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lie reservations. etc. from $4,000 I
$4,000 was lost.

More Money for Repairs.
The conferees agreed to fix the item
for current work for repairs to sub
urban roads and streets at $225,000.
The House provided 100000 and the
Senate increased 1t to $250.000.
A Senate amendment increasing the
items for main and pipe sewers from
$3.50. 900 to $125.080 was agreed to. and
the Senate amendments increasing the
items for suburban sewers from
$l25. 900 to $4,000 was lost
The conferees agreed to fix the
items for dust prevention, street
cleaning and snow removal at $375.-
600. The House. fxed this item at
$3.50. 900 and the Senate increased 1t
to 100000.
A Senate committee amendment for
the purchase or condemnation OF
ground to take the place of Columbia
Heights playground, providing $50.OOO.
has been agreed to by the conferees.
with modification that the sum shall
be $4,000. but Is one of those items
which will be referred to the House.
Hospital Appropriation.
An item Of $1,000 for repairs to
the contagious disease ward of Car
field Hospital was stricken out. The
conferees modified Senate amend
ment Increasing the item of $4,000
for clinical examinations and advice
and care of children under six years
Child Welfare Society, to 100000. SO
that 1t should be $4,000.
A Senate amendment providing
$4,000 to aid persons of moderate
| means suffering from tuberculosis, to
obtain sanatarium and hospital care.
was stricken out.
A Senate amendment providing
$4,000. instead of $4,000. to be. used In
| cases of emergency, such as riots
| and pestilence, was lost.
The conferees agreed to Senate
amendment increasing the item OF
preme Court from $4,000 to $4,000
A Senate amendment providing thai
hereafter patients may be admitted
to the tuberculosis Hospital for care
and treatment, at such rates as may
be established by the Commissioners
! amendment increasing the item fol-
the Casualty Hospital. from $4,000
to $4,000.
Compromise Mt $4,000.
An item for maintenance of tht
Gallinger Municipal Hospital. fixed al
$4,000 by the House and at $4,000
by the Senate. was compromised Al
| $4,000. A Senate amendment pro-
| viding $4,000 for repairs to build.
Ing of the old psychopathic hospital
to make 1t available for female nurse,
! and female employees. was agreed to
The appropriation for the municipal
lodging house. was fixed by the con
ferees at 5000. compromise agree
ment.
| Senate amendments providing 81 .
for the National Library for
! Blind and $500 for the Colum.
| Polytechnic Institute for tn. Blinc
have been agreed to by the conferees
but are among those items that mus'
go to the House
| nd g., II n.
item for the support Of INDECENT in
| sane of the District in st. Elizabeth,
Hospital from $S50,000 to $500, 900 wal
lost.
Fffty-Five Park Police.
| The conferees agreed that there
| should be flfty-f1ve privates in thu
park police as a compromise between
| fffty-three proposed by the House
| and sixty-one proposed by the Senate
Senate amendments increasing tn,
! appropriation for improvement ant
maitenance of West Potomac Parl
from $4,000 to 100000 and East Pc.
| tomac Park from $4,000 to $4,000
| were agreed to, and also a Senate
| amendment for placing special por'
| tions Of the parks in condition fol
| outdoor sports from $4,000 to $4,000
A Senate amendment to provide fol
| the increased cost in park mainte.
| nance. at $4,000 instead Of $4,000
was lost.
| The conferees agreed to a Senate
| amendment providing $4,000 for thu
I tidal basin, bathhouse and beach, in.
stead of $4,000.
| A Senate amendment providing $50.
| 900 instead of $4,000 for the con.
| struction of bathing beach and bath
/ house for the colored was lost.
| The conferees agreed to a Senate
amendment providing $1,000 for the
| care and maintenance of Mount Yer.
| non Park. and they struck out Sen
\ ate amendment providing $4,000 fol
| the operation of pumps for the foun.
| tain in Dupont Circle.
| A Senate amendment increasing tn,
| items for installing water meters or
| services to private residences ant
business places from 100000 t.
! $4,000 was lost.