The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
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PRESSURE
NEED IS
IGNORED
Provision for Only One New
School Brings Disappoint-
rnent in Final Figures.
Other District budget news
|. win Be found On Page 4.

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mates 81 the District of CoIpnIis
for the fiscal year ] 921 ~ 8 uere
submitted to Congress ~
the Bureau of the Bud ~
estinnate repreae1it all N ok
$702, 987 over the app 0pfiatioIl
for the Districs Tor the. present
fiscal year and some &1z 600, 900
below the first and original esti-
mates of the District Commits
sioners.
Causes For Disappointment.
The new budget undoubtedly win
cause considerable disappointment
inasmuch as only one new school
building is provided for the next
fiscal year The fire department,
granted additional apparatus and
two more fire houses, received the
best treatment at the hands OF the
bureau.
There are no outstanding features
IN the estimates most OF the items
being repetitiOns Of the same PASS
ed by Congress last year. No
6ISdtAJ AInpOEtAH AAOW pAOJCDsn s-AS
provided.
An appropriation for 500 900 for
paving seventy-five streets and
roads in the northwest. northeast
and southeast sections is probably
the biggest new project.
Every department Of the District
government received an increase in
its allowance as compared with the
present year, but this boost does not
provide for permanent improve
ments.
The expected appropriation Of ST.
SOC, 900 to continue work on the
Great Falls conduit is slashed to
$500, 900. However, in another part
OF the budget nearly $3.50. 900 is pro-
vided for to construct much needed
additional water mains throughout
the city, larger than those now In
use.
The fire departments get more
than half dozen pieces Of motor
apparatus, in addition to new lire
houses near Twelfth and II streets
northeast. and Conduit road north
west. Seventeen additional firemen
are included in the budget bureaus
recommendation.
The police department gets q slight
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only changes will be the addition Of
twenty.one privates and one inepec-
tor. Other items are repetitions Of
appropriations for this year.
The schools, with an appropriar
ton, exclusive of items for buildings
and grounds, of $6.2S5,72O, have an
increase of more than $500, 900.
There is another item OF $1,6S7, 500
for buildings and grounds, an In.
crease of more than $500.
One new Junior High school viii
be located in northeast Washington
near. the Taylor school, to, cost $780,
900, the budget provides. Appropri.
alton for this school is made avaiIa.
BILE Immediately after the District
appropriation bill is passed.
Western High school Is given
$4,000 to erect an addition, and
$125,000 to construct an athletic adj
dition. The rest Of the money for
buildings and grounds goes toward
the purchasing Of a site for three
ton Of several other schools.
Tubercular School Provided.
The question OF the location OF the
tubercular school for children is dis
posed of by the Budget Bureau in
directing the Commissioners to erect
the school on the grounds Of the
tuberculosis Hospital on Fourteenth
street northwest
Three additional playground sites
are provil. ID for. two Of them being
additions to existing grounds. The
playground department Is given
$21 900 to open school Fairgrounds
in the summer. an increase Of $6 900.
When the District commissioners