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annually between the same
years.
THE committee is con-
cerned over this upsurge in
grants and recommends that
the department establish with
in available funds a pilot prof.
ect composed of at least five
investigators to ferret out any
so-called free-loaderS who may
be benefiting under the public
assistance program" the re-
port said.
Senator Byrd was firm in his
belief that the investigators
could do the job with no addi-
tional appropriations.
The committee also directed
the District Commissioners TO
review carefully the possibility
of reimposing a ceiling on pub
lie assistance grants in the
District. A 5000 ceiling was
removed by Congress in 1858.
Today, at least 20 of the so
States put a limit on welfare
grants.
Cutbacks Listed
Senator Byrd stressed that
the welfare of $4,000 was
agreeable to Welfare Director
Gerard Shea and to the District
Commissioners. Mr.. Shea him.
self withdrew spending requests
totaling this amount during
hearings, under pressure from
Senator Byrd.
Cutbacks break down like
this:
Some $3.50, 900 savings due to
a re-eStimated rate of increase
in welfarer cases. Mr.. Shea
now predicts 80 additional
cases per month. compared to
his original estimate of 10S
cases monthly, based on rates
in the first eight months of the
last fiscal year.
About $4,000 saved in public
assistance through increased
Federal reimbursements for ell
derly. blind and disabled recip-
tents provided in the last
amendment to the Social Secu-
rity Act. ~
Some $4,000 reduction in
the allowance for families of
four children or more by 81 per
child. with no child to receive
less than $40 per month.
Relocation Aided
The committee restored $35,-
$50 to the House bill to start
officially a relocation service to
find homes for families forced
to move by District Govern
ment action. A housing Off
Ger, three social workers and
two clerks could be hired with
this money. Senator Byrd, at
hearings, criticized Mr.. Shea
for setting up the relocation
service experimentally without
clearance from Congress.
Five Get Promotions
Promotions for five police
officers are provided in the
budget recommended by the
Senate committee.
The following lieutenants
would be raised to the rank of
captain:
Jacob Wolf, police pawn Of
flee inspector; Murray Kutner,
robbery squad; Joseph v. Oster-
man, who is in charge Of the
hack inspectors office; Samuel
Creech, liason officer attached
to Municipal Court. and Albert
Nicholson, who is in charge OF
the accident investigation unit
of the traffic division.
The promotions for Its.
Osterman and Creech were pro-
vided in the budget approved by
the House. The promotions for
the other three were added by
a Senate Appropriations sub
committee.
Other changes in the House
bill as reported to the Senate
include:
Executive Office-An in
crease of $25,000 in District
funds to help the Metropolitan
Washington Board of Trade
promote tourism in the Nations
Capital, with the understanding
that the board must raise
S25O,000 before public funds
may be released. Also. $4,000
for the Board of Appeals and
Review and $4,000 for a secre-
tary for the Washington Metro
politan Regional Conference.
Corporation Counsel-An in
crease of $4,000 for building
code enforcement and $4,000
for two mental health officers
to handle delinquent accounts.
Licenses and Inspections
An increase of SAL, 1872 to help
enforce auto sales regulations,
housing inspection, building
codes and home improvement
regulations.
Highways and Traffic - An
increase of $143,600 to hire a
tree trimming and replanting
team and to buy equipment for
the Unemployment program.
Motor Vehicles - An added
$4,000 for job reallocation and
for two employees to handle
filac an f1.o ffin Ui0Iotorr