Evening star., 1941-11-07
CommissionersSeek
S Million in 1943
Budget Estimates
Schedule Sent to
Bureau Is Loreess
In Districts History
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quest to $l4,333 500, which would
give the schools an increase of but
$249, ,502 over present appropriations.
However, it was recalled. the Com
missioners now have pending before
Congress proposed legislation to en-
able the District government to
share Federal funds provided under
the Lanham Act for construction of
facilities needed by reason of the
national emergency. The city heads
have proposed a $4,000 900 program
under this plan, and this includes
provisions for six schools, mostly in
the Southeast section.
While Washington's population
growth has increased the school
housing problem, District officials
have said recently the problem did
not increase as much as had been
anticipated. and they cited reports
that the school population this fall
had not gone up, but, in fact. showed
a minor decrease from a year ago.
1t was said the Commissioners
plan for the school budget for next
year provides funds for construction
of but one new school building-not
counting facilities sought under the
Lanham Act program.
Omit Funds for New Sites.
In their plan for the schools for
| the next fiscal year the Commission
ers proposed an outlay of $12,672,-
| 225 for maintenance and operation,
as against Sll,870,671 for this year;
81, ,661 ,375 for buildings, 80 per cent
of which is for completion of projects
already under contract obligation, as
against this years outlay OF ST.
933. .427. No funds are sought by the
Commissioners for additional school
sites, whereas for the present year,
there is an outlay of S280,000.
School authorities had requested
funds for construction Of some 10
new school buildings All but one OF
these were deleted. 1t was assumed
the one retained was new junior
high school. to be erected at Forty
ninth street and Washington place
NE, for which authority was in
cluded in this years appropriations
act.
For public welfare the Commits
sioners sought an outlay of S8.349,-
O9O, which would represent an in
crease of little less than 5000 0OC
over this years appropriation
whereas welfare authorities hao
sought an increase of more than 81
100000.
There we're indications that the
Commissioners had proposed some
increase in the total outlay for re-
lief purposes, taking the various
categories together.
1t was indicated the Commission
ers have made some cut in this
years specific outlay for direct relief
but have requested increased ap-
preparations for other categories
such as aid to dependent children,
aid to the needy blind, aid to the in
digent aged. Under these groups
the District receives matching
money from the Federal Govern
ment. Therefore it was argued the
District stood to receive consider
ably more money for the care of its
INDECENT than it would if some of
these cases continued to be financed
out Of the Districts direct relief
appropriation, for which no match
ing money is received from the Fed
eral Government.
The Commissioners, it was said
are seeking total increase IN the
Districts fund for the needy OF be-
tween 10 and II per cent over this
years total outlay for such purposes
The Commissioners budget, i
was indicated from the figures re.
leased. does not represent any flna
conclusion as to the replacement O
the present Home for the Aged anc
lnfirm at Blue Plains. The city
heads approved the request OF th'
Board of Public Welfare for ar
item OF S25,00O for drafting PLAN
for a new institution.
They did not go further than thi:
for the moment, it was indicated
because they are currently explor'
ing the question of how large a new
plant should be erected ant
whether some 200 of the presen
population of the home should bt
housed in an inf1rmary or hospita
for the chronically i'll. in specia
building. which might be erected a!
an adjunct to Gallinger Municipa
Hospital 1t is expected additiona
steps will be taken soon to this end
Parks Program.
For public parks for the next fisca
year, the Commissioners suggest ar
! guilty of $947.285, an increase OF
but s22 ,283 over this years fund
Odicials of the parks office hae
sought an increase of more than ST.
100000. This decision by the Com
missioners indicated they had de.
leted from their budget the propose
of parks officials for 81 900 900 mex
year to begin an $l8000,000 long
range program for improvements tt
.. the National Capital Parks. 1t ha!
.. been suggested this long-range pro-
gram should have authorizing
legislation before it is begun.
This years appropriations tota
is expected to be increased, among
other reasons, because a request j
being made for $ll50 to finance
automatic increases in pay for th'