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cific projects not included in the bud
+ get aggregating $l54,7O0, and Is pro-
: viding for all of the budget items
except the one for paving Massachu-
setts avenue northwest from street
to Wisconsin avenue and one other
for paving Rock Creek Church road
from 5th street to Upshur street"
The appropriations committee goes
T on record as favoring a graduated Ii
cense fee for commercial trucks. In
discussing this matter Chairman
! Cramton says that the District Com
missioners are now studying this pro-
poSal, and says:
Urges Sliding Truck Fee.
With respect to the growing size
of commercial vehicles, so injurious
to the roadways, the Commissioners
are now engaged in a study of the
subject, with the view to promulgat-
ing rules which will lessen their de-
structiveness. The fact is. CONNER
ctal trucks should be required to pay
! larger license fee. The weight OF
such vehicles operating in the Dis
trict is restricted to tifteen gross tons,
but the license fee is based on the
. horsepower (39 Stat, 1012). Hence, a
commercial truck of the largest size
may have horsepower rating which
would require the payment of Ii
cense fee no larger than required of
me lighteSt passenger motor vehicle.
This is matter that the committee
believes might we'll be looked into.
Z The maximum fee now charged for
{ The licensing and registration of any
motor vehicle in the District of Co
5 1umbfa is $i0."
The school appropriations recon-
mended include provision for 176 ad-
dltional principals and teachers as
against 1876 recommended by the
budget bureau. Chairman Cramton
explained that 'the committee has
pursued a Gha-aI Yonliry with re-
Spect TO school items generally, the
reductions proposed being in a prac-
tically negligible amount as to any
OF the more essential or important
items. The report explains that for
the most part the new principals and
teachers are required for employment
in the schools now under construction
which will become available just be-
fore or during the next school term.
and to relieve the shortage which
now exists in the number of teach
erS available for giving instruction
in special subjects. The reduction of
establishment of a new class of
school officials to be in charge OF
elementary schools with sixteen or
more classrooms, and to be deSlg-
mated administrative principals,
The present practice is to detail
teachers of class five as administra-
tive principals and to pay them ad-
ditional compensation, as provided
by law, at the rate of $50 per annum
per room.
'aThe committee is not aware of any
pressing necessity for inaugurating
different procedure" the report
says.
Study Building Situation.
"The committee has given particu--
1arly careful study to the subject OF
buildings and grounds required lot
the public schools and is recommend
ing to the House the entire program
for the acquisition of land and the
erection of buildings as carried in the
estimates before Congress.
The report continues:
"The COMMITTEES is impressed with
the need of expansion in this direc-
tton. and believes that the items rec
commended in the budget are all oe-
sirable and indicate proper conslo-
Grafton of the needs OF the future as
we'll as the present. The items tnus
recommended are those which are
stated by the superintendent of
schools as being the most urgently
needed
this problem, the committee has not
only studied the estimates before
Congress-, but has examined the rec
concentrations of the board OF educa-
tion. and finds that the program rec
commended by the budget and ap-
proved by this committee not only IN
cludes the items which the board or
education indorseS as the most ur-
gent. but 1t includes the only items
in the program of the board OF edu-
cation that have reference to an early
increase in the seating capacity OF
the schools.
1.-The complete program proposed in
the budget and recommendea Dy tne
committee in this bill. including addl-
tional school Fairgrounds, is as tol-
lows:
Complete Program Proposed.
Continuing the construction OF an
addition to the Armstrong Manual
Training School. 100000.
For beginning the remodeltng OF
and the Construction of an addition
to the Western High School, to pro-
vide a new assembly hall, a gym
nasium for boys, a gymnasium LOT
uirls and additional classrooms, $780,
Soo and the Commissioners are here
by authorized to enter into contract
or contracts for said remodeling ana
extension at a cost not TO exceed
S550.000.
TO locate a sixteen-room building be-
tween Georgia avenue and 18th street
northwest, north of Park road, $780,
600
For the purchase of a new site on
which to locate a sixteen-room build
ing in the vicinity of and to relieve
the Tenley School, $4,000.
For the purchase of a new site for
the Mckinley Manual Training School, !
$215,000.
"For the purchase of land adjoining |
the Garn et-PatterSon schools to pro- |
vide for the remodeling and the con- !
struction of an addition to the Schools !
$4,000.
"For the erection of an eight-rbom |
extensible building on the site to be |
purchased in the vicinity of Georgia |
avenue and 10Th street northwest, |
north of Park road, $4,000. |
. hn IF n
extensibIe building, including COM |
bination assembly hall and gymna- |
sium, on the site to be purchased in !
the vicinity of. and to relieve the /
Tenley School, $160,o00;
For beginning the erection of six /
teen-room building, including a COM
bination assembly hall and gymna-
sium, to replace the old John F. Cook /
School, 100000, and the Commission |
ers are hereby authorized to enter
building at a cost not to exceed $780, |
900;
For the purchase of additional land
in the vicinity of the Slater-I.angston |
(Cook) schools, $4,000;
For the purchase of new site on |
which to locate a junior high school
between Goth street and Rock creek
and K and o streets northwest or vi
cinity, $50,000;
For beginning construction of a
third-story addition to the Thomson
School, 100000, and the Commission /
ers are authorized to enter into con-
tract for said addition at a total cost
not to exceed $135,000.
For equipment grading and inn
proving eight additional school yards |
for the purposes of play of pupils, |
$4,000: Provided, That such play
grounds shall be kept open for play |
purposes in accordance with the |
schedule maintained for Fairgrounds
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