Evening star., 1928-12-05
Decrease Seen
i'm Estimate
for ID. C..
WEIGH MEASURE
MEANS INCREASE
ExpansionProposed
i'll School System
of U. S. Capital.

The District Budget submitted
to Congress today recommends
appropriations totaling $39 1886 1922,
as compared with the appropri-
alton of $40, 1857 1903 for the current
fiscal year and is based on the en-
acting clause which provides that
"$9, 100000 is appropriated out CT
any moneys in the Treasury
and all the remainder out of the
combined revenues of the District
of Columbia" which means con-
tinuation of the lump-Sum policy
which has been in operation for
several years.
The net decrease in the District bud
get is really $993,715, because an addi-
tional amount required for the current
fiscal year to meet the provisions of the
WEIGH salary increase law calls for
deficiency item of $572 ,029, which should
be added to the appropriations for the
fiscal year 1929.
The total recommendations for carry
ing on the regular work of the munich
pal government, however, are still fur
ther reduced by the fact that $3,052 500
Is for permanent and indefinite appro-
priations, compared with $2,720,000 for
the current fiscal year, thus leaving
$36,883, ,122 to support the multifarious
activities of the local government.
Public Schools.
For the public school system thc
largest amount in the budget is recon-
mended, $9,683. $50, as compared with
S9,530,530 for the current fiscal year
This increase of $144,970 includes S64,-
600 for salaries of additional school
teachers, $4,000 for the purchase of
office appliances for instruction pur-
poses in the Business and Cardoza High
Schools. $l3,600 for additional furniture
and equipment in tie normal schools
and $4,000 additional for fuel, Eat
and power.
The budget carries 81, $50, 900 for new
school buildings and $4,000 for the
purchase of additional school building
and playground sites, making a total
OF $l,960,000, which is $652,000 less
than the appropriation under this head
ing for the present fiscal year. Three
items in the 1929 budget which are not
continuing iteEls this year more than
cover this reduction-S250,00 900 for COM
pleting the new Mckinley Technical
High School, $350000 for equipping that
building and $250,000 for the athletic
field and ground.
Provision is made in the budget
submitted to Congress today for begin
ming construction of a new business
high school on land now owned bv the
District at Thirteenth and Upshur
streets, with a total authorized cost OF
$l,5OO,OOO, with a proviso that the
present building at Ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue shall be utilized
as an elementary school for colored
pupils.
These estimates also provide for COM
pletion of the E. A. Pau. Junior High
School in Brightwood, the 24-room John
Quincy Adams Elementary School, near
Nineteenth street and Columbia road,
and the Morgan School. at Florida ave
nue. and California street northwest.
Initial appropriations are recommended
Tor beginning construction on a two
year program of the Reno Junior High
School and the KingSman Junior -Iigh
School. Other construction includes an
eight-room addition, with gymnasium
and assembly hall, at the Loveioy
School; gymnasium and assembly
hall at the John Eaton School, and an
athletic field and stadium for the Dun
bar High School. Estimates are in
sites at the Giddings and Lovejoy
schools and in the vicinity of Connecti-
cut avenue and Upton street, and addi-
tlonal playground space at the Stevens
and Banneker schools.
Hospitals Omitted.
Appropriations annually made here
tofore to Providence, Garfield Memorial
Georgetown University and George
a TV,1ix,
omitted from the budget this year be-
cause of new policy under which the
District proposes to handle all charity
cases at the Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital, except or estimates of $4,000
and $4,000, respectively, for continued
charity work at Children'S Hospital and
the Washington Home for IncurableS,
and $25,000 and $4,000, respectively,
for accident cases at Emergency and
Casualty hospitals. The estimates for
Gallinger Hospital have been increased.
with an appropriation of $81, ,78O recon-
mended for So new positions, 40 of
whom will be pupil nurses. This new
policy effects reduction from SI37 600
to $4,000 in the estimate for medical
charities.
Street and road improvements and
repair, including trees and parkings
call for total of $3,662, 400, compared
with the present appropriation of
$4,078, ,460. This decrease of $416,O6O is
more than accounted for by the fact
that In the 1880 budget no street-widen-
ing projects or other items similar to
the 1929 appropriation of $4,000 for
refooring the Highway Bridge are
found. The estimate for repairs to
streets Is the same as for the current
fiscal year, $1.475,000. Ninety-four
streets are specifically listed for resur
facing under the gasoline tax fund.
For the Police Department a total of
So, ,129. 100 is recommended as compared
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