Evening star., 1926-06-15
tFrom the s 80 Edition OF Yesterdays star.)
SENATE COMMITTEE
0.K.'S%OO,0DOFUND
Increases by 500, 900 Pro-
posed Appropriation for
Columbia Hospital.

The Senate District conmittee yes
terday afternoon disposed Of a con-
siderable part Of its pending business
by indorsing the following local meas
ures:
TO provide for nurses home at
the Columbia Hospital; 10 authorize
the abolition of the few railroad
grade crossings still remaining in the
District: to provide for the annual
instead of the biennial assessment OF
real estate, and to create commits
sion to parole prisoners In the DIS
trict
After Senator Phipps Of Colorado
and Rev. DIR. Abram Simon had ex-
planned the urgent need for better &C
commoda tions for the nurses at 90
lumbia Hospital. the committee voted
to recommend 100000 for the nurses
home instead Of 100000. This In in
accordance with the original plan or
providing separate rooms for the
nurses.
Senator Phipps told the committee
that the nurses Of that hospital are
quartered in a frame building that
appears to be very old and that IL
consequently fire hazard, in addition
to the general inadequacy OF the
building.
Favor Annual Assessment.
On the question Of the annual as
sessment Of real estate, Maj. Daniel
!. Donovan. District auditor. told
the committee it was not necessary
to pass a separate bill because the
House District committee has already
provided for annual assessments as an
amendment to another bill which the
Senate has already passed. All that
| Is necessary, therefore. is for the Sen
ate to agree to the House amendment
| when the other measures in question
pass the House. Maj. Donovan tes-
| fed that the additional cost of max
ing assessments annually will be only
| $17,s20, whereas the District will in
crease its tax revenue several hun
dred thousa nd dollars a year by such
an arrangement.
w. 1. Swanton Of the Citizens Ad-
visory Council also indorsed the an
nual assessment plan.
| The parole commission bill was ex
planned by its author, Senator Gerry
Democrat. of Rhode Island, and was
approved by the committee after ac
cepting several minor changes sug
gested by the Commissioners. The
proposed commission would be com
| posed Of the District attorney. the
corporation counsel and the superin
| tendent of penal institutions.
| The railroad grade crossing bill
| merely provides the legislative au
| thority for the construction of via
ducts at three locations where gra de
crossings stiil exist. the appropris
tions for which would be obtained
later.
Hear Protests Of Citizens.
| The committee also heard protests
of property owners in the vicinity OF
Second and II streets northeast
against the proposal of the Commis
sioners to locate the power plant OF
| the new Mckinley High School at
that corner. Senator Copeland. Dem
ocrat, Of New York. after studying a
map Of the entire tract acquired for
/ the high school. urged Engineer Com
missioner Bell to consider placing the
power plant adjacent TO the hes tins
plant Of the Langley Junior High
| School, which is in the same school
building group.
| 1t was finally decided to have Sen
ator Copeland and Senator Sackett
confer with the District authorities
! in An effort to determine on the bes,
! location.
| Senator Sackett told the commit
tee he was waiting for the Fire Arts
Commission to meet on Thursday he
fore reporting on the bill for new
Police Court building. He received a
letter today containing the views oi
Charles Moore. chairman of the com
mission. but said he would await the
| meeting of the commission.