Evening star., 1927-12-07
Relief Fund Affected.

Failure Of the second deficiency ap-
preparation bill for the fiscal year 1927
behind the Senate filibuster at the
close of the last Congress made neces-
sary the use Of s116, 1863 of the police
and firemen's relief fund appropriated
for 1923 to meet relief and other pay
ments to beneficiaries hereunder for
the months Of May and June, 1927.
This situation also applied with re-
spect to the employees compensation
fund OF the District and to the work
incident to caring for children COM
nitted to the guardianship of the
Board of Public Welfare.
Supplemental estimates to cover
these payments have been submitted
! for the fiscal year 1923. A supple.
mental estimate for 1928 of 800, 200
has been submitted in order that nee
essary repairs may be made to the
| suburban roads of the District after
February, 1928, at which time the cur
rent appropriation for this purpose
Will De exhausted.
These and other supplemental items
for 1928, If appropriated by Congress,
win bring the total of appropriations
for the current fiscal year from $685.
824.3S5 to $39,220,1S
For the District schools the amount
recommended in the budget is S12, 1885,
1870. which is $158,115 in excess of the
appropriations for 1928. This includes
salaries for 95 additional teachers and
total of s2,47S.500 for school build
ings and the acquisition of sites for
schools and Fairgrounds.
For street and road improvement n
total of $4,233,000 is recommended.
which is an increase Of $459,700. OF
this amount s1,750.00O, which is an
increase Of $263.500, comes under the
gasoline tax road fund. Important
items under this fund are $17S,000 for
new flooring on the Highway Bridge
and $4,000 for plans and specifications
for abolition of the Michigan avenue
grade crossing in Brookland.
For the metropolitan police force
$3,209, ,180 is recommended, which is
$120. .420 more than in the current ap-
preparation act. 1t provides for rs ad-
ditional men for the police force and
$50 900 for the erection of new No.
Is police precinct station house.
Library Appropriations.
For the fire department $2,13Q015
is recommended, which Is decrease
of s8,S47. This includes $4,000 for
the purchase of site in the vicinity
of Connecticut and Nebraska avenues
northwest for a new fire engine COM
pany and another $4,000 for the pur-
chase of a new motor driven rescue
squad wagon for the fire depart
ment.
The appropriations recommended
for the Free Public Library total
$314,90O, which is an increase or
$14,4SO and provides for 10 new en-
ployes.
A recommended increase of $16O,OOo
for street lighting will continue the
program of replacing gas lamps and
certain of the electric lamps with
improved electric lighting equipment.
Provisions is made for three addition
al inspectors and one clerk is also
recommended for the office OF the
electrical engineer.
Estimates of $350,000 and $4,000.
respectively. as authorized by legisia-
ton enacted during the second ses-
sion of the Sixty-ninth Congress, are
recommended for the construction
and equipment of a nurses home at
Columbia Hospital and Lying-In Asy-
lum. and for the refund of moneys be-
longing to the hospital which had
previously been covered into the
treasury of the United States. An
estimate of $465,000 is provided for
completing the construction of the
domestic service and ward buildings
at Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
For operating the recently com
pleted Washington Aqueduct there Is
recommended for 1929 an appropria-
ton of $425, 900, as compared with the
appropriation of $202,210 for the cur
rent fiscal year. While this represents
an apparent increase Of s222,790. it is
in reality o net increase of SS9,290
through reductions In the estimates
for operating expenses of the Water
Department. There Is an increase OF
s25, 900 recommended for installing
fire hydrants, which will provide for
making O start on the program for
better Are protection In the central
nart OF the city mapped out by the