Evening star., 1926-04-28

vides for the employment of play.
ground directors throughout the year
rather than for 10 months and, pur-
suantly, increases the appropriation
proposed by the House for personal
services by $3.50.
| On No. 63-Limits, as proposed by
the Senate, the rates to be paid for
electric street lighting to not more
than 87R per cent of rates heretofore
established by or in pursuance of law,
and for electric current for new forms
| of street lighting to not more than 2
cents per kilowatt-hour.
On No. 54-Makes the appropriation
| for signal system and telephone
system for No. 13 police station house
| Immediately available, as proposed by
the Senate.
On No. 55-Appropriates S. 900 for
the purchase of sanitary paper towels
for use in the public schools, as pro-
posed by the Senate, instead of 81 800
as proposed by the House.
On Nos. 81 to 65, both inclusive, re-
lating to new school buildings-Appro-
PIRATES $267,500 for the completion of
the construction of the Francis Junior
High School instead of SITS 900, as
proposed by the House, and $3.50, 900,
as proposed by the Senate; strikes out
the appropriation of $200, 900 proposed
by the House, for continuing the con-
struction of the new building for the
Mckinley Technical High School; ap-
proprlateS $500. 900, as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $500, as proposed
by the House, toward the construction
of an extensible junior high school
building to replace the present Gar
net-PatterSon School Building; pro.
Vides for the modification of the plans
of the junior high school building to
he erected in Georgetown as the lin
its of the site may require, as pro-
posed by the Senate: appropriates
$100,0 900. as proposed by the House, in
stead OF 100000, as proposed by the
Senate, for the construction of an ad-
dition to the Langley Junior High
School. but making the appropriation
available for an assembly hall and
gymnasium and authorizing a contract
or contracts to be entered into In
volving total outlay for the addition
not in excess of $500 900, as proposed
by the Senate. and restores the ap-
preparation of $4,000, proposed by the
House, for the construction of a com
bined gymnasium and assembly hall
at each the Petworth and West
Schools.
Contract law Changed.
On No. 66-Amends, as proposed by
the Senate. the provision dealing with
building contracts so as TO provide
that awards may be made to the low
est responsible" bidder instead of to
the lowest bidder.
On No 81, relating to the purchase
of school building and playground
sites-Restores the limitation proposed
by the House on the purchase price
of sites. removing therefrom the re-
,s.,Hs G
of the Park View School and reappro-
priating such sum for the purchase
of school building and playground
sites without limitation as to price
based on assessed value.
On No. 68-Appropriates S12 900, as
proposed by the House. instead of
$4,000, as proposed by the Senate, for
rent of school building, etc.
On No. 69--pluvides that the. pres
ent assistant property clerk of the
Police Department shall be paid Il
salary at the rate of $3.50 per an
mum. instead of providing for the APP
pointment of such clerk as a sergeant
on the Metropolitan Police Force, as
proposed by the House.
On No. 70-Restores the limitation
proposed by the House on the pur-
chase price of the site for the four
teenth police precinct station house.
On Nos. II and -. relating to the
Fire Department-Strike out the pro
posal of the Senate to appoint the
present chief clerk of the Fire De-
partment a battalion chief engineer
in the Fire Department.
On No. 73-Transfers provision for
maintenance of telephones in the
residences Of the superintendent of
machinery, Fire Department, and the
fire marshal to another point in the
bill. as proposed by the Senate.
On No. 74-Transfers from another
point in the BILL as proposed by the