Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
House Group Votes
Observation-Disclosures
Second Juvenile
Court Judge
Also Okoyed

Inc Rouse District Commit
tee today tentatively approved
proposals to equip the Wash
ington Hospital Center and to
provide a second Juvenile Court
Judge.
"A bundle of five tax bills also
cleared the executive session at
tended by eight committeeman.
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
or South Carolina, said. one
a Dill to give the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants a new home
was approved.
He started to poll other men,
eers at once to get the added
nve votes that will make COM
mlttee approval official. With
no objection, Mr.. Mcmillan said
ne would call the bills up on the
House floor on District Day Mon
day.
ST. Million Authorized
The hospital center measure
authorizes spending of ST. mil
non 70 equip the big facility on
tne Soldiers Home grounds at
Michigan avenue and First street
NV. An identical bill awaits
Senate floor action.
The Senate also has voted an
appropriation in an independent
olnces budget now before SEN
ate-House conferees
Ihls appropriation will not he
freed, however, unless author.
lzstlons like that approved by
the House committee TO-DAY clear
Congress. "4
Without the money the 300
ped institution can't be eouipped
according to Charles S. Dewey
president of the Hospital Cen
Ter Corp. The latest target date
Tor opening has been set for
october. The center. in effect
merges the old Emergency. Gar
neld and Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospitals.
Committee action will take tn
the House the Juvenile Court
Judge bill set down for hear
lngs on the Senate side at IN
a m Monday before the Senate
District Committee.
House lawmakers stressed the
urgency of passage to relieve
juvenile Court Judge Orm w.
hetcham of an overload of cases
his annual case burden has
ieaped from 5000 in I949 tn
10000 in the last year.
Even with the added Judge
Judge Ketcham predicted a more
emclent way of dealing with
children born out of wedlock
would need to be developed be-
lore Two judges could do a good
JOB on the bench
ms measure was drafted nv
the commissioners Law Enforce
ment Council and has the Urgent
packing OF the District Commits
SionerS.
Oldest Inhabitants Home
The Association of Oldest In
haoitants would be handed tho
IRE engine house at M street
just west of Wisconsin. under
Terms OF the committee-approved
Dill. 1t calls on the group IN
give the building back to the
District government when and
II oidsters ever vacate.
From 1909 until last year. the
Oldest Inhabitants met in the
ola Union Engine House. Nine
teenth and H streets NV lost
70 tne International Monetary
Funo Tor a new building.
100000 Tax Loss
The major tax measure re-
ported out would cost the Dis
trict 100000 in tax relief II
exempts social security benefits
from income taxes and allows
an added $500 exemption for
the bind and persons over S.
taxpayers would be allowed
10 oeouct workmen's compensa-
ZION and military disability paw
ments from their gross income
An individual taxpayer or couple
ming jointly would be permit
TED to claim $1,000 or a 10 per
cent deduction, whichever is
smaller. instead of the present
$500 or 10 per cent.
The tax adjustments sought
by the District Commissioners
also would free pleasure boats
from personal property taxes
exempt salaried employees from
the annual $25 professional Ii
cense fee and make $4,000 in
stead of $4,000 the maximum
amount to b used for computing
taxes on official tax tables.
Chairman Mcmillan said COM
mitteemen also voted to EXEMPT
from local taxes sale of war
memorial materials and to free
marine insurance from taxation.
They favored the S500,00O limit
on property holdings of the
American Historical Associat ton.
but refused to adopt the Sem
ate-proposed exemption of s228
fro intakes on the association
building at 400 A street Sc.
Committeeman present APP
proved the exemption of De-
catur House, TAB jackson place
NV. from S6743 in taxes.
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