Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-05
HUNDREDS FACING
LOSS Of PENSIONS
Failure of Deficiency Bill Hits
Teachers and Police
Firemen Rolls.

More than 100 public school teach
ers face the possibility of being de-
prived of their annuities during April.
May and June, and GA persons on
the Police and Fire Department pen
sion roll, may have to go without
their pensions for the same period
as a result of the failure of the second
deficiency bill to pass before the ad
journment of Congress yesterday, un-
less some way is found to meet the sit
uation.
This came TO light today. when
District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan
made a hasty examination Of District
items that were in the second de
ficiency bill.
The bill carried $25 900 of the pay
ment of annuity to school teachers
Maj. Donovan said today that without
this deficiency item the available ap
preparation for this purpose probably
will be exhausted at the end of this
month.
$4,000 Needed Monthly.
For the policemen's and firemen's
relief fund the deficiency bill carried
S135 900 to meet the monthly allow
ance for retired members of these two
departments and for widows and
minor children of former policemen
and firemen. 1t requires approximate
ly $42 900 a month to meet this roll,
and Maj. Donovan said the failure of
persons without payment for nearly
three months of the current fiscal
year unless some way can be found
to meet the situation
Mai. Donovan indicated that he in
tended to study the problem more
carefully, but said that at this time
he did not know of any definite step
that can be taken to bridge the gap.
A similar item that failed is for $4,-
900 for payment to District employees
injured while performing their duties.
The balance on hand for this purpose
is only $500, which is expected to be
exhausted long before the fiscal year
is passed.
$4,000 for Welfare.
The deficiency bill carried $4,000
for the division of child welfare to be
used for the care of children placed
under the Board of Public Welfare by
the Juvenile Court. Failure of this
item is expected to interfere with the
payments to foster mothers who take
care of wards of the board.
For the support of insane persons
sent to st. Elizabeth's Hospital by
the District of Columbia between now
and July / the deficiency bill carried
$3.50. 900. District officials said that,
while failure of the bill will not pre-
vent the sending of patients to the
institution, it may work hardship on
the hospital until the deficiency item
is appropriated.
These are only a few of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriations that
fell by the wayside through failure
of the deficiency bill, but Auditor
Donovan said that the other local
items were of such nature that they
can wait either until the regular ap-
preparation act for the next fiscal year
becomes effective July 1. or until the
deficiency bill is passed in December.
For example. the deficiency bill con-
tanned extra allotment for the pay
ment of jurors and witnesses in the
local courts. This may mean that
jurors will have to accept certificates
and wait until the next appropriation
bill goes into effect in order to cash
them.
Other Projects to Wait.
There were several items for the
widening of streets and for the school
building program. These projects will
have to wait, but are not regarded as
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