Evening star., 1924-05-25
SENATE BILL GIVES
S3,449:322 TO D. c.
OVER HOUSE TOTAL
Reported Measure, Carrying
S28,102,019, May Come
Up Tomorrow.
AMENDMENT TO ORDER
$4,5OO,OOO SURPLUS USE
Recorder of Deeds Building and
Additional Parks Will Be
Asked as Extra Items.

The District appropriation bill for
the fiscal year 1925, carrying a total
of s2S,102,019, which is S3,449,322
greater than the House bill. was re-
ported to the Senate yesterday after
noon from the Senate appropriations
committee.
Senator Phipps of Colorado, who
made the report for the committee
announced that he would call the bill
up at the earliest opportunity, prob
ably tomorrow.
Cramton Plan Discarded.
The committee struck out the
Cramton amendment. which provided
&>.000,000 as the federal governments
contribution toward the upkeep of
the District, and substituted the fol-
lowing: '$14 900 900, or, in lieu there
of. 40 per centum of each of the fol-
lowing sums, except those herein d.
rected to be paid otherwise"
The effect of this amendment is to
restore the 60-4o plan Of appropriate
Ing for the District. The committee
inserted s14,0o0,000, so that when the
bill goes to conference the conferees
of the Senate will have a more ade-
nuate lump sum to discuss with the
House conferees along with the 60-4O
plan.
Favor Use of Surplus.
The committee authorized Senator
1hippS to offer number of important
proposed amendments to the bill from
the floor of the Senate. One of these
would authorize the use by the Dis
trict of approximately $4,500,000 of
surplus District revenues, found by
the joint select committee of Con-
gress to be in the Treasury.
Another amendment approved by
the committee which Senator Phipps
is authorized to offer from the floor
provides for the construction of a
fireproof addition to the courthouse
of the District, at a cost not to eX-
ceed S135,000, for the use of the re-
corder of deeds and such other activi-
ties of the District government as the
District Commissioners may desig-
nate. The amendment proposes to
make Immediately available 100000,
and the architect of the Capitol is
directed to have plans for the build
ing prepared.
Still another amendment authorized
to be offered from the floor provides
for the purchase of the klingle Road
Valley Park at 100000, the Piney
Branch Valley Park, $155,0O0: areas
Ior widening Piney Branch Valley
Park west of 10th street, 100000; a
A.
$780, 900.
Total Fund $29.1G4,O18.
Should these amendments be adopt
ed by the Senate, as well as the other
amendments carried in the bill as re-
ported, they would add to the total
of the bill s1.062,000, with authorize
tion to contract up to s435,000 more
for the construction of the addition to
the District courthouse. The total ap-
preparation carried in the Senate bill
would then be $29.164.019.
The Senate committee has added to
the District bill larger amount than
to any other District bill submitted
to 1t in the past, 1t was said last
night. But members of the commit
tee feel that the House did not deal
wisely with the District; that 1t cut
the appropriations considerably be-
low the amounts contained In the
budget estimates. and that needed i'm
provements in the National Capital
should not longer be delayed.
The Senate, 1t is expected, will back
up its committee and put through the
District bill practically in the same
form as reported yesterday. The full
committee meeting yesterday agreed
to practically every amendment which
has been written into the bill by the
subcommittee headed by Senator
Phipps.
Water Item Largest.
The largest item Of increase is for
the increased water supply, $1,7OO,-
600, which, added to the 100000 al
lowed by the House, makes this item
s2,5oO,ooo.
The Senate committee added $1,051,-
4T2 for the public schools. This in
cIudes $3,750 for a business manager.
1t includes the following items for
buildings and grounds:
For the preparation of plans and
specifica tions for a new school build
ing for the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School, $1,000.
For the purchase of a site in the
northeast somewhere within a dis
tance of approximately a half mile
of the Taylor School, located in
suuare S91. and for construction of a
junior high school on said site in &C.
cordance with the plans and specif1-
cations used in the construction OF
the Langley and Mcfarland junior
high schools, 100000.
Purchase of School Site.
For the purchase OF a site for a
new school in the vicinity of Sd and
Rittenhouse streets northwest, sec, 900.
Purchase Of site, Burrville, $500.
Purchase of site in the vicinity of
5th and Buchanan streets northwest.
$4,000.
For athletic field for the Western
High School. $125,000.
For the purchase of site for new
school in the vicinity Of South Da-
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