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the payment OF costs OF DlSGrlc'
patients at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
The House made the cut on the
theory a survey of cases charged
to the District would reveal many
not properly District responsibilities
Feels Cost Must Be Met.
The Senate Committee took the
position that the $229, 900 was ar
obligation that would have to be
met unless savings actually were
achieved.
The committee also knocked out
of the bill a provision creating ar
Office of controller of public assist
ance. 1t said the House bill con.
tained no provision to make this
plan effective and that the estab-
lishment of such an office was 9
legislative matter which should be
considered by the House and Senate
District Committees.
The committee incorporated in its
bill $4,000 for expansion of stats
of District Assessor and District
Collector of Taxes to handle an in
creased load of work which will.
result from the city's new revenue
act. Among other things this
invokes a new income tax on unin-
corporated businesses.
The Senate bill includes authority
for the Commissioners to enter into
a; contract for the construction OF
a proposed refuse transfer station
In this connection it provides an
additional sum to cover the cost.
Committee attaches said the Sem
ate bill, like the House measure,
includes necessary funds for the
conversion of the old E. v. Brown
School building into brnach library
and community center.
The Senate bill includes an item
of $174,000 for the construction OF
q police precinct station in the
Benning area. The Senate COM
mittee made no change in the gen.
eral appropriations for the Metro
politan Police Department., as
passed by the House. which reduced
by about 40 per cent the Commits
sioners' request for the employment
of Ill additional men.
Sanatorium Building Omitted.
The Senate committee left out OF
the bill, as did the House, a request
by the Health Department for $170,-
600 for the construction of an apart
ment building al the tuberculosis
sanatorium at Glen Dale, Md. to
provide quarters for resident physi-
clans.
The total recommended by the
Senate group for the Health De-
partment was $7,815,000, or $4,000
less than granted by the House.
For the Public Welfare Division.
the Senate bill carries $l1 ,507 1894,
an increase of $26O,694 over the
House bill. This includes an in
crease of $4,000 over the House
total for general administration
The Senate followed the lead of
the House in leaving out of the bill
a requested $4,000 for beginning a
new Industrial Home School for
white children, proposed to be built
at the Districts welfare center at
Laurel, Md.
Fire Fund Unchanged.
The Senate committee left un-
changed the House appropriation of
$3,759, 900 for the Fire Department.
The total includes $114,600 for
permanent Improvements.
For the Public Library, the Senate
committee recommended the House
total of $1,154,600. Likewise, it
recommended the House total of
$1,275,800 for the Recreation De-
partment.
The Senate committee made a cut
of $285 900 from the House appro-
priation of $7,143,000 for the High
way Department.
1t left unchanged the House total
of So 800 900 for the District Water
Department, and the House total Of
$2,176, 600 for the Washington Aque-
duct, the water supply system.
The Senate committee ordered a
cut of $730,000 in the total outlay
proposed for Public Works Divisions
of the District. This reduces the
total to $23,745.500.