Evening star., 1934-12-18
CITY SCHOOL FUND
REDUCED 100000
BYBUDGET BUREAU
Increase of Two Million
Over Present Year Shown
Despite Cut.
WINGS FOR ANAC0STIA
BUILDING APPROVED
Addition to John F. Cook Struc-
ture Also Recommended to
House Subcommittee.

The Budget Bureau slashed ap-
proximately 100000 from the 1885
District public school estimates, it
was learned today when the House
Subcommittee on Appropriations be-
gan consideration of these items IN
the District budget.
Despite the reduction, the estimates
as they came from the Budget Bu-
reau represent an increase of about
1000, 900 over the school appropria-
ton for the current fiscal year.
The Commissioners sought total
Of Sl2,065, 1862 for the schools in the
coming fiscal year, of which $10,-
82O,962 was earmarked for operating
expenses, S1,110,000 for buildings and
grounds, and $4,000 for purchase of
sites for future use. In the pruning
process at the Budget Bureau the
total was reduced to approximately
sl1,600,000.
Work at Anacostia.
One of the major items approved
by the Budget Bureau provides $215,-
900 for beginning construction of two
additional wings at the new Ana
costa Senior High School. The limit
of cost of this addition is fixed at
S315,00O.
The two new wings would be used
for junior high school activities, thus
making the Anacostia building a COM
bination junior and senior high school
and the first of its type in Washing
ton.
Among other school items approved
by the Budget Bureau, it is under
stood, include a provision for an ad-
dition to the John F. Cook School, on
P street between North Capitol and
First streets.
Virtually all public school officials
and several members of the Board of
Education appeared before the sub
committee to defend the school esti-
mates, jamming the room where the
secret budget hearings are being held.
These included DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent; Dr.. Stephen E.
Kramer, Robert L. Haycock and Gar
net c. Wilkinson, assistant superin-
tendents, and Jere j. Crane, business
manager.
City Heads Present.
In addition the three Commission
ers, Hazen, Allen and Sultan, and
Nathan c. Wythe, municipal archi-
tect, aided school officials in justifying
various items in the school estimates.
Representative Cannon, Democrat of
Missouri, chairman of the subcom-
sold avaryy aFF mould Lo ia
to complete consideration of the school
estimates today so the public welfare
budget could be called up tomorrow.
The aim of the subcommittee is to
finish the budget hearings this week
and mark up the appropriations bill
during the Christmas holiday period.
Cannon expects to have the bill ready
to report to the House soon after Con-
gress convenes January 3.
With the school and welfare esti-
mates out of the way the subcommittee
will consider those of the Police. Fire
and Water Departments and devote
the final day of the hearings to civic
and business representatives who want
to be heard.
The subcommittee later yesterday
completed consideration of the esti-
mates Of the Highway Department and
those Of j. B. Gordon, sanitary engi-
neer, the Public Employment Bureau
and the Municipal Playground Depart
ment.
incidentally, 1t is understood, dis
satisfaction was expressed by sub
committee members with the Dis
trict's comparatively new high-tem-
perature incinerators which have been
operating during the current fiscal
year on a part-time basis because of
a limited appropriation. The position
was taken, it was said, that the in
Generators are not functioning as ef-
ficiently and economically as antici-
pated. One Is located in Georgetown
and the other in Southeast Wash
lngton.
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
of Texas is reported to have inserted
in the record of the hearing letter
he said he received from William
Nick, Clayton, chairman of the Public
Utilities Committee of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, relating to
william A. Roberts, peoples counsel,
and the movement to have meters in
stalled on taxicabs.
Clayton and Roberts engaged in a
heated argument over the tax1cao
meter situation at a meeting OF the
f. Co ot,frlou