Evening star., 1936-04-19
$5,7OO,O)D LUMP
SUM AND HEALTH
ITEMS MAY co IN
Exact Changes in 1887 Fis-
cal Measure Awaits Sub
committee Tuesday,.
DECISION EXPECTED
ON TRAFFIC MATTERS
Amendments Would Provide Au-
thority to Limit Number of
Taxis and Other Features.
BY J. A. OTEARY.

The 1887 District appropriation bill
probably will be reported to the SEN
ate before the end of this week. re-
vised considerably from the form in
which it passed the House in March.
The exact changes will not be decid-
ed on until the subcommittee in charge
OF the measure meets Tuesday morn
ing. Since the Senate hearings ended
early last week, however, there has
been indications the subcommittee will
restore the Federal share to the Budget
Bureau figure of s5,700,000 and put
back also most of the cuts the House
made in budget recommendations for
maintenance of many municipal agen-
cieS, especially those relating to public
health.
A decision also is looked for early
this week on whether to attach to the
appropriation bill the several traffic
amendments received Friday by Chair
man Thomas of the Appropriations
Subcommittee from the local officials.
Senator Thomas sent them to Chair
man King of the Senate District Com
mlttee for an opinion and the Utah
Senator was studying them yesterday
Authority Over Taxis.
The amendments would provide au-
thority to limit the number of taxi
cabs, call for study of further stag
gering of Government Office hours to
reduce traffic congestion, provide au-
thority for regulation of parking lots.
and give the Commissioners optional
authority to install parking machine
devices.
In addition to these proposed ap-
preparation amendments, there also
has been renewed discussion Of two
separate legislative bills pending in
Congress, to require Semi-annual in
spection of motor vehicles, and to
establish magistrate courts to handle
minor traffic offenses. At this stage
Of the session, however, it does not ap-
pear likely these two bills will go
through. Two other separate traffic
bills have passed the Senate and are
awaiting House action, one to in
crease the penalties for f1rst-offense
reckless driving, and the other re-
lating to suspension of driving rights
of nonresident motorists These
four bills are all separate from the
traffic amendments being considered
in connection with the supply bill.
Little Time TO Be Lost.
If the Thomas Subcommittee COM
pletes its revision of the appropria-
ton bill Tuesday, the entire Appro-
priation Committee probably will oe
ready to report it to the Senate by
Thursday or Friday.
AS it came from the House, the bill
carried a total of s42 2,573,2S3, toward
which the Federal share was slashed
to $2,700, ,000-a cut of 100000 from
Federal payment for the current year
Although the House cut S697, 900 from
specific items recommended by the
Budget Bureau, it added several new
construction projects which resulted
in a net increase of S908,0o0 above
the total recommended by the budget.
These new items. coupled with the
100000 cut in the Federal lump
sum payment, would leave the District
facing large deficit next year, under
the House bill. Indications are the
Senate subcommittee will seek to re-
wise the bill so as TO produce a bal
anced budget, on the basis of restora-
ton of the Federal payment to the
S5,700,000 figure.