Evening star., 1948-06-03
contract for its construction up to
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proposal for $4,000 for construction
of an lncinerator at the hospital.
The committee authorized the EN-
ployment of "one additional full-timt
chief medical officer" at Gallinger
to be known as chief of the psychi.
atric division.
Referring to the fact that more
than s25O,000 will be returned to the
Treasury from untitled positions" al
Gallinger, the committee declared lts
intention ito hold the Health Of1lcel
of the District as well as the Super
intendent of Gallinger responsible
for any criticism attendant to the
improper care of patients at said
hospital, as Congress has been most
generous in providing adequate
funds"
Freedmen's Patient Cost Cut.
6. Declared that, If there is any
deficit in operating expenses at
Freedman's Hospital, it should be
charged to the country as a whole
and not arbitrarily be assessed
against taxpayers of the District, u
since this hospital is under the
supervision of the Federal Security
Agency.
In this connection the Senate
committee ordered reduction from
1885 to SO the per diem cost OF
the District for its patients. District
charity patients at other hospitals
call for a city payment OF only SO.
The Senate group said it could not
understand why there should be a
higher charge for Freedman's than
at other hospitals. here. The pro-
posed $13.95 rate for Freedmen s
patients from the District, approved
by the House, had been recon-
mended by the Budget Bureau.
7. Decreased by $4,000 from the
House approval of SO .535 900 for pub
lie welfare services, the cut to be
applied to outlays for public as
sistance The fund, the Senate unit
said. still would be $685., 800 more
than was appropriated for this year
8. Directed the Board of Police
and Fire Surgeons to make an ex.
animation of from so to Is retired
policemen, or about 10 per cent ol
the total retired force, to check or
reports that this number may be
found physically fit and available
for restoration to duty. -!
Abuse of Leave Claimed.
In this connection the Senate com.
mittee agreed with the House there
was abuse of sick leave in the
police Department" It directed the
surgeons board to excuse no mem.
ber of the department from work
for sickness, unless he had been ex-
amined by physician. -
The DWorshak subcommittee an.
ticipated passage by Congress of the
proposed 2 per cent retail sales ia,
as a means of meeting impending
big District deficits. Because the
revenue legislation yet awaits con.
gressional action, the committee
made no appropriations for increas-
ed staffs for the assessor and col.
lector for this purpose. But it die
write into the bill authorization fol
these units to enlarge their forces
and to incur deficits up to $3.50, 900.
While the numerous steps pro-
posed were calculated to balance
the pending budget, aside from
possibilities of Government pay
raise, the Dworshak subcommittee
warned that increasing deficits are
looming in the future. 1t noted that
the 1850 deficit might reach $1,000,
600, making necessary increased
property taxes, if other means OF
solvency we're not found.
The Dworshak group demanded
that a determined effort" be made
by the Commissioners during the
coming fiscal year to find "substan-
tial savings" in city operation, warn
ing that the District can remain
solvent at present only because il
will sell all of it's securities and will
obligate the 81 100000 of unexpended
balances
Warn of Welfare Inefficiency.
On this point, the Dworshak SUBJ
committee called on welfare agencies
Of the District to develop a program
of correlated activities and to "elimi-
nate duplication and inefficiency" in
present operations.
Closing of the National Training
School for Girls was specifically rec
ommended The committee noted
that, while this institution is esti-
mated to cost $4,000 in the new
year, there are now only nine in
mates at the school. These should