Evening star., 1933-02-24
SECOND DEFICIENCY
BILL IS REPORTED
House Measure Cuts S12,-
367, 900 From Budget Esti-
mates-S589, 1923 for D. C.

Carrying $3.50, 1897 for the District
OF Columbia, the second deficiency ap-
preparation bill, recommending total
of s30,725 ,49475, which is s12,367, 900
less than the budget estimate, was re-
ported to the House today. OF this
total, $28, 900, 900 is for refunding of in
ternal revenue taxes Illegally or er-
roneously collected. The largest total
is sl,265, 1896 for audited claims
against the United States and District
Governments. An item of $50 900 for a
heating plant at the District of Colum-
bia Workhouse is included.
The only District item recommended
by the Budget Bureau which was not
included was $175,0O0 for the construc-
tlon OF Junior high school in Ana
costa: This item was originally In
cluded In the estimates of the District
Commissioners. but was omitted by the
Budget Bureau in the District budget,
and was later submitted by the Budget
Bureau as a supplemental item.
Ready for Contract.
Testimony before the subcommittee
considering these deficiency items was
that the Engineer Commissioner is
ready to place this building under con-
tract in June, to be completed during
the fiscal year 1884. The total amount
OF the contract would be about $40O 900,
SO that the additional appropriation
would be needed in the fiscal year 1894.
The failure of the Budget Bureau to
submit this item with the regular Dis
cfrin AYyI ifDr
Daniel j. Donovan told the subcommit-
tee, that unless we get the $175,00 the
entering into of contract for the con-
struction OF the building must be post
poned until such time in the fiscal year
1884 that the current appropriation of
$225 900 will be sufficient to pay the
contractors earnings. But If we get
the $175,000 the building can be en-
tirely completed in the fiscal year 1884.
If we do not get it, then the building
probably will not be completed before
half of the fiscal year 1885 expires. and
in the meantime the schools need the
building"
The District items include $6,965.4 "A
for incidental expenses in 1882 and
postage in 1898; $4,000 for the con-
tagious disease wards at Garfield Hos
pital in 1888, and S304.10 for 1892 for
courts and prisons, $20,530.78, the
largest item being S18089.59 for sup
port of convicts in 1882
Public Welfare Items.
Besides the $4,000 for the heating
plant for the workhouse and reforma-
tory, other public welfare items include
S18,500 for the National Training
School for Boys; $7,302 for the Chill
dren's Hospital; $6,91915 for the Cen
fro nicNonSoru Eroa
pital: $13.417.70 for Eastern Dispensary
and Casualty Hospital; S709.96 for the
Hospital for the Insane; 81 $50 for nom
resident insane: S5,825 for relief of the
poor, and $4,000 for transportation of
INDECENT persons, making total OF
S14992381 for public welfare items.
For settlement of claims, $113, 1899 is
recommended; for refund of assess
ments, $217,39970; for judgments,
S77.983.73, and for auditing claims,
S88252.
Under public building items Repre-
sentative Buchanan of Texas. who
makes the committee report to the
House explains that authority was re-
quested for connection with the CEN
trail heating plant in Washington of
any Federal building where an en-
gineering survey showed the service to
be justified Instead of such blanket
authority. the committee has limited
the additional buildings to be added
for service by this plan to those now
constructed. now under construction, or
now authorized by law to be con-
structed. The buildings now known to
fall within the scope of the proposed
legislation comprise largely those in
West Potomac Park, accommodated at
the present time by temporary heat
ing plant.
The bill carries $4,000 of an unex-
pended balance OF an appropriation for
enlargement of the Capitol grounds,
which will be used to remove buildings
on property already acquired west of
the present Capitol grounds.
ID. c. Request Ignored.
The bill, however, ignored a request
of District officials for authority to use
$45, 900 of an uneXpended balance of
the appropriation for the rehabilitation
Of the Wilson Teachers College, for
the improvement of the central heating
plant. for the M Street Junior High and
the DougleSs- Simmons Schools. Harold
w. Baker. director of construction of
the District, had warned the subcom-
mittee on appropriations. which framed
the deficiency bill, that the boiler plant
is now in an unsatisfactory condition
and leaking badly. He declared, how
ever. the boiler was not dangerous, but
is liable to let down and get into a
condition beyond repair.
The bill also carries $500 for postage