Evening star., 1935-04-03
Amended to Meet Needs of
Schools, Police and Fire
Protection.
U. S. SHARE OF DISTRICT
COST TOTALS S0,317,5OO
Senate Appropriations Group
Adds $3,452,215 to Amount
Voted by House.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Carrying S42, 2,760,6l9 and with the
Federal share raised from $500. 900
to s8.3l7, 500, the 1886 District appro-
priation bill came out of the Senate
Appropriations Committee today with
amendments to meet essential hous-
ing needs Of the school system. better
police and fire protection and many
ether urgent maintenance items re-
stored.
AS it came from the House. the bill
had been carved down below the
budget estimates to total Of S39.-
308, ,404, and with the Federal obliga-
ton held to the current lump sum
figure OF s5,700,000
Recognizing the pleas of civic
groups and local officials during three
weeks of hearings. the District sub
committee headed by Senator Thomas,
Democrat. of Oklahoma. added So
ASP, ,2l5 to the total of which s2.617.-
500 is covered by the recommended
ton the Federal Government bear a
more equitable share of maintaining
the Nations Capital
Reported to Senate.
The Appropriations Committee to-
Cay approved the decisions of the
Thomas subcommittee with one ad-
oItion, and reported the measure to
the Senate. where it will be taken up
at the first opportunity.
The committee report revealed the
addition of a Sl,6l5.500 new school
building program. as well as the addi-
ton of more than 100000 to increase
the size of the police force by 141 men,
including uniforms and equipment, to
reduce crime and combat the rising
tide of traffic accidents.
The Senate committee not only re-
stored the S87 500 knocked out by the
House for continuing the character
education movement. but allowed sew
eral other maintenance increases for
the schools. including an additional
$50. 900 to operate community centers.
Other important increases were:
From the gasoline tax fund, s34Q. .ee6
for three purposes: To. buy materials
and supplies to create highway work
for men on the relief roll, Sl25, 900:
to build the Franklin street viaduct
across the railroad tracks between
Eighth and Ninth streets northeast,
5000 900. and to draw plans for a new
Pennsylvania avenue bridge southeast,
$4,000.
S23S.250 for Water System.
From the separate Water Depart
ment fund. s238.250 was restored to
the bill for improvements to the water
system. including installation and re-
pair of meters in order to eliminate
discrimination in water rents between
consumers with meters and those on
a f1at-rate basis.
In working out one of the most COM
prehensive local supply bills in recent
years, the Senate group also restored
essential operating expenses for hos
pitals and other public welfare
agencies. together with additional
health needs that were not considered
by the House.
In contrast to the House bill. which
was S1,066,000 below the Budget Bu-
reau estimates, the Senate measure
exceeds the estimates by So 1856, 1877
and is larger than the appropriations
for the current fiscal year by Sc, ITS ,941.
sI85.O0O Added for Schools.
The Appropriations Committee ap-
proved all the recommendations of
the subcommittee and went further
by adding s1S5, 600 to the school
building program to purchase a site
for the long needed Jefferson Junior
High School in the Southwest The
other items inserted by the subcom-
mittee and approved by the commit
tee to provide better housing for
school children are:
Bunker Hill. four rooms and space
for four additional rooms to replace
present school, Sll5,000.
For beginning a vocational school
for girls to replace the old Dennison
School on street. on District owned
land. between Thirteenth, Fourteenth.
Upshur and Allison streets, $4,000,
with authority to enter into contract
up to S280,000
For an addition to the Ketcham
School, eight rooms and assembly
gymnasium, $l55,000.
To prepare plans for a new senior
high school on the site already owned
in Manor Park, $4,000. For a To-
room addition and gymnasium to the
Paul Junior High School, Sl90.000.
For an eight-room addition and
gymnasium at the Truesdell School.
removing old structure, S155,000.
For Seven-room addition to the
Roosevelt Senior High School. $81 900.
To complete the Woodrow Wilson
High School and improve the grounds.
$4,000.
To improve the Armstrong High
School and remodel the present GYM
nasium, S115,000.
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