The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27
Uncle Ted's Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and arown-ups, Too
ANOTHER SENSIBLE PLAN
FOR ORDERLY GOVERNMENT

It was a cold, crisp afternoon with
the sun radiant and sky of perfect
blue. Not a cloud put blemish on
that azure curtain above. Jack and
Ruth had returned from school, had q
lunch and then back out of doors
where they remained the entire after
noon. Jack was busy stacking cord
wood and cleaning up some trash back
of the house, and Ruth had busted her
self sweeping all the walks and the
front and back porches.
Now supper was over, and big one
it was, too. Everyone was quiet, ex-
cept mother and Uncle Ted who were
discussing the erection of new gar
age. Uncle Ted was saying that a
money in rents, and make the car more
convenient to the house when they
wanted to take ride.
'fI never could understand why
we do things that way" said Uncle
Ted. ''The way we have spent money
for rent and walked two blocks to get
the car every time we wanted it re-
minds me of the way the government
has been paying rents and permitting
the departments to be scattered all
over the city of Washington, thus add.
ing to the cost and difficulty of trans
acting business among them.'
CT herad somebody say, said Jack,
"that President Coolidge had a plan
to fix all that"
$50 he has, said Uncle Ted, "and
I believe you would be interested in a
story about it. In presenting the bud
get for 1925 to congress he had this
to say: Il also recommend the enact
ment of legislation which will author
ize a reasonable progressive building
program to meet the needs of the ex-
ecutive departments and establishments
of the government in the District of
Columbia. All of the permanent and
temperament buildings are more o,
less crowded, with an overflow which
of necessity is housed in temporary
buildings erected during the period oi
the late emergency. A program au
thorizing an expenditure of not ex
ceeding $5,oOO,OOO annually for period
of years would operate to gradually
relieve the existing unfortunate situa
tion and in the course of time give
adequate accommodations to the de
partments and establishments
"In the budget as presented by MI
Coolidge almost half million dollar
is asked for rent of many privat
buildings in Washington in which va
rious bureaus now have their offices
A large part of that sum would b
saved if public buildings could be pre-
vided to accommodate them all, bu
of course some of it would be repre-
sented by interest on the new invest
ment.
"During the war the government
built a great many temporary offic
buildings to take care of the wa
workers. Most of them were mad
only of wood, plaster, and cheap wa
board. They are fire traps, their four
dations are rotting away, and they ar
very uncomfortable and inefficient
Moreover, many of them were built o.
the famous Mall and other publ
parks. They should be cleared ava
and the land restored to its origina
purpose.
''While the saving in rent would b
considerable, the real object of Presi
dent Coolidge is to supplant thos
crowded temporary structures with per
manent buildings that will be n credi
to the national capital and permi
economy in the transaction of the pub
lie business. The item for beginnin!
their construction is not included il
the budget for the reason that it mus
first be authorized by law. You know
everything that goes into the bulge
must first have law Of congress tt
back it up. So Mr.. Coolidge has onl,
asked congress for authority to make
the expenditure. If the authority is
granted then he will ask for an actual
appropriation