Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-19
Amendments Drafted by Com
missioners Allow More Lee
way in Expanding Funds.
SENATE subcommittee
WILL MEET ON FRIDAY
Appropriations Group May Get
Measure on Fri
day.

The amendments drafted yesterday
by the Commissioners to give them more
leeway in expending many Of the appro-
priations in the 1884 District supply
bill, will be supported by Chairman
Thomas of the Senate Subcommittee
handling the bill when the subcommlt-
tee meets Friday morning to decide
what changes it will make in the meas
ure as passed by the House.
Il am in favor of granting authority
to the city officials to transfer 1undS
from one appropriation item to another.
within the limits laid down in the
amendment, so that they can make the
best possible use of the funds avail
able" Senator Thomas said today.
Voices Personal View.
He emphasized that he was voicing
his personal view and not speaking Tor
the subcommittee. If the subcommn-
tee finishes marking up the bill Fri
day, Senator Thomas said it probably
would be ready for action by the Senate
Appropriations Committee Monday.
Senator King of Utah. member OF
the subcommittee. announced today
that he favored the Totten plan for
a masonry type bridge over Rock Creek
at Calvert street. George Oakley Tot
ten. ir., local architect, who was re-
uuested by the District government to
design a masonry bridge for Calvert
street in 1917. protested to the SUP
committee yesterday against the action
of the Commissioners in having new
plans. prepared recently for steel arch
bridge One of the questions be1ore
the subcommittee is whether to author
ize funds in the 1884 bill to begin
new Calvert Street Bridge.
D. C. Heads Prepare List.
The subcommittee has before it for
Consideration a list of amendments pre-
pared by the Commissioners and Dis
trict Auditor Donovan which would
provide definitely for certain construc-
ton projects without adding to the total
of the House bill.
One of these amendments would
make available for school buildings ap-
proximately 100000 unspent from
prior appropriations for the Municipal
Center development.
Three other proposed amendments
call for specific projects to be financed
from the S1,C40,O00 lump sum OF gas
oline tax money which the House pro-
vided could be spent for projects APP
proved by the President. The Senate
as follows:
For beginning the new Calvert street
bridge, S575,0O0; for building new
bridge across Rock Creek at P street,
$3.50 900, and for widening and repavlng
Constitution avenue between North
Capitol and Second streets northwest,
e45.741.
The total cost of this street widening
project would be S76,235, the remainder
of which would come from the feCeral
appropriation for the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge. The widening ana I'M
provement of Constitution avenue has
been regarded as part OF the orloge
project.
Aid for Welfare Sought.
Another important amendment sub
,nitted by the Commissioners and await
ing subcommittee action would MAKE
Immediately available the $3.50 0o
already in the bill for emergency relle1
activities of the Board of Public well
fare. and would enable the Commits
sioners to spend the relief money as
conditions require without regard 10
monthly or other apportionment.
In order to ease the erect OF cuts
made by the Budget Bureau and the
House in a number OF appropriations
throughout the bill, the Commissioners
have submitted a proposed general
amendment to allow transfer of funds
from one appropriation subhead to an
other within departments. This amend
ment would apply to the free public
library system, the Fairgrounds. the
pubIic schools Except buildings and
prcunds), Health Department and pub
lie welfare.
The Commissioners suggested FUR
ther amendment, to be attached to the
$3.50 900 item for personal services IN
the library system as follows: Pro
vided. that during the fiscal year 1884
existing branch and subbranch libraries
shall be continued in normal opera
tier"
TIL, fund for personal services for
the libraries is one of the items reduced
in the rewriting of the District budget
and at the hearings recently DR.. George
F. Bowerman, librarian, suggested that.
if the item cannot be Increased. that
AUTHORITY be given for the transfer of
sufficient money from the book fund to
meet the personnel requirements.
To Consider tuberculosis Aid.
In addition to these various amend
ments submitted by local officials, it
is expected the subcommittee will give
serious consideration to increasing some
other items, particularly for the treat
ment of tuberculosis patients.
Two of the amendments submitted
yesterday by District officials related
to the school teaching force. One
would authorize the filling of teacher
vacancies by transferring special teach
ers to class room duty and the other
would allow the appointment of quail
flied temporary teachers notwithstand-
ing existence of an eligible list estab-
1;.bad bv oyo ming tirpS