Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
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Moy Act Next Week
On LiberuIized Bill te
Provide $103, 132,153

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Provide $lo3, l32,l53
By Don 5. Warren
Senate approval Of a nberalized
1850 District supply bill, now more
than sufficiently financed by the
enactment of the new revenue law,
is expected to be voted early next
week.
Passage by the Senate would
send the bill to conference with
the House and probably a quick
settlement Of differences between
the two bodies.
The bill. as drafted by a Sen
ate subcommittee headed by Sen
Ator Hill, Democrat Of Alabama
and approved without change by
the Senate Appropriations Com
nnittee. calls for an outlay Of $103,-
132,153.
This Is $4.2os,532 above the sum
granted by the House-which act
ed before the new revenue bill was
passed--and only S746,574 under
the Commissioners budget re-
quests. e
Increases urged by the Senate
Committee are spread through
numerous agencies where the for
mer fund shortage was hurting
Notwithstanding schools. welfare,
recreation. police and some of the
public works services.
Hires Fiscal Aides.
Stable boosts In the House
totals also are recommended to
provide for hiring about II adj
ditional persons In the city's fiscal
services at cost of some $247 900
to set in motion the collection Of
the Q per cent sales tax. This levy
Is expected to bring In $13, 000, 900
or more In new revenue in the
next fiscal year.
Provisions are made In the Sen
ate bill for three important school
projects.
As expected, the Senate group
recommended a restoration Of the
authority and funds for the
projected new Springarn High
School. Acting last March when
q big deficit was threatened, the
House rescinded an unspent ear
lier appropriation of 81 .1S7 900 for
the school. The Senate Commit
tee revived this and raised the
limit Of cost to $500. 900 because
Of increased building costs.
Other Sums for Schools.
In addition, the Hill subcom-
inittee wrote into the bill an extra
$29.40o for drafting plans for a
new $4,000, 900 Hine Junior High
School, to be erected near Ninth
and c streets Sc, and an extra
$225 900 for an addition to the old
Powell Junior High School to suit
It to the. needs of the Bell Voca-
tional High School. --'''
The Senate bill also adds about
$4,000. to funds for the opera
ton and maintenance OF the
schools. making more liberal pro-
visions for supplies and to per-
init hiring q dozen more employees.
Pleas Of Welfare Director John
w. Tramburg for funds to halt
the cuts In relief grants also were
granted. The Senate bill adds
4414,141 to the House total for
welfare and most Of the increase
would 60 to assistance grants.
The Senate committee said the
increase would provide y for pay
ment Of assistance grants at the
prevailing rates. Mr.. Tramburg
had warned the Senate group that
unless this was done there would
have to be a still deeper cut In
public assistance for the year be-
ginning July /.
%. $l3,250 More for Library.
The Public Library would be
given an extra $13.250 to raise its
1850 budget to $1.212.000 with
most Of the increase earmarked
for equipment.
An increase of $4,000 over the
House total for the recreation
department also was proposed.
This would provide funds, among
other things, for the operation OF
the Langston recreation building
and for rehabilitation Of bath
houses at the Georgetown and
Rosedale playground pools.
Enlarged funds for the Police
Department would permit in
stallation Of frequency incubation
radio equipment on police radio
cars.
Adopting one of the recommen-
dations in the Strayer School
survey report. the Senate funds
group protested the use Of teach
ers for supervisory work. It called
on school officials to end this
practice and suggested that the
board submit legislation permitting
teachers In charge" for the edu-
cation of handicapped shutin
children and for similar programs.
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