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would prevent enrolling Of any more
nonresident pupils.
A Senate amendment restoring an
old rule under which the children OF
Government employees or Of men in the
military service residing outside the
District line would be taken into the
local schools without tuition, goes back
to the House for another vote.
On one of the largest items In dis
pute. that for the extension Of the park
system by the Nationai Capital Park
and Planning Commission. the con-
ferees compromised. The House nae
voted the customary $500. 900, which the
Senate raised TO ST 900. .000 The item
energes from conference at $S5o,0o0,
The House had provided that $l5o,0oo
of the park fund could be spent with
out regard to the limitation of IS per
cent above assessed vaRIe. This was
changed to $4,000 by the Senate. and
the conferees agreed TO s3o0,000,
The House agreed 10 the Senate
amendment. requiring 100000 OF the
appropriation for the Office Of Public
Buildings and Parks. to be used in
speeding up work on the Improvement
Of Meridian Hill Park on Sixteenth
street above W street.
The total finally reached for general
expenses of public buildings and parks
also was a compromise. The House al
lowed SSS6.975, the Senate $523.975,
end 1t came from conference revised to
S&S6.975
Landscaping Item Retained.
The conferees also met half way in
their difference over the allowance for
Gpkeep and extension of the shade tree
system The House originally gave
sniN "a 70 hNnSFnS tn
Si25.0oo. II came from conference at
The only item that was in dispute re-
lating TO the school building program
VT the Senate amendment making inn
mediately available $25000O for land
scaping the tract surrounding the new
Mckinley High School and the Langley
Junior High School. including the
athletic field. and on this the House
gave in.
The conferees viii ask the House to
take a vote on the Senate amendment
to establish a separate receiving home
for the detention of children under II
Years of age. who heretofore have been
provided for at the House of Detention,
where older persons also are taken. The
Senate amendment would place this
hcrne for children under the Board OF
Public Welfare and appropriated S25.-
NUV. tOECkI1eT Will aUbGlOilty 10 QSC pal
of an appropriation for rental purposes
contained in last years deficiency bin.
Another question which goes back TO
the House for separate vote before being
finally settled is the Senate amendment
authorizing the Commissioners to sell
the land at Sixteenth and Webster
streets. bought last year for fire en-
gfr1e house. and to acquire at cost of
SS5.000 new site in the vicinity of Six
teenth street and Piney Branch road. or
- use other land already owned by the
city.
Petition Of Citizens.
One of the petitions from the civic
leaders of the city. made public by Sem
ator Phipps last night. was from the
committee on legislation Of the execu-
tive committee of the citizens joint
committee on fiscal relations. It had
the approval of the executive commit
tee. and read as follows:
Resolved. that the chairman of this
committee be and he is authorized anG
directed TO advise the Senate conferees
on the District appropriation bill that
sooner than accept the contribution OF
$1,000. 900 only for the upkeep OF the
District of Columbia that this commit
tee Is willing that the appropriation bill
shall fail"
It was signed as follows: E. r. Cola
day. chairman: w. w. Everett. preEi-
dent Of Board of Trade: Ben T. Web
ster. vice president Of Washington Real
Estate Board: Mai. Gen. Anton
Stephan. president Of Merchants and
Manufacturers Association: Edwin c.
Graham. immediate past president Of
Board Of Trade: Ivan c. Weld. prcsi-
dent Of Chamber of Comm srce: Jesse
c. Adkins. president of the Bar Asso-
citation Of the District of Columbia.
James c. Yaden, chairman Of CitizeEs'
Advisory Council and president 0. the
Federation of Citizens Associations:
Robert " Fleming. president Of Eggs
National Bank: Evan Fl. Tucker, presi-
dent Of Northeast Washington Citizens
Association. George A. ssa.ris. presi-
dent Of Ciyitan Club; Ru:Gs 6. LuSk.
president of Operative 2si.ders' Asso-
citation Of the District: w W Everett
president Of Rotary Club. Radford B
Moses, president Of Klwanis Club;
Theodore w. Noyes. ex-officia member
Of the committee; Joshu9 Evans. IT..
chairman Of committee on municipal
finance Of the Board of TRACE.
Board Commuters Letter.
The separate letter from the execu-
fise committee Of the BOdr1 OF Trade
follows:
Inc executive CBHUIlgAtEe VI Aitc
Washington Board Of Trade has again
considered the question Of the 50 900 900
lump-sum share Of the Federal Gov
ernment. with respect TO the current
appropriation, and after due thought
and elaboration. is firmly Of the
opinion that. rather than accept the
$4,000 600 only. II prefers 10 see the
loss Of the appropriation bill
This organization represents 5000
Of the leading business and professional
men Of the city. upon whom falls by
far the largest burden Of local taxa
ton, and ii Is our hope that you viii
see fit 10 continue 20 hold firmly
against the present lump-sugn proposal
which We regard as highly unjust and
inequitable."
"Most sincerely yours.
w. w. EVERETT.
President"
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