The Washington times., 1938-01-26
House Group Starts
New Tax Bill Draft

the control of crime" is provided
in the bill. which appropriates
$4,000 for this purpose.
To permit the superintendent Of
police to do more undercover
work" the committee has increased
the police confidential fund by
$4,000, this money to become avail.
able Immediately.
RECEIVING HOME ENDED
The Receiving Home is abolished
under terms Of the bill, which pro-
poses to transfer its functions to
the House of Detention. The ap-
preparation for the House of De-
tention is increased by $4,000 for
this purpose.
A business manager" for the
health department Ito control its
business activities" is recon-
mended in the bill. This officer
would receive a salary Of $500.
An increase Of $4,000 for chill
dren's hospital is provided in the
bill for caring of children hereto
fore hospitalized at Gallinger Hos
pital. The bill also provides an
increase Of $20,540 over the cur
rent appropriation for the Dis
trict's tuberculosis sanitarium.
A $75 limitation on the amount
Of money that can be paid to fan1i-
lies on relief was fixed by the COM
mittee. At the present time the
Limitation is $100.
The bill also cuts the division
of public assistance personnel from
10 per cent to 7h per cent Of the
relief appropriation.
Abolition of the National Train.
ing School for Girls and removal
of its present inmates to Lorton
Reformatory is ordered in the
measure.
Relief for aged persons and
needy blind was cut $14,650, and
the st. Elizabeth's Hospital ap-
preparation cut by $4,000.
An item of $4,000 for con.
struction of a National Guard
armory was eliminated from the
bill on the ground that the pro.
posed site at the foot Of East Capt..
tol Street is now being built into
q residential section.
In an effort to relieve traffic
congestion, the committee recon-
mended $4,000 for construction
of a grade separation structure
where K Street Northwest inter.
sects with the Rock Greek and
Potomac Parkway; $530,00O for
construction Of an underpass ac
Thomas Circle, and permitted the
budget bureau estimate for a
Dunpont Circle underpaSS.
ELEVENTH ST. WIDENING
The committee also included an
appropriation Of $l15,00O for
widening Of Eleventh Street North
west from Massachusetts to Rhode
Island Avenues, at the same time
eliminating from the estimates an
item Of $3.50, 900 for beginning con-
struction of the Pennsylvania Ave
nue. bridge. The bill, however,
contains $50, 900 for repairing the
existing bridge.
Under terms Of a rider to the
bill, the Capital Transit Company
would pay for all traction changes
incident to construction OF the
two circle underpaSSeS.
TIE bill consolidates the divisions
of building inspection, plumbing
inspection and smoke and boiler
regulation into one department
of inspections.
The superintendent of weights,
measures and markets is given
an additional $500 for testing
of gasoline and oil to prevent
fraud.
Transfer Of operation Of public
school Fairgrounds to the Commu'
nifty Center department is pro-
vided in the bill, which also
recommends $25, 5000 additional for
improvement of grounds.
Continuation of the office OF
coordinator of District recrea'
tional activities for one more year,
the position to be terminated in
1910, was recommended by the
committee,