Evening star., 1949-06-21
Bill on Back Pay,
White House
Awaits Signing
One Word Chonse
On Executive Monsion
Brings F,nol Possoee

~ HAASsA a4AE Nxs&st st4NNN' sHAfte ANNNH@NsA
desclw0Cy osli carrying eAsk Isas
feg thousands o1 Government rn~
paoscs and faaa3s ta White hoa~a
EweniiGlng os repair
The measure ~As approved eF
CongrcSs YESTERDAY ard seai -
the Pgesasen, fox has signature
Fanal AstAan CANT oa ecsss~
premise n<iWees Tire AeaAx s3sd
Senate on Srvefal itsssas snesaslaK
the white HoslAe project s matter
IONS IN dispute
The cosnpsoFnlse plan, approved
earlier by tlas HOUSE ~As accepted
by the Senate With 9 change -
aniy one sosd This MADE II uec-
eSSAgs fns the h4ll to he ssnE back
10 The House tor final appausAl
ons. " ard CenrFssslss
The une wofd g, issue wAs
ard II aaS changrH1 to uf
Thls save the ae~ CammtASlos GA
Renovation o. tfe White hruSs
power Ia plan either fetnoslsiIhe.
veeallalng eG construction oi =
separate home for the President.
The ne@ commission headed sv
Senator AckellAf Democrat of
Tennessee, which met twice res.
terday agreed 80 hold q rwsaiar
weekly se&Slan each Tuesday
morning. 20 proceed With It's re-
sponsibaiity Previously. House
and Senate cnnfcFees OH ihs White
House fand had bern dead!ockrG.
The House eoniended the building
should be torn down and rebuilt.
while the Senators insisted The old
walls should ee preserved and the
mansion repaired
I The bill carries 81 900 600 cash
for Use next year on the JOB and
an additional S. 400 900 in con.
tract authority, To help the com.
mission in its work, independent
consulting architects and ensi.
neefs and a fun-tlme executive
director may be employed
{ Sesaui Funds Eliminated.
Stricken from the deficiency bill
was g., 900 900 inserted earlier By
the Senate 20 finance the sesaui-
centennial celebration here next
year. This makes II necessary for
District and kesquicentennial on
ciaiS 10 arrange for funds IN other
WAYS.
The meRKure carries a total af
sl.759 a6a for several agencies AZ
The District Government including
funds Ia ts1ee, long -delAs ed salary
/ payments 10 the offace OF i've
\ AdmtnistrWtoT Of Rent Caaafoi
Exnpaoyes Of the resf nffifr ~ho
have not been paid kines April
would get their back pay as soon
/ as the bill ik signed by the piws-
ident under an appropriation ~
] s26,i7b, Rent Administrator
RoeeFs 2. coRsweli was st tie
Capitol Yesterday paeAdine for
quick passage Of this measure 10
take care Of his employees
The District funds In The second
deficiency blu would provide
/ Police Departnent~-sso, 900 TO-
wards construction Of q long,
| delayed precinct station house In
Benning.
i Health Dcpartment--Fepai al.
terations and improvements 10
the old Gales School Building to
equip 1t for q clinic, ,slio. 900
! Gallinger Hospital --- eonatruc.
tion OF a new eremainrium. tsT,-
500. and $3.50 600 for additional
operation expenses
Department Of Corrections
purchase OF = Dieasl locomotive
and repairs tn It's road bed Rt
Lorton. sl7a5n. and additional
operation expenses. sss 900
Public Welfare Fund.
/ Public Weiiafe~~for renovation
Of the kitchen as the Home for the
Aged and Infirm. ss0.sso. and MOB
10 exceed $4,000 of The unea.
pended balance Of the appropria.
tion Of t4sT 800 originally appso.
Ipriated for addition 70 the Beers
Elementary School 10 be uhed for
repairs Of the laundry building AZ
the District Training School At
Laurel. Md.
81. Eiixabeths Hospstai~~ssiey 900
for care Of District patients.
| Public woFks-~eonsiructson n
q freight elevator nt the Central
Garage. SIS 900.
Washington Acknowledgment
Ina expenses payable from llSs
water fund. siao. TOO,
i District Assessors Offaee~-To srs
Up the sales tar division. $50 800.
Public Schools dditton
funds for operation Of buiid.ngs
and grounds ts2 900 for cosnplrt-
ifag construction Of q neE eis-
mentary school building near
Eleventh and q streets sc, 10
replace the present crRnch sgss
Tyler schoola. si7 500. and gor
completing construction os Kn I'd.
ditsnn Of Taft Junior HiKb School
including 10 eiaAsrDorns. tao gytH.
flaaauf1s. recreation facilities ard
an inclined rooy La the ntsffl-