Evening star., 1930-06-11
S37,55O,ODO URGED
FOR D. c. BUILDINGS
Second Deficiency Bill In
cIudes Lump-Sum Fund
for U. S. Program.
Continued From First Pagel


archives building previously had been
authorized on a different site.
For construction of q building origi-
nally intended for the Interstate Com
merce Commission. but which Is to be
occupied by either the Interstate Com
merce Commission or the General Ac-
counting ONCE, as may be determined
by the Public Building Commission,
under a total estimated cost Of $4,-
100000.
$10,000,000 for Justice Building.
Construction Of new building for
the Department of Justice and other
Government Offices, under an estimated
total cost of $10,000,000.
For construction of a new Department
of Labor Building, under an estimated
total cost of $4,750,000. .
For construction of the connecting
wing between the building of the De-
partment of Labor and the building
originally intended for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, under a total
estimated cost of $2,000,000.
For landscape treatment of the block
bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteen and E
streets northwest and Pennsylvania
avenue, under an estimated total cost
of $4,000.
Department Building, under an estt-
mated total cost Of $10.300,000.
For the Public Health Service, con-
struction of a new building under an
estimated total cost of $865,o00.
$4,000, 900 for RemOdeIing.
For remodeling the State, War and
Navy Building, including the removal
of the upper story, refacing and res
finishing OF the exterior and such re-
modelling and reconstruction OF the
building and changes in the approaches
as will make it harmonic generally in
architectural appearance with the
Treasury Building at a total estimated
cost Of 100000. The bill provides
that this building, when so reconstruct
ed, shall hereafter be named the De-
partment of State Building.
For .the District of Columbia, there
| has already been authorized total OF
$3.50 900 900 for construction Of Federal
buildings, of which amount Congress
specifically has allocated for particular
projects S47.968,741. That amount,
the Archives Building, added to the
| $35 $4,000 In new limits Of cost estab-
lished in the bill reported today, makes
total of $83,517,741. This leaves in
| the authorization of $150,000,000 for
future allotments $66,481 ,259.
$367,314 More for d. c.
For other District of Columbia prof.
ects total of 1857, ,314.02 Is included in
the bill, which is $24,538.80 less than
the budget recommendations. 1t carr
rieS also $87 500 for the Department OF
Agriculture to continue the operation
of Center Market, and $350,000 for q
hydraulic laboratory to be erected al
the Bureau Of Standards. For the Dis.
trict of Columbia $18,500 is included
for setting up radio broadcaSting equip
ment for the Metropolitan Police force.
with receiving sets in outlying terri
| tory. For the coroner's office $4,000 h'
| included for contingent and miscel.
laneous expenses; including removal OF
| buildings, the item is 81 500; for judi.
cial expenses, $4,000, and for general
advertising in 1927, 1928 and 1929
| $1,286. .s
| allowed for abatement of nuisances,
while $7,038.00 recommended by the
| Budget Bureau Is disallowed. This In
cluded $2,440.80 for an isolation ward
for Garfield Hospital; $2,598 for the
| isolation ward at Providence Hospital
in 1929, and $4,000 for the same insti-
tuition in 1928.
$1O4,363 for Penal System.
For courts and prisons, $104, ,363.13 IS
| included, which is an increase Of $2,500
over the budget recommendations This
amount is for the expenses Of the court
commission.
For public welfare, $58,413.ss Is pro-
vided, which includes $500 for support
of prisoners, $4,000 for the workhouSe,
$500 for the reformatory, $4,000 for
| the Children's Hospital in 1890 and
$2,794 for the Children's Hospital In
1929, $1,000 for Emergency Hospital In
| 1880 and S2,15065 for Emergency Hose
pital in 1929. An item of $4,000 rec-
commended by the budget for repairs
and improvements at Columbia Hos
| An item Of 81 ,469.24 Is included foH
wells, pumps, etc., at the District Train-
| ing School.
The bill carries $s2775 for pay Of
| troops other than Government employees
at the militia encampment. Other
items are: $71, ,422.24 for judgments
rendered against the District, $1.9564d
for audited claims and $98, ,24209 for
settlement of claims and suits.
Among other items in the bill is $326,-
500 for the George Washington Bis
centennial Commission.
The measure also set aside $40, $50 900
for initial work on the $165,000, 900
Boulder Canyon Dam project, and
authorized the payment of $5l, 100000
garian war claims under the Mixed
Claims Commission. 1t increased the
authorizations for a number of build
ing projects and re-appropriated nu-
merous unexpended balances for vari-
Gus projects. Funds appropriated under
the measure are to become available
Immediately upon enactment.
Among the usual items was $2,500
for a portrait painted by Baron Robert
Doblhoff of Vienna, of Speaker Long
worth, to be placed in the Speakers
lobby; $4,000 to the widow of the late
representative r, o. Lee of Texas a
total Of $4,000 to be paid to contestants
in the election case Of Representative
Harry M. WurZbach of Texas, against
Augustus McCloskey of San Antonio;
$1,458 for the expenses of William c.
Lawson for his contest against Repre-
sentative Ruth Bryan owen of Florida,
who is to receive $3640 for her ex-
penses, and $40, 900 to the widow Of the
late Justice Edward T. Sanford Of the
Supreme Court.
The Navy Department was allowed
$6,560 for congressional medals for off,
GERS and men Of the Byrd Antarctic
expedition; $1,175,000 for the Marine
Corps in connection with activities In
Nicaragua, and S5,532 for expenses of
the Marine Band to the Grand Army
of the Republic encampment at Cincin-
natl Ohio,