Evening star., 1925-02-16
$11,0)O,0DO ASKED
OF j. s. IN SENATE
/ D. c. BILL REPORT
Appropriation Bill Carrying
S661,97O Increase Given
Committee o. K.
EXTRA 100000 SOUGHT
FOR REPAIRS OF STREETS
$500, 900 Added to Push Work on
Stuart Junior High-Lump-
Sum Probe Later Likely.

The District appropriation bill.
carrying s31.S12237, and with the
contribution from the Federal Treas
ury increased to s11,oO0,000, was re-
ported to the Senate today by Senator
Phipps of Colorado, from the commit
tee on appropriations. The bill was
placed on the calendar and Will be
called up for consideration at an
early date.
The Senate committee added $71S,-
500 to the bill as it passed the House,
the major items of increase being for
public schools and street repairs. The
committee decreased appropriations
made by the House to the tune of
s56.530, making the net increase in
the bill 1861 $40.
Section of the bill as it passed the
House, providing that 'the estimates
of appropriations in the District of
Columbia chapter of the budget for
the fiscal year 1927 shall be submit
ted on the same basis of contribution
by the United States which this act
provides" was stricken out by the
Senate committee.
Oppose Lump Sum.
While the Senate committee made
no attempt to substitute the 60-40
plan of dividing the expenses of the
National Capital between the District
and the Federal Government, some
members of the committee still look
with favor on the fixed proportionate
division of expenses between the two.
In their opinion the Budget Bureau
should not be compelled by action Of
Congress to submit to the Senate it's
estimates for the District for sue
ceeding fiscal years on the lump-sum
idea, or with the idea that the lump
sum shall be same as contributed in
the pending bill. ..
The committee increased the lump
sum to be contributed by the Federal
Government from $9,000,000 as pro-
vided by the House, to 100000, be-
lieving that the Federal Governments
share in the upkeep and development
of the Capital should be greater.
No effort was made to restore the
fixed proportion With the session of
Congress drawing to q close. 1t was
feared that prolonged contest with
the House over this matter might re-
suit in the bill's falling.
VIII Renew Fight.
Suggestion had been made that the
Senate committee include a provision
to investigate the fiscal relations be-
tween the Federal Government and
the District to determine whether the
fixed proportionate plan or a lump
sum plan of contribution by the Fed
eral Government should be made per-
manent, and to report back to Con-
gress early in the next session.
The Senate committee. however,
felt that it would be difficult to get
members of Congress to serve on
such a committee during the recess.
The plan for such a committee, how
ever, will be pressed at the opening
of the next session of Congress, 1t
Is said.
The bill as reported to the Senate
is the largest District bill in history.
1t exceeds the District estimates
submitted by the Budget Bureau by
$1,017,346, and exceeds the appro-
priations for the present fiscal year
by $3.50, ,083.79.
The largest item added by the
Senate committee is 100000 for Stu
art Junior High School building. The
House had provided s175,000 to begin
this building. AS carried in the Sem
ate bill the item Is S475,00o, to COM
plete the structure.
100000 for Streets.
The next largest item of increase
is 100000 for street repairs. The
report shows the following increases
and decreases.
Increase.
Office or superintendent Of weights,
measures and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and repairs to market, $1,000.
Municipal architects office-Re-
placement of truck, s2,40o.
Employment service, $50.
Street and road improvements
Paving Ordway street, Thirty-fifth
street to Wisconsin avenue, $4,000;
paving Macomb street, Wisconsin ave-
nue. to Idaho avenue, $4,000; paving
Thirty-fifth street, Quebec street to
Rodman street, $4,000; repairs to
streets, 100000; total street and road
improvements, $230,50O.
Upper Potomac main intercepter,
$4,000.
Collection and disposal of refuse
Site for garbage transfer station,
$4,000.
Public schools-Personal services,
s1lSSO; department of school at
tendance and work permits, s11,600;
community center department, $4,000;
contingent expenses, $4,000; Stuart
Junior High School building, 100000
total, public schools, S331,180.
Fire Department-Persona serv-
ices, $50.
Court of Appeals-Personal serv-
ices, $3.50.
Public buildings and grounds-Im-
provement and care Of public grounds,
$S5,730.
Water partment-Revenue, in
spection and distribution branches
$7,71O.
Total increase, s7ls,500.
Decrease.
Fairgrounds Superintendent OF
bathing beach, $720.
Police Court - Personal services
s32,650; miscellaneous expenses, S22,-
NO; total, Police Court, s55,450.
Jail-Support of prisoners, $3.50.
Total decrease, $56,530.
Net increase, s661,970.
Amount of bill as reported to SEN
ate, $31,s12,237.
Provide Bathing Beach.
The appropriations for persona
services in the Police Court were re.
duced by the Senate committe,
j from $90,774 to $5s.124. The Hous,
Nslanguage providing that the Polio,
Court in the District shall consist Of
four judges, instead of two, as a
present, was stricken out of the bill
along with other legislative provis
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