Evening star., 1951-07-22
Senators Restore
S12 Million u. ).
Payment 10 DC.
Subcommittee OKs
$l38.4 Million for
1852 City Budget
By Harold B. Rogers

budget the full $12 million Fed
eral payment toward city gov
ernment costs and sent the rec
ord-breaking supply bill to the
Appropriations Committee.
The subcommittee headed ny
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama ordered the restoration after
the House by floor vote had
trimmed the figure to $10.8 million.
The District budget bill was
increased by the subcommittee
S633, ,040 over the House-passed
figure, and now totals $138. .409,41
The measure is $2,177.235 below
the Commissioners budget re-
quests; but $17,941,263 over the
city's expenditures during the
last fiscal year.
Flouridation Fund Added.
Added to the measure by the
Senate unit was $13O,0Oo for -four
idation of the city water supply
to protect children's teeth. The
House bill carried nothing for this
program, now urged by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
With several other changes from
the House-passed figures. the
measure is expected to be con-
sidered soon by the full Senate Ap.
propriations Committee. Two
other Federal supply bills, however
Agriculture, and Labor Federal
Security-are ahead of the city
measure on the Senate program.
1t is probable that the District
supply bill will be acted on by the
Senate late this week, or more
likely. next week.
After Senate passage the meas
ure goes to a House-Senate con-
ference committee to resolve diff
ferences in the separate versions.
More for Medical Charities.
Added by the Senate subcom-
mittee was 100000 more for med
ical charities to reimburse private
hospitals here for care of INDECENT
patients. The House had approved
only $500,000 for this purpose.
$135 600 below the Commissioners
request. The new total in the
bill for such charities is $500, 900.
Hospitals had made plea Pr the
full amount.
To the fund for Gallinger Hos
pital the Senate group added
100000 for personnel, principally
in the new pediatrics building.
Other changes made by the Hill
subcommittee included:
For five teachers added in the
public schools on driver training,
$17,650. Funds had been request
ed for 10 such instructors.
Fund for Public Schools.
Four additional laborers and
custodians in the public schools.
principally the new Spingarn
High School, $29.040.
To carry into effect the five
day week for police on a full-year
basis, the subcommittee granted
$3.50. 900. The House had decided
that this amount could be alb
sorbed without any retrenchment
of police activities in view of the
departments difficulty in recruit
ing personnel.
The Fire Department was given
$4,000 for a new pumper.
The House cut of $4,000 in
matching funds for vocational
education under the eorge-Bar-
den program in the public schools
was restored.
For public welfare personnel,
principally at the Home for the
Aged and Infirm, $4,000 was
added, but no increase was made
in public assistance grants.
New Positions Approved.
For increased cost of electricity
$4,000 was added for the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic, and
$4,000 for the Office of National
Capital Parks.
Among new positions approved
were motions clerk for Munic-
ipal Court, $3,450; an additional
secretary for the new District
Commissioner, F. Joseph Dono-
hue, $2,875; personnel for the
Health Department, including
milk inspector, and employees for
the Maternal and Child Health
Program and medical assistance.
$4,000; and more personnel at
Glen Dale tuberculosis Sanato-
rum, $12,50O.
Cut from the House bill was
$4,000 for equipment in the
planned new school at Barnaby
and Ninth streets Sc, because
the building is not yet under
construction, and $4,000 for the
conversion of the schools ath-
letic program to a centralized
operation.
The Senate group agreed with
the House by leaving out of the
bill $275,000 requested to permit
the District Recreation Board to
take over control of the public
golf links from S. G. Leoffier.
The District Commissioners, it
vas pointed out, are anticipating
lbout 81 million in supplemental
'stimateS needed to carry the city
through the fiscal year. Already
'ending before the House Appro-
'riations subcommittee are re-
Iuests for $870.0o0 to operate the
ivil defense program here, and
170,650 to continue city rent con-
rol through this fiscal year end
ng June 80.
Results of the subcommittee &C
ion were disclosed after the final
aarkup on the bill yesterday by
chairman Hill. The official report
n the measure with full details
; being prepared, and is expected
n he fled with the Senate tn.