Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-13

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! items, could be undertaken. This Dis
| triCt would be allowed to spend in each
month beginning next July one
| twelfth of the total annual appropra-
! ton for salaries and maintenance items
only of the SUMS appropriated for the
| 1880 fiscal year Even if Congress should
pass the appropriation bill as an emer-
gency measure early next December at
| the next regular session, the effect would
| still be to kill most of the Districts con-
| struction work for a year, since most
of the street and other items cannot be
undertaken during the Winter or freez-
ing weather.
About $4,000, 900 worth Of new street
work would be postponed for year.
There are numerous contracts for this
now waiting to be signed and should
the bill be passed work could start in
week This new construction includes
a large number of short stretches of
street, principally in the downtown sec
ton. The fact that the new work would
be postponed for year would result in
an increased cost for maintenance. The
fact that the continuing resolution
probably will limit the maintenance
outgo to one-tWelfth of the 1880 appro-
priation per month also would disturb
tenance work is done in Summer.
Purchase of more land for the munich
pal center would have to be discon-
tinued. The House bill carries $1,000
900 for this and the Senate bill
81 900, 900.
Construction of the new Klingle VAL
ley bridge in the line of Connecticut
avenue. for which $25O0O0 is carried in
the bill, could not begin nor could the
S135. 900 job of building a viaduct over
the Baltimore g. Ohio Rrailroad tracks
at Monroe street northeast, provided IN
the House BILL or the $250000 job of
building a subway under the Baltimore
e. Ohio tracks at Fern street and Piney
Branch road, carried in the Senate bill.
Sewers Would Have to Wait.
Main and pipe sewers, costing $40
900, and other sewers to be built under
the assessment and permit. system Tor
S285, 900 would have to wait for year
as would the $4,000 job continuing the
upper Anacostia lnterceptor sewer and
tn $4,000 Job of continuing upper
Potomac main interceptor.
School buildings which are tied up in
the new bill are the Alice Deal Junior
High School in the Reno section, $780,
600; Eliot Junior High School, $500, 900;
new Business High School, 100000; IL
room addition to the Gordon Junior
High School, $225, 900: addition to the
Powell Junior High School, S225, 900;
addition to the Congress Heights School,
which calls for 100000 in the House
bill and $4,000 in the Senate bill;
Platoon School building for colored chill
dren in Northeast Washington, $780,
900: junior high school building in
northeast Washington, 100000; four
room addition to the Deanwood School,
which carries $4,000 in the House bill
and 100000 in the Senate bill; eight
room addition to the Douglas Simmons
School, $4,000; additions to the
Whittier School, $4,000 and Steuart
School, $240.000; new school at North
hampton street and Broad Branch road,
$4,000; new school in Wesley Heights
$4,000; new school at Tenth and
Franklin streets northeast. $50, 900; and
addition to the Anthony Bowen School,
| 100000.
Site Purchasing Baked.
This also would carry with it the
purchase Of numerous school sites for
| new schools, additions to old schools,
| Fairgrounds, and additions to old play
| grounds.
Continuing construction Of permanent
buildings in connection with the work.
| house and reformatory, for which $125,-
| 600 Is set down in the bill would be
| held up as well as a $150,000 item for
| commencing construction of build
| ingS and inclosing walls to keep prison.
ers in new proposed walled Enclosure.
Completing construction of the nurses
home at Gallinger Municipal Hospital
also would be halted. There is an item
| of $175,000 for this in the act. The
| same applies to the domestic service
building at the District Training School,
$3.50, 900. The park purchase program
will be tied up to the extent of 81, O00,-
600, which is in the bill to be spent for
| acquiring public parks and Fairgrounds
under the direction of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Apparently the failure of the bill would
have some compromising features as the
new higher water rates would not GO
| into effect. This also would take with
it, however, the Water Departments
program for extending its distribution
system calling for $285, 900; installing
new water meters, $4,000; fire hydrants,
$25 900; replacing old mains, 500, 900,
and a 48-iNch water main from the
Bryant street pumping station to Geor-
gia avenue, $4,000.