Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
HOUSE: APPROVES
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Funds for Nurses Home at
Columbia in Items in
I Deficiency Bill.

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The House yesterday approved Dis
trict items totaling approximately ST..
ESQ 900 in the second deficiency appro,
priation bill which was passed and
sent TO the Senate.
The House adopted a committee
amendment offered by Representative
Wood OF Iowa, making an appropria
ton Of $3.50 900 for new nurses home
at Columbia Hospital as authorized
by substantive law and recommended
by the Budget Bureau.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Wood continues in effect for hte fiscal
year 1928 the present assessmen nj
charges for laying water mains and
service sewers. This provision was
knocked out of the, District appropria.
ton bill on point OF order by Chair
man Zihman of the House District
committee. The action taken today, if
sustained by the Senate. Will continue
the present rates. II this is not done
the effect viii be to go back to the
rates of 1904. which are all out nj
joint with present conditions. The ac.
ton taken saves the District reVe
nues and the water fund Jointly ap.
proXlmat ely S26U, G0U. which must be
paid by individual property owners
IN sections being developed. rather
than saddling the cost on all Of the
taxpayers Of the District.
A sum of $3.50 900 for care of the
District insane at ST. Elizabeth's Hos.
pital was approved.
An item of $l35. 900 is appropriated
out of the police and fire relief fund
for payment of pensions and reiief au-
thorized by law.
$225.000 for School.
The sums of $4,000 and $l75 900 re.
spectively are provided for a new site
and the erection of an elght-room
school building to replace the old Bell
School, at First and r streets, which
must be removed to make way for the
relocation of the Botanic Garden.
The bill carries $25, 900 for payment
OF annuities of school teachers.
Funds are made available to enable
the Commissioners to have repairs
made to the Highway Bridge and
Klingle Road Bridge by day labor in
stead of by contract.
New Street Authorized. 80
Provision is made for the opening
OF a street from Georgia avenue to
Ninth street and for the widening of
Nichols avenue between Good Hope
road and S street southeast.
An item of 50 800 is carried to en-
able the architect of the Capitol to
make changes in the District Court
house for additional office rooms for
housing Jurors and to provide storage
facilities.
Appropriations are carried to en-
able the Board of Public Welfare to
supply board and care for children.
One item OF SIS, 900 is for supplying
furnishings for the new wing to the
District Jail and $500 for compen-
sation of additional guards.
Funds for Memorial.
Another item is for $4,000 to re-
new the elevators In Columbia Hos
pital. -~t a4g4 49,.
The bin carries provision = for ex-
penditure of $4,000 to be supplemented
by contribution of 81, 500 from the
local street railway compa MES for
erection of a public comfort station on
public land at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, which
will include a waiting room for pa
irons of street car and bus lines.
The bin also carries $4,000 for
completion of the Tomb of the I'm
huOWA N2IlOnaI
Cemetery, and $4,000 for restoration
OF Lee Mansion.
Nearly $1,000, 600 Added.
The bill carried approximately S64,-
100000 for governmental activities not
included in the regular supply bills.
With its passage the House cleared
its calendar OF its last appropriation
measure.
Nearly $1,000, 900 was added to the
measure by House amendments, the
largest being $4s6,oo0 to carry out
treaty with the Shawnee, Oklahoma,
Indians. Another added 900 for
the middle Rio Grande conservancy
in New Mexico and 1000 was pro-
vided to supply water on the Indian
reservation at Soboya, Okla :
One of the most important amend
ments rejected would have appro-
priated $4,000 for controlling floods
by the Colorado River in the Imperial
Valley, California. Proposals to ex-
pend approximately 81 900. 900 for re.
moval OF ammunition from the Army
depots at Curtis Bay, Baltimore. and
Raritan, y. j.. We're also rejected.