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such service mains as may be neces-
sary under the assessment system
$3.50 900.
The rates of assessment for laying
cr constructing water mains and serv-
Ice sewers are increased from $l.25
10 81 and 81 to S.. respectively. per
linear foot for any water mains and
service sewers constructed or laid
during the fiscal year 1927.
The Commissioners are directed 10
increase the scale of water rents in
affect by not less than 20 per cent
per anuum for the fiscal wear ending
June So 1927.
School Appropriations.
For school construction, site pur
ehases. addition and Fairgrounds the
bill provides:
For completion of the construction
Of the Francis Junior High School,
82s5,000; for preliminary studies on
plans and specifications for new
school building for the Business High
School. $1,000.
For continuing the construction of
the new building fer the Mckinley
Technical High School. 100000.
For the construction of an eight
room addition, including d combined
gymnasium and assembly hall. to the
Burroughs School. including the nee
exary remodeling OF the present
building. $245000.
For the construction of a third
Story addition of four rooms to the
Amidon School. including the neces-
rary remodeling Of the present build
ing, $4,000.
For the erection OF an eXtensible
Junior High School Building to re-
place the present Garnet Patterson
School Building, in accordance with
the plans of the Macfar!and Junior
High School, modified as the limits of
the site may require, and including
the removal of one or both OF the
present buildings as may be neceS-
aary. 100000, and The Commission
ers are authorized to enter into con-
tract or contracts, as in this act pro
vided, for such building at a cost not
70 exceed $475 900.
For the construction of a four room
addition to the Smothers School, in
cluding the necessary remodeling of
the present building, $4,000.
For the erection OF a Junior high
school building on the site purchased
for that purpose in Georgetown. in
accordance with the plans of the Mac
farland Junior High School, 5000. 900
and the Commissioners are authorized
to enter into contract or contracts. "a
In this act provided. for such building
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Addition Approved.
For the construction Of an addition
70 the Langley Junior High School,,
100000.
For the construction OF an addition
to the Hine Junior High School, $780,
600.
For the construction of combined
gymnasium and assembly hall at tbs
Petworth School in accordance with
the original plans for the construction
Of said building, $4,000.
For the construction of an eight
room extensible building on the site
at Carlton and Central avenues north
east, s160,000. =
For the construction of p combined
gymnasium and assembly hall at the
West School, in accordance with thu
original plan for the construction OF
said building, $4,000.
For the purchase of school building
and playground sites as follows: In
Brightwood or vicinity, for a new
Junior high school building: In the
vicinity of Fourteenth and Ogden
streets northwest, for a new 16-room
school building; in the vicinity of Six.
teenth and Webster streets northwest.
for new 16-room school building; in
the vicinity of the Morgan School, for
playground purposes: in the north
east, for a new junior high school tn
serve the Brookland. Woodbridge sec
ton; in Potomac Heights or vicinity,
Tor a new S-room school building to
replace the l-room building on Con
quit road: in the vicinity of Alaska
avenue and Holly street northwest,
FOR new 16-roon school building: in
the vicinity of the Wheatley School.
Tor playground purposes: in the vi
nj iT%tt <Hp
drfll, athletic and playground DUP
poses; S703,500 to be available inmedi.
ately, and Of such sum $405 900 shall
he charged to the building and
grounds, public schools, surplus reve-
nue. fund"
Other Sites Proposed.
For purchasing sites in the vicinity
Of Grant road, in the vicinity of Con.
necticut avenue and Upton street, in
the vicinity of the E. V Brown School.
In the vicinity Of Rhode Island avenue
and Twelfth street northeast and in
the vicinity of the Loveioy School.
Sites for playground purposes in
the vicinity of the following schools:
Brookland, lexington, Bennings,
Cranch and Toner.
For repairs and improvements 20
school buildings and grounds and for
repairing and renewing heating,
plumbing and Ventilating apparat1Is
and installation Of sanitary drinking
fountains in buildings not supplied
with same. and maintenance of motor
trucks, $550,000 to be availab BILE imme-
diately.
The bill provides for the a~yoint.
ment OF peoples counsel for the Public
Utilities Commission al a salary OF
$4,000 year.
A reat start on tackling the prob
lem OF providing high water Spressure
for downtown Washington--a protect
which has been urged for many years
is made in a provision in the Dis.
trict bill for an appropriation OF
$4,000 to be used by commission of
three numbers, to be appointed by the
Commissioners, and which will inves.
tigate the need for installation of a
high-pressure water system.
In Offering the bill to the House Mr..
Funk discussed the fiscal relations be-
tween the Federal and District Gov
ernments, claiming that the former
contributes more than s., 900, 900. He
said: This bill, as has it's two prede.
,eesors, provides that the District shall
receive entire credit for certain mis-
cellaneous revenues which. prior to
the adoption Of the lump sum plan in
the fiscal year 1925. were credited to
the United States and the District of
Columbia in the proportion that each
supported the activity from which
such miscellaneous revenue was de-
rived. The amount Of revenue the Gov
ernment gave up under this arrange.
inent during the fiscal year 1925 was
&7S4, ,013.49. The auditor has estimated
such REIMBURSEMENT during the ensu-
ing fiscal year at 81 900 ,0O0 AS this
arrangement is part and par
eel Of the lump-sunn plan, our actual
contribution during 1927 will be $10,-
10000, rather than $9.00O,000 and