The Washington herald., 1922-03-09
Senate Passes. $1,500,OOO
Provision for Greater
Water Supply.
BIG AID TO SCHOOLS
AND FAIRGROUNDS
New Fire Equipment and
Paving of Streets
Ordered.

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schools. hospitals. other local insti-
tutiOns, and streets. passed by the
Senate, did much to neutralize the
parsimony of the Bureau of the
Budget and the Lower House Of
Congress, in the opinion OF men,
bers OF the Senate yesterday.
An additional water supply for
the District, ignored by the Bureau
| OF the Budget and the House, was
provided for by the Senate. which
voted s1.5Oo.00o Immediately for
this purpose.
For the purchase or condemra-
ton OF a piece of ground to take
the place Of the Columbia Heights
Playground. $4,000 was provided
by an amenrdmnt to the bill passed
by the Senate.
Fairgrounds Get More.
Amendment so increased the sum
to be expended for Fairgrounds
from $109,220 TO s159.22o
For an addition to the Lovejoy
School of eight rooms, includln,r
the necessary land. $4,000 is pro-
Vided. The same number of rooms
to be added to the Phillips Schoo.
carries an Appropriation Of $4,000
Provision for purchase of a new
site on which to locate a 16-room
building to take the place of the
Tenley School is provided for in
an amendment and the amount is
placed at $4,000.
Schools Are Aided.
For continuation of the construc-
tion Of junior high school north
Of Taylor street and east of Four
tcenth street 100000 is approx
mated with the understanding that
the limit OF the cost be increased
to 100000. The building when
completed sto contain not less than
twenty-four classrooms
To continue the construction Of a
junior high school on the site in the
vicinity of the Gage. Emery and
lexington schools, 100000 has
been added by an amendment with
the limit of cose raised to $400, 600.
For purchase of land adjoining
the Dunbar High School $4,000 is
provided in an amendment which
also sets aside $4,000 to buy land
adjoining the Armstrong Manual
Tt aiming School.
An addition 10 the Armstrong
School, to cost s5o0,00 and to in
clude an assembly hall. additional
classrooms. shops. Laboratories, etc.
Is planned. With the understand
ing that the cost shall not be in
excess of this amount. 500. 200 was
provided to start work. The build
ing. according to the amendment.
shall not contain less than twenty
four rooms.
Homie for Feeble Minded.
Twenty-four rooms are to be
added to the Western High School
and repairs to the present building
are provided for in amendment 116.
Another amendment appropriates
$500, 900 for a site to be located in
the District upon which shall be
erected a home and school for the
feeble minded. II property is not
available in the District the school
may be erected in Maryland or
Virginia.
The bill as amended removes any
specific ratio between the District
and Federal government in regard
to the apportionment of expenses.
The Jones amendment destroys the
$3.50 and 60-40 plans. providing
only that the general expenses of
the District of Columbia shall be
chargeable to and payable out OF
the funds of the Treasury OF the
United States, and that the rate OF
taxation of the District shall be
fair and reasonable:
Libraries Arc Assisted.
The generosity of the Senate ex-
tended to practically every appro-
priation made in the original bill.
For the Southeast Branch Libra
ry, $1,000 was appropriated.
For repairs and improvements to
buildings and equipment for free
public libraries. $4,000 was pro-
vided. :,
Five. thousand dollars was added
to mark historical places in the
District,
For alterations and improve
use as a property yard, $4,000 was
added. /
Under the permit system for paw
ing roadways, $4,000 was provided
and $4,000 was added for the paw
ing of the west side Of Connecticut
avenue, Ingomar street to Chevy
Chase Circle, to be sixty feet wide.
street to BE Paved.
For the paving of East Cap1tal
street, Fifteenth street to Eight
eenth street. fifty feet wide. $4,000
was added. g.,
On Rhode Island avenue from
Twelfth street to Sixteenth street.
$4,000 was added for, paving.
For paving Twelfth street from
Michigan avenue to Upshur street,
$4,000 was added.
The paving of Randolph street
from Thirteenth street to Four
teenth street. was placed at $1,000.
To pave Twenty-eighth street
from Woodley road TO Cathedral
avenue, $4,000 was provided.
New Fire Equipmert.
Twenty thousand dollars was
added to the bill to, erect a station
house in the suburban section Of the
city and $16,300 was added for the
purchase of two combination chem
ical and hose wagons for the Fire
Department.
Two new pumping engines at
$4,000 each were ordered. and
5000 was provided for alterations
to No. 1s Engine house.
For necessary repairs 10 the an
mex contagious disease ward) OF
the Garfield Memorial Hospital,
5000. was provided.