Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
50 100000 INCREASE IN LOCAL
FUNDS FORECASTS GOOD YEAR
Generous Appropriation With General
Distribution Seen as Assuring
District Advancement

four articles on ne plans for Capital
improvement resulting from the last dp-
into effect JulY L. A second article tciU
appear tomorrow.
In raising the total of District ap.
preparations for the next fiscal year
by more than $4,000, 900 above current
funds, Congress distributed the ad-
ditional amount so generally among
the important phases of municipal
work that officials are looking for
ward to the IL months beginning July
l as an era of unusual progress in the
improvement of the National Capital.
While the appropriation bill Is
traversing the legislative journey
through the budget bureau. through
two committees of Congress, on the
floor Of the House and Senate and in
the final stage of conference adjust
ment the detailed figures change so
rapidly that it Is difficult for the citi-
zen to estimate the results.
During the past few days District
officials have been taking stock of the
new law as 1t finally passed in COM
parison with the act for the current
fiscal year, and here are the outstand-
ing advantages they find in the act
for the fiscal year from July, 1927, to
June, 1928:
1t gives the National Park and
Planning Commission 100000 for
purchase of new parks, an increase of
$500, 900.
School Fund Boosted.
1t appropriates $2,794.250 for con-
tinuing the school building program
as compared with $2,450, 900 for 1927,
an increase Of approximately $345, 900.
The total given here for 1927 in
cludes 1854. 900 for the Park View
School, originally appropriated in 1925
and reappropriated in the fiscal year
ing in reality a part Of the 1925 pro.
gram, the total for 1927 becomes
S2,296,000, and on this basis the new
act represents an increase of $498, 250
for buildings and grounds.
1t provides $3.50, 900 for a complete
new bridge across Rock Creek at M
street and $4,000 to reconstruct the
bridge across Rock Creek at Military
road, in addition to the usual items
for bridge maintenance.
It makes available $4,000 to build
the first two bathing pools contem.
plated in the plan for a chain of these
Summer recreation centers scattered
throughout the District. The first
pool for the white population is to be
placed on the grounds of new Nc
Kinley High School and the first col
ored pool will adjoin the colored
Junior high school near the Rock
Creek.Potomac Parkway.
Parks Fund Increased.
The fund for care of public build.
ings and parks Is increased by $780,.
$40, primarily to make possible more
rapid Roadway in the completion of
Meridian Hill Park. lying north of w
street between Fifteenth and Six
tenth streets. The present appropria
ton for general expenses of public
parks is S334,660, while the new act
carries $435 .000y The hearings at the
Capitol indicated the additional sum
was to be used for continuing the con
struction of the retaining wall and
grading Meridian Hill Park. This will
not complete the project, but is con
siderably more than has been spent
on this park in recent years.
For carrying on an extensive cam
paign of street Improvement through
out the city the new act appropriates
SO. 302, 800, which is approximately
$43 900 more than was appropriated
for all classes of paving work in the
current fiscal year.
The sewer department, which must
try to keep pace with the growth OF
the city in extending it's network OF
pipes and culverts, was given $1,700.
$50 for the new year, an increase OF
$253, $3.50.
The water department will enter the
new fiscal year with a total appropria
ton of $1.970,510, as against 1924, 191
this year, an advance of $676, 319.
The division OF trees and parkings
an important agency in maintaining
the physical beauty of the Capital
City. had it's fund increased from
SIS, 900 to 5000. Senator Copeland
of New York has launched a move
ment to have it further increased tc
Sis 900 in the next Congress, believ
ing that shade trees constitute one OF
the adornments that distinguish the
National Capital from the ordinary
American city.
Anacostia Favored.
Congress also has made possible
greater progress on the project for
the reclamation of the Anacostia fats
into q parkway across the eastern end
of the District by increasing the allot-
ment for this purpose from $780,
to $217,500, an increase of SAL. 500.
Another increase of similar nature
is the new item of $4,000 to repair
and continue construction of the sea
wall Of Potomac River from the north
boundary line of Potomac Park to the
north boundary line of G street. OF
the Anacostia fats appropriation,
1925, 900 is to be spent below Benning
Bridge, with not to exceed 500, 500
available Immediately for the purchase
of land above the bridge.
For the operation OF the free Public
Library and its branches Congress
raised the appropriation from $271 800
to $300,420, an increase of $29, 120.
Included among these increases is an
advance Of 81. 500 for temporary serv-
ices and the adding of $4,000 to the
fund for the purchase of books and
periodicals.
The funds OF the police department
were increased to the extent of SCI. $50,
of which $26, 900 is for the purchase of
two new boats for the harbor patrol.
The act authorizes speed boat to cost
$4,000 and one heavy duty boat,
$4,000.
Zoo Given Increase.
The allotments for Geological Park
in the new act are sS1 900 above cur
rent appropriations. The increases In
cIude provisions for completion of the
new bird exhibition house.
There are several factors that enter
into the total increase in the new ap-
x,ronriof iou act over the current law