Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
BUILDING PROGRAM
EXTENSION URGED
Advisory Council for Another
GaIIinger Unit and
Sewer Mains.

The Citizens Advisory Council, in
the course of long discussion of the
five-year financial program of District
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan, last night
recommended that the program be
stretched to include another building
for Gallinger Hospital and a sum suf-
f1cient to abolish all cesSpoolS in the
District, 3,417 in number, by extension
of sewer mains. No sum was finally
recommended for the Gallinger Build
ing, although 100000 and 100000
were tentatively discussed. The build
ing now nearing completion cost APP
proXimately $1,000,000.
The first two hours of the three-hour
meeting were devoted to the Gallinger
Hospital program, and the discussion
wandered to the merits of governmental
provision of hospital care at moderate
rates for these who, while unwilling to
become charity patients, are put to too
great a financial strain by costs of
treatment at private hospitals.
Bridge Discussion Continued.
The five-year financial program
makes mention of the replacement of
two bridges, the Calvert Street and
chairman of the council, attempted to
include Benning Bridge in the program,
supported by F. Tracy Campbell. Both
of these are from the Annacostia Citi-
zens' Association. When Thomas E.
Lodge of the American University Park
Association attempted to secure consid-
Grafton for replacement of Chain Bridge
during the five years, further bridge
discussion was postponed until the next
meeting of the council, set for 1880
pm. Monday in the boardroom Of the
District Building.
After an exhaustive discussion of the
merits of Gallinger Hospital, during
which DR.. Havenner invited council
members to visit the building now be-
ing put up, the council turned its at
tention to the municipal airport, which
is not included in the five-year program.
Mr. Campbell moved that sum for be-
ginning work on this be included in the
program, but DR.. Havenner remarked
that this would be useless as there was
no legislative authorization for the ap-
preparation. The council then adopted
a resolution urging the Commissioners
to seek passage of the authorization act.
Resolutions quickly followed COM
mendlng the inclusion of two grade
crossing examinations in the program
and urging the Commissioners to seek
the elimination of all grade crossings in
the District.
Schools and Sites.
A discussion among DR.. Havenner,
DR.. E. E. Richardson and Charles I.
Stengle hten arose over the plans in
clusion of only $2,400,000 annually for
purchase of school buildings and sites
and this developed into discussion of
the Benning Bridge. The school mat
ter will be taken up again at the next
meeting.
At this point members Of the fiscal
relations committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, who had been
meeting jointly with the council, adj
journed, and Edwin S. Hege, former
member of the council, obtained the
privilege of the floor and introduced
resolution putting the council on rec
ord as opposed to the enactment Of
any code regulating the installation of
refrigerating machinery and its repairs.
After elimination of some of the Ian
guage of the resolution, the council
adopted it in substance. The adoption
Of such code was discussed at public
hearing before the Commissioners last
Thursday.