Evening star., 1948-09-28
$990,413Asked
For Regulatory
Agencies Here
Budget Estimates
For II Offices Omit
Rent Control Funds
By Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

Eleven Of the Districts regula-
tory agencies today asked the
Commissioners to approve a 1880
budget estimate totaling $780,
413, with no provision made to
continue the functions of the
District Rent Control Admin
istration.
The current appropriation bill
provided 100000 to run Rent Con-
troll Administrator Robert F. Cogs-
wells Office, out the life of the
agency expires next March 81. II
the Commissioners ask, and Con-
gress grants, an extension OF rent
control, at least 100000 will have
to be added to the S990,4l3 regu-
latory agencies bill.
The II remaining agencies, in the
1850 estimates submitted to Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler today,
asked for s31,287 less than in l949
with the subtraction of the rent
control fund. Actually, however,
most of the individual departments
estimates ANY AH6AtSA
than they did for this year.
s130,33o for PUG.
The. II agencies and their 1850
requests are as follows:
Recorder OF deeds, s2l3065; De-
partment of Weights, Measures and
Markets. s1S8,345; Public Utilities
Commission, sl30,330; Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board, SOL 200; In
surance Department, s76,7Oo; Min
imum Wage and Industrial Safety
Board, $4,000
Also, Parole Board, $50 900; Coro-
ners Office, s51,82l; License Bureau
s48,907; Pounmaster, $4,000, and
the Zoning Commission, s3l ,245.
Recorder of Deeds Marshall L.
Shepard asked an appropriation OF
s213O65-an increase of S13,065 over
this years fund-to run his once
next year. He requested six new
clerks and said they are absolutely
necessary to keep the final process
ing of papers current.
DR.. Shepard said the Office is up
to-date with the exception OF de-
partments affected by the great in
crease in production of the copying
section caused by the recent in
stallation of photostat machines.
These departments, he said, will
continue to lag behind the speed OF
the photostatic process, unless aid
is given in the form of additional
employees.
The new recording process Will,
however, allow us to keep the copy
ing current as soon as the backlog
is eliminated" DR.. Shepard added
Measures Budget Up.
J. Thomas Kennedy, superin-
tendent of weights, measures and
markets, cited badly needed water
and sewer piping facilities at the
Municipal Fish Wharf. in asking
the city heads to approve a $685.
budget estimate. His estimate was
s43,145 more than was appropriated
for this year.
Other increases included S2.73o
to meet mandatory wage increases,
and $4,000 for purchase OF two more
automobiles for use of department
inspectors.
Mr.. Kennedy asked $4,000 for
new water main at the wharf be-
cause the present three-inch main
does not supply sufficient water to
meet the requirements OF all the
lessees at the market. He said
there have been times when some
which seriously affected their busl-
ness.
He asked $4,000 for a new sewer
line to the wharf, pointing out that
the present four-inch sewer line
frequently clogs up, creating a
health menace.
James H. Flanagan, chairman OF
the Public Utilities Commission
limited his 1850 budget request tC
$31 ,245-the $445 increase over this
years appropriation being made up
entirely of mandatory wage in
creases.
The $4,000 asked by the Alcoholic
Beveridge Control Board represents
an increase over the appropriation
for this fiscal year of 81 800 The es-
innate requests salary increases for
each of the three members of the
board from $6,384 to S7.22l, as well
as other mandatory wage increases
for ABC employees.
One economy effected by ABC
Board Chairman Alan Payne was a
cut from ST 900 to $500 in the amount
set aside for purchase of liquor SAM
piles by board agents. This cut was
made possible. Mr.. Payne told the
Commissioners. because there is a
stricter adherence to the law. Also
serving on the board are Mrs. Agnes
K. Mason and John O'D. Moran.
Albert F. Jordan, superintendent
of the department of insurance, re-
quested approval by the Commits
sioners OF a fiscal 1850 budget es-
timate totaling $76,700, a decrease
from this year of 81 1000.
The insurance superintendent told
the city heads his department would
have to meet Sl.751 in compulsory
wage increases but said S2.576
saving on equipment purchases
more than eQuallzed the necessary
salary boosts.
Another Inspector Asked.
Chatham T. Nottingham, superin-
tendent of licenses, asked s48,907
to run his department-an increase
of $2,807 over this years figure. His
estimate requested authority to hire
one additional inspector at s2,644 a
year
The Minimum Wage and Indus
trial Safety Board asked for $685.
2OO-S1 800 more than the $6l 500
appropriated for this year. Almost
the entire amount was accounted
for by mandatory wage increases
for board employees.
Col. Campbell c. johnson, chair
man of the three-man Board of
Parole, asked the city heads to au-
thorize an estimate of .600-an
increase of $1,000 over the current
years figure.
Most of the increase sought is 70
meet mandatory within-grade SAL
ary increases. The amount CT the
appropriation, Col. johnson told the
Commissioners, is small in COM