Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-21
IS TOTAL OF $38,2l3,15O
AUTO TAXES MUST BE PAID
BEFORE TAGS ARE ISSUED
Proposed Act Does Not Contain Second
lnstallment to Bring d. C. Employees
Salaries Up to u. S. Level.

hygiene service by adding $4,000 to the
Budget estimate. making the amount
available for this purpose for 1880
$4,000. In reality this is an increase
OF $4,000 over the current year. The
department contemplates the establish
ment of an additional hygiene station.
The amount in the estimate did not
appear sufficient so the committee on
its own volition raised the amount as
indicated.
For the District courts. their ex-
penses, and the support of cOnvictS Of
the District of Columbia total of
$842, $40 has been recommended for the
year 1880. This amount reflects an in
crease of ISL SAT over the current year
and decrease of $4,000 under the
Budget estimates.
"Juuenile court-The bill carries
S65, TAO for the activities of the juvenile
court and its probation officers. The
committee eliminated as unnecessary a
proposed additional financial clerk at
$500 per annun.
"Polce court.-The committee re-
duced the amount for the police court
by S2.420, making the total appropria-
ton for 1880, $l42.62 The commit
tees action lin making the reduction
referred to eliminated one night court
clerk at 81 920, whose services were no
longer necessary by reason OF the COM
mittee's action last year in closing the
night traffic court. and by reducing the
general maintenance fund by $500.
The committee was informed last year
that by closing the night traffic court
it would cause a reduction both in the
amount needed for fuel and for gas,
electric light and power. In the esti-
mated ALLEGATIONS under this fund for
1880 the amounts remained practically
the same.
Municipal court.-The Budget esti-
mate of $83, 270 has been recommended
for the municipal court, an increase
over this year of $8,734. This increase
includes an additional bookkeeper at
$1,000, the balance being absorbed by
WEIGH pay act increases.
"Supreme Court of the District OF
Notwithstanding a supplemental
estimate of $4,000, covering the salary
of an additional judge authorized by
the act of December 20, 1928, the
amount estimated in the Budget for
the conduct of the Supreme Court of
the District was 1922 $50. No addi-
tional employees are recommended over
this year, the differentiation in amount
between 1929 and 1880 being covered
by salary increases under the WEIGH
Act.
Public Welfare.
Including a supplemental estimate
of $4,000 for nurses home at Gal
linger Municipal Hospital under an
estimated cost not to exceed 1925, 900.
the estimates submitted for the various
public welfare activities total $4,529, $50
The committee has recommended $4,-
486, $50, which Is an increase of $164,-
$50 over 1929, and an apparent decrease
under the Budget of $4,000. Actually,
however, the committee increased the
Budget amount by making available
$4,000, OF an unexpended appropria-
ton for the purposes of the construc-
ton of permanent buildings at the re-
formatory, and thus releasing this
amount from the set-up. This increase
of $1,000 is covered by raising the item
for a home for the superintendent at
the Home for the Feeble-Minded from
$4,000 to $4,000; and by increasing
the appropriation for the Temporary
Home for Union Ex-Soldiers and
Sailors, $4,000, to cover the salary of
a night Waterman and repairs.
1.-THE committee has increased the
amount to be available from the vari-
GUS funds at the District Reformatory,
to act as revolving fund, and known
as the working capital fund, from
S25, 900 to $4,000. This fund was Gre
ated last year upon recommendation
by the Bureau of Efficiency. the pur-
pose being to provide certain small
self-paying industries at this institu-
ton to keep the men occupied and
provide some means of remuneration