Evening star., 1938-01-20
IS ASKED Z.
FOR NEW BRIDGE
Board Of Trade Makes Re.
quest for Pennsylvania
Avenue Structure.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

ny WILL r. KENNEDY.
Inclusion OF An appropriation Of
S65O,O00 In the District appropria.
ton bill now being drafted to start
work on the proposed $4,000, 900 Penn.
sylvania Avenue Bridge was strongly
urged on the subcommittee late YES.
terday by q delegation from the Wash.
tngton Board of Trade composed OF
A. w. Lee, DR.. Llewellyn Jordan and
George c. Shinn.
Most Of the lengthy evening hear.
ing was devoted to pleas for increased
relief and public assistance appro-
priations. Chairman Collins made 1t
evident he opposes increasing relief
funds above the budget figures.
Julian Brylawski, manager of the
Earle Theater Building, protested
earnestly on behalf of "the already
overburdened taxpayers" against any
increases over Budget Bureau recon-.
mendations.
William A. Lowe appeared as at
torney for employees of Gallinger Hos
pital and discussed working condi-
tionS.
Underpass Opposed
Max Tender spoke for the Con.
necticut Avenue Citizens Association
opposing the proposed Dupont Circle
underpass.
Henry Gilligan testified, as chair
man of the Americanization School
Association, regarding Americanization
schools as an important need of the
District school system
Mrs. George Thorpe represented the
Safety Committee of the American
Automobile Association in discussing
traffic conditions and adequate pro-
lection appropriations.
Relief, welfare. schools, health and
recreation were discussed by a group
of women representing the League
of Women Voters under leadership
of Mrs E. B. Ufford. Their subjects
were: Relief, Mrs. David D. Coyle;
aid to dependent children, Mrs. Aud
ley Smith; child welfare. Mrs. Gordon
Wagenet; schools, Mrs. William H.
Savin; recreation, Mrs. Floyd Welch,
and health. Mrs. Lester Buchanan.
Mrs. William A. Roberts and Mrs.
Harry S. Bernton filed brief re-
garding relief needs, representing the
Washington Council of Social Agen-
cies.
Walter S. Ufford. chairman Of the
Legislative Committee of the Monday
Evening Club. urged large increases
in relief appropriations above the
items in the budget for direct relief,
old age, blind and aid to dependent
children-of which 100000 Is for
direct relief. The Board Of Public
Welfare had asked approximately the
same appropriation for next year AS
was provided for the current year for
225,000 for relief of employables who
are destitute and numbering about
5000.
Tells Of Plight.
Mr.. Ufford told the Appropriations
Subcommittee that If the Public As
sistance Division is held down to q
100000 appropriation they will haSe
to turn away some 5000 cases, a ma
jority Of whom are over IS years Of
age, many disabled and invalids. -
He quoted Commissioner Allen Is
making public statement that Wash
ington Is boom town." and saying
that the taxes paid in 1897 were IN
excess of % States and more than In
nine States combined. With this
record there ought to be enough money
here to take care Of our poor" said
Mr.. Ufford. In my Judgment some
Of this crime wave recently discussed
in the Senate may be traced to desti-
tute conditions" He emphasized that
the Monday Evening Club Is standing
by the recommendations of the Board
of Public Welfare, which was turned
down by the Commissioners, asking for
help for jobless able-bodied persons
who can't find jobs. He also pro-
tested that the heaviest cut in relief
budget was in the reduction OF per-
sonnel administering relief. from 155 70
54 persons, where even with the pres
ent force they are not able to keep up
with the work, he explained.
The Monday Evening Club, through
Mr.. Ufford, also expressed its interest
in the hospital situation, and follows
the Budget Bureau in asking that
temporary use of the Fourteenth and
Upshur streets hospital be given Is a
home for convaiescents.