Evening star., 1936-04-22

purchase of books and So, 900 addition
al for personal services. Other in
creases scattered through the bill in
clude:
Building inspection division. $1,000
for personnel; plumbing inspection,
$4,000; smoke control, $1,000; collector
of taxes Office, $4,000; corporation
counsel's Office, $4,000, all for personal
services; Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. $500 for purchase of samples:
coroners office. s420 for personnel:
Public Utilities Commission, $4,000 for
personnel; surveyors Office, s6,740.
Department of vehicles and traffic,
SIS .040 for personnel; recorder of deeds
Office. $1,000 for personnel; for small
contingent expenses throughout the
District. Sl7,747.
One project was added to the list
of street paving items, for Runny-
mede place from Broad Branch road
to Nevada avenue. and Nevada avenue
from Runnymede place to Western
avenue, s8,400.
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Although the amount to start the
new Chain Bridge was left at $3.50 900,
the Senate Committee increased the
ultimate cost of the completed struc-
ture from s35o000 in the House bill
to s450,000.
Other increases are to construct a
fish wharf, $4,000; for the Sewer De-
partment. 36.542: for the disposal of
commercial trash by the City Refuse
Department, $25,000.
For improvement Of playground ac-
tivities in the central part of the city,
extending from North Capitol to Four
teenth street northwest between Con-
stitution and Florida avenues, $40 900
was added.
The Electrical Department was given
$1,000 for personnel. The increases
for the public school system, including
the two construction projects previous
ly referred to and character education.
amount to s526.848. making the total
for all school purposes about S12, $780,
600.
The Police Department got s116,660
increase, principally for the SO addi-
tional men, some civilian personnel
and uniforms.
Health Cut Is Restored.
The Health Department got back
the s23,800 the House had cut from
budget estimates for personnel. for op-
Grating clinics and for hygiene and
sanitation in the schools.
Similarly the Senate gave back to
the Public Welfare Board various re-
ductions the House had made for
medical charities at Children's, Emer-
gency and Casualty Hospitals, $50, 900
in all; for the adult tuberculosis Hos
pital, 20,500; Children's tuberculosis
Sanatorium. $4,000: Gallinger Hos
pital. s5,o40; District Training School,
81 ZOO.
The Senate committee increased the
amount for emergency relief only to
the extent of restoring the sl50,000
which the House had reduced in the
allowance for personnel in carrying on
relief. This makes the relief appropri-
alton 81, 1,656,20O
$4,000 for Blind Library.
The National Library for the Blind
was given $4,000. and vocational re-
Mobilization, $4,000. The Water De-
partment was authorized to spend
S35 ZOO from its own funds for a
water tank on District property at the
Stanton School.
With a few exceptions the revised
bill is in line with the announced in
tention of Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, to follow, In gen.
eral way, the budget recommendations.
Senator Thomas probably will call the
bill up within few days. The Senate
is expected to approve the work of its
committee. The final test on the
Senate changes then will come in con-
ference with the House.