The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-23
DEFICIENCY BILL
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buildings for the Mckinley Techni-
cal High School,, 81 zoo, 900; erection
| of an eight-room school building on
Calvert street northwest, SITS 200;
| construction of assembly hall and
gymnasium, mcfarland Junior High
School, 100000 purchase of land adj
| joining the Garnet-Patterson schools,
SIS. 900; eight.room addition to the
Bell School, $215,000; sixteen-room
building to replace the Brightwood
| School, $275 900; for construction Of
| an eight-room addition to the Park
View School, 1854, 900; eight-room adj
dition to the Cardozo School, $685.
| OeO; addition to the Armstrong Tech
nical High School, $4,000; remodel.
| ing of Western High School, SAT 1900;
purchase of a. site near the Adams
School, 100000; purchase Of addi-
| tional land for o street Vocational
| School, $4,000; and for purchase OF
| a site for a new junior high school
in Georgetown, 100000.
Urges School Project.
1.-THE school projects recommended.
to be appropriated in this bin from
the special fund are brought to the
committee as representing the most
| urgent and important of the school
| projects now pending in the so-called
| five-year building bill, "the commit
| tee states in its report to the House.
OF the remainder Of the appropria-
lions chargeable to the revenues of
the District the major amounts are.
as follows:
Realization Of positions under
J the classification act due to appeals
and promotions, 73.621.53; operation
Of the Mt. Pleasant branch library.
now nearing completion, $21 900;
extension of water and sewer sys-
TENS to accommodate new building
operations, $175,0OO; expenses OF
snow removal during the month Of
January, $35, 900; care of the insane
of the District in st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, $254,041.46, and for the
Rock Creek and Potomac parkway
completion, 100000.
THE latter item is included in
this bill due to uncertainty existing
at the time of the submission Of
the regular estimates as to whether
the commission in charge of the
work would not be superseded In
the performance of its duties by the
National Capital Park Commission
the committee reports.
100000 Needed for Lands.
"The Attorney General has ruled
that the Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway Commission should con-
tinue in existence until the acquisi-
ton of the land is completed, and
the committee therefore recon-
mends appropriation of 100000,
which is the final appropriation on
existing authorization of $1,000 900.
II is estimated that to comlete the
ACQUISITION of all lands authorized
to be taken will require 100000
more, but this sum can not be rec
commended until the limit of cost
| is increased.
|. The list of appropriations for the
District, payable from District reVe-
nues. includes the following: ,oo
Building inspection division, $4,43O.
! Plumbing inspection division,
$4,000.
er's office, $2ss.
Employees compensation fund,
Free public libraries: Salaries,
! $4,000. which is a reduction OF
| 81 ,622 below the budget estimates;
books and periodicals, $4,000; con-
| tingent expenses, $1,000; equip
ment for branch libraries. $1.75O,
and repairs to library buildings,
| $4,000
Miscellaneous Expenses.
Contingent and miscellaneous ex-
| penses: judicial expenses. 81 900
and refund of erroneous collec'
| tions, $1,000.
| Assessment and permit work on
sewers. $4,000.
Street improvements, $4,000.
| Police court: Compensation of
Jurors, $4,000; miscellaneous ex-
penses, 81 500, and furniture, $500.
District Supreme Court: Fees of
witnesses, $4,000 and fees Of
Jurors, 100000.
Support of convicts, $4,000.
Installation of an electric chair
| and model death chamber at the
District Jail, $4,000.
Medical charities: Children's
Hospital, $4,000; Central Dispen-
sary and Emergency Hospital,
ST 900, and Casualty Hospital,
Board of Childrep's Guardians,
$11, 500.
For Girls Training School.
National Training School for
| Girls, 9Z0,UUU1 anu lHCISdSS VI
So. 900 above the budget estimates.
Payment of judgments against
the District. SIG, 693.07.
Water department, $4,000.
OF the appropriation for expendi-
ture in the District, to be payable
from the Federal Treasury, the
largest is for the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing, totaling $1,972,-
374.34. These appropriations are
mainly to meet the demand for in
creased production Of paper money.