Evening star., 1922-01-01
SCHOOL BUILDING
AND CONDUIT BILLS
UP FOR DISCUSSION
House Committee to Hold
Hearings on $2,156,O00
and $4,000, 900 Items.

hIedIiHSS on tHt SS,uUU,VVU Item TO
continue work on the project for an
increased water supply for the Dis
trict and on the s2.156,000 for con-
tinuing the school building program
are to be held early this week by
the subcommittee on the District ap-
preparations of the House District
committee. With the exception of
these two big items the hearings have
been completed on the District bill,
Chairman Davis said last night
Maj. NJ. c. Tyler District engineer,
reporting to the chief of engineers.
but in charge of the Washington
aqueduct, the filtration plant, the
Georgetown bridge, the Anacostia
reclamation project and other river
and harbor work in this vicinity. was
before the subcommittee all day yes
terday. The committee postponed
questioning him about the $4,000, 900
for building an additional conduit
from Great Falls until several absent
members of the committee partic-
ularly interested in this project could
be present
&3OO, 900 Needed for Bridge.
Chairman Davis and other members
Of the committee questioned Maj
:, Ter regarding the item of s3ee, 900
asked for completion of work on the
Georgetown bridge. They seemed
particularly anxious to know If the
work could be completed with this
nf To, T,-1a
that it could be. He explained at
length the reason why the bridge has
cost SO much more than the pre-war
estimates.
Hearings on the school building pro-
gram are scheduled for tomorrow at
2 pm. The school authorities have al
ready been heard on most of the
of increases in salaries. 1t was made
plain by Chairman Davis that there is
to be no general increase in salaries
This is in conformity with the gen.
eral policy of the House appropria-
tions committee. because of uncer-
tainty regarding the s240 bonus that
has been paid to government en-
and on account of uncertainty re-
garding reclassification. The teachers,
however. have been removed from the
reclassification bill as it passed the
House.
The committee heard the request of
the school authorities for 281 new
teachers at total salary cost of
sympathetic desire and intent to fur
nish as many additional teachers as
may be shown to be necessary 1t can
be stated positively that there will be
a considerable increase in the teach
ing force. sufficient to supply all
buildings that may be in condition
The provision for pay of janitors in
the schools has not yet been consid-
cred in the hearings, but will be to-
morrow.
VIII Consider Tuberculnr Provision.
Among the new items to be consid-
$4,000 for maintenance, equipmen,
and furnishing schools for tuberculaI
children and fof extending the equip
ment of the Harrison School for tu.
bercular children.
The school building and school land
budget. totaling s2,156,ooo, includes
| the following new items:
For completing the construction OF
a junior high school north of Taylor
street and east of 14th street, 5000. 900.
For completing the construction OF
+, a Junior high school on the site In the
vicinity of Gage, Emery and Ecking-
ton schools, 100000.
For the erection of an eight-room
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