Evening star., 1941-09-11
-Four Judicial Units
OF District Submit
S433,922 Estimates
Juvenile Court Seeks
Larger Part Of
S73,770 Increase

Four branches of the Districts
judicial system today submitted
1943 budget estimates to the Com
missioners calling for increases
totaling $73,770 to provide chiefly
| for addition of 80 new employees.
The estimates offered by the Juve-
nile, Police and Municipal Courts
and the probation system amounted
to s433,9 ,922. The appropriation for
these branches in the current sup
ply bill was S360,152.
The Commissioners also received
today the budget requests of five
other agencies, which also asked for
increases to permit additions to per-
sonnel. These agencies-the coro-
ner's office, Commission on Mental
Health, Board of Indeterminate Sem
tence and Parole, register OF wills
and clerk of Probate Court and re-
corder of deeds-are seeking S312,-.
395, an increase of $18,458 over their
appropriations for the current year.
Court Asks S51, 800 More.
Requesting a boost OF s51 800 in
it's estimate for salaries, the Juvenile
Court urged that provision be made
for II new probation officers, 3 addi-
tional supervisors and junior
clerks. The total for personal
services was placed at s154,950. This
court also asked for $1,000 mis-
cellaneous expense increase to pur-
chase new furniture and buy passes
for the proposed new probation Of
ficers.
Police Court requested an in
crease of S8,460 to provide for an ad-
ditional bailiff, two assistant pro-
baton officers and two clerks. Its
budget estimates totaled $l42,562.
Municipal Court asked for $4,060
more for salaries to permit employ
ment of two new clerks and provide
fo. promotions and $1,750 additional
to permit purchase of a telephone
switchboard and books.
The probation system sought to in
crease its salary item by 81 $50 to add
a clerk-typist to its personnel.
In urging that provision be made
for additional personnel, the court
estimates declared staff needs can
not continue to be ignored "f there
is meaning to the community's con-
Germ over the appalling crime situa-
ton"
Rehabilitation or adjustment Is
impossible when there are not
enough persons to investigate COM
plants, let alone to do something
about them. For the past three
fiscal years, in presenting needs it
has been demonstrated that the
(juvenile) court is only so per cent
stated"
Morgue Seeks Technician.
Funds to. employ a laboratory
! technician and to purchase a new
vehicle to transport bodies to the
District Morgue were requested by
the coroner's Office in its estimates,
which called for an increase of ST.
720. The total for this agency Is
$50 ,28O. The coroner reported that
the. morgue conducted 149 inquests,
performed $50 autopsies, and 887
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year.
Legislation is pending in Congress
to abolish the coroner's office and
establish in it's place medical di-
rector. This proposal, made by a
House subcommittee following the
investigation of the Police Depart
ment, is contained in bill intro
duced by Chairman McCarran OF
the Senate District Committee.
Called More Modern Method.
The medical director plan has
been described as more modern
method of handling the coroner's
work and has been used with sue
cess in New York.
| The Parole Board requested that
its budget be raised from $20,865 to
s26,245 to provide for three new
stenographers and additional sup
plies, furniture and travelling ex-
penses, and the Commission on
Mental Health asked for $3.50 in
crease for a salary raise for a clerk
stenographer.
Two additional clerks were re-
quested by the register of wills, and
the recorded of deeds asked for
$14,608 increase to permit addition
! of nine new clerks.