Evening star., 1954-09-21
$4,000 Extra
Asked for Park
Development
Several District
Agencies Submit
Increased Budgets

Increased Budgets
q Al $l25. 900 park development
in Washington was
proposed today BY National Capt.
tai Parks In q budget request to
the District Commissioners for
the fiscal year 1856. which begins
next July /.
The service requested q total
Of 80, ,476, ,870an increase Of
$132.870 over its current budget.
The figures also warned that
leap year is going to cost the Dis
trict money. specifically $3.50
to pay extra salaries caused by
February 90.
OF the total budget request,
$509,189 would 60 to the United
States Park Police and 81 ,967. .68l
for maintenance, repair and OPP
Grafton of the Capitals parks.
The service asked $4,000 to
renovate about 100 parks along
Washington thoroughfares as q
part Of its program and $50.-
600 for work on undeveloped
parklands in areas recently built
up with new homes.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
today began a week-long series
of closed-door hearings at which
city department heads sought
to justify their budget requests
for next year. During the first
day, they plan to hear from rep
resentatives of the executive
Offices, the Department of Gem
eral Administration. the Corpora
ton Counsel's Office and the
Districts eight regulatory agen-
cies.
The sessions will be climaxed
by a public hearing at 10 am.
September 80, at which the Com
missioners will hear District
citizens request for govern
mental action next year.
S693,530 for Zoo.
The National Geological Park
has requested $693, ,530-an in
crease of $48,530-to cover en-
ployment of seven new workers,
including a $5.940-a-year scien-
tist to serve as "understudy" for
the director and assistant di-
rector.
The Zoo also asked for 81 1858
because of leap years February
20 and requested $13,850 for
new equipment.
y Eight District regulatory agen-
cies asked for a budget increase
of $108,21l. although some Of
them the Department Of In.
surance distinguished itself by
asking for $12 less than the
SOC, ,423 it has this year.
The Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board requested $130.224,
an increase Of $9,474 to cover
two more GS-7 inspectors In ad-
dftion to the 10 it now has.
More for Parole Board.
The Parole Board asked for
$97, ,942, a boost Of $500, to ale
low it to add one more field pa
role officer to its staff Of six. -
The coroner requested $4g,75l
more than the $1l6.123 he was
allowed this year. mostly to
finance a $45,0O0 renovation Of
the District Morgue building. In
cluding air conditioning Of the
autopsy room.
The Minimum Wage and In
dustrial Safety Board sought
$89, ,092-an increase of $5,081
to allow it one additional inves-
tigator.
The Recorder of Deeds asked
for $27,153 more than the $297.-
Vo1 AIC LOU tlAAo JCdAs &SAO0e Va
the increase, he explained, re-
suited from establishment under
his jurisdiction Of a corporation
Office to administer the recently
enacted District corporation law.
He requested $8,182 to furnish
the new Office and for three more
employees to staff itr-a secretary,
a clerk-typist and a cashier.
Only $25 More.
The Public Utilities Commis-
sion contented itself with asking
for only $25 more than its cur
rent $166.777.
An increase of $10.9l0, how
ever, was requested by the zon.
ing Office, largely to hire a PLAN
ming analyst and co-ordinating
officer in connection with the
/ city's current 18-month revision
of its 30-year-old zoning code.
The Veterans Service Center
asked for $94,570. an increase Of
$1,57O for regular, within grade
il nav raises for its emplOyeS.