The Washington times., 1923-01-04
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SLASH IN
| I { MS
MADE
Schools, Salaries and Sewers
Suffer Most Streets
Literally Dealt With.

The District appropriations bill
Cor the fiscal year 1924, with
slashing reductions all along the
line from the estimates submit
ted by the Bureau of the Budget,
was reported to the House today
by the Appropriations Committee.
The bill carries a total of $22,-
624,S95, which is $926,2S5 less
than the budget estimates and
$226,714.8 80 less than the appro-
priation for 1928.
Cuts Many and Heavy.
The outstanding cuts made by the
commfttee. from the budget estimates
are: Salaries, $40, $40; public play.
grounds, $5 600; sewers, $4,000; col
lection and disposal of refuse, $685.
600: electrical department, $43,500;
public schools. $225, $50; police de-
partment, $13,500; fire department.
$I4, 500; health department, $11,41O;
courts. S19.525; charities and correc-
lions. $1g9 $50; buildings n d
grounds In and around Washington
$11T,37O; Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway Commission, $4,000. 5.
The total amount recommended
by the committee for the public
schools is SIS, 641, 572. This is $22o,-
$50 less than the estimates OF the
Budget Bureau and $S5s,z2s less
than the appropriation for 1879.
man Louis C. Cramton of Michigan,
who acted as chairman of the sub
committee which conducted the
hearings on the bill in the absence
of Chairman Davis, who was absent
because of illness, states that the
committee has pursued very lib
eral policy with respect to the
items.
176 Teachers Allowed.
OF the provision in the estimates
for 1876 additional principals apo
teachers, the report says, ITO nave
been allowed. The report says:
1.-The complete program proposed
An the budget and recommended by
the committee in the bill, including
additional school Fairgrounds. Is as
follows:
Continuing the construction OF an
addition to the Armstrong Manual
Training School, $500. 900.
For beginning the remodeling OF
and the construction Of an addition
TO the Western High School, to pro-
vide a new assembly hall, a gym
nasium for boys. gymnasium TOT
girls, and additional classrooms'
100000, and the commissioners are
hereby authorized to enter INTO
contract or contracts for SAID re-
modelling and extension at COST
not to exceed $55O,O00.
For the purchase OF a site On
which to locate a sixteen-room
building between Georgia avenue
and Sixteenth street northwest
north of Park road, $50, 900.
For the purchase Of a new site
nm which to locate a sixteen-room
building in the vicinity Of and to
relieve the Tenley School, $4,000.
For the purchase Of new site
for the Mckinley Manual Training
School, $215,o00.
For the purchase Of land adjoining
the Garnet.Patterson Schools to pro-
vide for the remodeling and the con-
etruction of an addition to the
schools, $780, 900.
For the erection Of an eight-room
extensible building on the site to be
purchased in the vicinity OF Georgia
avenue and Sixteenth street north
west. north of Park road, 10000.
For the erection of an eight-roor1
extensible. building, including a
combinatiof4 assembly hall and
gymnasium, on the site to be pur-
chased in the vicinity OF, and to
relieve the Tenfey School, $3.50, 900.
For beginning construction OF a
third story addition to the thomson
School, $50 1000, and the Commission
ers are authorized to enter into
contract for said addition at a total
cost not to exceed $135.000.
For equipment, grading, ana I'M
proving eight additional school
yards for the purpose of play OF
pupils, $4,000; provided, That such
Fairgrounds shall be kept open for
play purposes in accordance with
the schedule maintained for play
grounds under the Jurisdiction OF
| the playground department.
In all, 81, 204 900.
For beginning the erection Of 9
ixteen-room building, including q
Combination assembly hall and gym
nasum, to replace the old John r
Cook School. 500 900, and the Com
kmissioners are hereby authorized
to enter into contract or contracts
for such building at a cost not II
exceed $250,000
For the purchase Of additional
land in the vicinity of the Slater
Langston Cook Schools, $50 900.
For the purchase Of a new sit.