Evening star., 1941-12-24
ID. T.. Defense Officials
ASK Commissioners
For S2,408,425
Many Items Duplicated;
Totul More Than Double
Fund Now Authorized

Fund Now Authorized
Chiefs of the various District De-
tense services today submitted to
the Commissioners estimates total
ing $2,408,425 for emergency per-
sonnel and equipment to protect the
District against air attack.
The figure. however. includes
many items previously sought by the
Commissioners in Federal money
from President Roosevelt's emer-
gency fund of $3.50 000, 900. The esti-
mates also contain numerous dupli-
cations which will be ironed out by
District budget officials and the city
heads.
Another defense development to-
day was approval by the Commits
sioners OF the purchase of Al cleo
trio air raid sirens. at a cost of
$4,000, with the expense of in
stalling them estimated at $4,000
additional.
The sirens. ordered from the Fed
eral Electric Co. of Chicago, are to
be delivered within q days.
| Of1cials estimated it would take
about three weeks, working night
and day, to install the sirens.
The high cost of installation wa,s
attributed to the complicated proc
ess. requiring the digging of COLI
duits. The work will be done py
the District ELECTRICAL Departmer /.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
said the heads OF the defense
services would go before the Com
missioners at 10 am. Friday to JUS
tify their fund requests.
The total OF 2,408, ,425 Is more than
double the 81 100000 authorization
recently approved by Congress fol
District civilian defense and oSti-
mates will have TO be pared to the
authorized figure unless some money
Is made available from the Presi'
dents fund,
Under the bill the District l.
authorized To borrow up to 81 900 .00t
from the Secretary OF the Treasury
from Federal funds TO be appro
priated Although the city vii
have TO repay this out OF tax reve'
nue. details and time OF repayment'
are not specified In the measure,
The device OF authorizing the city
10 borrow from the Treasury. 1t wa
explained Is 10 avoid requiring thu
District To meet the entire expens,
out Oi current revenue, as would b,
the case II direct appropriation o
District funds had been authorized
Two Types Of sirens.
The AFRAID sirens will be Of tw,
types, % OF them OF 2 horsepower II
OF horsepower. Onicials estimated
they would be Ol sufficient power u
warn the entire city, day OF night.
The II sirens will bs furnished
with a central panel for Il circuits
with q like number 0l master relays
This means that all can he sounde,
from = central switchboard at I
single operation, which, engineer
said would assure The synchronl1lnl
of the air-raid warning and The all
clear
Two liming devices one keyed fo
ihe alert and the other for ~,
sll-elear Slsnal are 70 he Installed
Herbert triede, superintendent q
nre alarms and chief epmmunipa
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