Evening star., 1955-01-17
District Seeks 0kay
10 Spend $40 Million
On Works Program
b. Hector McLeonI

gress for permission to spend
more than $40 million on build
ing projects during the second
year of its S305 million. l0-year
public works program.
The capital outlay budget for
the fiscal year 1856. which starts
next July /. includes these high-
lights:
I. Construction OF one new
school. replacement of another.
additions and alterations to four
others. and granting Of planning
money for school for crippled
children and an addition to
Eliot Junior High school.
2. Construction Of the pro-
posed woodbridge Branch Ii.
hrary and appropriation Of plan
ming funds for q Tenley Branch
and a Washington Highlands
Branch.
3. Construction Of a new IRE
house at Twenty-fourth and Iry-
ing streets Sc.
4. Equipment Of a new sew-
age treatment plant at Glenn
Dale Hospital.
S. Construction Of q nursery
cottage, incinerator, warehouse
and laundry addition at Chil-
dren's Center in Laurel. Nd.
with funds for planning q deten-
ton unit there and two Junior
units. "
s. Construction of a new Police
Women's Bureau building.
I. A start on construction of
q Youth Correctional Center at
Lorton. Va. and construction OF
a dormitory at the Women's Re-
forn,atory at Occoquan. Va.
8. Construction funds for q
Potomac River bridge at Consti-
tuition avenue, widening OF Key
bridge. construction of ramp
from Whitehurst Freeway to
Rock Greek Park. along with
major street work at Union Sta
ton Plaza, Constitution and In
dependence avenues, ] street
NV, Mount Vernon Square,
Sargent road NE. and an east
west road across Soldiers Home.
9. Planning a start on cons
of large trunk water.
main from Dalecarlia filtration
plant through the center Of the
city across the Anacostia River
to the Anacostia pumping sta
ton: and a start on construction
Of a 25-million- gallon reservoir
in Brentwood Park.
10. Continued construction Of
sewage treatment plant at Blue
Plains TO cut pollution Of the
Potomac River and continued ex-
tension Of the city's sewerage
system.
II. Continuation Of construc-
ton Of Little Falls pumping sta
tion. dam and tunnel and Of
Dalecarlia filter and chemical
buildings.
Financed by 5 Funds.
From an accounting stand
point, the District finances its
activities out Of five funds" or
bank accounts. The largest Of
these is the General Fund"
Most of the city's taxes and
other revenues go into this fluid
and 1t finances police, schools,
recreation. jails. and all
items not covered by other funds.
In the proposed budget for
1856. however, the general fund
will finance less than As per cent
Of all public works construction.
with q total capital outlay re-
quest Of $i7.722. 900.
A breakdown allows s4.347. 400
for public schools: $432.l0D for
public libraries: 1901 900 for the
Fire Department: $i,o14,000 for
The Departmental Public Health:
81 ,062 500 for the Department Of
Public welfare: $286,000 for the
Department Of Buildings and
Grounds: s565. 900 for the Police
s4o0 900 for the Re.
Department, and SS.-
$4,000 for the Department Of
Corrections.
Requests from the National
Geological Park for D new adj
ministration building and an
antelope building were denied
by the District Commissioners.
Highways to Get Most.
The rest Of public works con-
struction viii be divided among
the highway fund, the water
fund. the sanitary sewage works
fund and the motor vehicle
parking fund.
OF these. the highway fund
will be charged for the biggest
part Of the total capital outlay
budget-$13. 1856 900. or nearly IS
per cent.
Under this program. the High
way Department has requested
s3 million for q start on con-
OF the Constitution
avenue bridge. and another 50
million for the Southwest Free
way, which would be matched
BY an equal amount In Federal
funds.
The Key Bridge widening ID
budeeted for $500. 900 and the
Whitehurst Freeway ramp for
$500 600.
Among other major roads
projects. the Highway Depart
ment Is asking 100000 TO ease
The flow Of traffic through Union
Station Plaza: 100000 to widen
Constitution avenue NE. from
Delaware avenue TO Second
street, and $4,000 for similar
work on Independence avenue
from First street E.W. TO Second
street 8 z both AZ exfansinns Of