Evening star., 1933-03-28

mobiles to be used on official business
was eliminated.
The estimates Of the Sewer Depart
ment were reduced in proportion to the
cuts in nearly all the other depart
ments. An item for cleaning and re-
pairing sewers was reduced from $215,-
900 to $195, 600 and another item for
main and pipe sewers and receiving
basins was cut from SITS, 900 to 100000.
The Budget Bureau also recommended
reduction in the item for suburban
sewers from $494, 500 to $175,000.
An item Of s5O,00O for continuing
construction Of the upper Potomac in
terceptor was removed.
Sixty thousand dollars was cut from
the estimate for the installation and
maintenance Of street lights and an
item of $5,625 for maintenance of pub
lie bathing pools on Fairgrounds was
eliminated.
In the public school estimates an
item Of S606,027 for personal services of
administrative and supervisory officers
was reduced to $3.50, 900 and an item fCr
personal services of clerks and other
employees was cut from $l53,230 to
$13S, 900.
Cuts from $5,996,414 to $5,427, 800
for salaries of teachers and Librarians
also was recommended. For the in
struction and supervision Of children
in vacation schools and on Fairgrounds
a reduction from $32,7 ,730 to SIS, 1000 was
urged.
Gallinger Items Lowered.
In addition to a reduction from
$105,580 to s9e.00 for personal serv-
ices in the Board of Public Welfare
the Budget Bureau recommended cut
from S307,540 to $28O,O00 in the item
for maintenance and support of in
mates at the District Workhouse and
the continuing construction of per-
manent buildings ct these institutions.
At Gallinger Hospital the salary
budget is cut from s323,8l6 to s295, 900.
For repairs and improvements to build
ings and grounds at this institution, q
reduction in the estimate from $4,000
to S4,500 was recommended.
For the support of the insane at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital the Budget Bu-
reau reduced the item from 81, l,9l3,300
to s1,807,580.
The budget for the District National
Guard also suffered reduction. For
personal services, $4,000 was eliminated
from the estimates and an item Tor
temporary labor was cut from $o,ooo 10
5000.
Salary reductions in the Metropol-
tan Police Department would bring the
salary item down from $2,835,210 TO
So. $40, ,OOO Salaries for civilian en-
ployes in the Police Department also
were cut by S12,450.
A recommended reduction in the item
for personal services in the FIRE De-
partment would bring its allowance lor
this purpose from sl,960 900 to 81 ,8OO,-
600. For civilian employees in the FIRE
Department a cut was recommended
from s5,17O to S4,794. The Fire De-
partment likewise lost its requested ap-
preparation of S55,000 for aerial nook
and ladder, three combination hose
wagons and two pumping engines.
Health Funds Reduced.
For the Health Department. the sal
ary items are reduced from S172,3O0 to
s155 900. Another Health Department
item for the suppression of contagious
disease was reduced from $32, 100 to
$4,000. An item for maintenance OF
the tuberculosis dispensary was cut from
s34,82O to S33,ll2. For child welfare
and hygiene work the item was reouceo
from S48.330 to $4,000.
The reduction in the estimates OF
the Water Department were as follows:
For maintenance and repair OF aque-
ducts. high service reservoirs and the
Washington Aqueduct Tunnel from
s425 900 to 100000. For inspection OF
the distribution branches from $166,O5O
to S15O,000. For maintenance OF the
distribution system from $315 900 to
s265 900. For the extension OF the dis
tribution system from s225,000 to S142, :
600. For the installation and repair OF
meters from S117,500 to $4,000. For
installing fire and public hydrants from
$4,000 to $4,000. For the replacement
of old mains and for laying mains in
advance of pavement cuts, from $780,
900 to $50000.
Water Department items of 100000
for continuation of the water waste sur
vey and S269,O00 for the installation OF
mains in Eleventh street southeast, from
K street to Nicholas avenue and Good
Hope road, and in Foxhall road, from
Garfield to w streets, were eliminated
An item for maintenance of the Pub
lie Employment Bureau was reduced
from S1O,270 to &c. ,435. The War Vet
erans' Service Office item of $500 was
eliminated.
The recorder of deeds office was cut
from 500, 600 to $4,000, and there also
was a reduction from $68, 400 to 100000
for the office of the registrar of wills.