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would give broad powers to the
District Commissioners, in the
! event of an enemy attack.
Full-Time Director Proposed.
Personnel in the new Office coulc
be selected and paid without re-
gard to civil service restrictions. A
full time director would be ir
command. under supervision oi
the District Commissioners.
Broad-gauge plans for a pro-
gram of training volunteers would
be established, and the city heads
would have power to enter into
mutual-aid contracts with polit-
ical Jurisdictions in the nearby
States.
In general terms, Gen. Young
explained. the requested civil de-
fense appropriation would pay for
a director and his staff of from
10 to Is persons and establishment
Iof a headquarters.
In addition to housing the civil
defense organization itself, the
headquarters is envisioned as an
emergency center for the city gov
ernment if needed
Communications Planned.
1--WE hope that can be set up in
some existing building" Gen.
Young said, although this has
not been selected" He added that
some modification of any such
building would be necessary.
Also, he continued. an extensive
communications system will have
to be established.-telephone and
radio connections with the De-
fense Department and all the
"key people" in the city and Fed
eral Governments.
The headquarters will have two
missions: The place from which
civil defense will be directed and
from which an emergency will be
handled if one comes, and also as
a center from which warning de-
vices will be operated.
The requested appropriation is
for this fiscal year, and would pro-
vide only a start on the setup,
Gen. Young said. He pointed out
that such equipment as sirens is
extremely expensive, and that
$500, 900, or more, was spent, in
the last war for sirens alone.
Although final approval of such
legislation has not yet been granted
by Congress, the President for
warded his estimate of funds to
operate civil defense here, so il
could be considered in time for
an appropriation before Congress
quits.
Other d. c. Funds Asked.
The estimate is expected to be
considered by the House Appro-
priations Committee for inclusion
in a supplemental appropriations
bill. Other estimates for various
purposes already are before this
unit.
Funds for several District pur-
poses were asked by the President.
To finance the Office of District
Rent Administrator until January
81 next year, the President asked
for $4,000. This includes pay
ment of terminal leave, in case
Congress refuses, to extend rent
curbs here beyond the present
January 81 deadline.
The Recreation Department
would be given $275, 900 for opera
ton of the municipal golf courses
here, which are to be taken over
from a concessionnaire. This
fund includes some payment to be
made to the present operator OF
the courses.
Other estimates submitted by
the President were:
For construction of an addition
to Browne School at Twenty
fourth street and Benning road
NE, $500,000. with a limit of cost
at $780,0OO.
Operation of a District educa-
tional agency for handling surplus
property, for which legislation is
pending, $4,000.
Repairs for Hospital.
Repairs to the tuberculosis hos
pital at Fourteenth and Upshur
streets NV, $68.500.
More guards for the District
JAIL $64,500.
Razing of old buildings on pub
lie property. $4,000.
Printing regulations for the De-
partment of Inspections, $4,000.
Salary increases for officials in
the administration of the District,
| $4,000.
Pay increases for wage scale en-
ployes, $685. 900.
District obligations for opera
tion of United States courts here
last year. 1926, 900.
Settlement of claims and suits,
ST. 7.479; audited claims, $60,635.
The President also submitted
to Congress an estimate of $685.
900 for purchase of property at
the corner of Jackson place and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, ad-
jacent to the Blair House, now
the temporary home of the Pres
ident.