Evening star., 1948-01-23
Truman Request
"Opens Way for
School Projects
Supplemental D. c.
Estimates Include
$54,500 for GoIIinger

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$54, 500 for GoIlinger
Supplemental estimates for the
District, laid before Congress by
President Truman, would pave the
way for letting contracts on several
previously approved school projects,
improving Gallinger Hospital and
continuing the penny milk program
In the public schools.
The requests filed late yesterday
with the House included $805 ,044 in
funds to be spent this fiscal year.
An increase in contract authoriza-
tions by 1909 400 was recommend
ed, bringing the total authority to
enter into new city contracts up to
$7.271, 900.
Most of the construction jobs still
are in the planning stage, after
prior approval by Congress and ap-
preparation of some funds. But the
money available had been found
insufficient to cover the increased
cost of materials and construction.
So additional contract authority
was recommended. If authoriZa-
tions are approved, requests for ap-
propriations to cover costs will be
made.
$54,500 for Gallinger.
Gallinger Hospital would be pro-
vided with a new fund Of $54 500 to
reconstruct three elevators and re-
wise the heating system In the
psychiatric unit.
District officials could let a con-
tract for construction of a station
for the projected No. IA police pre-
cinct at Twenty fourth street and
Benning road NE, under a limit
Of $206, 900, instead of the $174,000
previously authorized and appro-
priated.
The eight school projects already
approved by Congress and in various
stages of planning were recon-
mended for higher contract author
ization totaling $5,897, 1000 fol-
lows: Beers Elementary addition,
$577 900, as compared with former
limit of cost of $487 300; Central
High School alterations, $71,000,
compared with $4,000; Crummen
Elementary addition, $4,000, in
stead of $115,000; Montgomery Ele-
mentary School, $708, 900, instead Of
100000; Nalle Elementary School,
1882 900, instead of 1864, 900; Sousa
Junior High, $2,204, 900, instead Of
$1,895, 900; Taft Junior High addi-
ton, 1851 ZOO, instead of $814,000.
and the Young Elementary addition,
$500 900, instead Of $305 900.
Laundry at Training School.
Contract authority for a new
laundry for the District Training
School near Laurel, Md, was in
creased from $l40, 900 to $l65, 900.
!, For new garbage transfer sta
t4tion at New Jersey avenue and K
street Sc, plans for which are COM
pleted, the contract authorization
4 was raised from $706, 900 to 1866, 900,
| because early bids exceeded the
amount allocated.
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gram in the schools, an appropria-
ton of $36, 900 is recommended. This
is required because of increased cost
of milk and more demand from
school children.
The recorder of deeds would be
given new funds of $33,992, to pay
for the cost of pfotostat paper used
in the new recording machine
process of copying documents, to pay
terminal leave for a few employees
discharged through adoption of the
new mechanical system and to meet
some July salaries of several en-
ployes, later discharged for the same
reason.
INDECENT Patient Funds.
The District compensation and re-
tirement fund would be increased by
$45, 900 to meet obligations resulting
from mors injuries to employees than
had been anticipated.
Three hospitals here would be paid
$85 ,101 for care of INDECENT patients
last year and SIS, ,1S1 for 1916. The
hospitals were Children's, Emergency
and Casualty.
Increase cost of District patients
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital forced a
request for an appropriation OF
$250,000 for the rest of this fiscal
year. This would cover the increase
from 1855 a day to $3.65 day for
about 1890 patients.
| Other items caused by increased
costs in operations and routine
obligations of the city, included the
following: District share of United
States court costs, S227, ,3l1; Health
Department operations, $3,400;. set
tlement, claims, and suits, S2,633,
and judgments, $11 1924.
Supplemental estimates for agen-
cies in Washington, not part OF
the District Government include
$139, 500 for the Capitol power plant,
to cover increased cost of coal, and
salaries.
To make possible letting of con-
tracts soon for construction at
Howard University, the contract
authorization for an engineering
building was fixed at TOT $50, and
for the women's dormitory; at ST.
310,400. This was in addition to
$1,377, ,92o in a previous appropria-
ton act.
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