The Washington times., 1926-02-01
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HOSPITAL


Carrying $4.4s7, 1853 for expen-
diture within the District of Co
lumbia, of which 81, 7S4,67s.S8 is
chargeable entirely TO District
revenues, the first definiency APP
preparation bill was reported to
the House today by the Appro-
priations Committee.
Construction. of new buildings
for Walter Reed Hospital, Ito
cost 81 ,050, 900, is the largest
single item of local Importance
in the bill.
Streets Come Next
The second largest item is for
streets. A total of s791. roo is car
RED for street and highway i'm.
provements Of all kinds. including
SIS. 900 for elimination of the Lamond
Street grade crossing For schools
$4,000 has been allowed.
The measure provides 81. 55O.375.76
for the legislative branch OF the
Government. including sl.470.Sss.ss
for salaries of members of Congress
So ,s62.6s for the installation of a
new telephone exchange at the
Capitol. and $4,000 for the Library
of Congress
The appropriations made for the
District of Columbia will De the
first by the Sixty-ninth Congress.
All the items approved by the Sen.
ate and House will become available
for expenditure immediately upon
enactment of the measure.
Most OF the local items are needed
to tide the District over until the
regular appropriations become avail
able July /.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee allowed $40. 900 to prevent
the collapse of temporary Govern
ment buildings threatened by the
rotting OF wooden piers and grid
ers. Immediate appropriation of
the funds was authorized when the
committee learned the iises of
workers in the buildings are en-
dangered.
$41,755 to Traffic Bureau
The bill carries $41,755 for the
District Traffic Bureau, to cover the
cost Of revoking all outstanding
automobile operators permits, ex-
amining operators for fitness to
drive, and issuing new permits.
Two hundred thousand permits viii
be revoked.
The item also includes purchase
of spotlights for traffic policemen
at poorly lighted corners, parking
signs, street markings, boulevard
stop signs. danger signals and in
stallatton of automatic traffic
lights on Sixteenth Street from
Florida Avenue to Park Road
Northwest and on Massachusetts
Avenue from Twelftl5 Street east
10 Seventh Street NJ, Invest.
The streets appropr tons cover
the widening OF Connecticut Ave.
nue. from K Street to Eighteenth
Street and of Eleventh Street
Northwest from Pennsylvania Ave
nue. to New York Avenue.
The appropriations are divided to
include $4,000 for paving under
the permit system, $135,70O under
the general fund for specified
streets, $4,000 from the gasoline
tax fund and $500 for repairs
and resurfacing.
Extensive building operations in
the District are reflected in allow.
p aT1ces OF $685. 900 for sewer exten.
sions and 1925. 900 for water mains.
An item Of $4,000 is allowed for
replacement of worn out sewer
mains in T. Street from Fifth to
Thirteenth Streets Northwest. The
present sewer which is so years old
will be replaced before widening of
this section of i Street already
authorized and appropriated for be.
gins at an estimated cost OF $95 600.
Items for Schools
The school iteris include S22 .0O0
for completion of the new Western
High School, $25, 500 for continuing
construction on an eight.room school
at Fifth and Buchanan Streets
Northwest; $27,500 for an eight.
room building at Fifth and Sheridan
streets Northwest. $50, 900 for the
new Brightwood- Park School and
100000 for a new wing at Macfar.
land Junior High School.
An appropriation of $3.50, 900 has
deem made for the care of the in.
sane at St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
An appropriation of $1,000 is made
10 defray the expenses of the cers
monies in connection with the un
yelling and dedication of the
Ericsson Memorial near the Lin
coin Memorial, on May /. Stands
will be. erected and the grounds i'm
proved.
The Bureau of Standards wilt re
ceive $50 zoe, of which S25. 900 /,
10 carry on sugar Standardization
work and 5000 for salaries.
Remodeling of the Court of Ciaimi
building TO cost $4,000, is provid I'd
The Department Of Justice has beeI