Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-21
BUDGET
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Of alcoholic beverages, admins
tration of parole laws. regulation
of wages and hours and Record
er Of Deeds office; total for reg
ulatory agencies, 81. DOT 500
Agreed to Senate increase Of
$500 for two new positions in
the Department Of Occupations
and Professions: total. $2S4.S00.
Increase for Schools
Agreed to Senate increase Of
$86,050 to take care Of public
school supplies. textbooks and
keacher reclassiilcations; total
for schools. 37.246,050.
Accepted Senate increase Of
$4,000 to extend the nighttime
program for teenagers and pro-
vide additional services at II
fecreational centers: total for
recreation department. .$2.l6l.-
600.
Cut Senate increase Of SOL. 900
to $4,000 for the Police Depart
ment. providing about IL instead
of "a additional policemen: total
for Police Department, $780,
600.
Approved Senate increase Of
$4,000 to pay the Districts share
Of the rehabilitation program for
patients discharged from st.
Elizabeths Hospital: total depart
ment of vocational rehabilitation,
$20S,50O.
Accepted Senate increase Of
$4,000 for additional personnel
and equipment in Juvenile Court.
Municipal Court and Municipal
Court Of Appeals: total courts.
$4,534.60o.
More 70 Hospitals
Accepted Senate increase Of
S99, 800 to raise the per diem pay
ment for disqualification Of in
digent to SIS. At present the
District pays $14 q day and the
House had raised this to SIG;
total for Health Department.
s2e, 229 800.
Accepted Senate increase Of
$3.50, 900 for the Department of
Public Welfare. OF this amount,
$4,000 was q supplemental re-
quest to carry on an expanded
public assistance program; total
for Welfare Department. $13.-
10000.
Agreed to Senate increase Of
$4,000 for the Department of
Buildings and Grounds to survey
electrical wiring in public struc-
lures and to increase from 4 to
6 per cent the allowable amount
for architects fees: total for de-
partment. 100000.
Trimmed from $45,700 to $22,-
900 the Senate increase for the
Department Of Licenses and In
spections. resulting in additions
Of about five. instead Of 10, ad-
ditional inspectors to enforce
new regulations governing
apartment houses: total for de-
partment. 1882. 900.
Approved Senate increase of
$4,000 for a centralized traffic
light control system: total for
Department Of Vehicles and
Trafiic. $1.43e,000.
Fringe Parking Cut
Eliminated Senate increase Of
$83. 300 for a fringe parking lot
at Michigan avenue and Hare
wood road NE; total for Motor
Vehicle Parking Agency Gas rec
commended by the House,,
$4,000.
Agreed to Senate increase Of
$4,000 TO take care Of 262 Wage
Board employe increases at the
Washington Aqueduct; total for
aqueduct. 1892. 900.
Trimmed Senate increase of
$4,000 to $4,000 for new en-
ployes at National Geological
Park; total for ZOO, e704,00O.
These charges were made in
capital outlay items:
Agreed to Senate increase of
$237 900 to begin electrical rewir-
ing Of seven public schools: total
public building construction,
$10,733, 900.
Accepted Senate increase Of
$4,000 for a new Park road
bridge over Piney Branch to re-
place the existing condemned
structure: total Department Of
Highways. $15.301 900.
Rejected Senate increase Of
4768,000 TO build q new sedimen-
tation basin at the Washington
Aqueduct; total for aqueduct Gas
recommended by the House,
$4,000.