Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-24
$43,372,o65 SECOND
!. DEFICIENCY BILL IS
REPORTED IN HOUSE
Disagreement Causes Entire
Elimination of Item for
Bathing Beaches Here.

Carrying a total of $43.372 ,O65 "a, of
Which 81, 153, ,656S7 is for the munici.
pal activities of the District of Col
umbia, and 5,S25 900 to start the Fed.
eral buildings program in Washing
ton. with "A total authorization of $34..
S75, 900 for the building projects thus
started, the second deficiency appro-
prlatlon BILL the last of IL great Coy
ernment supply bills to be passed at
this session of Congress, was reported
to the House today.
Only one item for the District was
omitted from the bill. This is the very
important item of $345,0 recon-
mended by the Budget Bureau to
carry out the will of Congress for CON
struction of two artificial bathing
beaches. This resulted from a dis
agreement over the sites for these
pools, neceSSitating further study
For the District of Columbia there
is included in the bill total of ST.
153, 3,6o6.S7, which is $454, 1850 less
than the amount of the budget recon-
mendations
Less for Uniforms.
For uniforms for the police and fire
departments, under a recent act of
Congress, there is recommended $S2,-
900, instead of the estimate of $165..
500, the amount allowed being on the
basis of six months requirements in
stead of the full fiscal year, and is
granted in this manner in order that
a survey may be made of the needs
of the personnel for uniforms and
equipment, and such additional sums
"a G 0nn1nd RI hl
fiscal year 1927 can be incorporated
in the deficiency bill this coming
December.
The sum of 100000 is included to
complete the acquisition of lands
connecting Rock Creek Park and
Potomac Park, the sum to be paid
from the special surplus fund of the
District under the act of February
., 1925.
For additional facilities at the Dis
trict Jail there is recommended
$275,0 i'm lieu of the estimated
amount of 100000, the committee
being of the opinion that the sum
granted will be sufficient to provide
the necessary facilities and equip
ment for the accommodation of 200
additional prisoners.
There is also recommended $685.
425.06 for the settlement of claims
under the act of April 13, 1925, in
favor of certain retired members of
the Police and Fire Departments
whose pensions were not paid in full
from January /, 1911, to July 80,
1915. due to the insufficiency dur
ing that period of the pension fund.
Water Rate Increased.
Provision is included in the bill
for the acquisition of additional book
tvpewriters in the office of the Re-
corder of Deeds to replace machines
worn out or unserviceable-
A paragraph is also included in
the bill permitting the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia in
the execution of the provisions of
law requiring an increase in water
rates of 122 per cent to fix the
rates at the nearest amount not
containing fractional cents wherever
they find that the application of the
121a per cent increase to existing
rates would result in rates with frac-
tional cents.
The estimates contained an item
of $345, 900 for the construction of
bathing beaches, in the District of
Columbia IN accOrudnce Will the du-
thority contained in the act approved
Nav 4. 1926. This act provides for
two pools to be located and con-
structed upon land, heretofore or here
after acquired for park, parkway, or
Fairgrounds purposes. by the director
of public buildings and parks. subject
to the approval of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
and with the advice of the Fine Arts
Commission The definite location of
the pools has not been determined.
At a recent meeting of the Park and
Planning Commission a resolution
was adopted favoring a distributed
system of bathing pools, to be located
i'm proximity of the large centers of
population in connection with other
recreational facilities rather than the
construction sof two large municipal
pools involving long transportation,
and also favoring the location of the
pools authorized by the act as the
first unit of the distributed system.
In view of the further study re-
ouired for the location of the pools
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