Evening star., 1923-01-21

Provided, further, That no change Of
! location OF the roadways shall be
| made in any built-up subdivision,
but changes Of location as may be
| or ip subdiyided areas unbuilt UP may
be made: there Is hereby appropri-
ated for this purpose the sum OF $780,
600 out OF any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated for
the payment OF salaries Of technical
and clerical employees, the purchase
OF necessary materials and labor"
The committee also has recommend
ed an amendment to be offered from
| the hoor which directs the board Of
engineers constituted by the act Of
March, 1911. through the chief Of en-
gineers, to report on or before the
frst day of the next session OF Con-
gress recommending such modiflca-
tions In the existing project for Ana
costa Park above Benning bridge as
may appear desirable In the interest
of economy"
Still another Of these amendments
authorizes the Commissioners to ad-
init patients to the tuberculosis Hos
pttal at rates to be determined by the
commissioners. The money received
from them is to be used for the up
keep Of the hospital
two OF the proposed committee
amendments, to be offered from the
floor, would restore to the bill pro-
| reported to the House from the House
appropriations committee. dealing
with Rock Creek Parkway Commis-
sion and the appropriation for con-
tinuing the work on the increased
| water supply for the District.
Increases In Bill.
The increases in the bill reported
the bill itself as reported, follow:
General expenses-Executive Office,
salaries and expenses. $74S collec-
tors office. $1,000; municipal archi-
tects Office, .s22oo; public utilities
general expenses. Sls.39S.
free public Observation-Disclosures
branch. $1,000.
Contingent and miscellaneous ex-
e0o; postage on official mail matter,
$4,000. Total contingent aud miscAl-
| laneous expenses. $4,000.
street and road Improvement and
repair-Trees and parkings, $4,000.
Dead animals. etc, 10000
| Electrical department-General sup
plies repairs, etc. S&.5e0; street light
ing, $4,000: replacing gas lamps and
Public schools-Salaries. ss.75o;
transportation of pupils attending
| tubereuiar schools, $1,000; purchase OF
apparatus, fixtures, specimens and
equipment for laboratories, $1.66o;
rensirss iens ssa amd md improvements to build
Metropolitan police-Fuel. $4,000;
| maintenance of motor vehicles. sl8,-
eooi marking trafic lines. $500: har-
na, por patrol, fuel; etc, $500, aan Total
| Fire depatment-Forage $500.
| Health Observation-Disclosures of
disinfecting service. $500; bacter-
1otogicai LABORATORY; 500; chemical
laboratory $3.50: dairy farm inspeo-
$3.50: child hygiene service. $4,000.
| Total. health department. $s,1e6.
Charities and corrections - Board
OF charities, motor ambulances, $3.50;
screens for Jail, 1890; reformatory.
| Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hos
| pltal. $4,000; Gallinger Municipal
| Hospital. repairs. $4,000; board of
| Ghlafens guardians. salaries, $4,000:
| industrial Home School for Colored
| Children. cottage for boys. $4,000;
Home for the Aged and Infrm, sal.
aries; $3.50; National Library for the
| hlind, aid and support, $4,000; Co
1umbla Poiytechnic Institute, $1,50o.
!rotas charities and corrections,
Public buildings and grounds-Im-
| grounds. $4,000; plans and designs
| fer development of the Rock Creek
ana ana petoman parkway. $4,000; sea
and north line of G street, including
| hliing. $4,000; comfort station and
shelter At Hains Point Potomac
rark, sis;coe; lighting the public
ings and grounds. $4,000. '4
Decreases ReeemmeudeI.
Il
mended by the committee are siSI eSc
| Tor paving. repaving. grading and i'm.
proving certain streets, avenues snd
| suburhan roads and streets, and sIS'.
osS ailewsnce TO principals of grade
| The gross decreases for street and
ROAD Improvements proposed are as
follows: e15,e00 for PAVING Geovcis
avenue, Military road to Dahlia street:
1er paving Bladensburg road from end
ton is reduced from $4,000 to sI1ol.
| geo; for paving Canal road, Aoueduc,
bridge to Foxall Goad, sec, 900; for nav.
ing si:snss place, 1eth greet to 18th
by the following proposed imprnvs'
ments included in the bin by the com.
Northwest: For paving Kenyon
street, Mount Pleasant street tc
.NcSh 0tTCCLs &1lsVVVp
Northwest: For paving Kansas ave.
nue., Quincy street to Shepherd street
Northwest: For paving 18th street,
Allison street to Iowa avenue, $500:
Northwest: For paving Buchanan
street. Georgia avenue to 14th street
Northwest. For paving 9Th street
Quackenbos street to Rittenhousl
street. $500.
e9ea7oo fer Streets.
The total amount for street I'm
provements" as recommended by the
Senate committee 10 35s3.7o0 as com
pared TO $4,000 carried In the House
bill.
The Senate committee struck from
the bill proviso OF the House to ths
| effect that until the constitutionality
Of the act creating the minimum wags
board was determined by the Supreme
| Court tho expenditures for the board
should be limited.
II struck out, too. Q proviso OF the
i House relating 70 maintenance, repair
l and operation OF motor vehicles used
/ exclusively for o6ncial purposes. iiua-
litinT expenditures for those purposes
/ and calling for detailed reports from
the Commiesioner6.
i The committee ins9rted an Item OF
q, $50 for Snasieing tratlo ltaAg foe oSuoB-
Walko q geSsit tntAzoectlenA