Evening star., 1937-10-10
Budget
Continued From First Page


Board Of Trade and Federation of Cit
liens Associations for a 1889 budget
that would permit a reduction of the
s9,OO0.000 increased tax program that
was invoked to balance the present
years budget, the Commissioners will
send up budget for the next year ap-
preaching $50 900, 900, it was indicated.
The old tuberculosis Hospital has
been vacated with the opening of the
new adult sanatorium at Glenn Dale.
Several agencies have been clamoring
for the old structure. Among them
are the Board of Education, seeking a
site for new Wilson Normal Teach
ers' College; playground officials, who
urged use of the property for recrea-
tional purposes, and the Welfare
Board.
The Health Department, recently
given control of the city hospitals, had
proposed IN item of s15o0OO to start
construction of a proposed s45O.OOO
addition to Gallinger Hospital The
conversion of the old tuberculosis
Hospital into a Gallinger obstetrical
adjunct would postpone the need for
enlargement of Gallinger. This Is
the basis of the reasons why this
change has been tentatively planned
by the Commissioners.
Police officials for several years have
urged the reopening of the old No. 2
police station, which was closed some
time ago during reorganization es-
tablished by Maj. Gen. Herbert B.
Crosby, formerly member of the
Board Of Commissioners. This would
mean another new" home for the
Women's Bureau, which for the past
several years has been housed at the
old No. 2 station house.
Construction of the new home of
the District Police Court in Judiciary
Square now is nearing completion.
Many District officials have been puz-
Fled as to the best use of the obsolete
structure now used by the Police
Court. The tentative decision is to
make this the home of the Women S
Bureau and it is understood the Com
AitlohOiiNio N1li cNNh oudSCt u
approval Of relatively small item to
convert it to the purposes of the
Women's Brueau.
Reports are that the Commission
ers will not seek appropriations next
year for the establishment of a police
Euhstation in Benning. as advocated
by the Police Department.
The Commissioners, it is said, dc
not see how they can possibly pro-
pose reduction of the increased tax
load that was adopted to balance the
1888 budget, because there is need for
capital improvements which could not
be met under a budget much less thar
e50,oOo.OO0.
AS it is, they have advised schoo
officials that they must restrict theil
1889 budget estimates to figure which
will permit little new construction, il
any, beyond projects authorized il
this years appropriation act. plu
some possible increase in personnel.
The Commissioners new Tax Com
mittee is to meet this week to star
planning the proposed revision of tn,
District tax structure. At the organi
Eation meeting of this group last Fri
day it was decided to draft bills pro
viding for q revision of the busines
privilege tax, for sales tax, and TO
an income tax, so as to be prepare,
Tor whatever decision Congress ma,
reach.
The Board Of Trade and spokesmel
tor the Federation of Citizens Associa
tions both have advised the Commits
sioners they will seek reduction o
this years tax load and that the
will seek a 1899 budget which wi
permit q reduction of the budget a
tentatively planned by the Commits
efoners