Evening star., 1925-02-09
S835,9]6 IS ASKED
IN DEFICIENCY BILL
Measure Provides for Short
ages and for Supplemental
Estimates for 1926.

tions for the District of Columbia
for the fiscal year 1924 and prior
years and supplemental estimates of
appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1928, and June 30,
1926 as we'll as certain audited
claims and final judgments amount
ing in all to Ss35 906.40 together with
four items of proposed legis' alton af-
fecting existing appropriations, were
submitted to the House by President
Coolidge today.
The appropriation items sum
married by fiscal years are as fol-
lows: 1928 and 1924. s1S.3s7.75; fiscal
year 1925. S795,443.53; 1925, $4,000:
audited claims, s909.16; judgments,
s15.166.07.
The deficiency estimates for the
fiscal year 1928 and 1924 are on writs
of lunacv. The additional amount of
$50 so Is required to pay actual expenses,
For the Juvenile Court in 1924. s5.77
is required to pay bills for meals of
jurors and prisoners.
Cororer's ONCE Owes ScSS.
For the coroner's Office, 1924, s2ss
is asked The appropriation of So,
900 has been exhausted, leaving out
standing obligations amounting to
s2SS.
For St Elizabeth's Hospital in 1924
s1S,041.4G is required to meet the OBJ
legation of the District to the hospital
for care of INDECENT insane for that
fiscal year. Inmates are committed
TO the hospital by order of the court
and the District is required to pay
per diem rate for each inmate.
The supplemental estimates for the
fiscal year 1925 include the follow
ing:
Personal services s73,621.53. The ad-
ditional amounts requested are a re-
Ir ng
personal classification board since
appropriations for the fiscal year
1925 We're made. No promotions or
new positions are included in the
estimates submitted.
$14,S7S for Schools.
The largest amount Of increase
through this ,reallocation is for the
care of public school buildings and
grounds, s14,S7S.02. The second larg
est amount lis for the Free Public
Library, sl1,0S6.05; and the third
largest amount, for the Engineer
Commissioner office. S5,509.13.
For the building inspection division
$4,4S0 is asked for temporary addi-
tional inspectors to carry on until
June 80 1925.
For the plumbing inspection divi-
sion $4,000 for temporary additional
inspectors.
For the employees compensation
fund $4,000 is asked
For the free Public Library s33.272
is asked. This includes s22.622 for
the Mount Pleasant branch, S1,7S0
for the Bell Deanwood branch, ss,200
for the Central Library and $500 for
the Southeastern branch.
Seek Early Opening.
Budget Director Lord explained
that the new building for the Mount
Pleasant branch library will be COM
pleted by March l. The 1926 budget
provides for a partial supply of
books and for attendants for the en-
tire fiscal year 1925. No appropria-
tion was made for 1925 for books
and running expenses during any
portion of the fiscal year 1925 be-
cause when the appropriations for the
current fiscal year We're made the
was problematical. Now it Is clear
that this building, on which about
100000 will have been spent, will
shortly be completed.
II Is desired to open this branch to
the public by March Is, 1925, and in
order to accomplish this it will be
necessary to provide sufficient funds
for the initial supply of books and
periodicals, together with personnel
and maintenance for three and one
half months, from March Is to June
80. 1t is estimated that it will require
$4,000 for the initial supply of books
and periodicals: S6(622 for minimum
personnel. and $1,000 for maintenance
The estimate of s1,750 for the Bell
Deanwood Branch Library is for the
purpose of furnishing rooms specified
in these school buildings for library
purposes, with necessary equipment.
These schools are located in the ex-
treme eastern section of the District.
where there are a. present no library
facflitfs. Provision has been made in
the 1926 budget for the necessary as
sistant librarian, books and periodi-
Gals.
Repairs Are Needed.
The estimate of $1,000 is for the pur-
pose of making urgently needed re-
pairs to the roof and exterior and in
terror walls of the main library
building. This building. was con-
structed about twenty years ago and
has not had extensive repair work
done in that time. The roof has been
in bad condition for some time, and
has been patched and repatched. The
hard transforms of December 30 1924,
emphasized the fact that it required
thorough repairing and some replace
ments, and that temporary patches
and repairs could not longer be de-
pended upon to keep out the water.
The balance of the amount, $1,000, is
TO reimburse the contingent fund to
this extent for the amount spent in
replacing worn out and condemned
boiler tubes in the main heating
plant.
The Southeastern branch library is
also badly in need of interior repairs,
such as pointing up and painting cell
ings and walls.
Other items are: For judicial ex-
peuses. $1,000; refunds Of erroneous
collections, $500; sewer assessments
and permit work, $125,000; collection
and disposal OF refuse, S35. 900; sani-
tary paper towels in public schools.
$l,0C0; furniture and fixtures for
Western High School, S6,500; for the
Columbia Institute for the Deaf,
s4.250.
Under public school buildings and
grounds various items are as fellows:
Mckinley Manual Training School
site, $4,000; Western High School ad-
dition. 1925
Among the court items are: For the
Police Court, $4,000: fees for jurors.
Police Court. $4,000; support of con.
victs, $4,000.
Fund for Bathing Beach.
Under the heading of charities and
corrections the various appropriations
asked are: Jail, $4,000; medical char
tiles. $500; Board of ChiIdren's
Guardians. for maintenance of feeble
minded children, s11,500; st. Eliza
beths Hospital, S236,000.
For Improvement and care of public
ground $3.50 is asked.
For the Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway Commission 100000 is ask
ed. For the Water Department, for
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