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including a new elementary school site
and street paving items.
When the committee meets at
O'Clock tonight it will take up the re-
quest for S600,000 for emergency un-
employment relief in the District.
Believes Furloughs Favored.
Questioned at yesterdays hearings as
to the effect of reducing salary items,
Auditor Donovan said he believed most
District employees would rather have
the furlough plan advocated by Prest-
dent Hoover than the straight pay cut.
The hearings last night developed
that it would prove difficult to apply
the furlough system to school teachers,
and Senator Bingham pointed out that
in cases where the one-month furlough
is not feasible an 81a Fer cent pay cut,
which is the equivalent of the furlough,
could be applied.
Capt H. @. WhitehurSt asked that
an item of $9l0 600 for the Electrical
Department in the House bill be in
creased to S1,016,000, testifying that
without the increase between ZOO and
1900 street lamps might have to be out
of service during the next fiscal year.
Taking up the school budget, DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent, sug-
gested that the automatic increases for
teachers be allowed and that then de-
duction could be made from the salaries
Of all officers and teachers with much
less disastrous effect on the morale of
the teaching force and with a greater
saving to the District. He pointed out
that half the teachers are already at
the maximum salary rate and with
holding the automatic advancement
from the others would not amount to
an appreciable saving
Asked by Senator Copeland. Demo-
crat, of New York. If economic condi-
tionS have affected school enrolment,
DR.. Ballou showed that during the last
four years the annual school enrolment
has risen steadily. In 1929 the enroll
ment increased 2,237 over 1923. For
10 months of this year the enrolment
has increased $500 over last year.
DR.. Ballou asked the Senate to join
the House In solution Of the non-resi-
dent pupi! problem. The House in
serted a provision to require non-resi-
del:t pupils to pay tuition, but stipu-
lated the limitation should not apply to
pupils enrolled on the date the bill be-
comes law. Members of the committee,
including Senator Nye, said they saw
no reason for the exception of pupils
already admitted and indicated an ef-
fort would be made 10 change it.
DR.. Ballou pointed out that the Will
son Teachers College is temporarily
housed at old Central, and said If the
remodeling of the Wilson Building can
not be completed by September, some
money should be available to improve
the temporary facilities Of the college.
Senator Bingham asked DR.. Ballou
about complaints that there Is dis
proportionate allotment Of funds for
white school building projects, as com
pared with colored schools. The super
intendent said the board seeks to ap-
portion building projects on the ratio OF
So for white schools and 81 for colored
He expressed the belief that any dis
proportion that existed in the original
bill was corrected by an item inserted
by the House.
Wanted Foxhall School.
DR.. Ballou expressed regret that the
item for school in FoXhan Village
was eliminated from the building pro-
gram for the coming year.
During the testimony of Brig. Gen.
Pelham D. Glassford. superintendent OF
District police, Senator Bingham indi-
Gated he thought the Police Depart
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for its radio broadcast system and Glass
ford agreed. The chief was requested
to submit a proposed amendment.
At the request Of Senator Nye, Police
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards cited in
stances in which the radio has been
particularly successful in police wcrk.
Senator Copeland said he had heard
criticism Of the newly organized crime
prevention squad in the Police Depart
ment and questioned Glassford as to
the number of men assigned to it and
their duties. Glassford voiced the be-
lief that the criticisms of the change
have not been based en- careful study.
Commissioner Crosby asked for in
stallation of more modern telephone
switchboard to enable citizens to get
in touch with the Police Department
without delay in emergencies.
Miss Sibyl Baker director Of play
grounds, asked for restoration of a
$4,000 item cut out by the House
Others who testified last night were
j. B. Gordon, head of the Sewer De-
partment, and T. L. Costigan Of the
City Refuse Department, who suggested
several changes in House items.