Evening star., 1938-03-04

way money, which is made up of
motor vehicle taxes, was applied TO a
list of street paving projects in all
! sections.
Chairman Thomas was authorized
again this year to offer the parking
meter amendment in the Senate, and
to be prepared for possible point of
order against it, he filed written notice
last night of his intention to move
suspension of the rules to consider 1t.
1t was eliminated last year on a point
! OF order. The amendment authorizes
the Commissioners to try out the
meters along the curb line in con-
gested areas.
For the school system, the main
increases over House figures are: For
teachers, $l77,416; to furnish the new
Junior high school on Banneker Rec
reation Center and the new senior
high school at Fifth and Sheridan
streets NV, $242,585; to add a second
story to the Crosby Noyes School,
S60,0C0; for text books, $4,000: for
heat and light in schools, $25 900; to
improve the grounds of the Woodrow
Wilson High School, $4,000; to re-
model the auditorium of Alice Deal
Junior High. $4,000, and number of
smaller miscellaneous items.
The bill continues available for an
other year the appropriation to ac-
qulre site for a Jefferson Junior
High School in the Southwest, and
removes the limitation in existing law
confinlng selection to a certain area.
Some School Items Decreased.
The only decreases in school items
were $l2,301 from vocational educa-
ton; $17,500 from the lump sum for
purchase of new school sites, and the
transfer back to the Municipal Play
grounds Department of the SIS, 900
1or operating school Fairgrounds dur
ing the Summer. The House had
placed this function under the COM
munity center Office of the schools.
In the Health Department, the SEN
ate bill increases House figures to the
extent OF $4,000 for the following pur.
poses: Health center in the South
| west, $4,000; tuberculosis sanatoria
S26,760 for personnel and $4,000 for
repairs; Gallinger Hospital, s13,760 for
out-patient relief for poor and $500
Tor maintenance; Health Department
nursing service, $8,100 for nurses. and
1or maternal and child health service.
| 5000. '~~'
i, In connection with the health pro-
gram, the Senate bill strikes out House
| provisions for purchase of Homeo-
pathic Hospital for use as a health
! center, instead Of erecting one on the
site OF the Jones School at First and
L streets NV. as provided for at the
last session.
Under public welfare, the commit
tee restored funds for operation of the
Chlldren's Receiving Home and for the
National Training School for Girls.
The House had proposed to drop both
institutions by sending the Training
School girls to Lorton Reformatory and
the Receiving Home inmates to the
House of Detention.
Other Increases Made,
Other increases for public welfare
included $4,000 for board and care of
children: personnel for Parole Board
$3,440, and small increases for up-
keep of the District Training School
and the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children.
The committee eliminated the
House item designating part of the
Municipal Center area as q site for
a new public library building to be
erected at some future time, and
making 100000 available to prepare
the plans. The COMMITTEES voted to