Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-24

nearly $4,000 for expansion Of
District civil defense. now on a
starvation diet. District officials
had asked for more than $780,
600; the House had slashed this
to $4,000.
Later, District officials supplied
q reduced request for $l67 900
and got Senate approval of most
all Of this after Federal Civil De-
Tense Administrator Val Peter
son and others warned Of the
disaster that would result from
a possible A-bomb attack on
Washington.
Chairman Dirksen said he had
carried his policy questions to
various leaders and even to the
White House. District officials
had announced that if the fund
would be no more than the $23,-
600 granted by the House, the
program would almost be folded
up.
Funds for More Police.
Provides funds to hire IS more
uniformed policemen, but cuts
the number Of civilian crossing
guards from the 200 allowed by
the House to SO.
The Commissioners originally
asked funds for FOG more police
men to bring the force to its
authorized strength of 1920. The
House allowed 81 of the 206. The
commissioners went to the Sen
ate for LAG uniformed policemen
above the House figures, which
would have brought the strength
to 1921. The Senate's action
brings the total additional police
to 1875 for a strength of 2,2lO.
The Dirksen subcommittee,
officials said. denied any funds
for civilian crossing guards, but
after an argument in the full
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee a compromise was recon-
mended for $4,000 for so
civilian guards.
Provides for the hire of 20 adj
ditional members Of the District
Fire Department. Some city
officials had argued that Al
more men were needed.
Provides More Teachers.
Increases operating expenses
Of the public schools by STAG, 900
over the House figure to permit
employment of rs additional
teachers and to permit expan-
sion Of the music-training pro-
gram. The Senate Committee
specified that $4,000 should be
allowed for purchase and repair
Of band instruments.
For the Free Public Library,
the Senate bill provides funds
for completion of the remodel
ing Of the Central Library
Building and for the provision of
a second bookmobile to serve
areas where branch libraries are
not yet established.
For the Public Library the
Senate committee recommended
a total of $1,605. 05O, an increase
OF $70,050 over the sum allowed
by the House. This includes a
capital outlay fund of $4,000
to complete the remodeling pro-
gram at the Central library
building and $16,625 for the pur-
chase and operation of the Sec
ond bookrnobile.
For the Health Department,
the Senate committee recon-
mended $12 615,961. For gen.
eral administration, it proposed
AN increase of $4,000 to bring
the figure to $2,933,1O1, partly to
provide for stronger attack on
the Districts tuberculosis prob
lem. The liberalized sum would
include provision for 10 addi-
tional employees, to raise the to-
tai to 20 in the staff conducting
the tuberculosis program.
The committee also raised the
allowance for medical charities
sums paid by the District to
private hospitals caring for in
digent District patients-to the
sum recommended by the Com
miSSioners in their original budg-
ct request. This is $4,000, an
increase of $37, 900 over the House
figure.
For the Recreation Depart
ment, the Senate committee
recommended a capital outlay of
$500, 900, an increase of 5000 900
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