Evening star., 1933-04-25
Subcommittee Reported
Agreed on More Equitable
Federal Share.
INCREASE ALSO SEEN
IN EMERGENCY RELIEF
Some of Eliminated School Con.
struction Items Are Expected
to Be Restored.

An increase in funds to be spent for
local public improvements in the 1884
District appropriation bill, and a more
equitable Federal contribution are un-
derstood to have been agreed upon to-
day by the Senate Subcommittee IN
charge of the measure.
While the conclusions Of the subcom-
mittee will not be made public until
they are laid before the Appropriations
Committee Thursday, it is understood
more adequate provision has been made
for some of the more essential needs
of the National Capital and that the
subcommittee plans to recommend that
the Federal share be S6,250,000 instead
of the House figure of s5.7000 600.
1t also was reported that the sub
committee would recommend that the
District Government be relieved during
1884 from the requirement OF paying
back another installment Of s1,000,00C
to the United States under the park
development law
1t is understood that another recon-
mendation will be that the item for
emergency relief for families in distress
due tc economic conditions be in
creased from the House figure Of ST.
25o,ooo to sl,50o,0o0.
Funds for Bridge.
Funds with which to begin construc-
ton Of a new Calvert Street Bridge
across Rock Creek will be recommended,
but it is not definitely known from
what source this will come During the
hearings it was suggested that this be
specified as one of the projects to be
financed out of the $l040,000 of lump
sum gas tax money approved by the
House, but to be spent only at the di-
rection of the President.
1t also was reported in reliable cir
cles that some of the school building
construction items that we're elm
mated from the original 1884 bill were
put back. The old bill, which died In
conference on March 4, contained ap-
proximately 100000 for public works
for the school system, but the new bill
passed the House two weeks ago with
out providing for single school build
ing project. Strong arguments were
presented to the Senate committee as
to the need for making an immediate
start ON the Woodrow Wilson Senior
High School in the Reno section. and
it Is believed likely this is one of the
items allowed by the Senate subcom-
mittee.
The extent to which the District bill
had been slashed by the Budget Bureau
and the House can be seen from a corn
parison Of it with the original bill which
failed to pass the old Congress. The
original bill emerged from conference
on March 3 carrying total of $36
29l, SAT and with compromise Federal
contribution of s7,600,00O The pending
bill came from the House two weeks ago
with the total reduced to S31.967, ,442
and with the Federal share reduced to
s5,700,000. The steps taken by the Sen
ate subcommittee today bring the bill
considerably nearer to meeting the urg-
ent necessities Of the District for the
coming IL months.
Equity Stressed.
The equity of relieving the District
from making another annual reim-
bursement of sl.o0o,o0o to the Fedora
Government under the park develop.
ment program was brought out during
the Senate hearings. when District off.
cials pointed out that the paying bach
theory that $16,000.000 was to be ad.
vanced and spent on the park system
within short time.
Due to economic conditions. how.
ever, the park program has beer
slowed up and to date only about So
100000 has been spent within the Dis
trict, toward which appropriations a.
ready have been made for two annual
reimbursements. For these reasons. II
was argued. the District could in fair
ness be not required to make the re.
endorsement so rapidly.
If the Appropriations Committee acts
on the bill Thursday it probably will
be ready to come up in the Senate by
the early part of next week.