Evening star., 1938-05-05
100000 SLASH
IN LOCAL RELIEF
FUND IS FEARED
Budget Bureau Insists Upon
D. c. Paying Fares of
Non-Residents.
ALSO HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR w. P. A. PROJECTS
Street and Donovan Repeat Plea
That 100000 Will Not Be
Enough to Meet Needs.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
District officials told Congress at
least 81 100000 Would be necessary
IN coming fiscal gear for emergency
relief. Congress cut the figure to
$900,000-G sun, regarded as wholly
inadequate to care for the unem-
ployed through 12-month period.
Supplemental estimates of more
than 81 ,000,0 have been urged by
a0eltdre officials.
A 100000 slash in the 5000 900
fund counted on for emergency relief
in the District during the new fiscal
year beginning July l was threatened
today as Public Welfare Director FL
wood Street and District Auditor Dam
lei j. Donovan insisted anew that
even the 100000 was not enough to
meet the needs.
The threat of further reduction
came in a Budget Bureau recon-
mendation that the expenditures for
the transportation home OF non
resident indigents and contributions to
w. P. A. work-relief projects for wom-
en-for which the Commissioners
asked additional funds-be paid out of
the 100000 emergency relief appro-
priation.
The recommendation was embodied
in supplemental and deficiency esti-
mates sent to Congress May 2.
nonovau Esfiro,fae
Maj. Donovan figured that by the
time 8l2 per cent is deducted from
the 100000 relief appropriation for
personal services and other deductions
are made for w. P. A. contributions
and the payment of transportation
home for nonresident indigents. the
| District will not have more than $780,
600 left for actual emergency relief
purposes.
Even 100000 for relief itself is
grossly inadequate" declared Mai!
Donovan. Il don't know how far
the District can go with $500 900"
| Ihe Commissioners asked the Bud
get Bureau to approve supplemental
estimates totaling s1.089,5O0 for school
luncheons, transportation of the non
resident indigents and contributions to
w. P. A. projects for women. So far.
however, these estimates have been
ignored.
approximately $4,000 of the sa,ose. =
500 was recommended specifically for
deportation OF nonresident indigents.
Informal Report.
In an informal report to the Board
OF Public Welfare, Mr.. Street said
rellef was the boards most difficult
| problem because it lis faced with the
responsibility of administering funds
which 1t knows to be Inadequate to
meet the needs, with staff which it
also knows to be inadequate to handle
properly investigation of those who
apply Tor assistance and social service
ana follow-up for those to whom
grants of assistance are made"
Inc Commissioners also submitted
supplemental estimates to the Budget
Bureau to provide quarters for in
mates OF the National Training School
Tor Girls, who will have to be turned
loose on the streets when the institu-
ton is forced to close June 80 unless
the necessary funds are provided. A
sum of s35,5oo was requested for the
erection OF temporary buildings at
Blue Plains for housing these inmates.
In addition the Commissioners re-
quested $4,000 in the supplemental es-
Inmates to repair the nurses home on
the old tuberculosis Hospital reserva-
ton, where # is planned to establish
receiving home for children,
The present receiving home. near
Eighth street and Potomac avenue
Sc, must be abandoned by December
80. because no funds are provided for
its continued operation in the 1899
Appropriation Act. That act contem-
plates locating the receiving home and
the house of detention in the old Police
Court Building, at Sixth and D streets
NV. The fire marshal's office, how
ever, has forbidden the use of this old
building as a childrens receiving
home. The Commissioners thought
they could establish the receiving home
in the old nurses home if funds are
(see RELIEF, Page A-5.)