Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
CAPITAL PROJECTS
PROVIDED IN BILL
Legislative priation
Measure Is Reported to
Lower Branch.

Development projects surrounding the
Capitol Building are provided for in
the legislative appropriation bill re-
ported to the House today.
To carry out the provisions of an act
approved last May for acquiring land
for future enlargement of the Library
of Congress between First and Second
streets, B street and an alley back of
the Grant Row" an appropriation OF
100000 is recommended.
To carry out the provisions of the act
directing the relocation of the Botanic
Garden at limit of cost of $876,398
an appropriation of 100000 for the
coming fiscal year is recommended with
authorization to enter into contracts
for the additional $576, 1893. 1t is plan
ned to go ahead with the program in
the coming fiscal year of acquiring the
additional land needed at the foot of
Capitol Hill and to start building opera
TONS
The legislative appropriation bill
carries appropriations for the Senate,
House, Capitol police, the joint COM
mittee on printing, the Office of legis-
lative counsel, the architect of the
Capitol, the Botanic Garden, the
Library of Congress, and the Govern
ment Printing Office. The bill reported
today recommends total appropriation
of $18,645,052, wich is $177, 488 less than
the budget estimate and 1891 1913 more
than the current appropriations.
To Extend Ventilation.
The new ventilating system that was
installed in the House last Summer will
be extended to the Senate chamber
rttr-
rent appropriation carries 1928, 900 for
this ventilating system. The installa-
ton In the House cost $780, 03. Due
to the fact that structural changes In
the Senate wing were under discussion
work on the ventilating system for the
Senate was held up. David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, told the sub
committee handling this bill that as it
has been decided that alterations on
the Senate wing will not be made for
two years, the ventilating system will
be installed.
For equipment of the new eight-story
addition to the Government Printing
Office 100000 is included.
For the employment of eight assistant
librarians at $1,000 per year to bring
the work more nearly current an in
crease of $4,000 is made in the salary
item for the Library of Congress. There
was much disappointment about the
Capitol today because the bill as report
ed does not carry increases in the pres
ent schedules of salaries paid in the
legislative branches In reporting on this
bill Chairman WEIGH Of the subcommit-
tee said they did not believe they had
power to comply with the numerous
requests made for increases and that
a resolution to create joint commit
tee to study this question is now pend
ing before Congress.
Increase Recommended.
The committee recommended total
estimates for the Botanic Garden
amounting to $173,060, which Is an in
crease of $30,46 over the current year.
In the salary increase $6,440 is for four
additional employees to be employed in
the cultivation and improvement of the
Poplar Point Nursery. About $4,000
of the increase is to be used in the
construction of roadwork at the Poplar
Point Nursery and $4,000 for repairs
on the existing greenhouses. An in
crease in salary of 81 500 for the archi-
tect of the Capitol was diSallowed
The bill includes $4,000 for tree sur
gerry on trees on the Capitol grounds
The committee disallowed an estimate
of $4,000 for renewing the west steps
Of the Capitol.
The bill included $500 for replacing !
the capstone and rebuilding the pedestal |
Of the John Marshall statue at the |
foot of the west entrance to the Capitol |
grounds. |
The sum of $4,000 is included for |
and repair of the subway
cars connecting the Senate Office |
with the Capitol.
Under the Office of the superintend- |
snt of documents there is recommend |
ed an appropriation of $524,00O, which /
Is an increase of $74.000 over current |
appropriations. OF this, $4,000 is at
Sributable to the operation of the
WEIGH pay act and $4,000 to the KieSs
bill, which authorizes the public printer
TO determine the wages of printers
through collective bargaining with the
employees.