Evening star., 1938-10-30

these "ontside" items, he arrives at
a possible total general charge for
the next fiscal year of $4,000, 1896,
or about 500, 900 less than the 1899
total.
In a breakdown OF individual items,
Maj. Donovan explained that whereas
the Board of Education requested an
increase Of $l.500,OOO for purposes
other than for buildings and sites, the
board was granted by the Commits
sioners q little more than half this
increase, or s766,706. For this year
maintenance and operation funds for
the schools amounted to $l1.l33,294
and for the next year the Commits
sioners have recommended $11 900, 600
For buildings and grounds for next
year, the Commissioners request ST.
279,00O, including $l75,000 for the
branch library building in Southwest
Washington, to be erected as a part
of the new Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal Junior High School and
Library. The appropriation for build
ings and grounds for the present fiscal
year amounts to 1921 900. Maj.
Donovan stated: I'm fixing the budget
allowance for 1910. the Commissioners
took into consideration P. w. A.
projects for school building construc-
ton, recently approved, totaling ST.
$4,000"
Total Considerably Smaller.
BY adding this P. w. A. total for
school building to the allowance made
by the Commissioners under regular
funds, it is found that the total is
considerably less than the $3000,OOO
average for past years, and less than
the sum needed if the District is TO
carry on the proposed flve-year $780,
900 900 school expansion program.
In support Of the Commissioners
proposal for an appropriation Of $274.-
769 to provide standard work week
of "A hours for employees of the
Gallinger and Glenn Dale Hospitals,
and such welfare and penal institu-
tions as the jail, workhouse. reforma-
tory. National Training School for
Girls, the District Training School Tor
Predetermined and the Industrial Home
Schools for White and Colored Chill
dren Mai. Donovan said:
Hours of service in these institu-
tions vary considerably, ranging as
high as 10 hours and more per week,
and in some cases the employees are
required to be on duty the entire week
Of seven days. In some instances. the
employees fail to receive the annual
leave they are legally entitled to, as
we'll as Saturday half holidays.
For several years past protests have
been filed with the Commissioners and
the appropriations committees in Con-
gress against this practice. The Com
missioners believe 1t to be the fair and
humane thing to do to standardtze
the hours of service Of these employees.
This would be in keeping with the
present tend Of thought and action re-
garding hours Of labor and place these
institutional employees on a comparable
basis with other Government employees
who are required to work but 80 hours
a week ...
Norman Salary Step-upS.
In argument for provision for nor
NAL salary step-ups for employees of
the municipal service generally. Maj.
Donovan cited the 1923 Classification
Act provisions allowing such salary
advances. He added that whereas ap-
preparations are made annually. under
the authority Of other acts, for annual
increases to members of the Police and
Fire Departments and to teachers in
the public schools, it has not been pos
sible to give increases to employees of
other divisions, no matter how COM
petent they may have been.
He declared many efficient employees
Of the District have had no increases
in pay for Is years. To correct this
situation, "in part" the Commissioners
have proposed an appropriation of