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The Washington times., 1929-12-04
SCHOOLS NEED
ADDITIONAL
MILLION

The public-school system bud
get for 1881 calls for 5000, 700
worth Of new construction and
acquisition Of school-building
sits and an operating budget of
$10,018,110. which are increases
of $658,700 and $385.510, re.
spectively, over the 1880 appro.
priations.
Of the first sum, $2,710.000 is
for the construction of new
school houses and the remaining
$500, 700 is for use in purchasing
school sites. The itemized build
ing schedule, contained in the
budget, lists the following con-
struction jobs:
Alice Deal Junior High School,
100000; completion Of the
Charles W. Eliot Junior High
School, $500, 900; continued con
struction of new Business High
School building. 100000; two
new gymnasiums at the Gordon
Junior High School, $4,000; auto
motive repair instruction shop at
Columbia Junior High, $4,000;
eight-room, third-story addition to
the Powell Junior High School,
1925, 900; four-room addition to
the Congress Heights School,
$4,000; new platoon school
building for colored in Northeast
Washington, 100000; a junior
high school in Northeast Wash
ington, 100000; construction of
Western High Schools athletic
field, $4,000; combination gym
nasium and assembly hall, Dean
wood School. $4,000; eight-room
extenSible building, including
gymnasium and assembly hall,
at Northampton Street and Broad
Branch Road, Northwest, $500
900; four-room extensible build
ing, Wesley Heights, 100000;
four-room extensible building,
Tenth and Franklin Streets,
Northeast. 100000. and a 10
room addition to the Anthony
Bowen School, 100000.
The $385,510 increase in operat-
ing expenses for the public school
system is covered by increases in
the following departments; some
of the increases being offset by
deductions:
Administrative offices, 1869 500,
an increase of $12,760; employ
ment Of clerical help, $l61, 300,
an increase Of $12,740; the work
permits and school attendance Of
flee, $4,000, up $1,000; teachers
salaries. $6.272,000, an increase
of $3.50, 400; vacation school m
struction, $4,000, up $4,000; a
$500 increase for instruction of
the deaf. dumb and blind at the
Columbia Institution for the
Deaf. for which $4,000 is asked;
Americanization work, $4,000. an
increase of $1,000; care of build
ings and grounds, S806.910, an
increase of $44.910, and the
transportation of pupils to
schools for tubercular children
and to schools for crippled chill
dren. $4,000, an increase of
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
DR.. Crittenden Talks
Of Power Plant Values

Our Half Century of Electric.
ity" was discussed by DR.. e. c.
Crittenden. chief of the division
of electricity OF the Bureau of
Standards, last night at the Jew
ish Community Center, Sixteenth
and Q Streets Northwest.
DR.. Crittenden declared that,
while electric lights in themselves
are not so important, the power
plants and other equipment used
IN furnishing current which main
tains utilities indispensable to
modern civilization are necessary
and important.
In conclusion the speaker pre-.
dicted that eventually the phe-
nomena Of living substance will
be controlled through electricity,
as inherited characteristics could
be changed by proper use Of cleo
trio discharges.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS
NEED MORE

Both the police and fire depart
ments will enjoy slightly increased
appropriations if Congress follows
the estimates of the Bureau of the
Budget in making its appropria
tions for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1881.
Estimates for the police depart
ment total $3,097, 745, as com
pared with appropriations of
$3,083,950 for the current fiscal
year.
The fire departments expenses
for the fiscal year of 1881 are
estimated In the budget as So.
| 253 $50, as compared with $2,17l,
100 appropriated for the current
fiscal year.
No Extensive Changes
Although the police department
under the budget estimates oh.
tains about $4,000 more than is
currently appropriated. it will not
be able to make any extensive
changes. The estimates submit
ted today will provide an addi.
tional captain for detail to the
traffic bureau and for two leu.
tenants.
In addition the increase will
allow for the increased compensa
ton allowed 10 privates assigned
to the detective bureau. It is
believed that the Commissioners
in submitting their requests to
the bureau, asked for a much
larger increase in the number OF
priVates assigned to detective
headquarters, it being thought
that the privates could be trained
in detective work in this way.
Estimates for the police depart
ment for the coming year show
a decrease in the amount allowed
for officers and men mounted on
horses and motorcycles. This
however, merely shows the trend
OF the times, as it is offset by an
increase in the amount allowed
for purchase and maintenance of
automobiles.
The fire departments increased
estimate will be taken up largely
in the purchase of new apparatus
and in the purchase of a site fol-
fire companies which must
Vacate land being taken over by
the Federal Government for its
building program.
Must Purchase Site.
In this connection the esti.
mates carry an item of $l50,OOO
for the purchase of site upon
which to build fire engine
house in the vicinity of Thir.
tenth and K Streets Northwest
The proposed house would
serve as quarters for Engine
Company No. Is, now located at
Twelfth and D Streets North
west, and Truck Company No. 3.
now located at Fourteenth Street
and Ohio Avenue Northwest. Both
Of these companies will be forced
out of their present homes to
make way for the triangle devel-
opment.
The fire department, under the
estimates, would be enabled to
purchase new equipment at a
cost of $34,500. This would in
clude an ambulance. fully
equipped; an aerial hook and lad
der truck and a pumping engine.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
D. G. Street Budget
Increased $422, 500
staff Photo

chusetts Ave. to Ruttsrworth Place
SIS. 600.
Nebraska Ave, Rtttenhouse to Dan
Hemlock St, Twelfth to Alaska Ave.
IS 500
Twelfth St, Alaska Ave. to Hemlock
$4,000
Thirteenth. IS
Thirteenth ST., Alaska Ave. to Kalmia
Road. s15.7oO.
Mornngside Driva Iris to Alaska
Van Buren, St. Sixteenth to alley
Montague St. Fourteenth to Six
Iowa Ave, Piney Branch Road tc
Emerson St, Sixteenth to Pine,
Branch Road, $500.
Parkwood Place, Fourteenth to Cen
Tiger Bridge. *l3S,oOO:
Clydesdale Place. Adams Mill Road
to Ontario Road. $4,000.
Twenty-fourth Street. Calvert to
Connecticut Avenue, $1,000.
Woodley Road. Woodiey Place to
Cathedral Avenue, $4,000.
Macomb Street, east of Connecticut
Avenue. $500.
Thirtieth Street, A1bemarle to Brandy
wine $4,000.
Everett Street, Thirty-sixth street to
Connecticut Avenue, $500.
Fessendon street. Connecticue Avenue
to Thirtyfonrth Street, $500.
Rittenhouse Street. Twenty-nfnth
Street to Daniel Road, $4,000.
Northeast
Twenty fourth Street, BenninR Road
to E Street $4,000.
Twentieth Street, BenninE Road to
H Street. S6.Sn0.
Bennett Place Twentieth to Twenty
second Street. $500.
Oates Street. Montello Avenue to
West virginia Avenue ss,soo./
Oven we Place: West Virginia Avenue
Evarts Street. Twenty to
Bladensburg Road. $500. "
Franklin Street. Thirteenth to BIa-
densburg Road, $1,000.
Walnut Street, Vista to Myrtle Ave-
Thirtieth Street. Otis to Perry, $4,000.
Quincy Street, Twenty first to Twenty
second $4.1O0.
Twenty fourth. $500.
Twenty-fourth Street, Otis to Perry.
Otis Street, Eighteenth to South Da-
kota Avenue, $26,5OO.
Uren Place. Tenth, Street to Twelfth
So, 900.
Twelfth Street. Upshur to Uren Place,
$500
Randolph Street Thirteenth to Four
tenth, $4,000
Fourteenth Street Lawrence to New
ton, $4,000
Jackson Street. west Of Tenth, $500
Seventeenth Street. $50 feet south CT
Douglas to Franklin, $14.700.
Evarts Street Seventeenth westward,
$4,000.
Douglas Street. Third 70 Fourth.
New York Avenue. Florida Avenue
to RIadensburE, Road. $4,000.
Chestnut street, Vista TO Monroe and
Monroe, Clinton Avenue to Eastern
Avenue 200
Southeast
Raleigh street, Nichols Avenue to
Seventh. $4,000.
shannon Place. W to Chics GO. S. sOo.
W Street. Nichols Avenue to shan
non Place, $4,000.
chicago. street, Nichols Avenue west
ward, $7,700.
Mount View Place. Maple View Place
to Morris Road, $4,000.
Chester Street Maple View Place to
Fourteenth Street, Ridge Place to s
$4,000.
Twenty second street, Minnesota Ave
nue. to r, $7.70O.
r Street, Twenty second to Twenty
fifth, $4,000
Naylor Road. Minnesota Avenue to
R, $500.
Twenty third Street Q to r. S. 900
e Street; NaylOr Road to Twenty
park place. Twenty-third to Twenty
fifth. $1,000.
White Place Park Place to Mime
sofa Avenue. $4,000.
Thirtieth street, Pennsylvania Avenue
to Il. SS.SOO.
Fifteenth street, pennsylvania Ave
nue. To K - 400.
x street Fourteenth to Fifteenth,
s. soN
X street Eleventh 10 Twelfth 1917"
street Sixteenth to Seventeenth,
s.. zoe,
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
Hoover Accepts Seal
In tuberculosis War

The tuberculosis Christmas seal
drive was today started by Presi-
dent Hoover when 12-year-old
Jacquelin Krah presented him
with a package of Christmas seals.
The young health crusader was
accompanied to the White House
by DR.. George M. Kober, president
Of the Washington tuberculosis
Association, and Mrs. Ernest r.
Grant, chairman of the Tuber-
culosis Children's Saniterium COM
mittee. The President posed for a
photograph with them.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

Estimates for improvements
and repair of streets in the Dis
trict advanced $422, 500 over those
of last year, under the budget for
the current year submitted to
Congress today by the President.
The total estimates under this
head for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1929, reached 1888. 400.
This years estimate is $4,260, 900
Outstanding projects are: Re
placement of the Connecticut
Avenue bridge over Klingle Val
ley, at a cost of $250,000; and
elimination of two grade crossings
where streets are on a level with
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks.
Fern Street Subway
The Fern Street grade crossing,
In Takoma Park, where two
women recently lost their lives,
will be replaced by a subway un-
Ger the tracks, at an estimated
cost of $211. 900, and the crossing
at Michigan Avenue Northeast, by
a viaduct for which $145. 900 is
appropriated. The railroad conf
pany is to bear half the cost of
each project.
The appropriation for paving.
repaving. grading and otherwise
improving highways is $2l9,500 in
excess of that for last year: ST.
905,000 as contrasted to $685.
900. A large part Of this fund
comes from the tax on gasoline.
The appropriation for street re-
pairs is 100000 less than that
of last year; $1,175,000 as OPP
posed to STATS, 900.
Paving Appropriations
Appropriations for paving, re.
paving, and surfacing, including
curbs and cutters where neces-
Sary, are specified as follows:
Northwest
Third St, Webster to Allison, $4,000,
Allison ST. New HAMPSHIRE Ave.
to Rock Greek Cemetery. $500.
Kansas Ave, Fifth to FarraEut. and
FarraEut ST.. Kansas Ave. to Fifth
5000.
Galiatin St. Ninth to Illinois Ave.
Fifth St. Lonxfellow to Peabody.
Fifth ST.. sheridan to Tuckerman
Tuckerman ST.. Fifth to seventh
Tewkesbury PI.. Eighth to Ninth
S.. 500.
Eighth ST.. Van Buren, to Underwood
venable PI., west of Pinev Branch
Seventh St. Dahna to Fern SITS.
10000.
Rd., to Buchanan St, &sS.4OO.
Emery Pl.. Forty-first st. to Wiscon-
Redmau ST.. Thtrty-fifth st. to Idaho
Tnfrty-fifth St.. ordway to Quebec
Thirty-nInth St., Fulton to Garfield
Norton ST.. sherrier PL to Conduit
Sherrier Pl.. Cathedral Ave to Nor
ton (2O-foot strip. $4,000.
Reservoir ST., Thirty-second to Wis
consin Avenue. $1,000.
R ST., Twenty-eighth to Twenty ninth,
$4,000.
Twenty-sighth ST., Q to R, $1,000.
Twenty St, P to East Place
81. 500.
Bancroft Pl. east Of Twenty-thIrd,
&4.6On.
Twelfth St. p ST. north TO south,
S4N.6N0.
Tildsn St. SedEwlck 81 to Reno
Road; Reno Road Tlder ~ Upton,
ard Upton, Reno Road to Thlrty-~ shth,
IS nnn
AlbemaFis ~. Massa ussttS Ave -
Forty-ninths ana Forty-ninth, Massa-
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
D. c. Buildings Budget
Shows Big Increase

public Buildings and Public Parks.
This is an increase of $703,479
over 1880, and is accounted for
by an increase of $396,639 In
salaries. care and maintenance
of buildings and by an increase
of $306,940 in the general eX-
penSeS.
The salaries of the President.
Vice President, executive staff,
contingent expenses and travelling
expenses of the executive office
bring that Offices budget request
for 1881 to $287,320, as compared
with $276,220 for 1880, an in
crease of $11,100. There is, how
ever. a decrease of $4,000 in the
budget request for finances for
the maintenance of the Executive
Mansion and grounds. For 1881,
S135,000 is requested, against
$166,000 for 1880, which is &C
counted for by completion Uf the
repairs to the executive offices.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
Buildings Commission
Asks 100000 Budget

The Public Building Commits
sion is asking for 100000 in the
1881 appropriations. OF this
sum, $4,000 is requested for
"all necessary expenses in NOV
ing Government departments,
bureaus and units" from one
building to another.
The remaining $4,000 is to
be expended. if appropriated, for
salaries and expenses Of the
Public Building Commission.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04


partments have included many
items in their budgets for 1881
for the Improvement and main
tenance of institutions looked
upon as more or less local by
Washingtonians. These institu-
tions range from museums to re-
form schools and include hos
pitfalls and also include the dredg-
ing of the Potomac River in
both the Washington and
Georgetown channels.
The Interior Department Is
asking for $1,728,248 for St. Eliza
beth's Hospital. This is an in
crease of $83,248 over the 1880
appropriation. Of this sum, ST.
093, 248 will be used for the main
tenance of the institution and
for paying salaries of employees,
an increase of $38,248,
A total of $4,000 is asked for
two new buildings; one a tuber-
culosis hospital and the other a
male receiving building. The
medical and surgical building,
costing $475,000 was finished
during the year.
Howard Increased
Items in the 1881 budget for
Howard University, submitted
also by the Interior Department,
call for continuance of the build
ing program at the university.
An increase of $1,000 is asked
in the total budget for the forth
coming year.
The department asks for SSH
600 for the university, of which
$500 900 is for the salaries Of Off,
GERS, professors, teachers and
other employees, an increase OF
SIS, 900. The general expenses
for 1881 are set at $4,000, an
increase of $4,000 over last year.
Congress is asked to appropriate
5000 900 toward new class room
building to ultimately cost $3.50,
0OOO. The new chemistry school
building and dormitory, costing
a total of $280,000, were COM
pleted during the year.
Freedmen's Hospital, also an
Interior Department institution,
asks for $424,000 for 1881. This
is an increase of $163,82 for the
1880 budget and $500 is asked
for use toward construction OF &
$155,000 obstetrical hospital.
Printing Budget
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, of the Treasury Depart
ment, is asking for $6,376.260 for
1881, a decrease of $251.268 from
their 1880 appropriation. This
saving is made possible through
the elimination of personnel
hired during the past year to AID
in getting out the new and
smaller currency.
Salaries of officials and en-
ployes and the purchase of an
automobile account for the in
crease of $1,000 asked in the ap-
preparation for the National
Training School for Boys, a De.
partment of Justice institution,
for 1881. The school asks for
$215,O80, compared with 100000
appropriated in 1880.
The Smithsonian Institution
and the New National Museum,
whose budget is listed under the
heading, Executive office and
independent establishments" asks
for $1,189,683 for 1881, an in
crease of $83,500 over the pre-
vious year. The difference is
accounted for by repairs, salaries,
international exchanges, heating
and lighting, preservation of col
lections, purchase of books. print,
ing and binding. and the admiris-
tratlon of the Gellatly art collec-
ton.
An appropriation of 1881 $40
Is asked for by the Office Of
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
North Brentwood Shuns
Street Extension Fete

Charging discrimination, John
Hawkins, former colored mayor
OF North Brentwood, negro COM
munity on the proposed new
Rhode Island extension, stated
yesterday that even though it
had been published that this
community would participate in
parade to be held Saturday, it
would not take part.
The proposed parade will go
over a route from the District
Line to Hyattsville, where Gov
ernor Albert C. Richie, of Mary
land, is expected to address the
gathering.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
Band Offers
Pan-American Program

1 dII-f1HICI INdII L US dIII
Pan-American music will fea-
ture the concert given by the
United States Marine Band Or
cheStra tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Marine Barracks auditorium.
An orchestral concert will be
given by the Marine Band Orches-
ira on Friday afternoon at
O'Clock in the same auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
SCHOOL ACQUIRES
N|NE-ACRE TRACT
Mount Vernon Seminary
Plans to Build Golf Course
of Nine Holes.

The Mount Vernon Seminary, girls
school, located on Nebraska avenue
near Massachusetts, avenue, has pur-
chased q tract Of nearly nine acres adj
Joining the school property from
Charles c. Glover. jr., 1t was announced
today by Miss Jean Dean Cole, presi-
dent Of the Mount Vernon Seminary,
Incorporated, and headmistress of the
not made public.
The additional land will make pos
aible the expansion OF the school golf
course to nine holes. The course Is now
OF four holes.
The land just acquired lies between
Arizona avenue, Forty-second, Ordway
and Quebec streets. The additional
land brings the total area of the school
property to about 80 acres.
The seminary now has under con-
etruction new fieldhouse and an out
door gymnasium. which represents a
new idea in this type of construction.
The gymnasium building will have no
walls as ordinary buildings, but instead
will have low walls and curtains for
the sides, and a slate roof, supported
on columns. The purpose is to provide
out-of-d air and light, while pro-
viding shelter. The gymnasium will
contain q basket ball court of full
college size and two tennis courts.
The fieldhouse, which is to be used
for teas and other recreation programs
Ia Of brick and stucco construction and
has among other provisions main room
about IS by 10 feet. There Is a large
fireplace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15

the section relative to subdivision con-
troll and minor changes In the bill In
q few places to make 1t conform with
Colorado legal practices, the act passed
follows the Hoover act word for word.
The new law not only gives all Colo
RADIO cities the right to establish city
planning commissions, but likewise sets
up a procedure and authorizes the es-
Enlistment Of regional planning COM
missions. The law provides for
subdivision control by planning COM
missions within a three-mile radius
from the city limits regarding the prin-
cipaI streets, and within the city limits
the subdivision control obtains in regard
to all phases of the city plan and also
as to the minimum size of lots. The
law gives a means Of imposing building
line setbacks under q plan for the use
Of eminent domain In the control of
buildings.
This legislation becomes effective
August, 1929. More than dozen
Colorado cities are expected to institute
city-planning programs.
In California the proposed planning
bill is still q matter Of current interest.
The Legislature passed this bill, which
would repeal the existing planning en-
abling act and substitute q new law,
and the proposed legislation is now
before the governor for signature. The
bill is favored by the California Real
Estate Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
DWELLING BUILDING
LEADS DURING MAY
D. C. House Construction
Runs Ahead of Apartment
Projects, Report Shows.

Dwelling construction provided for
under permits issued during May again
ran far ahead of apartment house prof.
ects for the same period, according to
the monthly report of the District
building inspector, Col. John w Och
mann, made public this week.
The volume of dwelling construction
called for total expediture estimated
IT. se26.o25. while the cost of apart
nents was estimated at s2os 500. There
were plans for 10 houses and 4 apart
MentS.
The total volume of May building, 1t
was indicated. was S2.021.245, the low
est monthly figure thus far this year
The January total was S2.55s.445: Feb
ruary. s4,o7s. 4So: March. S5,251, 525.
and April s3513.385.
Permits were issued in MAY as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
PASS zON|NG ACT
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Bill Is Modelled After Stand.
ard Zoning of Department
of Commerce.

The State Legislature of Pennsylvania
has passed q coming enabling bill and
the act has been signed by Gov. Fisher
While the bill was before the Legislature
the councilmanic body Of Philadelphia
at the request Of the city council,
enacted companionate piece of legis-
lation creating city planning commits
sion, and Is now in position to
proceed with a planning program at
the same time 1t drafts its zoning
ordinance. The Pennsylvania act is
modelled after and is practically a
duplicate Of the standard zoning en-
abling act Of the Department of Com
merce,
City-planning enabling acts are mat
ter of current interest In two other
States at the present time.
Regional planning as well a. city
planning and coming is authorized in
the city planning law enacted by the
Colorado State Legislature just before
its adjournment. The newly passed
Colorado bill embodies the Hoover CITY,
planning enabling act, produced by q
committee under Herbert Hoover while
he was Secretary Of Commerce. With
the exception Of a few changes in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
Numbered Jurymen Next.

terest the result of the plan Of Presi-
dent Cosgrave of the executive council
of the Irish Free State to circumvent
the intimidation Of jurors and witnesses.
A bill introduced in the Dali by him
provides for the secrecy of jury panels,
Identification Of jurors by numbers In
stead Of names and secret hearings Of
all cases where the police superintend-
emit testifies that 1t is necessary for the
safety of jurors and witnesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
HEADS DWINDLING FLEET
New Herring Admiral 10 Draw
Only 925 a Year.

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man OPl.--A new
admiral for the Manx herring feet, an
admiral who will draw only s25 year,
has been named by the lieutenant gov
ernor of this island dominion.
1t Is a small feet now, but half q
century ago Peel Harbor was packed so
close with the herring vessels that q
man could walk the length and breadth
of the port from deck to deck.
The herring admiral's duties are to
guide the feet to the fishing grounds
and to signal the raising and lowering
of the nets.
Nogales international., 1929-09-06
NEW ASSISTANT COACH
- ARRIVES HERE TOMORROW

Travelling in his car, GLADDEN. Ell
lott of Rock River, Wyoming, grad
uate of the University of Wyom-
ing, will arrive here tomorrow to
become assistant coach and COM
mercial teacher at the high school
Elliott is the sixth man hired for
the job by Superintendent A. j.
Mitchell, four of the five others
having resigned and the fifth hav-
ing been injured so severely in an
automobile accident in Kansas that
he could not take the position. Ell
lott is 6 feet tall, weighs 185
pounds, is unmarried, and comes
here highly recommended as a tea
cher and assistant athletic coach.