissioners to
expend $40 900 for site.
Many 4: .portant Senate ADDITIONS
for the public schools were agreed to
in conference. The Senate amend
ment, however, for a business man
ager, at $4,000, was stricken out.
Appropriations for school buildings
were considerably increased by action
Of the conferees. The House con-
ferees agreed to the erection of an
efght-room addition to the LoveJoy
School, to cost $4,000. The Senate
had originally fixed the appropriation
at $4,000. The House conferees also
purchase of land adjoining the Dun
bar High School.
Agree ON Land Purchase.
The conferees have also agreed, 1t
is understood, to an item of $4,000
for the purchase of land adjoining
the Armstrong Manual Training
School; to a Senate amendment pro-
erection of an addition to the Arm
strong Manual Training School at q
limit of cost of 100000, and to a
Senate amendment directing the Com
missioners to have plans prepared
for an addition to the Western High
School, with view to providing not
less than twenty-four additional
classrooms. The last three amend
ments, however, must go to the
House for action.
school buildings which were lost in
conference were as follows:
One hundred and forty thousand dol
lars for the erection OF an eight
room addition to the Phillips School
$4,000 for the purchase of a new
room building to take the place of
the Tenley School. The Senate
amendments proposing to increase
the limit of costs of the Junior High
School north Of Taylor street. and
east Of 18th street and the Junior
High School In the vicinity Of the
Gage. Emery and lexington Schools
to 100000 each, were lost also.
Recede ON Amendments.
The Senate conferees also receded
on an amendment that would have
made available the unexpended bal
anoe for a site for an eight-room
extensible building in. the lnGleside
section. for use in the erection of the
building. They receded also from an
amendment striking out the House
limitations with regard to the erec-
ton Of an eight-room addition to the
Garrison School.
The conferees are understood to have
agreed to q Senate amendment tncreas-
ing the appropriation for salaries in the
night schools from $4,000 to $4,000.
This item goes to the House, however,
for approval
amendment Of the Senate which would
have authorized persons in the federal
government employment. to accept
employment as teachers In night
schools and vacation schools and re-
ceive an additional salary therefore.
amendment increasing the items for
the payment Of teachers annuity under
the retirement act from $36.500 to $780,
500. The Senate conferees also re-
coded from number of amendments
increasing the number Of janitors and
engineers for the schools. Senate
amendments providing six instead Of
seven existing janttors at $500 each.
and 113 laborers at $40 each. instead
OF ninety-stx. were agreed to.
Agree to Improving Yards.
The conferees have agreed to SEN
ate amendment providing S2.400 for
the equipment, grading and improving
six additional schoolyards for play
purposes, though this amendment Is
ono that goes to the House for action.
A Senate amendment providing that
the expenses Of the community center
department should be paid on the
60-40 plan instead Of wholly out of
the revenues Of the District, as pro-
vided In the House bill. was stricken
out.
Tho conferees agreed upon an In
crease Of twenty-five additional pri-
Yates Of class !, at $1.460 each, for the
police department. The Senate pro-
posed an increase Of seventy-dve. A
Senate amendment providing $40. 900
additional required for the erection Of
Q station house in tho suburban Sec
ton Of the District was agreed to
with he provfso that It should be
used for the completion Of q station
house on the site already acquired at
18th street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast
A senate amendment relating to the
fire department, proposing an In
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