Evening star., 1913-11-27
Commissioners Ready to Be-
gin Explanation of Plans
to Congress.
HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC
CLAIMS MORE ATTENTION
Educational and Other Facilities to
Be Placed Ahead of Ex-
ternal Beauty.

With the resumption tomorrow of hear
ings by the subcommittee of the House
appropria tions committee in charge of the
District budget, the Commissioners will
begin explanation of some of the more i'm
portant items contained in their social
service program for Washington.
Tomorrow session will be devoted to
q consideration OF the school estimates
and later the needs OF the health depart
nent. as provided for by the District
heads. will be taken up.
The school and health estimates are
larger than they have been heretofore,
for the reason that the Commissioners
believe these departments are the natural
agencies for bringing about a social and
moral development here that will make
the National Capital the model city of
the world.
Schools Get Biggest Slice.
Schools are recommended for the big
gest slice of the appropriation called for
in the estimates, the amount set aside
for this branch of the District govern
ment being approximately three and &
half million dollars. Provision has been
made il is understood. for school TO-
the Park View section. while second
installment of the 81 .2Gi,0o5 appropriate.
already authorized for the construction
cf The Central High School is requeste
1t is believed the latter item alone calls
for bout half million dollars.
The increased appropriation desired for
the health department WILL if authorized
by Congress. result in the en- argement of
the department s sanitary force, thus CIV
ing it more adequate facilities for keep
ing tab on health conditions. The force
is now so small that it is barely able to
look after complaints and. therefore. does
very little in the way of originating in
spectos outside of that carried on
through the regular channels. The pro-
posed increase, Ii is be ieved. Will make
possible a thorough sanitary inspection of
tne District, resulting N numerous health
reforms being undertaken.
At the time of the completion of the
estimates, Commissioner Newman, in
statement referring TO the general char
acter of the improvements provided for.
said the policy Of the COMMISSIONS had
been to retard expenditures of large
sums for the external Identification of
the city and TO increase the activity of
the District government in advancing
such projects and expending such serv-
ices as they believed would make for
more rapid development of the social
moral and physical conditions of the
people of the whole city.
Expect Public Approval.
we DelleVe, ne SAID, "that the peo-
pie of the District as a whole will ap-
prove this policy and will approve the
specific recommendations which we
have made toward carrying it out wher,
they learn later just what those rec
concentrations are. We also believe
that our general policy will meet with
the approval of Congress. and that the
expenditures which we urge as neces-
sary for putting that policy into opera
tion will receive favorable considera-
tion at the Capitol"
just when the hearings on the esti-
mates VIII conclude is matter OF doubt
1t Is considered probable that they may
be terminated by the middle of next
week. In the meantime affairs at the
District building practically are at a
standstil ana many important matters