Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-02
Nine Smaller States
Get Larger Federal
Grants Than District

The HouSe-Senate Subcommit-
tee studying the Districts $305
million public works financing
bill received data yesterday show
ing that the District over the
last two decades has received
less in direct Federal grants
than 9 out of IL States with pop
ulation below that of the Dis
trict.
The Federal-aid figures were
among a number of statistical
charts submitted without COM
ment by the Commissioners in
answer to a request by Senator
Case. Republican, Of South Da-
kota. a subcommittee member
and chairman of the full Senate
District Committee.
The figures are expected to
be used to bolster the Districts
requests for a higher Federal
payment to help finance the
works plan, along with tax in
creaseS and Federal loans.
The Federal aid chart said
the District. with a 1852 popu-
lation of $4,000 has received
1856 million in direct Federal
aid between the years 1888 and
1852.
Nine States Listed.
The nine smaller States re-
ceiving higher grants included:
Rhode Island. $4,000 popula-
ton. $108.7 million; New Mexico,
$4,000, $181.7 million; Utah,
$4,000 population, $l762 mil
lion: South Dakota. 657 900 popu-
lation. $3.50 million; North Da-
kota, 100000. SHOT million:
Montana. $4,000 population.
$195,8 million: Idaho, 592 900
population, $148.8 million; Wyo-
ming, 100000 population. 1887
million and Nevada, 1874, 900
population, $85.7 million.
The three smaller States re-
ceiving less than the District
were New Hampshire, $50, 900
population, S84.3 million; YER
mont. 371,000 population, 1868
million. and Delaware, 346, 900
population, SAT million.
Other Charts Presented.
The other statistical charts
dealt largely with the capitals
growth and the expansion of
both District and Federal facil-
tiles. Their highlights included:
l. Between 1910 and 1850, the
number of Federal workers in
creased at a higher rate than the
volume of non-Federal employees
in the District. The number of
Federal workers, includn G mill
tary, increased from 99.771 to
146.165. while the non-Federal
workers increased from 209, l29
to 242.73S.
2. The construction costs of
Federal buildings and other
structures here represented a
total of $3.50 million in 1880 as
against a total Of $3.50 million in
1858. Officials stressed that
these figures did not represent
current value. replacement costs
or land values. but merely re-
flected construction of acquisi-
ton costs for the period covered.
SIT Billion Valuation.
3. The assessed valuations Of
I liable land In the District in
{ eased only from ST. billion to
s billion between 1880 and
1858, while assessed valuations
Of all land in the District jumped
from SIT billion to $29 billion.
Only about 47.6 per cent of the
Districts land area is taxable,
due largely to Federal and other
exemptions.
4. Between 1880 and 1858, the
District had to increase school
facilities in pupil capacity from
30. 500 to Ill. 100; welfare insti-
tutions in inmate capacity from
1900 to 1900, and health insti-
tutions in patient capacity from
856 to 1888.
5. During the same 20-year
period. the miles Of water mains
in the District had to be in
creased from 80 to 1888 miles.
and the miles of sanitary sewers
had to be increased from $50 to
1,517 miles.