Evening star., 1933-02-23

Supreme Court asked the committee to
provide for seven court criers instead
of three in the House bill and to reduce
from % to 10 in the House allowance for
deputy marshals in the court rooms.
Trees and Parking Fund.
The discussion of the trees and park
ing fund was marked by an appeal by
Senator Copeland for an adequate al
loWance. This year Congress allowed
S1l2.5OO. The Budget Bureau estimate
for 1884 reduced it to $102 900, and the
House cut it still further to $81 500.
The Commissioners asked a return to
the budget estimate, and Capt. White
hurst pointed out 95 per cent of this
fund is for day labor. He said no new
trees could be planted under the re-
duced amount and that 1t would add to
unemployment. Senator Copeland said:
This is common labor affected by this
item. We are all anxious to keep up
the beauty of the Capital, with its tree
lined streets. and particularly at this
time when by going forward, we can
help the unemployment situation"
J. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer, asked
that the House fund for maintenance
of the sewer system be changed from
$206,863 to $226,000. He also asked
that the fund for main and pipe sewers
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explaining that one of the needs Is re-
placement of some old brick sewers built
before the Civil War. For assessment
and permit sewers an increase from
$120, 900 to $4,000 was requested.
j. S. Coage, recorder of deeds, and
John Costello. former recorder under
the Wilson administration, both asked
the Senate committee to restore items
originally asked for in the fund for
that Office. including adequate person.
mel to continue the work OF copying
valuable old land records OF the early
years of the National Capitals history.
Other witnesses who testified yester-
day included Theodore Cogswell, regis
ter of wills, and Mrs. Agatha B. Ward,
head of the employment service.
Incinerators' Operation.
Senator Copeland and others de-
plored the action of the House in for
bidding the operation of the two high
temperature incineratorS for the de-
struction of city refuse, necessitating use
of dumps. These plants, one in George
town and one at First and o southeast,
were completed and put in service re-
Gently. Commissioner GotwalS said
he believed there was misunderstand-
ing resulting from comparing the
S14 900 expense of supervising dumps
with 5000 900 cost of running the in
ciderators, emphasizing that the first
figure takes no account of the exten-
sive transporting the refuse to dumps.
He also pointed out that the incinera-
tors make possible the destruction OF
refuse from business houses, apartments
and hotels as well as from homes. The
elimination of all burning dumps in
and around Washington is accomplished
by the operation Of incinerators, he
said.
Senator Copeland said 1t would be
step backward to encourage the use OF
burning dumps.
Miss Sybil Baker, superintendent of
Fairgrounds, explained the need for
raising several of the House figures.
For general maintenance, the House al
loved $685. $50, sum smaller than has
been allowed for this work in Is years.
The Commissioners recommended res
>coratier OF the budget figure of $685.
$50, which is considerably less than
the figure of S45 900 regarded as essen
tial by the Fairgrounds department
The Senate committee also was asked
to put back the total of $3.50, in
stead of $27,209 for supervision of
school Fairgrounds. 10 Of which would
have to close during the Summer under
the House amount.