Evening star., 1928-05-10
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR D. c. ASKED
President Submits Supple.
mental and Deficiency
Figures to Congress.


Supplemental and deficiency esti-
mates OF appropriations for the District
OF Columbia for the fiscal years 1927.
1928 and 1929. amounting in all 10
$422, 2,26l,53, were submitted to Congress
. by the President today.
These estimates include 81 .667 for SAL
aries in the assessors Office; $S9,7s for
expenses of the coroner's Office for the
year 1927; $77S49 for the Rent Com
, mission to discharge certain judgments
for costs that have been rendered
by the Court of Appeals; $3.50 for con-
tingent and miscellaneous expenses in
1927; S4,3oS.i0 for, contingent and mis-
. cellanecus expenses in 1928.
$4,000 Asked for School.
For tie public schools for the fiscal
wears l92S-2e, $4,000 is asked, due 20
change in plans for the Langley Junior
High School to provide for an assem-
bly, hall and gymnasium. the construc-
ton cost of which Is to be 100000 and
equipment $l1.3l4. The appropriation
for euuipment was expended for class
room equipment. and the purpose OF the
appropriation recommended today Is
20 provide the amount necessary for the
equipment Of two gyInnasiunas, the as
Senbly hall and the lunchroom.
3 For buildings and grounds for public
schools $4,000 Is asked 10 cover the
cost of unforeseen rock and soil excava-
ton for the, four-room extensible build
ing in Potomac Heights.
Another item of S45.000 for buildings
and grounds for the public schools is
asked for grading work and the erec-
- axmssS lie fAV1Nif10
around the athletic field for western
High School.
The bill proposes legislation allowing
$1,000 of the appropriation of S37 $50
for the purchase Of school building and
playground sites in the District appro-
priation act for the fiscal year 1928 be
made available for acquisition Of land
In the vicinity of the Peabody School in
accordance with the final award in con-
demnation proceedings without hmita-
ton as to price based on assessed value.
This would include court costs and the
cost Of securing title 20 the property. :
For repairs to the harbor police
wharf, S2,500 is asked. For the Poiice
Court. $500 is asked for the fiscal year
1928 and $1,000 for the fiscal year 1929
TO provide for the payment of increased
salaries TO the four judges whose post.
tions were reailocated by the personnel
classification board.
For the Police Court also. $500 IS
asked for compensation Of jurors hi
order to provide jury trials for the re-
rnainder Of the fiscal year 1928. avail
able funds having been exhausted.
For the support of convicts. $S.05l.12
Is asked to take care Of a deficit In the
fiscal year 1927.
For writs Of ilInacy in the fiscal year
1927, 81, ,I00.35 is. asked, and for the
fiscal year 1928. $1,000.
s1s.7s6 fer Court.
For miscellaneous expenses for the
District Supreme Court, $i6.766y66 is
asked fer the fiscal year 1877 and $45,-
900 for the fiscal year i92S-20.
For the division Of child welfare. $4,-
1896 is required for the purpose OF
paying audited claims for the mainte-
nance Of feehle-ninded children.
Also for the division Of child welfare.
SIS, 900 Is asked to supplement the ap-
Drouriaticn for board and care Of chill
dren committed to guardianship Of the
board by the courts.
For the gDistrict Workhouse de-
nciency OF sl,Dsl.8o for the fiscal year
1877 is asked and 5000 for the fiscal
year 1928.
FOR medical charities 5000 Is asked.
Of which, 81 500 Is for Emergency Hos
pftal and 13,700 for Casualty Hospital.
Another item Of S15.6e3.9i is asked for
medical charities TO enable the Board
Of Public Welfare 10 enter into con-
tracts With specific hospitals for the
care and treatment Of INDECENT patients.
An item OF $1,000 Is asked 70 supple
ment the balance Of s13,52l29 for
maintenance expenses Of Gallinger
Municipal Hospital during the remain
der Of the fiscal year.
Continuing the deliberation begun yes
terday morning the Senate and House
conferees on the District appropriation
bill, gathered around the conference
table Tor an hour and half again to-
day.
They adjourned with an understande
ting 10 meet again tomorrow nOrniI.
but gave no indication Of what has
deveIoped at these last tEo f1eetines.s
II Is understood that the discussion
Is covering the bin as whole rather
than any particular amendment While
the conferences are In progress the con-
ferees are refraining from comment on
the progress Of the nleeting. This IL the
nrst time IN several weeks that the
conferees have continued meeting on
two OK three consecutive days.
Although the bsii as sent 70 conference
contains q number Of disputed items
relating 10 the appropriation for certain
departments Of the local government,
he chief issue between the two branches
Of Congre3g h over the lump sum.