Evening star., 1922-02-28

Text Of Amendment.
The language Of the Senate COM
mittee amendment follows:
That the general expenses of the
District of Columbia shall be charge
able to and paid out of the Treasury
of the United States.
For the fiscal year 1923 and an
nually thereafter the rate of taxation
in the District of Columbia shall be
derived from this source shall be
covered into the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous reve-
nue..
Until otherwise provided by law
the rate of taxation in the District
property and real estate shall be $1.75
per 800. and other taxes shall be
as now provided.
The appropriation of an amount
equal to the unexpended or unappro-
priated surpluses of the District reve-
nue. shown by the reports of the Com
missioners to have been heretofore
accumulated and deposited in the
Treasury of the United States in ad-
dition to the estimates submitted for
the next fiscal year Is hereby au-
thorized, and hereafter there shall be
no limit upon the amount of the es-
Inmates to be submitted to Congress to
meet the annual needs OF the District.
any law to the contrary notwith-
standing.
I'm fixing the value OF improve
ments on any lot or tract of real es-
tate for the purpose of taxation the
first $4,000 O. value thereof shall be
exempt, and shall not be taken into
consideration in fixing such value"
Funds for Water.
The Senate committee has author
lied an appropriation Of $1,500.000 for
an increased water supply for the
ization to contract for work to cost
$1,450,000 in addition to the $1,500.000.
The appropriation for increasing
the water supply is to be used in ac-
cordance with project E. submitted
to the Senate during the last Con-
gress by army engineers.
Other important items Of increase
arc for the public schools, a total of
$616.1s0; for improvement and repairs
Of streets and alleys, $4,000; for the
police department sl34.644. and for
charities and corrections. $256.S20.
is found an appropriation Of $4,000
for q business manager.
For equipment, grading and i'm
provement of six additional school
yards for the purposes of play OF
pupils $2.400 is provided.
New School Buildings.
For new school buildings and
grounds the Senate committee has
made the following additions to the
bill:
For the erection of an 'eight-room
addition to the Lovetoy School. in
cluding additional land, $4,000.
For an eight-room addition to the
Phillips School. including additional
land, $4,000.
For the purchase Of a new site on
which to locate sixteen-room build
ing to take the place of the TenIey
School. $4,000.
For continuing the construction ot
q junior high school north Of Taylor
street and east of 18th street. $780,.
600, and the limit Of cost Is increased
to 100000, and the Commissioners
are authorized to enter into contrac,
or contracts to the extent OF the in.
creased limit authorized; provided
that this building shall, when COM
pleted, contain not less than twenty.
four classrooms.
For continuing the construction OF
junior high school on the site In the
vicinity Of the Gage, Emery and Eek
tngton schools, 100000. and the limit
Of cost is increased to 100000. and
the Commissioners are authorised te
enter into contract or contracts to the
extent of the increased limit author.
lied; provided, the building shall
when completed, contain mot less thar
twenty-fo four classrooms.
For the purchase Of land adjoining
the Dunbar High School. $5e.o00.