Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
Funds to Begin Work Asked
in Supplemental Items
by Commissioners.
$275,00 IS REQUESTED
FOR 16-R00M SCHOOL
deficiency Estimates Also Sent to
Bureau Budget Call for
$663,7S1.56.

Items for the construction of a nevv
Police Court building and an addition
to the District Building are contained
In supplemental estimates for the next
hscal year amounting IN q S1A54o
"',ioi' the commissioners transmitted
today 10 the Bureau of the Budget.
At the same time the Commissioners
sent 10 the bureau list of deficiency
estimates for the current fiscal wear
cdllIhg Tor appropriations totaIine
$663, ,7S1.56.
Inc commissioners recommended
that the total cost of the new Police
court building not exceed 81 2OO 0oo
out an initial appropriation of S4oo 0oo
Is asked to begin construction T. g.
Pioposed 10 erect the new building in
-" uuiciary square northeast of tho
supreme Court Building.
Ine Items for the addition 70 +ho
Clsulct Building which the COMMITS,
aloIierS pIan 10 locate on the square
itIlInedlately adjoining the present
Dulldlng on the south call for $3.50 00o
dor the acquisition of a site and S25O
VVo Tor beginning construction. If is
Plahhed pa TO house in this addition the
once OF the Recorder of Deeds i'm
addlt1on to some of the Tnunicina1
activities which will he driven ont
OF the Pennsylvania avenue triangle
oy the public buildings program.
Site Is Approved.
In recommending an item of $500.
UOO 10 start the construction of the
new Police Court Building, the Com
mlssioners explained that the act of
Congress approved June 3, 1926.
authorizes the erection of the building
and that the location. plans and speci-
ncatlons for this building shall be
approved by the Commission of Fine
Arts and the chief justices of the
District Supreme Court and the Police
Court. The Commissioners have been
advised that the Fine Arts Commits
sion and the chief justices i'm question
have decided upon the location of the
new building in Judiciary Square,
northeast of the Supreme Court Build
ing. and on the opposite side of the
square from the Court of Appeals
posed to be architecturally harmoni-
Gus with the Court of Appeals Build
ing
According to present plans the new
building is to be about 134 by $50 feet,
containing %, ,120 square feet, with a
cubical capacity of 1 500, 900 cubic feet
At a cost of 80 cents q cubic foot. the
Commissioners estimate that the total
cost of the structure would be 81 .250.-
900, including 8 per cent for services
in the municipal architects Office and
for the preparation of plans, inspec-
ton. etc.
Funds for School.
Among other items in the supple
mental estimates is one amounting to
S275, 900 for the purchase of land and
the construction of a 16-room building
to replace the old Bell and Randall
schools. The remaining items call for
1900 for furniture and furnishings
for the District Jail, $15,0 900 for salaries
for the Supreme Court of the District.
S11 500 for salaries for the Court of
Appeals and S13,140 for personal serv-
ices for the Jail. The latter item will
provide nine additional employees oc-
casioned by the erection and occupa-
tion of the new wing.
Chief among the items in the def
cheney estimates are requests for
$3.50 900 for the support of the indi-
gent insane at st. EliZabeth's Hos
pital and $50 900 for the Public Util-
tiles Commission to make a detailed
inventory of the properties of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Cos. other important items call
for $50 900 for the improvement of
public school grounds. $4,000 for the
Board of Public Welfare, with which
to board and care for children COM
mitted to it's guardianship, and $50 900 .
for the repair and improvement OF
suburban roads.
Other Items Requested.
The remaining items in the def
cheney budget follow:
For the purchase of automobile
identification tags. $500: for the cor.
oner's office, $500; for the employees
compensation fund, 81 900; for adver-
tising notice of taxes in arrears.
81, 2,O85.44: for refunds for erroneous
collections, $1,500; for repairs to High
way Bridge, $4,000; for the purchase
of motor-driven snow removal equip
ment, $12 900: for the payment of an
nuities to public school teachers, $25,-
900; for the policemen and firemen's
relief fund. $140.000; for the mainte-
nance of the motor vehicle for the dog
pound, $780, for salary increases for
employees of the Police Court. $844;
for compensation of jurors in the
Police Court, $S.4S0; for compensation
of jurors in the Municipal Court, ST..
300: for the maintenance of the Dis
trict workhouSe at OccOquan, SIT 500;
for repairs and improvements to buildi-
ings and grounds at the Home for
the Aged and Infirm, $4,000; for con-
tingent and miscellaneous expenses,
81 1850; for the support of convicts.
1882: for the Board of Children's
Guardians, $1,O96.40; for maintenance
Of feeble-minded children, S1,S56.62;
for judgments rendered against the
District, $2,220.60; for audit claims,
81 ,667 Is; for a refund to the Schneider
Co., $442. "A.
The Commissioners also asked for
to open a street between
Georgia. avenue and Ninth street in
the vicinity of Washington base ball
park, for authorization to redeck
Klingle Road Bridge and authorize
ton for the widening of First street
between G and Myrtle streets north
east.