Evening star., 1944-06-16
BY DON S. WARREN.


Committee. There were prospects
the bill would be brought before the
Senate for action within a few days
Latest requests of city officials, in.
Guiding supplemental items for.
warded by the Budget Bureau, would
carry the total $474,000 above the
record sum of $68, 1885 900 approved
by the House, to a new high OF
$69, ,059, 900.
Commissioner Young estimated
that with approval of all the Com
requests. the District
still would have balances at the end
of the next fiscal year-of $911 SOC
in the general fund, $3.50, 800 in the
highway fund and $155 600 in the
water fund. This would be due
largely to wartime restrictions on
capital improvements and to labor
shortages.
Anticipated Items.
The bulk of. the additional funds
sought by the Commissioners over
the House total consists of items
which were anticipated but had not
passed through the Budget Bureau
when the Coffee subcommittee oil
the House was considering the 1916
bill, officials said. The Commission
ers are seeking restoration to the
bill of only half dozen items
amounting to $60,250, which were
rejected by the House.
The question of fiscal equity fol
District taxpayers was raised in til.
Senate subcommittee hearings yes.
terday by Senator Oyerton, Demo.
crat; pf Louisiana. He has fought fol
yeRrs for payment by the Unitee
States Of . more equitable shareso
District costs, emphasizing that a.
the budget total rises the lump sun
g, 900 900 Federal payment dwindle.
IN ratio. 81
Senator Overton yesterday pointet
to the heavy portion of the District
area which is held by the United
States and is therefore tax free ar,e
to the great amounts of water tn.
District supplies free to Federal in.
stitutions. The latter was valued by
Budget Officer Walter l.. Fowler al
1884 900 a year. He also put into the
record data showing that the main
tenance costs of park lands, includ-
ing the Zoo and park police, amount
to more than 81 ,000, 900 year.
School authorities urged approva.
of $45,000 to recover the costs of. q
temporary school erected near Hill
side road and Alabama avenue S.E.
so as to have fully available a funo
of $167 500, already authorized, for q
permanent new Davis Elementary
School.
Supplemental Items.
Supplemental items totaling $685.
OBS, requested by the Commissioners
would provide:
Some additional aides for the In
surance Department, to handle
regulation of fire insurance rates
now required by legislation; $110,00
to correct grounds problems at the
Young Elementary, Browne Junior
High and Phelps Vocational Schools
$4,000 to cover pay increases for
officers of the Fire Department
$l4,700 for Municipal Court salary
reallocations.
An extra $4,000 for the Glenn
Dale (Md0 tuberculosis Sanatorium
to provide a bus service for hospital
employees between the District and
the suburban hospital as a means
Of lessening the critical labor short
age there. A branch service would
run to Marlboro and Upper Marl-
boro, Md.
An outlay of s66.184 for improve
ments to the psychopathic ward al
Gallinger Hospital, designed to meet
many" of the conditions outlined
in the Overholzer committee report
An additional $4,000 for lane
near Gallaudet College as a new site
for the Receiving Home for Chill
dren; $4,000 to buy a site for a new
National Training School for Girls
near Laurel, Mo, and $16,60O for the
office of municipal architect to cover
preliminary work for school projects
Reservations Sought.
The Commissioners seek restora.
ton of the following items the House
dropped from the budget: s2,36O te
cover the service of an additiona
industrial safety inspector for the
Minimum Wage Board; 5000 to per.
NIT an increase from $500 to $500 8
year in salary to public members o1
the Board of Zoning Adjustment
s14,890 for clerks and supplies fol
the school administration and s25,-
600 for extra clerical help for ele-
mentary school principals; s13,50(
for extra recreation directors. anc
$4,000 for a maintenance engineer
IN the architects Office.
Judge George P. Barse of Mu-
niclpal Court and Judge William E
Richardson of Municipal Court oil
Appeals asked additional clerical
help for, the courts.