Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04

Beard without the approval of the Com
missioners was modified so that either
the Commissioners, the auditor or the
purchasing officer could approve such
purchases.
Schools Agreed Upon.
The following agreements were reached
in conference on school building and
ground items
The Senate put back $255o0 for a
1z-room addition with two gynnasiums
at Gordon Junior High School, the
House agreed to include a gymnasium
in the new Congress Heights School,
allowing $4,000 instead of $50 1000;
the House agreed to leave in $4,000 for
beginning treatment of grounds on the
property acquired by the District in the
platoon school for colored pupils; q
gymnasium was included in the new
Deanwood School, allowing 500 900 in
stead of $4,000: the Senate agreed to
cut out an eight-room addition to the
Douglass-Simmons School: the Senate
amendment for site for an eight-room
building west Of Connecticut avenue was
retained, but modified to make 1t south
instead Of north of Jenifer street.
The House yielded to the Senate by
leaving in the bill provision for rental
Of quarters for the House of Detention.
The House cut the rental item on the
theory that the detention home could
be housed in some of the property
being acquired by the city in the NUM-
cipal center area. The leaving in of
the rental item will avoid the necessity
of requiring this institution to move
again at this time. It has been forced
to move several times since the Fed
eral building program was started.
The House yielded to the Senate in
leaving in $4,000 for rent of the build
ing for the Municipal Court
The House yielded by leaving in
S241 $50 for personal services at the
Lorton workhouse and reformatory in
stead Of the House figure Of S22e, 700.
The House agreed to cut out the
provision which would have required
the Board Of Public Welfare to trans
fer girls from the National Training
School for Girls at Muirkirk, lid, to
the training school on Conduit road.
They also left in the bill $12,25o to in
stall fire protection equipment in the
National Training School tor Girls.
With regard to the item for estab-
fishing q Children'S tuberculosis San
itorium, the conferees arrived at a COM
promise, reappropriating for the pur-
chase Of land and preparation of plans
$4,000 of the unexpended balance of
the appropriation of $4,000 in last
years law. The Senate amendment
would have allowed $150,000, together
with the uneXpended balance of health
school appropriation made last year,
and would have authorized the Com
missioners to make contracts for the
sanitorium at not to exceed $530,0O0
The House agreed to Senate amend
ments increasing the item for personal
services for the District Militia from
$25,950 to $34,170.
The Senate dropped the item Of $37,-
600 for grading and improving roadways
OF Rock Creek Park to the District line
The House agreed to the provision
enabling the director Of public build
ings and parks to operate bathing pools
through the Welfare and Recreational
Association of Public Buildings and
Grounds, but with a restriction limit
ing the authority to the current year.
Water Rate Increases Agreed Upon.
The increases In water rates agreed
to in conference to provide the addi-
tionai revenue needed for extensions
to the water system follow:
For unmetered service, increased
from 500 to 1886 year; for metered