Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-17
@,S7,0)D SCHOOL
BUDGET IS URGED
Many Repair and Improve.
ment Items Carried
in Bill.

For the school building program
s2367.ooo is carried under the item fol
buildings ana grounds reported in The
District appropriation bill today. in ad'
oition 10 which are many other repair
and Improvement items. including S70.'
500 for remodeling and eouipping the
cld Mckinley Technical High Schoo
for use as the Shaw Junior High Schoo
and the Shaw Junior High School 10,
Use as a business high school.
The buildings and grounds items are
as follows:
For completing the construction oi
the Mckinley Technical High School
s25o.ooo.
For erection of an eight-room extern
sib!e building. including combination
gymnasium and assembly hall. on q
site on Grant road now owned b. the
District of Columbia. S1'5,0oo.
For erection of the E. A. Paul Junior
High School Building in Brish,Nood
In accordance with the plans OF the
Macfarland Junior High School, modl-
fed as the limits OF the site may re-
ouire. $3.50, 600: and the Commissioners
are authorized 10 enter into contract
or contracts as in this act provided Tor
such building at a cost not To exceed
S5ona0
For erection Of az eisht-room extern
sble building including a combination
gymnasium ano assembly hall on a site
now owned by the District OF Columbia
q, Fourteenth and Upshur streets. in
clu6ine the moving OF the residence OF
the superintendent Of the tuberculosis
Hospital. SlSS.o 600.
For construction Of q combination
gymnasium and assembly hali al the
Takoma School. 100000.
For construction OF an eight-room
addition including a combination gym
nasium and assembly hall. TO the Ray
mond School. including the necessary
rcnodeling of the present building.
SiS5. 900.
For erection OF an elementary school
building. including combination GYM
nasium and assembly hall. on a site
e.readv purchased al Nineteenth street
and Columbia road. to replace the Force.
Adams and Morgan Schools. 000o.
and the Commissioners are authorized
70 enter into contract or contracts as in
this act provided for such building at
Q cost not TO exceed $500. 900.
Not to exceed 100000 of the unex-
for the construction Of combined GYM
nasiums and assembly halls at the Pet
worth School and the West School are
hereby made available for the construc-
ton Of E. combined gymnasium and as
se.nbly hall at the Wheatley School in
accordance with the original plans for
thu construction of said building
For construction Of an eight-room ad-
citio- 10 the Morgan School, including a
combination gymnasium and assembly
hall and the necessary remodeliny Of
tn present building. sl57.00o.
For contraction of l0-room addi-
ton. including gymnasium and lunch
room. az the Francis Junior High School.
ana thc necessary renloceling Of the
present building. s25o.ooo.
Fo- construction OF an eight-room ad-
6ition r. the Burrviile School. includ-
senlniv hall and the necessary remodel
ing Of the present building. $4,000
The appropriation of $8o.o for
thir6-storv addition TO the Amidon
School contained in the District OF Co
flr7nia approximation act for the fiscal
year 1927 is hereby made available for
TIE construction AZ four-ro0m addi-
tion 70 the s. j. Bowen School.
For construction Of an eight-room
extensio,e building including combi-
nation gymnasium and assembly hall.
N commence the replacement OF the
nld Bel School and the Cardozo School.
tirsc0o
For proper grading. seeding and sod
ding for the construction OF roads
walks ard steps: for seating: for run
ming t-scx- base ball diamond. tennis
courts and other athletic facilities: for
fencing and other necessary work 10 fit
I'D for athletic purposes the ground pur-
chased az a Joint site for the Langley
Junior High School and the Mckinley
High School, $3.50. 900.