Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
School Needs
Pointed Out in
Budget Hearing
Supplemental Items
Also Cited for
Subcommittee
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.


for the support of the District school
system carried in the 1912 budget
and S766,287 in supplemental items,
largely due to the national defense
program, which have just been re-
ceived from the Budget Bureau. The
total of supplemental items is 81
448.345.
Scheduled to be heard today were
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, president
Of the Board of Education, and other
members of the board: DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools.
and Robert L. Haycock, DR.. Garnet
c. Wilkinson, Jere J. Crane and DR..
Chester w Holmes. all of the
school systems supervisory staff.
The supplemental total of S766.287
is made up of $1,000 for janitorial
service for five months for two new
schools in the Southeastern section:
S23,600 required for additional school
activities in connection with The de-
tense training program: Sl6,37O for
furnishing and equipping two new
elementary schools; $4,000 for text
books for the two new elementary
schools; s5294l7 for construction of
school buildings to accommodate
the children Of defense program
families located chiefly in the Cap
ltals Southeastern section. and
$4,000 for school buildings and
playground sites TO accommodate
the unusual increase in school popu-
lation due to the national defense
program
The new school building items
are for beginning construction of an
elght-room addition and assembly
haH-gymnasium at the Benning
School, at cost not to exceed
S245 900; for beginning construction
OF an eight-room addition and as
sembly hau-gymnasium at the Van
Ness School. cost not to exceed S245.-
600; preparation Of plans for a new
extensible elementary school build
ing on site to be acquired in the
vicinity of Hillside road and Ala
bama avenue Sc; for prepare ton of
plans for a new junior high schoo!
on site to be acquired in the
vicinity of Forty-ninth street and
Washington place NE. at a cost not
to exceed 1915 900; for construction
OF an eight-room extensible ele-
mentary school building on a site
to be acquired in the vicinity of
Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc, for construction of which $3.50.
600 has already been appropriated,
an additional $4,000.
The $4,000 requested for sites is
for the proposed buildings.
Library Funds Assured.
Practical assurance was given at
the hearing Yesterday afternoon
that the S45O.00O carried in the
budget for continuing work on the
first unit of the Central Public
Library on Pennsylvania avenue
would be written into the appropri-
alton bill by the subcommittee, when
Miss Clara w Herbert. librarian.
and two of the library trustees were
witnesses. This would make q total
of 81 100000, leaving $4,000 of the
authorized total to be appropriated
later. Miss Herbert told the COM
mlttee that there is every eXpecta-
ton that the bids to be opened
on June 10 will be within the author
lied amount.
AT the hearing also were cOnsid-
cred a new supplemental item of
$4,000 for acquisition of a site for
a branch library in Anacostia. which
the library trustees and the District
Commissioners request because OF
the extraordinary increase in popu-
latlon and the new school construc-
ton program in the AnacoStia area.
DR.. George c. Havenner. one of
the library trustees. former presi-
dent of the AnacoStia Citizens As
ISOLATION and a longtime resident
OF that section. told the Subcom-
mlttee of the pressing need for this
branch library. He also described
the study made by the Bureau of
Efficiency, while he was a member
OF that service, on the program for
branch libraries in Washington,
Albert w. Atwood. another library
trustee, also supported the argu-
ment for the library items.
Other items for the library con-
sidered were $4,000 necessary for
renovation of some $4,000 volumes
in dead storage because of insufi-
Gent funds for binding, and $4,000
for new books. There was no re-
quest made for additional library
employees.
Supplemental items brought be-
fore the subcommittee included De-
partment of Inspection, due to ex-
traordlnary building activity. $4,000;
additional for care of District build
ings, S39,170; additional District
Building expenses, due to intended
occupancy of old buildings, pre-
vlouSly planned to abandon, s1,755:
replacement of adding machines in
collectors office, $728: for the audi
tors Office, 21,640 to permit ap-
polntment of two investigators, six
field auditors and two clerks; for
the Office of corporation counsel,
Sl48O0 for three more attorneys.
one stenographer and reallocation
OF an attorneys position: municipal
architects Office. $4,000 for reallo-
cation of an engineering position.
surveyors Office, s7,7OO for appoint
ment of another temporary field
employe to meet the extraordinary
building activity.
A new item of S35 900 is requested
by the Commissioners to co-ordi-
nate defense activities in the Dis
trict with the requirements of ma
tional defense.
Funds Asked for Wharves.
In contingent and miscellaneous
expenses an additional sum of SO 200
has been asked, $4,000 of which is to
maintain and repair District wharves
in the Washington Channel An
additional $3.50 is asked for the
Central Garage for two field wagons
for the surveyors office. There is
an item of $500 for erection of suit
able tablet to mark historic sites.
For cleaning the District streets,
an additional s15,8Q0 is asked for
additional automotive equipment.
and S51 500 for additional personal
services in collection and disposal
of refuse and for procuring automo-