The Washington times., 1937-01-08
WELFARE SEEKS
$8,471,1E IN
BUDGET

Carrying almost $1.5o0,00 for
emergency relief Of unemployed
WashingtonianS, the 1888 budget
today recommended a total Of $s,'
ATLAS for public welfare, an in
crease of approximately $35o,0oo
over the current appropriation.
Although the emergency relief
estimates are $l35,00 under the
present appropriation for the re-
lief OF the unemployed, this de-
crease Is offset by an increase OF
$l44, 900 for old age pensions.
At the same time, there are sew
eral items included in the budget
for construction OF buildings on
projects supported by the Board
Of Public Welfare. which has gem
eral supervision Of all public char
liable and correctional institutions
and OF the care and maintenance
of dependent and delinquent chill
dren.
A total Of $4,000 is recon-
mended for continuing the con-
struction of buildings and enclos'
ing walls at the District Work
house and ReformatOry, and $45r
600 is asked for continuing con-
struction Of permanent buildings
for women at the Workhouse.
Million for WOrkhOuSO
For the District WorkhouSe and
Reformatory, q total of $l,O37 600
is recommended, which represents
= net increase Of $36,7SO over the
current act.
Construction Of a new hospital
and administration building for
the District Training School AZ
Laurel, Md, to cost $4,000. Is rec
commended in the budget as sub
mitted by the District Commits
sioners. This school, for feeble
minded children, would receive .
total apropriation of 1891, ,27O. an
increase of $19l $50 over the cur.
rent appropriation.
For the Industrial Home School
for Colored Children. $4,000 IL
recommended for the construc-
ton Of a vocational building, and
for the Home for the Aged and
Infirm, $l5,750 is asked for the
purchase and the installation OF
. 3OO-horsepower boiler.
S1O,53O for Jail
An increase of $10.530 is recon-
mended for the District Jail. al
though no additional construction
or repair work is suggested.
The National Training School
for Girls takes a cut of $4,000
under the present appropriation.
which provided 100000 for the
construction and extension OF
buildings, whereas the National
Training School for Boys gets an
increase of $4,000 for general
maintenance.
ChiIdren's Hospital, which takes
care Of INDECENT children at a cost
of $2.48 a day, takes a cut OF $685.
600 and the $4,000 item for the
Eastern DiSpenSary and Casualty
/ Hospital provided in the current
act is entirely eliminated.
Aid for Gallinger
These reductions in services,
however, are offset by a CORES
pondinE increase for Gallinger
Hospital, where there is $67,'
43O additional appropriation for
additional nurses, additional main.
tenance, two new ambulanceS and
one new truck,
The budget points out that this
increase In the Gallinger Hospital
fund will permit the hospital to
care for its increased patient load
and likewise to perform certain
services to be discontinued at
ChiIdren's and Casualty HoSpt
tails"
In additional to the 81 ass, 600
item for emergency relief 70 he
paid from the District revenues,
the budget sets forth a table show"
ing that $8,296,242 is 10 Ge ez'
pended by the Federal GoTsrn'
ment for WPA projects in The DIS
trict OF Columbia during Cns cur
rent fiscal year.