Evening star., 1933-04-28
Larger Lump Sum Provided.
More Urgent Needs
Considered.
ST. 200, 900 PARK ITEM
PAYMENT IS DEFERRED
Schools, Community Centers and
Other Activities of City Will
Be Aided by Measure.

With the Federal contribution in
creased from SIS. 700, 900 to $6,250, 90 and
additional funds made available for
the more urgent needs of the city, the
1884 District appropriation bill was re-
ported to the Senate from the Appro-
priations Committee today by Senator
Thomas. Democrat. Of Oklahoma. He
said the bill will probably be called up
In the Senate early next week.
Although the bill as reported shows
total of $29,585 .S05, or a net reduc-
ton Of $706,637 under the House total,
the bill will allow the expenditure OF
more than that, since these figures dc
not include authority granted the Com
missioners to use $l,500,000 OF sur
plus gasoline tax and $685., 900 of sur
plus water department money for public
/ improvements.
Park Item Struck Out.
Another factor which brought about
a net reduction in the total Of the bill
| was action Of the Senate Committee In
striking out the 100000 which the
District Government would have been
! required to pay back to the Federal
Treasury In 1884 under the House bill
as another installment toward the re-
| endorsement required under the Cap
per-Cramton park development law.
District officials demonstrated In the
hearings that the District has been pay
| ing back the park development money
more rapidly than it should be required
70 Ia Sv1 vie ~ tI@ fn4 hat a1vy
| $500, 900 has been advanced by the
United States instead of $4,000, 900.
Declared More Equitable.
Thus, while the total of the bill as
| reported is net reduction, 1t is more
equitable bill and avoids many of the
difficulties which would have confronted
the District government under the
i House bill. Despite the reduced net to-
tai, the Senate bill allows more money
to be spent for emergency relief for the
unemployed, for municipal construction
work, for public schools, libraries and
other essential activities. Among the
more important changes recommended
by the Senate committee are:
The fund for emergency relief work
|! Of the Board Of Public Welfare Is In
! creased from 81 ,260, ,000 to 81 500 900,
made Immediately available, and may
be spent by the Commissioners as con-
! ditions require without regard to
| monthly or other apportionment.
1t increases from $l,040 900 to ST.
10000 the lump sum which may be
spent out of the gasoline tax surplus
| and allows the District Commissioners
instead of the President to determine
how the fund shall be applied.
The Senate committee directs that
| $575.000 of this gas tax surplus be used
to start work on a new Calvert street
bridge and $45, TAI of the same fund
for the widening Of Constitution ave-
nue. between North Capitol and Second
streets.
Bridge Item Eliminated.
The Senate subcommittee also had
intended that $250.O0O should be used
out OF this gas tax surplus to build a
new bridge over Rock Greek at p street,
but the Appropriations Committee
eliminated this item just before report
ing the bill. This was the only re-
spect in which the full committee al
tered the plans of the subcommittee.
Another outstanding improvement
in the Senate bill is the making avail
able of $876,000 remaining unexpended
from prior appropriations for the
Municipal Center project, to be applied