Evening star., 1947-06-21
Horan Takes Up
School Needs al
Hearing Monday
Decision on Poring
D. c. Budget Awoits
Further Study
Rv Harold r RoneYs
By Harold B. ROGERS

Problems OF the Districts over
crowded school system, the Metro
politan Police Department and
municipal auditing win be restudied
early next week by the House APP
propriationA Subcommittee on city
expenditures before it reaches de-
cision on how to pare the budget.
Outstanding among the proposals
of Chairman Koran of the subcom-
mittee for, action on the budget are
these:
l. A loan to finance the "bulk"
of the school needs, to eliminate
part-time classes in Is colored and
five white schools.
2. Possible revision of the city's
auditing system, based on letter
received yesterday from the Con-
troller General of the United States.
g. Improvement in administration
of public welfare, with recommended
reduction of the public assistance
load, and intimated slashes in well
fare funds.
Senate Approves Measure.
Following Senate approval yester-
day of the city's revenue measure,
Representative Horan, Republican,
of Washington took somewhat
stern attitude toward most witnesses
before his committee as they asked
for funds to support District activ-
tiles. Two days of public hearings
came to close late in the after
noon.
Repeatedly he warned spokesmen
for public welfare that further i'm
provement in administration was
needed. He asked virtually every
one of the witnesses where and how
the budgct could be cut, or how ad-
ditional funds could be provided.
Alp ays he reverted to his contention
that the sales tax, spurned by both
House and Senate, is still the only
logical answer to the citys' fiscal
plight.
School needs will be taken up
first when the subcommittee meets
again at 10 In Monday, Mr.. Horan
said. He' plans to talk over the
issue with Dr. Hobart M. Corning,
superintendent of schools, and Dr.
Garnet c. Wilkinson, assistant
superintendent.
Police Question to Come Up.
Acting Police Chief Walter Thorn
as probably will be called either
Monday or Tuesday for report on
Mr.. Horan's proposal to coordinate
the functions of several different
police forces in the city.
Questions involved in transfer of
the city's communication system
have not yet been fully answered,
Mr.. Horan said. He plans to look
into this Apparently he was refer
ring to the demotion of Herbert A.
Friede from the post of fire ala1m
superintendent to that of communi-
cations superintendent, and the
switch of the fire alarm system to
the Fire Department.
Charges that Mr.. Friede drafted
specifications for fire alarm equip
ment in favor of one manufacturer
are under investigation by the Dis
trict Commissioners and by the
House District Committee.
SkepticaI of Relief Pleas. II
The pleas of several social work.
ers at the hearing yesterday that
the case load here is increasing and
that public assistance payments to
the INDECENT face cut under pend
ing budget estimates were met by
Mr. Horan yesterday with skepti-
cism. He reiterated time and again
his belief that the postwar load of
relief should be less than the war
time load, and that persons should
be rehabilitated to earn their own
living, instead of existing on a dole.
Mr.. Horan commended spokesmen
for several private agencies for their
relief work
One of these, the Rt. Rev. John j.
Russell, director of Catholic Char
tiles of Washington, said he hoped
sufficient funds could be found to
"care for real needs
Mrs. Harold N. Marsh, at the re-
quest of Representative Church, Re
publican, of Illinois, presented to the
committee a statement from DR..
George c.. Rutland, to justify re-
quests for funds for housekeeping