Evening star., 1935-06-04

January recommendations OF the
Budget Bureau. The library increases
we're: For personal services, 50. $50; for
miscellaneous expenses. $4,000, and
for maintenance Of the new George
town branch, $2,625.
The library amendments were pre-
sented to the Senate Committee two
months ago by DR.. George F, Bower
man. librarian. Part of the personal
service amendment makes provision
for the position Of chief Of the music
division, which heretofore was made
possible by private subscription.
There are three legislative provisions
which the House conferees will take
back to the House for further action,
where 1t Is expected they will be
adopted with amendments.
One of these Is the limitation de-
signed to have the Districts printing
done at the Government Printing Of
flee. It will be revised to preserve the
printing activities at the District Re
formatory and to allow the continued
use of duplicating machinery at the
District Building.
Tuition Still Is Issue.
Another Is the question Of admitting
free non-resident pupils to the public
schools. The House sought to prevent
any further nonresident enrollments
without tuition. The Senate struck
that out and provided that omcers
and men Of the military services and
Government employees could send their
children to District schools without
tuition. It Is expected this VIII be
accepted with minor changes.
The third legislative clause relates
to travel allowances for consultants In
the schools and goes back to the
House for q separate vote because II
Is in new language.
The measure also retains the pro-
viso to prevent the Utilities Commis-
sion from ordering installation Of me-
ters on taxicahs, but also Is intended
to require the commission to make
the rates and zones for taxicabs uni
form.
Increase Reflects Salary Hikes.
While the total of the bill Is sub
stantially higher than appropriations
for the current year. Q large part Of
the increase In accounted for by the
restoration Of Government salaries to
basic rates. When the District bill
for The current year passed at the last
session 1t amounted to $36.584,677, but
Congress later restored the second S
per cent Of the pay cut in the inde-
pendent offices act, which brought
current District appropriations up to
$38, ,097, ,524s4, and two months ago
the last per cent Of the pay cut was
restored, bringing the total Of current
expenditures still nearer to the total
of the bill for next year. There are
also deficiency items pending in Con-
gress now for the current fiscal year.
Among the important Senate amend
ments retained In conference was the
$4,000 increase for assessment and
permit sewer construction, making
$500 900 available for that purpose.
This type of sewer work Is essential
to new housing developments.
Under the heading Of public well
fare, the Senate succeeded In obtain
ing compromises on increases for
tuberculosis and other hos
pital activities. The final results on
public welfare are:
For personal services, Welfare
Board, q $2,850 increase; maintenance
at District Jail. 81, 500 increase; per-
sonal services at the Reformatory,
$i7,760 increase; for maintenance ut
the Reformatory, . $4,000 Senate
was lost; the House agreed
to make Immediately available the
$100, 900 for construction Of buildings
and walls at the Reformatory; for
Children's Hospital, compromise flg-
ure Of $36,500. an increase Of $500;
for Emergency Hospital, . $1,000 In
crease.
Hospital Increase Granted.
For personal services at the Tuber-
culosis Hospital, the House yielded on
q Senate increase Of $500; for per-
sonal services at the Childrens
Tuberculosis Sanatorium, COM
promise figure Of $77,4l0 was inserted,
an increase Of about $4,000: for sup
plies at the sanatorium, compromise
ON $4,000. an increase Of $22 200,
and for furniture at the same institu-
ton, $4,000 increase.
For callinser Hospital, the Senate
raised the House figures for personnel
from $37a, 900 to $542,542. but in con-
ference 1t went down to $396, 800. For
maintenance 1t Gallinger Q $4,000
increase was saved. --- ---"
For continuing the emergency re-
lief program, the bill contains $2,000.-
900. The conferees retained the pro-
vision that $4,000 Of this money be
used for lunches for needy school
children, but the conferees made It
read not more" than that amount
instead Of not less" than $4,000.
The Florence Crittenton Home was
siven Q $500 increase. A 5000 In
crease for medical seiief 70 The poor
also was approved.
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