Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
LUMP SUM RAISED
/ TO TEN MILLIONS
. BY SENATE GROUP
Appropriation Bill for Next
Fiscal Year FavorabIy
Reported.
TOTAL OF $38,465,415
FIXED BY COMMITTEE
Provision for 25 Per Cent Prefer.
ence for Normal School Grad
yates Rejected.

With the FeQeral snare IN the ex-
penses of the National Capitol increased
from $4,000 900 to $4,000, 900, the Dis
trict appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year was favorably reported this
afternoon by the Senate appropriations
committee.
The bill came out of the Senate COM
mittee carrying total OF $38,465,4 5,4l5'
an increase of $252,265 above the total
allowed by the House when 1t passed
the bill two weeks ago.
The Senate committee struck out the
House provision which would have
given only IS per cent of the graduates
of local normal schools a preference
over outside applicants for appointment
As elementary teachers, leaving the
bther rs per cent in competition with
teachers from other localities.
The committee also cut from the bill
the clause inserted by the House to pro-
hibit the sale of automobile tags to
motorists until their personal taxes are
paid.
More Provisions Eliminated.
The House provision requiring the
Board of Education to use the old
Business High School for colored chill
gren as soon as the new Business High
School is completed was also stricken
from the bill.
Another change was the elimination
of the provision inserted by the House
fixing limitations on the compensation
of policemen mounted on horses,
h
automobiles.
=, The committee made substantial
increase in the list of street paving
items, and also allowed a larger sum
than the House for the employment of
school teachers in public schools.
The most important step taken by
the Senate group was its decision to
increase the lump sum contribution OF
The Federal Government by S1,00O,000.
For the past five years the House
has insisted upon limiting the United
States share in the upkeep OF the
Capital city to a lump sum OF So
600. 900. 1t has been the general tend
nncy of the Senate to heed the appeal
If Washington organizations in their
contention that the Federal Governs
anent should bear a larger portion OF
the cost of maintaining the seat OF
government.
Would Go Back to House.
If the Senate approves the action Of
Its committee in raising the lump sum
10 $4,000, ,O0O this question then goes
hack to the House, and probably con-
ferees viii be appointed TO work OUT
the differences.
The increases made by the Senate
committee in the details Of the bill are
Is follows:
Hirhways department-For a motor
field wagon at $765, instead Of the $500
automobile allowed by the House, an
Increase of $265.
For postage for official mail matter,
$4,000 additional.
finder the heading of street paving,
The following projects were added:
Northwest - Western avenue, Forty-
frst street to Chevy Chase Circle, S2l, :
rf,. T1,nlaw road, Thirty seventh To
Peecher street. $4,000; Benton street
Tunlaw road to Huidekoper place, ST..
f00. observatory place, Benton street
northward. 81 500; Eighth street. Tuck
srman to Underwood street, $4,000: ano
Tewkesberry street from Seventh 70
Eighth, $5,400.
Northeast-Neal street, Bladensourg
road to Holbrook, S6.50G; Douglas street.
street. $4,000: Newton street, Rhode IS
land avenue to Eastern avenue, $4,000;
Myrtle avenue, from Central avenue 70
Walnut street, $4,000; EvartS street
Twentieth to Twenty ty-second, $8.6OO;
Summit place, street to Todd place
$4,000.
enthusiastically street, Min
nesota avenue to @ street, $6,50O.
e10 aaa AdHod for Ceuar
Under the heading of sewer depart
nnent the committee added $4,000 for
the construction of suburban sewer IN
Michigan avenue and Thirteenth place
Public schools-for additional teach
ers, S34, 900 additional; for site for an
elementary for a colored school
$4,000. This made a total increase
for the public schools of $144,000.
The committee inserted $4,000 FOL
an additional stenographer in the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Under the heading of public welfare
the committee added $4,000 for Chll-
dren's Hospital. All of the foregoing
increases made a gross increase OF
$274,765.
The following amounts were cut out
For the salary of business manager
for the District repair shop, $4,000;
The following street paving items
were dropped: Upton street, Thirty
eighth street to Wisconsin avenue;
Forty-second street. Jenifer street tC
Military road, and Eighteenth street
ALLISON to Webster street, all northwest
and amounting to s18,700. This nadS
the decreases total $22,500, end SUBJ
tracing this from the gross increases
gives the net increase OF the oil