Evening star., 1940-11-10
District Budget
OF S51,000,OOO
Sought for 1912
No Tax Increases
Are PIonned by
Commissioners
By DON S. WARREN.


An outlay of between s51 5000
and 1900 900 for the District for
the next fiscal year will be sought
by the Commissioners in the 1912
budgetary estimates they will file
with the Budget Bureau this week,
it was learned yesterday.
Their plans, while entailing no
change in the $4,000 900 Federal pay
ment or requiring any increases in
taxes. call for use of between $2,000,-
600 and 100000 more than this
years appropriations.
The city heads have slashed be-
tween S11,000,000 and Sl2,000000
from requests of department heads
to avoid a boost in taxes.
Outstanding among new proposals
sponsored by the Commissioners are
said to be the Board of Public We'll
fare plan for consolidation of four
of its welfare institutions on one
suburban tract. and the suggestion
that Congress be asked to eliminate
the rider forbidding the use of the
100000 District Highway Testing
Laboratory.
Main Proposals Listed.
While official reports on the Com
missioners' decisions on the 1912
budget were lacking, it was indicated
the city heads have decided to
propose:
l. An appropriation of between
$4,000 and S75 900 to permit estab-
lishment Of the long-planned food
stamp plan for the District, this
sum TO be used as a revolving fund
for purchase Of stamps to enable
Washington's poor to buy surplus
commodities and other food prod
/ ucts from grOcers.
2. A large sum, perhaps $500 900,
/ to begin construction of a grade
| separate structure at Fourteenth
street and Maine avenue SW. TO
relieve traffic CONGESTION at the
intersection by an overpass on the
line of Fourteenth street to carry
over both Maine avenue and the
outlet from Hains Point.
/ 3. A considerable" increase in the
land and building items for the
/ public schools over appropriations
for this fiscal year. partly TO permit
replacement or reconditioning of an
cient or dilapidated school buildings.
New Home for Children.
a. Funds for the provision of a
new Receiving Home for Children, to
be substituted for the "makeshift"
structure on Potomac avenue Sc.
which has been condemned by both
District and congressional leaders as
unsuited for the purpose.
5. An appropriation Of about
$4,000 for purchase of new fire.
boat for the District Fire Depart
ment. A special board of survey,
headed by Maj. Patrick H. Tansey,
former Assistant Engineer Comrlis-
sioner, recommended this invest
ment, contending that the cost of
| such a new fireboat, powered by a
Diesel engine. would afford a saving
Of some $4,000 a year, while giving
better service.
6. Funds for the provision Of a
new and adequate kitchen for Gal
linger Hospital to take care of its
! IuCIedSeu patient lOdu.
7. Increased funds for expansion
of the District water system, partly
! because of national defense needs
and partly because of increased
needs caused by growth of popula-
ton While official comment was
! lacking, it was not believed it would
be necessary to boost water rents
to cover this cost.
First Library Unit Included.
8. Increased funds for expansion
Of the sewer system.
g. Funds for completion Of the
/ new District Armory and the first
unit of the new Central Library, au-
/ thorized and to be started this fiscal
| year.
/ 10. Funds for the operation of the
Districts new Municipal Center
Building during the next fiscal year.
The building is expected to be
opened about April /.
II. An increase in the number of
members of the metropolitan police
force. Police Supt. E. w. Brown
asked for an increase of 100. The
city heads are understood to have
approved a smaller number. Mai.
Brown also sought funds for pro-
/ vision of a new police precinct sta
ton at Forty-second street and Ben
ming road NE. Whether this prof.
ect has been approved appeared
doubtful.
New Incinerator Sought.
II. Funds for provision of a new
District incinerator somewhere in
the Northeast section of the Dis
trict The Commissioners and the
Budget Bureau last year sought
$4,000 for the purchase of a site
for the project but this was stricken
to await time when the city heads
could be more specific as to a site.
District officials now say they have
a District-owned site in mind.
District officials are said to be
considering a site of about 1000
acres in Maryland or Virginia for
the combination welfare institu-
tionS, to house the Home for
Aged and Infirm, the National
(See D. C. BUDGET, Page AID