Evening star., 1934-05-10
100000 ADDED
TO DISTRICT BILL
IN SENATE REPORT

IN SENATE REPORT
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revenue faster than 1t has to pay out
on appropriation obligations.
The Senate increases for the school
building program follow: For con-
tinuing construction of the Woodrow
Wilson High School. a 100000 in
crease, making S600.000 in all; a new
item of $500 to enable the District
to 60 ahead with an eight-room build
ing in the vicinity of Logan School, a
previous appropriation having been
Inadequate; for completing the Ana
costa Junior High School. $3.50 900
to be added to a previous appropria-
tion already available: a four-room
addition to the Phelps School. in
Guiding remodeling OF the present
building, S65000; for an addition to
the Deal Junior High School, 10
class rooms and gymnasium. $685.
600: for an automobile repair shop
and gymnasium at Armstrong High
School $4,000; for a four-room ad-
dition to Bunker Hill School. $4,000.
These increases made the total for
buildings sl.329, 500 against only $685.
600 in the House bill
The Senate Committee also added
two new school sites: For additional
land at the Phelps Vocation School.
S55,0O0. and to complete the site for
the Jefferson Junior High School,
Sl50,0OO.
The danger Of improper street light
ing next year was avoided by restoring
$40, 500 to the electrical department..
In addition to the school building
items, the Senate Committee ADDED
several hundred thousand dollars for
other school activities including
Community Center Department, $l3.-
1856; schools for tubercular and
crippled children, $1,000: equipment
of the Shaw Junior High School. SIS
900. and furniture for the Woodrow
Wilson High School, $l75000.
Viaduct to Be Asked on Floor.
Although not in the bill as reported,
the Michigan avenue grade crossing
viaduct will be offered as an amend
ment on the floor. If adopted. it will
further increase the total Of the bill
by S450,000, to be paid out Of the gas
tax fund
The only bridge item added to the
bill was $4,000 to prepare plans and
surveys for a bridge across the rail-
road tracks at Eighth and Franklin
streets northeast, where. it was testi-
fled, school children cross railroad
tracks to get to school. The COM
mittee did not put in the $4,000 re-
quested for plans for a new Chain
Bridge They left in the House items
for completing the Calvert Street
Bridge and for the new viaduct on
Eastern avenue near Bladensburg
road.
The Senate committe restored $780,
1923 to the salary item and $500 for
general expenses Of the Public Utili-
ties Commission. following testimony
that utility regulations would have
been crippled by the reduction in the
House bill.
The House item of Sl5O,0O0 for a
Georgetown Branch Library was ap-
proved, with an amendment making
$4,000 Immediately available to hasten
the drawing of plans. The committee
also granted the request Of Librarian
George Bowerman for restoration of
the maintenance item to the budget
figure of $32 500, an increase of 81 500.
$4,000 for Fire Force.
The Fire Department was given
$4,000 for new apparatus and $4,000
for uniforms. The only increase in
the Police Department was $3,420 un-
der personal services.
Other increases relating to health
and public welfare follow. Health De-
partment-Tuberculos and social hy-
gene dispensaries, $50, 1920; for hygiene
and sanitation in the public schools,
s67542. and child welfare and hygiene
work, $45,244.
Public Welfare-Personal services.
IS ,646; for the board and care Of
children, $4,000; personnel at the
Jail, $4,000: for the work house and
reformatory, S57,770 for personnel,
$4,000 for maintenance and $4,000
for building a water supply: Chill
dren's Hospital. $20.000 Home for
Incurables, $4,000: District Training
School, $7,564; Industrial Home for
Colored Children, $2823; Home for
Aged and Infirm, $4,000.
For the Water Department. payable
out of water revenues, the committee
added: Maintenance, $23,950; exten-
sion of distribution system. $7l, ,750;
installing meters $35 500. and replace
ment of old mains, s42 ,9O0-a total of
$174.1OO.
Other increases scattered through
the bill follow: Expenses of the AL
cohohc Beverage Control Board. $27.-
= 548; to build shelters at the Farmers
Produce Market IN the Southwest,
s2.5O0; register of wills, $2,296, for
salaries and expenses; recorder of
deeds Office. S26, ,746, for salaries and
expenses; for contingent expenses in
the District Building, SIS, ,806; for the
construction of assessment and permit
sewers, S4,500; for collection of gar
bage, $32,400, and for personnel in
that service, S2,565; playground main-
tenance, $500; Juvenile Court, $l.758
for personnel and expenses; Police
Court, for personnel. $4,000; Munici-
pal Court, 1851: District Supreme
Court, for various expenses. $20.566;
District Militia. 81 800; National Cap
ital Parks, sl4,880. for personnel;
Park and Planning Commission,
s2,os6, for personnel 49,