Evening star., 1922-03-08
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
: BILL PASSED BY
SENATE WITH RIDER
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equal to the unexpended or unappro-
priated surpluSes of the District reve-
nue. shown by the reports of the Com.
mtsSioners TO have been heretofore
accumulated and deposited in the
Treasury CT the United States in ad-
dition to the estimates submitted for
the next fiscal year is hereby author
lied. and hereafter there shall be no
limit upon the amount of the eSti-
mates to be submitted to Congress to
meet the annual needs of the District,
aty 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 $1,000 of value thereof shall be
exempt. and shall not be taken into
consideration in fixing such value"
With regard to the item of 100000
to pay interest and part of the sink
ing fund on the funded debt che Sem
ate agreed to Il committee amend
ment which makes this money pay
able one-half out of the revenues of
the District and one-half out of the
federal Treasury, as in the past. The
House left the appropriation to be
made On the 60-40 plan.
Water Amendment Adopted.
The Senate adopted, practically
without debate, many of the impor-
tant increases proposed by the Senate
committee over the House bill. The
committee amendment providing
S1,500,0O0 for work on an increased
water supply for the District, with
authorizat ton to contract for $1,450,-
600 more, went through the Senate
without word of opposition being
said. a The House omitted any pro-
The items for new parks.
klingle Road. Piney Branch and Pat
terson tracts. We're also adopted with
out debate. just as placed in the bill
by the Senate committee. The House
made TO provision for these parks.
The Senate fixed the limit of cost for
them as follows:
Klingle Road. s1S6.600; Piney Branch,
S237,70O, and Patterson tract, 100000,
and made 100000 Immediately avail
able for use in their purchase.
The increases provided for the pub
lie schools, the etropOlitan police,
street improvements, additiOnak,bu:id-
ing inspectors over the House bill as
recommended by the Senate compit-
tee were all adopted.
Vital School Items Passed.
The Senate agreed to committee
amendment authorizing the appoint
ment of a business manager for the
public schools at salary of $4,000.
The House made no such provision.
The Senate increased the House item
on salaries for night schools from
$4,000 to 100000. A provision was in
serted in the bill by the Senate to the
effect that the law prohibiting gov
ernment employees from receiving two
salaries from the government shall
not apply. to persons in the federal
employ who are also teachers in the
night schools of the District.
The teachers retirement fund for
payment of annuities was increased
from S36.500, as carried in the House
bill, to $4O.500.
For salaries of janitors. matrons,
etc, in the schools. the House total
was increased from $236,S10 to $249;t
$50
For repairs and improvements of
school buildings the House item of
100000 was Increased to $250,000.
The House item for furniture for
new schools and additions to schools
was increased by the Senate from
s101,76O to $125O00, and the House
schools. manual training shops, new,
was increased from $4,000 to
s1S3,24o.
The Senate adopted an amendment
offered by the committee for the equip
ment, grading and improving of six ad-
ditional school yards for the purposes
of play of pupils. $2,40o.
The item for the community GEN.
ters, for salaries, ETC., of $4,000 -un-
der the House bill was to be paid
wholly out of the revenues of the Dis
trict, but this language was stricken
from the bill by the Senate.
School Building Funds.
New items for public school build
ings and grounds added by the Senate
were as follows:
addition to the Lovejoy School, in
Guiding additional land, $4,000.
For an eight-room addition to the
Phillips School, including additional
land, $4,000.
For the purchase of new site on
which to locate a sixteen-room build
ing to take the place of the Tenley
School, s25,00O.
For continuing the construction of
junior high school north Of Taylor
street and east of 14th street, 100000,
and the limit of cost is increased to
100000, and the Commissioners are
authorized to enter into contract or
contracts to the extent of the -increas-
ed limit authorized; provided, that
this building shall, when completed,
contain not less than twenty-four
classrooms.
For continuing the construction of
a junior high school on the site in the
vicinity of the Gage, Emery and Eek
ington schools, 100000, and the limit
of cost is increased to 100000, and
the Commissioners are authorized to
enter into contract or contracts to the
extent of the increased limit author
ized; provided, the building shall,
when completed, contain not less than
twenty-four classrooms.
For the purchase of land ad5oin-
ing the Dunbar High School, 5000
For land adjoining the Armstrong
Manual Training School. $50,0OO.
For beginning the erection OF an ad-
dition to the Armstrong Manual Train
ing School, to include an assembly hall,
additional classrooms, shops and labo-
ratories within a limit of cost Of $780,
600. which is authorized, $780, 900. and
the Commissioners are authorized to
enter into contract or contracts for the
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