The Washington times., 1934-10-06

touch with the Finance Depart.
ment.
The budget, under the proposal,
would not ear-mark money in such
a detailed manner as at present,
but would state merely the
amounts which should go to EACH
of the departments. This, in Mr..
Roberts view, would allow for dis
erection in the use of the funds so
that, for instance, if a large snow.
storm should hit the city, funds in
the department in charge of street
cleaning could be shifted so as
to make Immediately available
money to get the streets cleared.
Flexibility of that nature in the
use of funds is essential, he be-
lieves.
In the Department of Finance,
besides the head of the depart.
ment, would be the auditor and
bookkeeper, division to handle
property in the matter of taxes,
etc., and the treasurer, who would
actually have on hand the city'S
money.
Interest Sought
The money, it is proposed,
would be kept in the banks of the
city and would draw interest on
the daily cash balances. This lat
ter feature was proposed by Com.
missioner Allen last year before a
congressional committee.
The Public Works Department
would have charge of sanitation,
highway construction and main.
tenance, and street cleaning.
The police, fire, and inspection
service would make up the Safety
Department., some minor changes
being suggested for the Police
and Fire Departments, while the
inspection service would do the in
speeding under the liquor laws
and standard weights and meas.
ures regulations, and for all de.
partments under which inspec.
tons must be regularly made.
Welfare Unit Revised
The Welfare Department would
be materially altered from the
present set-up, and Mr.. Roberts
believes that the increased eff.
cheney and satisfaction, and reduc"
ton in expenditures that would re-
suit from this plan would be
highly commemorate.
Under the Director Of Welfare
would be three divisions - the
penal institutions division, a CEN
trail receiving station for police
and welfare cases, and a division
of institutional care.
He suggests that police precinct
jails be gradually eliminated, and
that those arrested as we'll as
those brought in as welfare cases
be placed in the central station,
but in different quarters.
A fingerprint system would be
centrally located here, so that de.
lection of criminals could be made
more easily and quickly, and those
brought in as welfare cases could
be treated or otherwise cared for
and more satiSfactor.
lily in the division of institutional
care, which would maintain sort
Of hospital at the central station.
Cases could be diagnosed more
speedily, and it could be deter
mined almost Immediately wheth.
er the patient should be placed in
a hospital, the insane asylum, or
the home for the aged, or should
be released.
Educational Plans
The Department of Education
would operate probably somewhat
similarly to the present Board of
Education, Mr.. Roberts believes,
except that it would be directly
under the supervision of the city
administrator and the council.
This department also would be
n charge Of libraries. which Mr..
thinks should be ex-
banded and placed in the public
schools.
All local recreation activities.
t is proposed, would be under
he Department of Recreation,
Without the interference of Ma.
ional Government agencies, as is
he case at present. This de-
'artment also would cooperate
loosely with the Department Of
Education in the matter of recre-
.tion facilities in and near
chools.
THIEF TAKES $50
Bessie Robinson. of the 2nN