Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-24
$43,372, 065 SECOND
DEFICIENCY BILL Is
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absence Of completed and compre-
he1,sive plan of furnishing bathing
| facilities on the basis OF the diStrib-
uted system, the report on tho bill
recommends the p0Stponement of any
appropriation Tor these facilities until
! the matter has been thoroughly
, studied, sites recomInended, cost and
| buildiny: data prepared, and a definite
and corn plcte program worked out to
accomplish the purposes sought.
The previous history OF bathing
facilities Il, the District of Columbia
| whereby u beach was provided, a sec
ond beach started. and both beaches
| finally removed by act Of Congress
should hu sufficient justification for
deliberate. definite and carefully plan
ned acton before any more money
is expended for these purposes. The
! delay involved in poStponement OF the
appropriation will give the proper adj
ministratiye authorities an oppor-
tunity TO prepare and recommend a
thorough and completely satisfactory
course OF action" the report declares.
The detailed items In the District
| budget are as follows:
Corporation counsel, salaries, 1926.
s1.2S5.
Coroners office. general expenses,
1926, $1,000.
judicial expenses. 1926. $500. re-
duction Of $500 from the budget fig
| ureS.
| Advertising tax arrears, 1926.
| S966.S1.
Refund of erroneous collections.
1926, $500.
Collection and disposal of refuse,
1926, $25 900.
Public Fairgrounds, site. 1926 and
1927. $4,000.
Items for Police.
| Metropolitan police. harbor patrol.
salaries, 1926. $420.
| Uniforms, 1927, $4,000, a reduction
| of s5O, 500 from the budget figures.
| Policemen and firemens relief fund.
| 1911-1916. 6S,425.06.
| Repairs to fire apparatus, etc. 1926,
$4,000.
of $S2, 1926 from the budget figures.
| Salaries, Health Department, 1926,
$4,000, a reduction of $500 from the
| budget figures.
GARFIELD Hospital. isolating ward.
! 1925, S5,055.o0.
$4,000.
Juvenile Court, compensation of ju-
rors, 1926, $500.
| Municipal Court, subsistence Of ju-
! rOrS. 1870, So.Su. $500
Supreme Court, fees of jurors, 1926,
$1,000.
Courthouse, care Of. 1925. s213.33.
| Writs Of lunacy. fiscal year 1925,
$500, a reduction of S240.50 from the
budget figures; 1926, $1,000.
| Jail, 1926. $4,000.
Jail, enlargement of, 1927, $275.000,
a reduction of SIS 900 from the budget
| figures.
! Board Of Charities, salaries, 1925,
$3.50.
Maintenance, feeble-minded children.
| 1926. $4,000.
| Board and care of children, 1926,
| $4,000.
| Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
Commission. 1927, 100000.
Construction Of bathing beaches.
| 1927-the budget recommendation Of
S345, 900 was omitted from the file.
| Judgments, 1926 and prior fiscal
| years, S12,992.01.
Audited claims, 1923 and prior fiscal
years, S1,166.16.
Repairs to Amphitheater.
| For the repair of the roof of the
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
there is recommended $4,000. to be
expended under the direction of, and
in accordance with plans approved by,
the Secretary Of War.
The sum Of $1,000 is recommended
to enable the President to continue
| the prosecution Of suits to cancel GER
tain leases of oil lands and cancella-
| ton of contracts under the act of
February 8. 1924. The sum of 1915
900 is included for reconStructing the
roof. attic and ceilings of the second
story Of the Executive Mansion under
the supervision of the director of pub
lie buildings and public parks Of the
National Capital. The condition Of
the roof and attic story Of the White
House and it's need of reconstruction
has heretofore been called to the at
tention of Congress and it Is believed
that the work should no longer be
delayed.
The sum of $1S.500 is recommended
for the installation Of a siXinch
wrought-iron fire line in the basement
Of the House Office Building to afford
better fire protection, and an estimate
of sci. 900 for the installation of a
sprinkler system in the attic Of the
House Office Building has been elm
mated. The sum of 100000 has been
included for repairs to the steam trans
mission line and rebuilding the ap-
proach' to the northeast corner of the
House Office Building. There is also
included $4,000 for special repairs to
and rebuilding of the subway cars
connecting the Senate Office Building
and the Capitol Building.
$4,000 for Track Scale.
For the Bureau of Standards the
sum of $4,000 is appropriated for the
acquisition Of a site by gift, the cree
ton of building and the installation
of the master truck scale now owned
by the Government and stored at the
Washington Navy Yard. The scale
will be placed in the railroad freight
yard district of Chicago and will serve
as a master scale to test the scale.
testing cars belonging to the Govern
ment, the States and the railroads.
The sum OF 100000 was included
in the budget estimates for commenc-
ing work under the foreign service
| building program. The committee has
included in the bill an item Of $435, 900,
in general terms, to cover the known
and definite wants at this time which
include S315,000 for property at Brus-
sells, Belgium, and 100000 for the
complete furnishing and equipment of
the embassy building at London. No
meeting of the Foreign Service Build
| ing Commission has been held thus
far and the committee was Of the
| opinion that when definite conclusions
and recommendations had been reach