Evening star., 1954-06-10
House Group SIashe,
District Budget and
Federal Payment
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justified on the grounds that the
budget request was biased on
population growth in the colored
schools. Since there is a con-
tinuing population decrease
among white pupils, integration
of the two systems should permit
some reduction in the budget
request without disturbing the
pupil teacher ratio contem-
plated with the addition of the
ITS teachers for Division 2
schools"
Public Health-$5.8 million
was allowed for construc-
ton, including a new tubercu-
losis building and a new psy-
chiatric building for the Dis
trict General Hospital.
HOmemaker Service Blocked.
For operating expenses $22,-
$4,000 was allowed, a reduc-
ton of $775,880 in the request,
but a boost Of $414,275 over the
current year. The committee
disallowed $54,460 for 81 en-
ployes to re-establish the Emer-
gency Homemaker Service, say
ing, Many Of the same objectives
are realized through the already
well established Visiting Nurse
Association program" The COM
mittee instructed the Commis-
sioners, therefore, to let the
association have $50, 900. 1t now
receives $25, 900.
The Public Health Department
also was allowed $4,000 for addi-
tional investigators to check the
ability of General Hospital
patients to pay: $4,000 for addi-
tional psychiatric and advisory
services; $4,000 for personnel
in the maternal and child well
fare program; $4,000 for pub
lie health nurses; $13,283 for
laboratory help and equipment,
and $4,000 for operation of a
new dental clinic at Douglas
Junior high school.
The General Hospital also was
allowed $4,000 more to separate
alcoholic and psychotic patients.
Glenn Dale tuberculosis Sani-
torium was given 100000 for
more equipment and personnel;
an increase of 100000 was al
lowed for medical charities,
under which the District pays
private hospital bills for INDECENT
patients.
ST. Elizabeths Hospital was
granted 100000 more to cover
an expected increase in District
patients there.
Libraries-$3OO,O for con-
struction, including a branch Ii
brary in Anacostia and plans for
a branch at Woodbridge. Funds
for an additional bookmobile
were not allowed; $1,598,500 was
granted for operating expenses,
$12,50O less than requested, but
$63,500 over the current year.
The increase will permit opera
ton for a full year of the
Cleveland Park library. ..
Public Welfare-$2.1 million
for construction, including con-
tinuation of Children's Center
and the Junior Village, and an
addition to the Receiving Home
for Children.
The committee allowed $8,851,-
SIG for operating expenses, $101.-
284 less than requested, but
$737, 1886 more than at present.
It will allow, the committee re-
port said, the handling of an
additional 615 public assistance
cases, and for operation Of the
new infirmary at the Blue Plains
Home for the Aged.
The committee report said
$23O,240 was requested to ham
die the increase in public as
sistance cases but "the commit
tee has allowed 100000"
COrrectiOns-Under a $966, 900
for miscellaneous capital outlay,
funds were allowed for construc-
ton of an additional workhouse
at the Lorton Reformatory, prep
aration of plans for a new Youth
Center Building there and i'm
provements to the reformatory
heating plant.
Allowed for operations was
$4,374,674, a cut of $7,326 in the
request, but $205, 1921 more than
the current budget. The figure
will cover additional personnel,
food and clothing for an esti-
mated increase of $50 prisoners
The committee earmarked $11,-
$50 for employment of two
chaplains, formerly provided free
by church organizations.
Highways For construction,
the committee granted $11,810,-
600, a cut of 1892, 900 in the re-
Quest. "Of this decrease" the
committee report said, "$524,000