Evening star., 1935-09-05
Columbia Facilities Sought
as Needed Adjunct
for GaIIinger.
INSTITUTIONS REQUEST
ADDED PAROLE STAFF
Proposals Total $10,443,050, or
$3,059,s4s More Than Al
lowed This Year.

Municipal Hospital and used only for
INDECENT obstetrical cases, under plans
of welfare officials, revealed today in
publication of the 1887 budget pro-
posals of the Board of Public VEL
fare.
Another new proposal in welfare
administration is for development of
a parole staff at the workhouse and
reformatory, to be under the direc-
ton of the Welfare Board.
The entire proposed budget for the
Welfare Board calls for appropria-
tions of S10,443 ,050, an increase of
$3,059,84S over the $7,508,2O2 appro-
priated for the present year. In
creases are sought for many of the
institutions under the boards charge,
and the needs for expansion of ia
cilities at the workhouse. reformatory
and Jail are stated. A large in
crease in the number of guards is
asked in the interest of safety.
S2,000,O0O for Relief.
For emergency relief the board pro-
poses an appropriation Of $4,000, 900,
the same as that approved for this
year Most Of the huge sums now be-
ing spent for relief come from the
Federal Government Commissioner
George E. Allen recently named a
large committee to study future opera
tions by the District.
The boards estimates propose ap-
preparation of $4,000 for taking over
and equipping Columbia Hospital and
Lying-in Asylum as an adjunct to
Gallinger Municipal Hospital to be
used for INDECENT obstetrical cases
only"
This brings to light plans discussed
privately by some officials for months
for this change. 1t is said enabling
legislation must be passed by Con-
greSs before the change can be ef-
fected.
The site of the institution is owned
by the Federal Government, and the
District and Federal Government at
the start split the cost of construct
ing the building.
Parole Staff Limited.
In forwarding requests for building
up a welfare board parole staff well
fare officials explained the work house
now has but one parole officer to
handle records of 333 prisoners now
out on parole. 1t is proposed to en-
: ploy chief parole officer and four
field officers at total cost of $4,000.
In addition, requests are made for
P an additional institutional parole Off
> Ger and one supervisor to be attached
to the welfare board.
Fifty new positions in all are asked
for the work house and reformatory,
81 to be guards A medical officer,
dentist and four nurses also are
sought.
Capt. NJ. M. Barnard, general super
intendent of penal institutions, pet-
toned for S134,O00 for continuing
construction of the walled group" of
buildings at Lorton Reformatory, all
increase of $4,000 over the total foc
this year. He asked also that the
working capital fund for prison work
operations be raised from 100000 to
$4,000
A sum of $45, 1000 was asked for
starting construction of permanent
new buildings for the women's divi-
sion of the work house. A total au-
thorization of $4,000 was asked.
Women prisoners now are housed in
old frame buildings built in 1910 to
last but five years, he said.
For construction of other permanent
improvements at the work house and
reformatory, the board also asked pro-
vision of $191 900. Among these items
are water mains and other utilities.
Funds were asked for these insti-
tutions also for purchase of a new
bus, $4,000; fire-fighting equipment,
$1,000; lighting system work, $16,-
200; purchase of a Cotton locomo-
tive, $4,000: construction of two
new dormitories, $4,000, and for re-
frigeration, S25,000. For salaries for
the institutions, $496,674 was asked,
as compared with $389,560 for this
year, and for maintenance, $479,00o
as against $350,000 for this year.
For the District Jail a total of
$183,l70 was sought, as against $l58,-
470 for this year. Five additional
guards were requested among other
improvements.
S849,580 for Gallinger.
For Gallinger Hospital the board
asked a total of $849,580 as COM
pared with s531, 400 for the present
year. Thirty-five new positions were
requested to take care of increased
services. A sum of $487 $50 was
urged for salaries as against $396, 300
for this year.
The National Training School for
Boys asked for an increase from $780,
600 to $4,000 in its total appropria-
tion for the care and maintenance
Of its charges, due to an increase in
institutional population.
The Commissioners we're told the
appropriation for st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital should be $2,299,500 instead of
$2,101,572 approved for this present
year. The per day costs were calcu-
lated to average $1.80 instead Of the
past sl.63.
Fourteen new employees were asked
for operation of the tuberculosis Hos
pital, Fourteenth and Upshur streets,
the appropriation requests totaling
$196,200, as against sl67,50 for this
year. For the Adult tuberculosis Hos
pital, now being built at Glenn Dale,
Md, the board asked $406, ,4o5, in
Guiding salaries, maintenance and fur
niture and equipment to be needed
next fiscal year. For the Children's
tuberculosis Sanatorium, now operat-
ing at the same place, the board asked
appropriations totaling $283,700, as
against $146.410 for this year.
Provision Of new receiving home
for children at cost of 100000 was
proposed. Small increases were asked
for boarding and care Of INDECENT
children and for their home care.
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