Evening star., 1927-02-09
S1,2O5,&3 MORE
FOR D. c. PROPOSED
President includes Many Lo-
cal Items in Estimates Sub
mitted to Congress.

Totallng $l,2O5, ,S6301 for supple
mental estimates of appropriation Tor
the District Of Columbia for the nscal
years 1926. 1927 and 1928, together
with certain audited claims and final
Judgments against the District, Prosl-
dent Coolidge submitted these recon-
mendations to Congress today with
six items of proposed legislation at-
fecting existing appropriations.
He also transmitted supplemental
estimates amounting TO 81 ,067.S0 for
the legislative establishment under
the architect of the Capitol. These IN
cluded St7S for the Capitol power
plant and $SS9S0 for maintenance of
the House Office Building.
s4OO 900 for Police Court Building.
The estimates submitted today ask
ed for 100000 as a first appropria-
tion toward erection of new Police
Court Building with authority to
enter into contracts for completion OF
the building at limit of cost OF
5000 900.
The District items amount to 81,
5O7.23 for the fiscal year 1926 &944,-
2q7.SS for the fiscal year 1927. $246, $50
for the fiscal year 1928. $o,661lS for
ments against the District.
The deficiency estimates for 1925 are
as follows:
Contingent and miscellaneous eX-
penses. 2.39S 60; for the Police Court,
$431; on account of obligations for
jury services, for jurors, Supreme
Court, 81 1885; support of convlcts,
SS9O.SS: writs OF lunacy, $7S3.2S; mis-
cellaneous expenses. including Column
bia Hospital for Women. $565.45.
Board Of childrens guardians Tor
maintena nee of feeble minded chit
dren, s1,356.62; board and care of chill
dren, Sl,096.40
Supplemental Estimates.
The supplemental estimates for the
fiscal year 1927 include for the
License Bureau. $4,000; for the EN-
ployes' compensation fund, $4,000; con-
tingent and miscellaneous, S2,0S54 -
refund of erroneous collections, VI ,5oO,
teachers retirement appropriated
fund. s25, 900; police and firement re-
lief fund. $t35 .000 Health Depart
ment. 5000; Police Court, $S40 for sal
aries, and $3.50 for compensation of
Jurors: for new Police Court Building,
S4O0 900. with authority to enter into
contract not to exceed 100000.
For the Municipal Court, $1,000;
salaries Of the Supreme Court. $1,000;
salaries and expenses for the Court
Of Appeals. $3.50: fees of witnesses
in the Supreme Court, $4,000; fees of
Jurors. Supreme Court, $4,000; print
ing and binding, Suprem@ Court
So, 900; division of child welfare. $4o,-
900: workhouse, $4,000; maintenance
Columbia Hospital for Women, VIA
600. for replacement OF two elevators
A.
Home for the Aged and Inflrm, $4,000.
S250, 900 for INDECENT Insane.
For the Hospital for the Insane,
$3.50 900. being the estimated dencit
for care Of INDECENT insane due TO
the removal of large number of
heneficiaries under the Veterans
Bureau, which has resulted in an in
crease per diem per capita charge
for District patients from $l.50 to
$1.65.
Refund to the Charles Schneider
Baking Co., $442.44
The supplem entail estimates for the
fiscal year 1928 include:
For buildings and grounds for pub
| lie schools, $225, 900 which includes
| $50 900 for the purchase of land and
S175 900 for construction OF building.
1t is proposed to purchase land in the
vicinity of the Randall Junior High
School and erect thereon an eight
room building with combination gym
nasium and assembly hall.
For the support OF prisoners, $500.
This is to provide for eight additional
guards at the District Jail, in order
properly to supervise the prisoners
when the additional wing is completed
Proposed Changes i'm Law.
The six recommendations for pro
posed legislation affecting existing ap.
preparations are to correct certain
limitations and to make the appropria.
ton acts more flexible In administra.
ton. These include authority permit
ting the Director of Public Buildings
and Parks to accept from a local
street railway company the sum OF
| s., 500 toward erection of a comfort
station and shelter at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. on land owned by the United
| States. This location is the terminus
of a car line and a transfer point for
a bus line, where the patrons are un
protected in inclement weather.
| One recommendation is To make
| $4,000 of the 5000 for home care
| for dependent children to continue
available for the same purpose until
expended.
Another recommendation is to au
| thorize use of $4,000 of the unex
| pended balance from 1851 500 in the
| fiscal year 1928 for public school
| buildings and grounds for the i'm
provement Of grounds of public school
| buildings.
|
| Commission today for authority to
| issue 222,276 shares OF new common
stock TO relieve stock shortage which