Evening star., 1950-04-26
.S7,273,O33D.C.
RequestUpfor
Hearing Today
Supplemental Fund
For 1850 Includes
$685. 400 for Poy

A House Appropriations subcom-
mittee started closed hearings
today on the request for $7.273,0S3
to meet District Government ex-
penses for the rest of this fiscal
year ending June so.
OF this amount, $634. .633 is for
a variety Of operating expenses
and some construction, while So
638, 400 is for salary increases re-
quired by law
In sending the estimates to Con-
greSs GENTLY, the President
pointed out that estimated reve-
nues for this fiscal year appear
to be sufficient TO provide for the
expenditures proposed"
The District Commissioners bud
get sent to Congress in January by
the President. estimated that sup
Elemental appropriations in about
this amount would be required TO
complete the year.
~ Bates Sees Some Saving.
Representative Bates, Democrat,
of Kentucky. chairman of the Ap-
preparations subcommittee hand
ling the District budget. expected
the executive hearings to last for
two or three days.
Two witnesses were heard
briefly this morning and another
session was called for this after
noon.
Asked for comment on the size
of the combined estimates. Mr..
Bates said he thought some saw
ings can be made"
Among the recommendations
carried in the supplemental city
estimates is a $4,000 item for civil
defense planning. and $4,000 to
prevent a further cut in relief
grants by the Board OF Publie
Welfare.
The board already has cut pub
lie assistance payments by IL per
cent. and it. announced recently
that another cut Of 8 per cent
would have to be made. unless the
$92. 900 were made available soon.
Another $46.360 would be made
available to the Welfare Board
to pay for It's wards
boarded in homes. and $44,800 for
personnel at the Industrial Home
School annex on Loughborough
road NV.
May Cut Possible
1t appeared today that pros
poets of action by Congress on the
deficiency bill may be delayed 90
long that the 8 per cent cut will
have to be made on the May I
checks. But II the fund is made
available later. the cut will be re-
stored retroactive to May /,
Municipal court would be given
$142. 400 to carry the expense Of
the three additional judges and
their courtrooms.
To help carry administration Il
the new cigarette tax Of / cent Q
pack. the collectors ONCE would
get $24,255.
A fund Of $500 for emergency
repairs to Western Market would
be given the Department M
Weights, Measures and Markets.
$9S.650 for Police.
Other items include: $98 $50 for
the Metropolitan Police for ex-
penSes. not including salaries;
$l7.500 for compensation to Dis
trict workers for treatment M
injuries and disqualification:
SAT ,981 for operating expenses OF
the National Training School for
Boys for the previous fiscal year
l949. $4,000 for razing of aban-
doned structures in the District,
$1,000 for settlement Of claims
and suits. $7.187 for judgments
and SAT. 400 for audited claims In
prior years. including $42,6 due
st. Elizabeths Hospital for the care
Of the INDECENT insane in the fiscal
year 1947.
The Fire Department would Be
given $4,000 for repairs to q wall
at No. 10 Engine Company near
Fourteenth street and Florida
avenue NE.
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