Evening star., 1922-03-08

providing $500 for alterations to
the old Mott School for use as
property yard, not carried in the
House bill.
Without debate, the Senate agreed
TO committee amendment ircreas-
ing the appropriation for repairs to
suburban roads and streets from
$2"","90 to $250,O00.
The proposals of the Senate COM
mittee increasing sewer items were
agreed to. The item for cleaning the
streets and removing the snow was
increased from .$350.D00 to 100000.
The Senate Agreed to an amend
ment providing $4,000 for the pur
chase of piece of ground to take
the place of Columbia Heights play
ground. This was not in the House
bill.
Street Items Increased.
The items for street improvements
and repairs We're increased by the
Senate materially. For street i'm,
provements the item was increased
from s113G00 to $27S.5O0 The Sen
ate placed III the bill a new item of
$4,000. to be used for paving road
ways under the permit system. The
details of the appropriations for
ried elsewhere in today's Star
The Senate placed in the bill an
item of $1,000 for necessary repairs
to the annex of Garfield Hospital the
contagious ward. The item for main
tenance of dispensaries for persons
suffering from tuberculosis was in
creased from $12.500 to slS.500 The
item for the Child Welfare Society
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
$1,000 for TubercuIOsfs.
| To aid persons of moderate means
who are suffering from tuberculosis
to obtain adequate sanitarium and
hospital care, the Senate added a new
! item of $4,000.
The emergency fund of $4,000, to
be used in case of rioE pestilence,
etc. provided in the House bill was
increased by the Senate to $4,000.
A new provision inserted by the
Senate in regard to the tuberculosis
Hospital follows:
thereafter patients may be admit
| ted to the tuberculosis Hospital for
| care and treatment at such rates and
under such regulation as may be
| established by the Commissioners of
| the District"
Cut I'm Employees Lost.
A House provision restricting the
number of employees at the Gallinger
! Municipal Hospital was stricken out
and purchase of two motor vehicles,
books of reference, etc, and the
| maintenance of other motor vehicles
| for the Gallinger hospital, a House
item of $4,000 was increased to $780,
| 600
For repairs to buildings of the CAL
| linger Municipal Hospital. including
| repairs and alterations of old psyche
| pathic hospital building to make it
available for female nurses and en-
ployes. $4,000.
The Senate inserted the following
i provision:
! Hereafter patients may be ad-
| mitted to the psychOpathic ward of
| the Gallinger Municipal Hospital for
/, care and treatment at such rates and
| under such regulations as may be
| established by the Commissioners of
] the District of Columbia"
| Two Supervisors Provided.
| The Senate provided for two super
! visors, new, at $1,74O each; two in
| the board of Children's Guardians.
! 1t also provided for new stenog-
! rapher at $1,000.
| The Senate adopted without de-
| bate the committee amendment au-
| thorizing the expenditure of 100000
! for the acquisition of site and the
| erection of a home and school for
| feeble minded persons. to be located
| in the District of Columbia or in
| Maryland or Virginia. There is a
| proviso that not more than $4,000
shall be expended for a site. The
| sum of $125,O0O is made Immediately
| available for this purpose.
| The Senate reduced two items for
j the Industrial Home School, cutting
! the appropriation for maintenance of
| vehicles from S25,00O to $22.500, and
| the appropriation for repairs to build
ings and grounds from $4,000 to $4,000.
Lodging House Waterman.
The Senate increased an item for a
! building and equipment for the ice
making and refrigeration for the
Home for. Aged and Infirm from $4,000
to $780,.
For the municipal lodging house and
woodward the Senate inserted an
amendment author rizing a night watch
man for six months at $40 month.
The Senate also adopted the follow
ing items not carried in the House
For aid and support of the National
Library for the Blind, located at 1923
;; H street northwest. to be expended
under the direction Of the Commits
sioners Of the District of Columbia,
81, 1000.
To aid the Columbia Polytechnic In
stitute for the Blind, located at 1908
H street northwest, to be expended
under the direction of the Commis.
sioners of the District Of Columbia,
81 500.
For the support of INDECENT insane
of the District in st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital the Senate increased the appro-
priation from $S50.000 to 100000. d.
Park Force Increased.
The Senate increased the park po-
lice force by adding eight new pri-