Evening star., 1945-11-04
Funds 10 Build
Child Welfare
Schools Asked
Deficiency Request
Is Part Of $746 900
In New Projects
By DON s. WARREN.

By DON s. WARREN.
New housing at other sites for
two of Ithe Districts outworn well
1are institutions - the Industrial
Home School for white children and
the National Training School for
Girls-would be speeded under sup
plemental appropriation proposals
placed before the House Appropria-
tions Committee yesterday at the
direction of President Truman
The Districts deficiency requests,
approved by the Budget Bureau
drafted by the Commissioners and
total $746,000. They provide addi-
tional funds or authority to proceed
now with a variety Of urgent
projects, including replacement of
a number of old schools.
The House Committee is expected
to consider the Districts requests
this week and District officials
voiced hope the measures would be
included in the first general de-
flciency bill the committee now is
framing for submission to the
House by the end of next week.
Start on Plans Requested.
The two welfare institutions to
be provided with new housing, under
plans drafted by the Board of Pub
lie Welfare and approved by the
commissioners, are to be located In
the District welfare center to be
developed near Laurel, Md, near
the District Training School for
Predetermined there.
The deficiency requests call for
$4,000 for preparation of plans for
the 100000 new home for the IN
dustrial Home School so this work
can be started now instead of wait
ing until after the beginning of
the new fiscal year next July /.
In addition, the budget proposal
would transfer an earlier grant of
$40 900. for a similar purpose, to
the reconditioning of existing build
ings at jolly Acres, near Laurel,
being acquired as the future loca-
ton of the National Trailing School
for Girls.
Request Is made, also, for $4,000
for the construction of a third floor
and permanent roof for the hos
pital of the District Training School
District officials stressed the need
for this by recalling that two DOR
mitories to house an additional 100
feeble minded have been provided
and that there will be a consequent
increase in needed hospital facili-
ties at the institution.
Heating Plant Needed.
Speed also is urged in replacement
of the ancient heating plant at the
Home for Aged and Infirm at Blue
Plains. D. C. In this years appro-
priation act. congress provided $780,
600 to begin construction of a new
plant and now an additional $237,-
600 is sought to complete the pro-
ject without delay. Boilers in the
old plant once were used at the
Capitol Building and were purchased
second hand about 80 years ago.
So many discharged servicemen
are flocking to the office of the Re-
corder of Deeds to register their dis
charge papers that an immediate
appropriation of $13,40o is sought
to permit employment of eight ad-
ditional clerks and a night watch
man. officials said other recording
work was piling up because of the
number of clerks that had to be
assigned to handling the dis
charges papers.
The Commissioners obtained the
approval of the Budget Bureau and
the President of welcome home
fund of $4,000. which is sought
largely to cover District costs in
cident to reception of overseas
heroes coming to Washington. 1t
Is to be used mostly, officials said
to cover costs of removal and re-
placement of streetcar loading plat
forms, roping of streets, erection OF
stands, printing of signs and oper-
alton of temporary comfort sta
tions.
School Projects Considered.
Another section of the deficiency
budget seeks authority for the Com
miSsioners to enter into full con-
tract obligations for school projects
having a cost of more than $6,0O0,-
600 most of which projects Congress
already has authorized and fol-
which some appropriations have
been granted.
This section refers to appropria-
tions made for the construction of
the Alexander Graham Bell for-
merly Abbott Vocational School
with limit of $1,19o, 600: Spingarn
High School, $2,060, 600; Miller
Junior High School, 81 ,350000; an
addition to the Taft Junior High
$518,000; new elementary build
ing in the vicinity of Eleventh and
6 streets Sc. to replace the Ole
Cranch and Tyler Schools, $500 900
and the Logan School, $3.50, 900.
An extra $4,000 is requested fol
purchase of additional land now
found needed in connection with
the construction of a new Cranch-
Tyler-Van Ness School.
Congress already has Appropriated
$4,000 for the construction of al
underpass under Hiatt place to con.
meet the main Powell Junior High
School with its johnson Buildin,
Annex, but contractors bid for thi:
work had to be rejected reeently
because the District did not hav,
enough money to cover the loves
bid received The Commissioner.
and the President now are askins
an additional $1,000.
Housing Requests Included.
For preparation Of plans for tn.
construction Of a $92, 1000 16-apart.
ment unit building at the District.
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenr
Dale, Md, to house employees of ths
institution, the budget request calls
for an outlay Of $4,000.
The budget message also asks az
additional 5000 for construction 81
q residence for the superintendent
of Gallinger Hospital on the hos
pital grounds. Congress last sprinr
cut an original request for S25 mr.