Evening star., 1922-02-28
SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS. -
$3,53e, ,1e4 to D. C. APPROPRIATIONS
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chase of site for this building is
made available for the erection OF
| the building.
The appropriation for salaries OF
teachers and janitors in night schools
is increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
The items Of increase for the police
department include provision for
seventy-five additional privates OF
class ! at s1.4So each. The Senate
committee made this increase In the
police force in view of the growth OF
quite protection.
The committee added $4,000 for a
new station house in the suburban
section OF the District, and added
$4,000 to the appropriation for the
purchase of motor vehicles for the
police.
Under the head of improvements
and repairs the committee increased
| the item for assessment and permit
work from $225.ooo to $2s5.0o0. For
paving roadways under the permi,
system an item of $4,000 was recon-
mended.
Street improvements.
Street improvements are recon-
mended as follows:
Eorthwest-For paving west side
of Connecticut avenue. Ingomar stree,
to Chevy Chase Circle. sixty fee,
wide, $4,000.
NORTHEASTERN paving East Capitol
feet wide, $4,000.
Sortheast-For paving Rhode Is.
land avenue. 18th to 18th streets. fifty
feet wide. $45.ooo.
Northeast: For paving 18th street.
Michigan avenue to Upshur street
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Northwest: For paving Randolph
thirty feet wide. $1,000.
Northwest: For paving 2Sth street
from Woodley road to Cathedral
For the grading of streets, alleys
and roads an item of s35,000 is in.
creased to $4,000.
For current work of repairs OF
streets. avenues and alleys. includ-
phalt pavements the appropriation
is increased from $431.250 to $780, 900
For construction and repair of side
walks and curbs around public res
Iervations the item is increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Senate committee in providing
for the payment Of interest and for
the sinking on the funded debt made
this money payable one-half out OF
the revenues of the District and one
half out Of the federal Treasury.
Would Buy Parks.
The committee authorized the pur-
chase for public parks Of the Klingle
Road Valley Park, containing about
seventeen acres. at cost Of siS6.6o0;
the Piney Branch Valley Park. at a
cost OF $237.700. and the Patterson
tract, at a cost of 100000. 1t appro.
priated 100000 toward the purchase
| of these parks.
To meet the needs of the office OF
the building inspector, which has beer
emphasized since the collapse of the
knickerbocker Theater, the Senate
committee has provided four addi'
tional assistant inspectors Of build.
ings at $4,000 each. making a tota
1t has also provided for an additional
clerk for this office at $1.140.
In the office Of the inspector OF
plumbing an additional principal as.
sistant inspector is provided at $3.50
For Library Branch.
For the Southeast branch of the
Public Library. the Senate committed
has inserted an item Of $1,000 FOL
salaries in connection with the or
ganization of that branch: A provise
is added that no person shall be EN-
ployed in that work at rate Of com
pensation exceeding $500 a year
The committee also added $4,000 fo'
the purchase OF books. periodical;
and newspapers for the library ant
all branches, making the total $17.
500. For repairs and improvements Il
the buildings. $4,000 is provided.
4 For the purchase or condemnation
of a piece of ground to take thu
place of Columbia Heights play
grounds, an item of s50,000 was In
serted.
decreases for Sewers.
kfnx
has increased the item for main ant
pine sewers and receiving basin!
from $4,000 to s1s5.0oo. the itel
for suburban sewers, from Sl23,eo'
to $150.00o.
For cleaning the streets and SNOW
Iem9Ia tenn from ms $3.50 600 to stoo. 900.
| Increases made for the fire depart
1ment include one additional combina
ton chemical and hose wagon. moto
driven. $3.50. thereby providing 10
two such wagons; for ,Iadia additiGna t;nz
motor driven, at s12,5oo. providing TO
two such engines: for repairs. i'm
provements and alterations to engin
house No. Is, D street, between l2ll
and 18th streets northwest. $5.00o.
| The Senate committee has increased
the emer gency fund to be used in cas-
or storm. from $4,000 to $4,000.
Repair Of Hospital.
For repairs to the old Psychopathi
Hospital building to make 1t availa
BILE for female nurses and employe
an item of $4,000 has been added.
The Senate committee has insertet
and the erection thereon Of hom'
and school for feeble-minded person
at a total cost not exceeding $500,
900. of which not more than s40.oo'
shall be expended for site. Or tni'
sum. sle5.ooo is made available fol
use Immediately.
Blind, located at 1928 H street, north
west, $4,000 has been added.
For the Columbia Polytechnic IN
stitute for the Blind at 1908 II stree
northwest, there has been adde'
$500.
For the support of indigent insan
preparation has been increased fror
$S50.000 to 100000.
The Senate committee has provided
for eight additional privates for parl
police at S1,36o each, making a tota
Of sixty-one park police privates.
in East Potomac Park 5000 has beef
For the construction Of a bathing
beach and bathhouse for the coloret
population of the city the appropria
ton has been Increased from $s5.ooo t
$4,000.
The changes made in the amount!
in the bill by the Senate committe,
are summarized In the report as fol
lows:
General expenses-Executive office
salaries, $1o.6s0; care Of Distric
building. 81 200: assessors office