Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29

purchase of sites amount to $S7,250.
In addition. the appropriation of $l25,-
600 for the fiscal year 1895 for an ath.
letic field for the Western High School
is continued available until June 80.
1928, since 1t has not been practicable
to effect the purchase up to this time.
A number of the building items, as
presented in the budget, in addition TO
the appropriations recommended for
the preparation OF plans, carry au-
thoriZations to enter into construction
contracts. Wherever this has oc-
Cured, the committee has eliminated
the contract authorization.
Under the community center depart
ment the committee has added $1,000
to provide janitor service in connec-
ton with meetings of the parent
teacher associations in the schools
after regular school hours, and 1t has
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 the
appropriation for supplying school
children with paper towels.
Welfare Notifications.
The committee has modified the
budget proposals for public welfare in
the following respects.
Increa es.-Reformatory, $45, 500;
Washington Home for Incurables,
5000; Industrial Home School, 5000;
Soldiers and Sailors Home, $500; Co
lumbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind. $500.
The one decrease Is $1,000 for Co
lumbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum.
The increase for the reformatory has
been partially explained in connection
with the subject of metal identified
ton tags. which accounts for $34,500
~ hn =
O00) is to permit of the establishment
of a foundry for making cast-iron
products for use by the municipal gov
eminent, such as window weights,
CRATE bars, manhole frames, etc.
The contract price for this class of
material Is 81 cents per pound. The
United States Bureau of Efficiency has
made study of the matter and figures
hat on the basis of 200 tons production
the average cost per pound would be
trifle less than cents. On the basis
of 100 tons, it would be a little less
than cents.
With respect to the Columbia Hos
pital, the committee has taken the po-
sition that this institution should be
treated the same as other local medl-
al institutions. i.e., simply compen'
stated on the same basis for caring for
INDECENT cases. Heating and repair
expenses should be paid out of hospital
revenues and not by the District gov
eminent and the Federal Government,
as has been the custom. The man
agement of this institution, it is felt
should take such steps as may be
necessary to put 1t on self-sustaining
basis.
An appropriation is carried in this
bill for the first time for home care for
dependent children in accordance with
the act of June %, 1926. The first ap
preparation for this object was carried
in the second deficiency act, fiscal
year 1926.
The appropriation proposed by the
budget and the committee lis $4,000
On January Is, 1927, payments were
being made on account of 277 children
| and the average monthly cost per
child was about $3.50. The law has
not been in operation sufficiently long
to permit of much more than guess
as to what the demands will be. The
authorities are doubtful that the ap
preparation proposed for 1928 will be
enough. The committee believes il
should invite attention to the fact that
| the law imposes no limitation what
ever on the amount that may be paid
Anacostia River and Flats.
For continuing the work of reclaim
ing and developing the Anacostie
| River and flats the budget carries
1880 as against $4,000 for the
current year. The employment of the
1885, 900 was restricted as follows:
Work below Benning Bridge, 1926,
600: work at and above Bennine
Bridge, $40 900; purchase of land above
Benning Bridge. $4,000.
There is balance of approximately
| $50, 900 now available for the purchas.
| OF land. The committee finds tina
there remains to be acquired about
100 acres of fast land above Benninl
| Bridge which is assessed around 81 ,00t
per acre. If this could be purchased
at the assessed value plus rs per cent
there would need to be available
1925
The committee, therefore, is propos
| ing to increase the budget figure for
the purchase of land to $92, 500. which
with the balance available, would per
NIT of the entire area being acquired
at the figure indicated. The commit
tee is providing, however, that nc
part of this sum shall be expended
until options have been secured on the
entire tract at prices which do not
exceed in the aggregate the total sun
that will be available for the purchase
of land.
The committee is not providing any
money for work at and above Benning
Bridge and Is avee'se to providing any
money for such work until all land
above the bridge has been acquired
The sum allocated to the project
below the bridge will need to be sup
plemented by $4,000 to finish that
part of the undertaking. exclusive, OF
course, of park development features
under the cognizance of the director
of public buildings and public parks.
Public Buildings and Public Parks.
For the improvement and care oil
parks the budget estimates exceed the