Evening star., 1940-04-30
D. {. Supply Bill
Boost Asked by
Trade Board
Treasury Advances
Would Meet Deficit.
Senators Told
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

spokesmen for the Washington
Board of Trade this afternoon will
ask the Senate to restore a variety
OF items to the 194l District appro-
priation bill, believing that an in
crease in the House total of $48, ,276,-
tit can be handled under the law
permitting the Commissioners to OBJ
tain temporary advances from the
Treasury until 1912.
Although it was estimated in the
House that the present total would
leave the District with q deficit of
$500 900 in its general fund by June
80 194l, this was based largely on
permitting semiannual payment OF
the income tax, which would post
pone part of next years revenue
from that source until october.
Trade body officials not only be-
lieve this revenue can be antici-
pated by obtaining Treasury ad-
vances, but that such advances
should not be refunded in full with
in one year. They feel this would
avoid postponement of some of the
urgent needs omitted from the House
bill.
Changes Urged.
Following are some of the changes
the Trade Board will urge In the
House bill:
Authority to proceed with the
Scott Circle traffic underpass; $50 600
for plans for a new Wilson Teachers
College at Thirteenth and Upshur
streets NV; erection of the Abbot
Vocational School at the Brentwood
Park site instead Of at Upshur street:
an increase from $4,000 to $43 900
for education of physically handi-
capped children, and transfer of this
function from Public Welfare to the
Board of Education; Is additional
policemen; an increase in the 10 per
cent limit on administrative ex-
penses of the Public Assistance
Division.
The Trade Board is expected to
oppose transferring control OF recrea-
tion to the School Board, preferring
to see a Recreation Board estab-
lished, on which the schools, District
Building and National Parks Office
would be represented.
E. Barrett Prettyman, chairman
of the Municipal Finance Commit
tee, will present the views of the
Board of Trade.
d. C. Supply Bill.
Meanwhile, Chairman Frederic A.
Delano of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission added inn
petus to the drive to prevent con-
solidation of recration facilities un-
der the Board of Education with
letter to the subcommittee.
He told the subcommittee the COM
mission considered the change pro-
posed "unwise" and recommended
instead Joint control of the School
Board and the National Capital
Parks. This alternative, he said,
would 60 long way toward giving
the District Of Columbia the kind of
recreation system that it should
have"
Park Officials Heard.
Officials of the National Capital
Parks Once completed their testi-
mony yesterday afternoon, with a
request for amendments that would
enable Secretary of Interior Ickes
to approve plans for the Scott Cir
Gle underpass and for the reloca-
ton of park driveways under the
new Massachusetts, avenue bridge
The arguments for these amend
ments were presented by Arno B.
Cammerer of the National Park
Service and Thomas S. Settle of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission
The subcommittee also heard
delegation yesterday afternoon on
health, school and welfare needs of
the colored population. Among
those who testified were Charles
Thomas, president of the Federation
OF Civic Associations; Prof. L. A.
Ransom, speaking for civic groups;
Eugene Davidson of the New Negro
Alliance; Howard D. Woodson of the
Northeast Boundary Citizens Asso-
citation, and T. j. Houston Of the
Washington Housing Forum.