Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
NEW RECORDS SET
AS HOUSE PASSES
DISTRICT MEASURE
$36,213,495 Appropriation
Is Biggest Amount Ever
Voted for Capital City.
ONLY FOUR AMENDMENTS
ARE Tackled ON BILL
$3.50 Voted for New Police Inspec-
. tor-Water Assessment In
crease Defeated.

All previous amounts voted in a
regular supply measure for the main
tenance of the District government
were exceeded in the District appro-
priation bill, carrying a total of $36.-
213, ,495 for the fiscal year 1928, which
the House of Representatives forward
ed today to the Senate
In passing this bill late yesterday
the House likewise estab-
lished a record of adherence to the
of the appropria-
tions committee, for only $40. .129, most
ly for street improvements, was added
to the total of the measure as report
ed. The total amount Of the bill in
cluded the water service and $1.o40,0O0
provided in deficiency bills.
Only Four Amendments.
AS forwarded to the Senate, the
These provide $22, 900 for the grading
of Sixteenth street from Kalmia street
to the District line, $13.500 for re-
of Alabama avenue to the
District line approach, $12, 500 for re-
surfacing the approach to the High
way Bridge and $3.50 for an additional
police inspector. Although not named
in the bill, the 5000 in salary and $460
for maintenance of an automobile for
the new inspector was intended for
Capt. Albert J. Headley, whose re-
instatement as inspector is assured.
Before passage of the measure yes
terday the House eliminated an item
of 1851 for furniture and equipment
for the Morgan School because work
on the building has not yet begun. 1t
struck out also, on a motion by Mr..
Zihlman, provision calling for an
increase in Waterman and sewerage
assessments from $1.25 to 81 and 81 to
So per linear front foot.
Representative Griffin OF New York
failed in his last attempt to change
the measure when he sought to have
appropriated total of sos, 500 for the
construction of water mains on Ala
bana avenue near the District line.
Gaining only handful OF supporters
in this fight, Mr.. Griffin later made
no effort to have the House restore
the salaries for IA additional school
teachers, which had been omitted
from the bill in committee.
19 Of "a Wells Polluted.
The chief reason for the failure of
the House to listen to his plea for the
residents of the Alabama avenue dis
trict was because it was proposed to
carry the water mains a distance of
some miles to supply community
of less than 500 residents. Mr.. Griffin
backed up his plea with a statement
from DIR. w. G. Fowler, health officer
of the District, declaring that 10 OF
the "a wells now serving this com
munity are polluted and the residents
are forbidden to use them.
For the Alabama avenue territory,
bounded by Fifteenth and Twenty-nfth
streets, Mr.. Griffin asked $42,SoO for
12-inch water mains. The cost of lay
Ing the mains I'm the other territory,
between Branch and Southern ave-
nues, was estimated at $50, 700. On
the first proposition he drew the sup
port of only seven members, while AZ
voted in opposition. The second vote
found only four supporters.
Mr.. Zihlman precipitated a sharp
clash over the item for the Capital
Park and Planning Commission, of
which he is a member, and finally
succeeded in having eliminated from
the bill phraseology which would have
prohibited the commission from con-
tinuing in employment certain land
scape artists and city planners except
under the classification act. The bill
contained an appropriation of $4,000
for personal services" for the COM
and it was against this item
that Mr.. Zihlman protested, claiming
it provided only for the employment
of experts under the classification act.
Holds Matter Important.
This is a matter of some impor-
tance,' he said. mot only to the mem
bers of this commission, but to the fu-
ture development of the Capital City
of the Nation. In accordance with the
provisions of the act of 1926, there has
been employed on a part time basis
a noted firm of engineers and land
scape engineers of st. Louis, the
members of which have come here
and have acted in an advisory ca
pacity to the commission and its per-
sonnel, and have laid out a compre-
hensivea plan for the future park,
parkway and street development of
"They have been following the origi-
nal plans of Maj. L'Enfant and the
plan approved by the Macmillan Park
Commission of 1901. l feel that a
great deal of the substantial progress
of the past few years has been due, in
large part, at least, to their wise coun-
sci. These experts are being paid on a
per diam basis. Harlan Bartholomew,
the head of this firm, is the man who
drafted the present Zoning law OF the
District. Under his supervision there
IS being developed plan OF park and
parkway development that Is gong TO
make this city within a few years one
Of the most beautiful cities in the
world.
"With the limitation, which the
chair has held in order. providing that
.hese experts must be employed under
The classification act Of 1923, the COM
nittee destroys the usefulness of the
provisions of existing law. We are
asking that we should not be
to employ only men who
.orne under the classification act sim
,Iv because they can give full time
70 this work We would then secure
he service of men who are more be-
yinners in their line and who know
,othing about the splendid plans that
nave been developed after years of
and effort on the part of
hose who want to see Washington
really beautiful city.
Would Save Nothing.
mot a cent would be saved" said
.fr ZihIman, because tho commits
ion is authorized to expend just as
much under this paragraph of the
ill as they are authorized to expend
lnder the provisions OF the current
aw. and all that is done is to lower the
luality Of the men we secure without