Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 6

P PPT————— : o ¢ employes are grouped under the cus- todial g © the emploves i MEMBERS PROMISE IMMEDIATE AGTION Measure Carries Increase Over 1928 Grant, With Lump Sum Continued. (Continued from First Page) Jump-sum plan of Federal participa- tion in the District’s expenses feels that Congress by its adoption of such a plan in 1925, and its adherence to this method since. has definitely adopted the principle as the Federal policy to supersede the former percentage di- vision of expenses. The smount that should be contributed by the Federal Government should be reached by & fair consideration of the sum total of just needs of the rict and the pay ment of & rate of taxation by the prop- erty owners which is comparable to that paid in other citics of a similar 3 giving consideration. of course. to th- added advantages cnjoyed by the {:op)e of the District under the priv ! Jege of residence in the Capital City. Such part of the total expense of th District ag cannot be met from the should be borne by the Pederal Government whether it proves 1o be more or less than the present eontribution. Tax Rate Here Cited. ““The current tax rate in the District of Columbia upon real estate and tangible personal property is $1.70. The estimates of approp: submitted 1o Congres: 2 wance for supple- ner amounts that ormally follow the enactment of the regular appropriation bill. are based upon the same rate. This rate is lower than the tax r<-es in comparable cities. Assuming that the total of the ap- propriations for the fiscal year 1928. and including in that total a hormal estimate of ensuing deficiency and supplemental appropriations. were made under the 60-40 plan. the tax rate on Teal estate and tangible personal prop- | erty for the current year would be less than $1.25. And upon the 60-40 basis the tax rate figured upon the estimates | for the fiscal vear 1929 would be less than $1.20. It foliows. therefore. that 4f the 60-20 basis was restored for 192! there would be a reduction in taxes verr low rate of less than $1.20, or | 4f the iax rate should not be reduced and the rate of $1.70 maintained, there | would be a surplus in revenue greater than the needs of municipal expansion which is already going forward under the present fiscal relationship at a nor- mal and a very wholesome rate. “This program of municipal ex- pension is entirely separate from the very large Federal program involving nearly $92,000.000, recently adopted by Congress for the purchase of land and m: n ENTNG trict Appropriation Bill |5 to deserve recognition. The statisti- lcal table referred to that appears in he hearings shows the distribution of |the increase allowed by the committee for this purpose. Municipal Architect's Office. The estimate for the fiscal year 1920 provided for an_appropriation of $30. 540 for the office of the municipal architect, of which amount $14.040 was allocable to the District repair shop Inder a proposed reorganization plan for this office. which proposed by the Bureau of Efficiency and adopted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, it is proposed in the bill to increase the amount to 40, providing & salary schedule for the municipal architect of $38.200. an increase of $21.700 over 1928, and $14.040 (the same amount as the current vear) for allocation to the District repair shop. The reorgani tion plan contemplat of an assistant municipal architect, placing the personncl of the office on a comparable basis_with other similar offices in the Federal ganization consisting of certain sitions which would be essent! spective of the size of the construction program each year. and ablishing ump: of the approvriations for construction work up to $2.000.000. and 2! on appropriations over $2.000.000. for the use of the municipal architect’s office in payment for the services of araftsmen. istant enginecrs, cler! co~-ists and inspectors. to be emploved on the construction work provided for by_such appropriations. The preparation of all plans will t3 place in the municipal architect’s office and be paid from such apportionments. and no aporopriations will be made specifically for the preparation of plans for individual projects as has been heretofore. Under this reorganization, it has been possible to deduct from the estimates submitted a total of $16.500 that had been included for the pavment of personal services for the preparation of plans for different school building which plans will now be prepared it the architect’s office. It is believed that the adoption of this plan of reorganiza- tion will facilitate the work of the office !and expedite the construction of school buildings and other projects and will insure the maintenance of a more effi- cient organization Office of the Ceorporation Counsel. There is recommended for the office of the corporation counsel a total ap- propriation of $38.340. which is an in- crease over the current year of $12.380. This increase cove: the following additional rsonnel: One assistant corporation counsel at $5.200 to take charge of the more important condem- nation work and to assist in handling the increase in this type of work: one assistant at $3,000 to assist in the work before the Police Court: $2,640 added by the committee for additional stenographic services that are very | much needed in the office; and $1.540 additional for salary increases. With these additions to the present staff.| th- corporation counsel’s office will be | in a position to handle the increase | of work that has arisen during the | past several y | Surveyor's Office. An additional amount of $11.190 has | originally was 1 office proper | s the appointment | Government. | establishing a permanent skeleton or- | sum apportionments of 3 per cent | per cent ' € | pose $600.000. for paving and improvement and was satisfied with the program submitted | to the extent that it has not recom- medod a change in any of these items and has included them all as esti- | mated. The reduction of $90.000 noted above was made in the amount avail- able for the construction of curbs and | or concrete shoulders for road- ) ‘This brought the estimate down | to available amount of $200.000. In making this reduction the commit- tee was guided by the thought that the District is well up generally on its program of different street and road- way improvements, and that the $200,.- {000 allowed for this purpose will be { amply sufficlent to carry this phase of the work for 1929, | Rutters 1% STAR. WASHINGTON, Summary of D. C. Mcasure as today, follows: D. C. FRIDAY. Appropriations Reported to House A summary of the District appropriations bill, as reported to the House Increase () or Decrease (—) Com- pared with 1928 Appro- Amount Rec- ommended in FEBRUARY 17, for 1929, Carrying $39,755,235, Reported to House Repairs to Streets, Avenues and Al- ley he amount recommendad by.the committee for this purpose is $1475.- 000. Prior to this bill there have been wo appropriations for strect repairs— one for repairs in the old city and one ! for repairs to suburban roads. There was no logical or reasonable line of demarcation between the two classifi- cations of streets for repair purposes. A large part of the so- roads are actually cif amount appropriated for 1928 under these two funds was $1.310.000. so that the appropriation of $1.47 bill for the combined purpo: increase of $165,000. The estimate submitted was divided ;lnm three types of work-——resurfacing. Iss 00; repairing suburban roads. ‘53 00. and minor repairs to paved streets, $§500.000. The committee re- | duced the resurfacing item $200,000, | making available for 1929 for this pur- In making this reduc- |tion it recognizes that this is part lof a set program of resurfacing old and worn-cut streets, and instead of | estimating for the following vear (1930) | $400,000 for this purpose, as the plan proposed. it would be well to divide the amount between the two years. giving | $600.000 this year. instead of $860.000, this vear. and next yvear such amount as may be necessary to complete the work. This is believed to be sound, | in view of the fact. as herctofore stated. | that the District program for street and | 10ad improvement is being carried on | as rapidly as is necessary. Reconstruction and Replacement of | Bridges.——There is included in the bill $178,000, as estimated in the budget, for the replacement of the roadway | floor of the Highway Bridge over the | Potomac River. The original floor con- | structed of buckle plate in 1907 s rap- | {idly deteriorating under the heavy | traffic strain imposed upon it by con- ditions existing today, and it is pro- posed with the sum allowed to put in a laminated floor with asphalt surface on steel beams. Public Convenience Stations. — The | usual appropriation of $28.000 for the | maintenance of four existing conven- | tence stations is included in the bill. | | There is also included a provision making available certain unexpended amounts of prior appropriations, total ing $39.500. for the construction of a new convenience station at Thir! second and M streets northwest. Sewers. Stre 1 | | | | Public playgrounds . | Policemen and firemen's veliel fi Bill for 1929. 7.750 in first deficiency act. 1928.. $2,117,905.00 neous, including §27.000 in 28 223,700.00 3.923,060.00 6,000.00 priations. -+ $94,965.00 —17,960.00 --9.317.56 —174,390.00 --51,880.00 -18,645.00 - 159,750.00 1 146,515.00 - 61.509.00 —=60,000.00 —8,847.00 4 16,365.00 -1 18,024.00 | 824.880.00 6.100.00 13377100 "33750.00 ~430,000.00 +$528,032.56 Salaries, including 82" Contingent and miseell first deficiency act, 1 sese oo Street and road fmprovement and repair $140,4¢ 4 iIn first deficiency act, 1928. Sewers weessans Collection and disposal of including f refuse. Electrical department . Public schools, including Fire Department, inciuding for clency Act......... Health Department . Courts and prisons. ... Public welfare, including ek 1828 ... .. Miscellaneous. _ 5 Public buildings and public parks...... Nationa! Capital Park and Planning Commiss| National Zoological Park. . < Water servies .. 2,130,015.00 390.955.00 783,026.00 4.292,200.00 230,400.00 899.635.00 600,000.00 180.250.00 1.531,710.00 Zhri i ...$37,035.235.00 clerical duties necessary for the!mrc ot an estimated incrcase of 300 ction of the departmental busi-| pupus. The committee was of the ness in the different stations and bu- | opinion that the estimate was excessive. reaus. and 54 detailed as drivers. The | It has allowed 20 positions out of the committee selected a number totaling | 35 requested, or one teacher for each 78 of the specially assigned police, | 15 pupils estimated and to take care which includes the 57 detailed as sta- |of any necded adjustments. Here, ton clerks, but docs mot include the | again, the committee is of the opinion 54 detailed as drivers. for absorption |that the positions granted represent a into the regular duty force at the sver-|jjperal allowance and anticipates that age rate of six and one-half positions | g part of this number will not be used. a month as vacancies occur on the | Non.resident pupils.—The committee force. These vacancies have been aver- | ig ajso proposing a provision in the bill aging well over a -hundred a year for | prohibiting the education in the District the past three years. It then deducted | schools of pupils not residents of the | from the appropriation for the puy of | District of Columbia who are not en- 272,92, which® represents the | yolled in the District schools on the total average pay of 78 policemen elimi- | date of the passage of the bill. At pres- nated at the rate of six and onc-half fent there are 2,582 non-resident pupils a month during the fiscal year. Allattending the public schools of the the end of the next fiscal year there | pistrict as of January 1 21 This will be just as many policemen on regu- | provision will in no way affect any of lar duty as there are now. but the ap- | those pupils or work a hardship upon propriation will be less in amount by | them by not permitting them to finish | 8 positions. " their education in the District schools. To accomplish this and to offsct the {1t discontinues the education of no; clerical vacancies in the department | resident pupils at the expense of the occasioned by the transfer of the As‘DmtnCl of Columbia unless they are policemen now detailed as clerks 1o ac- | enrolled at the time the bill becomes & tive duty on the force, the committee | jaw. increased the appropriation for clerical | = Clerical services and other emplcyes. services by $69,286.92, which represents | —The estimate for this purpose was re- duced in the first instance by $7.140, total of the average salaries that il | covering four additional positions T will be necessary to pay to clerks to fill these vacancies as they occur frem |quested for a statistical office. The month to month. In recommending committee, however, added $2,680 for this procedure the committee had two | salary increases, which, with the ou; 1928. peals, the care and improvements to | the courthouse and for several mis- cellancbus appropriations. The total amount recommended for 1929 is $783,- 026. This is an increase of $13,024 over 1928 and a decrcase of $4.270 un- der the budget estimate. The decrcase | represents the discontinuance of several positions and a reduction of mainte- nance expenses under the Police Court, in consequence of the committee’s pro- posal to discontinue the Night ‘Traffic urt. co'rm.‘ action has been recommended by the judges of the Police Court, and from the testimony given to the com: mittee and its knowledge of the situa- tion there is no longer any reason for the holding of a night court for traffic or other violations. Quite frequently the court, kept open at considerabl. ex- pense, sits night after night with a minimum number of cases, and some- times without any cases at all. While the night court no doubt answered a useful purpose when it was initiated, due to the fact that the traffic situation was not well in hand and traffic viola- tions were numerous, judging from its present inactivity, this usefulness has passed and there is no longer any rea- son for its continuance. The commit- tee feels, therefore, that keeping it open at night represents & needless expendi- ture of money and recommends that it be closed. Public Welfare. The amount carried in the bill for the various activities and contributions of the District government for public welfare is $4,292,200. This is $324.800 more than the present fiscal year and $301,625 less than the budget estimate. The cipal increases making up the addition of $824,800 for 1929 over 1928 is $100,000 for continuing construction at the workhouse at Lorton, Va., and for reconditioning and enlarging the brick plant; $465,000 for completing the construction of the domestic service and | ward bufldings at Gallinger Municipal | Hospital; and an increase of $248.250 | for the support of indigent insane pa. tients of the District of Columbia in St. | Elizabeth's Hospital, making this totai ! annual cost $1.448,250. The committee | did not recommend the estimate :ub- | mitted for building a nurses’ home at Columbia Hospital at a cost of $350.000. Due to the rather anomalous position of the hospital at present and the un- certainty of what its status will be in the future the committee could not at this time see its way clear to recom- mend a project of this magnitude with its consequent drain upon the tax re- sources of the District of Columbia. At present, the land is owned by the the District of Columbia and the Fed- eral Government, and the hospital is operated under the management of an incorporated boagl from funds derived from patients, charity, and an annual appropriation. At present the hospital is housing only an average of 50 pa- tients daily and is running into in- been appropriated on the project $2.- | an 480,960, It is estimated 1o cost ‘nally ' an $4,125000. This leaves a balancc to | Bryant stree slon of water mains be appropriated, including the preeent | recommendation {or the completin of | sal the project, of $1,644,040, and upon the | ap) present ratio of expenditure it is esti- | po mated it will take nine years. Public Buildings and Public Parks. | The bill carries a total recommenda- tion for public buiidings and pablic parks of $899,635, distributed as fol- 00! cul [ d is made possible by, the discontiti- ce of the é)umpmd of water at the station. For the exten- “he bill carries the me amount (3250.000) as has been propriated heretofore for this pur- 5e. Installation of meters and hydran's. —There have been recommended $30.- 0 and $50.000, respectively, amount recommended in the budge!. which is an increase of $25,000 over the rrent year and is necessary for recommended is $425.000, | Federal Government. the bulldings by | cver™ 1050 1 $ro5 700 This joereass | the installation of public “ydrants in sections where the fire hazard is great- est. Laying of water mains, etc.—The bill carries $297.350 for various extensicns of the water service, which includes the replacement of old mains. $50.000, and the installation of a new water main M street, from Eleventh street to New Hamnoshire avenue northwest, at a cost of $177,000. lows: Salaries, $355,4 improvement and care of parks, $386,975. and for salaries and miscellaneous expenses of park police, $157.200. The estimate proposed in the item for salaries an increase of personnel in the labor torce This the committee has disallowed and in addition thereto reduced the appro- priation $6,940, which represents a re- serve or unexpended balance in the cur- rent appropriation. This represented a total reduction of $16,340 from this fund. In connection with its program for salary increases, the committee added an amount of $11,800. For gen- eral expenses for public parks, the esti- mate that was submitted was $425,000. The committee has recommended, as has been stated, $386,975, a reduction of $38,025 in this item, wilch covers a | reduction of $32,000 from the allocated | amount of $125,000 for the improve- | ment of the Rock Creek and Potomac | connecting parkway and the continua- tion and construction of sea wall. reduction does not disturb the program _contemplated, but merely transfers the of road material until such time as it was contemplated being used, which will be the following year. The committee made a fusther | reduction of $5,000 by not recommend- )ment would serve no useful ing the erection of a public comfort as adequate facilities are now avi station and shelter at Seventeenth and |able for coping with the evil practices Pennsylvania avenue southeast. This which the bill aims to correct. z amount represented the District's share | “While these facilities have perhaps in a bullding that was proposed by one ' been ineffective,” said the Commis- of the street railway companies to be |sioners. “it is not believed that the en- built upon public land. The commit- |actment of the bill would insure any tee sees no reason why there shou'd be more effective action than existing contributed out of the District revenues 1aw on the sul a sum for the erection of a building | primarily for the use of the street rail- | way patrons. The amount for the pur- | Firm Files Bankruptcy. chase of an automobile was reduced | 4 | Hyman R. Weinstein and Samson N. from $1.500 to $475. The budget :sti- | Weingtein, irading as the Speed Auto mate for salaries and expenses of the | Supply Co., vesterday filed & petition in park police he committee has recam- | yoluntary bankruptcy. They list their mended with the exception of making a | debts at $44.013 and estimate their reduction of $100 for the purchase of | ts T an automobile in order to make the | .',‘fi“::ng’g“mmfim“ MEASURE TO REGULATE BONDSMEN IS OPPOSED D. C. Heads Report to Congress Bill Will Serve o Use- ful Purpose. ‘The Commissioners sent to Congress yesterday an adverse report on the bill designed to regulate the activities of professional bondsmen in the District. ‘The corporation counsel reported tn them, the Commissioners said. after a study of the measure, that its enact- | amounts spent for this purpose con- sistent throughout the bill. Water Service. Washington Aqueduct.—The amount | L Eres Examined Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 00416 % Tachien Bide. Toun and G Ses. N.W: is required to cover the cost of main- taining and operating the new struc- | tures for increasing the water supply. erected at a cost of about $8.725.100. and for pumping water to the nigh ;eernsdof !b: c:;y. ;hlch &u heretofore n done by the Water Department of | the District. o 1 motives: First. a proper economy of ad { ministration in the Police Department. and second. a proper employment of policemen for real police dutics. The | | positions that are clerical in character | can just as well, if not better, be silled | mount of $1.960 already in the esti- mates for that purpose, makes a total of $4,640 available for salary increases under this fund. The amount recom- mended is $127.540. S Care of buildings and grounds.—For The amount estimated in the budget | by persons trained for clerical work | personal services for for carrying out the activities under | (han they are now being filled by men | buildings and gro:x:dsh:hce:?sgrr:cu}f:.l the sewer department of the District | trained for police dutics. The saving |mended a total of $619,260, an increase of Columbia, which is $1,526,000, has | on a complete annual basis by this| of $44.260 over the current year and an the construction of Federal buildings for housing the varfous Government ac- tivities, all of which program has its | ann Pplace in the beautification and expan- | §' sion of Washington and the District of | Wi Columbia. The committee is of the ices and materials to take care of the opinion. therefore, that the lump sum | extra work in the office during the busy | ©f $9.000.000. recommended in the bill | seasons.of the year. and $5,000 appro- | for the fiscal vear 1929, represents a | priated therefor. Under the proj | fair and just Federal contribution to bill there is providea $6.180 for an| the District of Columbia toward the ex- | additional field party that is needed rnmmzr‘ the city during that year” |and $3.180 for some additional perma- | as much recognition in salary adjust- ‘!umpunry services. There has also ments as their status under the law | been included $1.830 for sslary would warrant by comparison with the | creases under the committee's proposal. . been recommended for the expenses of | | the surveyor's office, bringing the total | ual appropriation for 1929 up to 50. Heretofore provision has al- vs been made for temporary serv- n- | been recommended by the committee | transfer should be about $30,000. The | increase of $8,260 ove £ This Includes $255.000 for | superintendent of police has made the | mate. $8.260 over the budget esti fc- 192! cleaning and repairing sewers and | basins and covers the general mainte- | concurs in it | nance of the sewerage system, includ- | of the ing the pumping of sewage: $195.000 for necessary main and pipe sewers {and receiving basins within the main city of Washington: $600.000 for ex- tending trunk and storm-water sewers throughout sections of the District out- | employes have ot been given | nent employes in lieu of the $5.000 for | $ide Of the confines of the clty proper d that might be termed as “subur- ban’ be constructed to furnish direct serv $410,000 for assessment and per- | mit work, which constitutes sewers to | @epartment of Government. the Sim- | mons subcommittee concluded, and ex- | piained its action on the salary sched- | Ule as follows: i The committee, during the hearings | upon the estimates for the next fiscal year. went particularly into the ques- | tion of the salaries of employes of the | District of Columbia under the classi- | fication act. which does mnot include teachers. firemen and policemen. A comparison was made with the salaries | received by employes in the $1020. The amount for these two | being executive departments and independent establishments in the Pederal Govern- ment under the same act. In making | this comparison the committee had | before it the statement appearing on page A-110 of the budget for 1929, which shows the average number of employes, the average salary rates and ths total salary obligations for all em- in the District of Columbia, under the different Federal estab- lishments, including the District of Columbia. for the years 1927. 1928 and 1929 With the exception of emploves under nublic buildings and public parks ©f the Nationsl Capital, which service 15 nardly comparabie. as most of those ades, the average salary for of the District of Colum- bia was the lowest of the 33 depart- ments and bureaus listed. The District of Columbia empioyes are not only re- weiving the lovest rates in comparison ¥ the rates received by employes in the Federa] Government under the same law. but very proportion of them are and have been for some time the minimum rates of their respec- e Office of the Director of Traffic. ‘The estimates submitted for the office of the director of traffic were divided into two funds. one for salaries amount- ing to $28,320, an increase over 1928 of $3020, one one for expenses to- taling $50.000, which represented a re- duction under 1928 of $20,000. The increase proposed in the salary item covered for the most part two new positions, one at $1680 and one at new positions the committee has dis- allowed, believing that there is no necessity for additional personnel at this time. The balance of the increase of $320 for salary increases the com- mittee has sllowed and has added an additional $320. Under the estimate for expenses, there was $5.000 asked | for the purpose of making a traffic sur- vey or count. This the committee has disallowed, bringing the estimate of $50.000 down to a recommended appro- priation of $45.000. The committee wa_ informed last vear, and again this year, that any survey of traffic that might be needed could be made by the Police Department, and has thHere- fore recommended the elimination of the amount proposed to be used for that purpose Free Public Library. The total amount recommended for the items making up the Free Public Library service is $332.935, which is an increase of $32515 over the current year and $18,035 over the budget esti- mates. The original increase pre- sented to the committee was largely covered by a request for 10 new posi- | | tions—8 in the central library, 1 in the Sought Fair Comparison. Southeastern branch, 1 in the Takoma In order 1 bring the employes of the | ! quiren Drstrict of Columbia up 1o a fair com- | paniyn with the otner departments Specified in the tabulation, the commite tee ascertained the total amount that w0uld be necessary to bring the salaries of the Distrit employes up 1o the 2uerage salary rates of those grades This amount yss 1240.750. as shown in the statement on pages 966 and 967 of | the hearings upon the bill The com mities then divided this amount into 8 two-vear program of salary readjust. meri. one-nalf U be included and diss trinuted among the various givisions of the District in the me- enmpenying id tne sec- oné nalf v be in he District ©f Columbia sppropriati; for tne cal year 1930 of the BMOUNL NeCrssErY Would represent $170375 The estimates submitted o the oommitee originally oontained 7565 for selary increases. The esti- mated saving anticipated during the facal year 1926 due V) lapses i salaries represents $12.600. This left 2 balance necessary Vo e in Bill of $121.245 f cne-haif of the total smount of $340750 for salary 1 ments was v be appropriated for this yesr The committer has included this aa0iUonal amounl N exoess bufget estimzle and Gistributed under the respeciive aivisions of District gosernment appearis Wil This will siow & Utal thereto 1or the purpose of salary increass for 925 of 81 icn s sbout §1 025 e ‘Dan one-hel! due | the L2 the fart were [ that wistiy w evere over meet Wi a1y that any Uireewr in pay under the Ceseifi- e8tion Bl 236 CONVIDEEDL Lpon The Bp- propristions made syeileble #nnually uy Congress tor Lhat purpose. pgAnion het BpPTOPriEUn Suffigent Vo permit an equiteble w0 just- Ment of salar under thal el based 21 proper et { tion aken 1 piomyed by the fact Usst D Ploye: Lave wo been @en Tecoprition 1n the sslary aGlustment sa their status under Lhe lxw would - Tapt by comperison with e depart- mente of the Government It i e belief of the comunitiee that the salery C milustion i resre aeule b Uiose grader © wiere the lower reter of pay apply snd 1 the smount secommended has heen al § Jowed with the uncerstending tha! firet #onEiderstios e epplication OWeIC 1eiief in Inose gIedes o Rfi)u whnose efficiency I8'inge 8re buth {the committee has added $8845 mak- the | of the emoint ve- Park branch and 2 for the Chevy Chase-Tenley subbranches. These in- creases the committee has allowed and in addition thereto has added 89,190, distributed over the several funds af- fected for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a branch library on Conduit road In a vacated school build- ing now available for that purpose. The estimates also provided for 31280 for salary increases, and o this amount ing a ttal of $10.125 avallable for 1929 w assist in readjusting salaries of | the respective grades. The salary rates | of the employes in the Public Library | service have been noticeably low, and it 15 hoped that with this amount and | similar smount for the year 1929 in | conjunction with the salary increase commitiee | adopted, the salaries of the employes | here will be brought 1 a parity with | employes in other divisions of the Dis- | trict government Street and Road Improvement Repalr. | committee has recommended | 83,923,060 for street and road improve- | ment_repairs, which 15 sn increase of {$9.317.56 over the current year and a | reduction of $309.940 under the budget | extimates i Gasoline Tax, Road and Street Fund — |For paving, tepaving, grading and iherwise IMproving sireels, avenues {4nd rowds under the gasoline tax road i!lld street fund the committee has te. budgel estimate by 390 000 atlable for this purpose for 41,660,000 This Is an apperent se over 1928 of $175500. but is wrtually & decresse of 320600 under 1928, because Ouring that yesr there [wae w Uotsl of 8194100 for specific sieel dmprovements payshle from vevenie other Uhan gusoline-Lax money Inder the proviskons of the mct cre- ating this fu hich provides for the collection of & ehurge of 2 cents per gellon on all mowr-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbis with certain exceptions, the fund o be wvsiluble solely for street and road smprovement and vepalr, the wmount liat increased each year o such an extent that now it is estimated for 1929 the funa will be large enough W eontnue il work from this one ource of tevenue und not as her fore under snoiher appropristion that was cheigeable 0 reguler District revenue The commitier, following it ususl curtom made & personal inepection of sli the lndivigusl suicet iteme lisled program that the h | |ice to abutting property, and on ac- {count of which front foot assessment | s collectable, and $50,000 and $15.000. | respectively, for the continued con- | struction of the upper Potomac inter- | | ceptor and the upper Anacostia main | | interceptor. While the total amount for extension and construction of sew- ers is about $174,000 under the amount | available for this purpose for the cur- rent year, nearly $100,000 of this re- duction is due to the appropriation for | assessment and permit work, which is | 890.000 less for 1929 than for 1928. This appropriation is largely contingent upon the amount and location of new building construction, and every indi- { cation, due to the present curtailment of new building operations, is that this amount will be sufficient Collection and Disposal of Refuse. ‘The budget estimate of $1,576,740 for {the collection and disposal of refuse | has been recommended by the commit: | tee for the next fiscal year with a minor increase of $1,740 in the street- | cleaning division for salary readjust- ments. The total amount is $51880 | | over the amount under which the serv- | ice is at present operating. The com- | mittee is of the opinion that the in- | erease is justified by the expansion of | the city, the increase of population, and the consequent enlarged demand brought about thereby for this type of | municipal utility. Public Playgrounds. The total amount recommended for the public playground system is $190, | 610, which represents an increase over | the present fiscal year of $18,645, and & decrease under the budget estimates of $1,770. The estimates proposed the opening of two new playgrounds, one at Kalmia road, between Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets northwest, and the other at Fourth and M streets southwest. Because of the sparse pop- ulation in the vicinity of the site pro- posed as a playground at Kalmia road, the committee feels that the recom- mendation is excessive at this time and accordingly deducted $2.565 from the salary roll for the additional posi- tions necessary for this proposed play- ground and reduced the general main- tenance item $1.800 for the same rea- son. In carrying out its plan for sal- y readjustment, however, it has added an additional amount over the budget estimate in the salary fund of $3,795, which, together with the §78! already added In the budget for such purpose, makes available 84,580 for the year 1929 for salary increases. Police Department. A wtal of $3,150,269 has been recom- mended for the police department for the next fiscal year. This 1s 861,509 more than is available for the current year and $58,911 less than the amount estimated in the budget. ‘The salary 10l in the bl s divided Into two separate amounts, one for the puy and allowances of officers and members of the Metropolitan police force, the esti- mate for which was §. ,000, Includ- ing $45.000 for the salaries of 25 addi- tonul policemen, and the other for clerienl and other personal services in the Distict of Columbia, ch there was estimated $76,640. The mittee disallowed the 25 additionsl | policemen requested and reduced the appropristion by $45.000. The police department wis conducting its own garage and had 10 policemen on duty, secelving the salary commensurate with & policeman’s dutles but actually doing the work of mechanics. By an ar cangement with the Commissioners, all of | this work was transferred Lo the regular | District garage, where 1L should prop- lerly be, thus releasing 10 men for actual | police duty. An sdditional policeman [ mesigned Lo the night trafc court will | be refeased for regular dyty if the com- mittees 1ecommendation | with- vefer ence W closing that court 1s followed This will release 11 policemen for actual putiol service “There was submitted to the commit- !m by the superintendent of police a [ st showing assignments of 153 police- | men where the work could be as well or heiter done by clerical personnel at Iower rates of pay This number in- cluded 57 station policem ming | recommendation and the committee | In view of the redu-tion | 25 positions requested and the | substitution of clerks for policemen. a | consequent decrease of $5.775 has been | | made in the uniform allowance appro- | | priation. Fire Department. i The budget estimate of $2.130,015 for the Fire Department for 1929 has been | recommended by the committee which represents practically the amount under which the départment is now operauing. | There is an increase of $71.960 in the amount for salaries which cover; for the most part the pay of 15 addittonal firemen for service in a new station house that is to be opened. Offsetting this increase there s a decrease in | miscellaneous expenses and permanent | improvements totaling $81,657. Public Schools. ‘The total amount recommended for the various appropriations affecting the public school system of the District of Columbia, which includes public works | under the school building program, is $12,150,530. This is an increase of | $146,515 over the current year and a decrease under the budget estimates of $5.600. | Teachers.—The estimate submitted | for the pay of teachers was $5.512.920, an increase of $250,280 over the cur: rent year. This increase was mace up | as follows: $101,780 for salary increases | for 2,666 teachers (not including 14 an- nual substitutes). $3.300 on account of longevity pi and $145,200 for the pay of 95 additional teachers that were re- quested for the fiscal year 1929. These 95 additional positions embraced 40 class 1-A teachers for the elementary schools, 37 class 2-A and 16 class 2-C teachers for junior high schools, and 2 lass 3-A teachers for senior high chools. After an extensive hearing on the public school needs and require- ments for the next fiscal year, every angle of which was gone thoroughly into, there is recommended a total of $5,841,920 for the pay of teachers, an | increy over the present year of $179,- 280. This increase includes the esti- mate of $101,780 for the salary in- | reduced the estimate by $72.500, mak: | ready The committee reduced the original estimate by $2.400 covering sev- eral positions that were estimated for but were not needed because the schools to which they were allocated would not be ready for use. There has been added $10.660 for use in salary increases un- der the general program. ‘Tubercular pupils. —~The committee has added a total of $3.500 to two items for the maintenance of schools for tu- bercular pupils over and above the budget estimates. The estimates sub- mitted were found to be insufficient and the committee was informed that with this increase the amount would be ade- quate. Furniture. etc., for schools.—The esti- mate submitted for furniture and fur- nishings for kindergartens, manual training schools, etc.. for 1929 was $94,- 00. Due to the fact that some of the school buildings for which some ot this furniture was estimated will not be ready for use, the committee has ing available only $22,000. The furni- ture eliminated can be resubmitted next vear when the schools are more nearly and If necessary the appropria- tions for the estimated needs can be made immediately available. Public works.—For school buildings. the acquisition of school sites, etc.. there is recommended a total of $2.612,000, which is an increase of $182.250 over the current year. The committee has recommended the projects outlined in the budget, and in addition thereto has included an additional appropriation of $150,000, and $100,000 of an unexpend- ed balance of a prior appropriation for the purchase of school building and playground sites authorized to be ac- quired under the five-year school build- ing program. This appropriation of | $150,000 represents practically the total | reductions the committee had made un- der the item for pay of teachers and for furniture for schools. Health Department. The total amount recommended to cover the varfous activities under the Health Department for 1929 is $390,955. This is $16.365 more than current year and an increase of $11,695 over the budget estimates. These Increases are creases affecting the present regular | creased debt annually. The situation is acute and legisiation should be enacted to ameliorate it, either by transferring it to the District of Columbia for use as a charity hospital or transferring the | Federal and District of Columbia equity in the institution over to the hospital board and let it proceced s a private institution. In any event, until som: solution has been reached. the commit- | tee does not feel justified in recom- mending the building of a nurses’ home, or any other project of such magnitude. ‘The committee has reduced ths va- rious contributions to the hospitals in the District of Columbia for the care | of indigent patients of the District, by an amount approximating 10 per cent of the contribution for the present ficcal | year, because it is expected that the construction that is being done at Gal- linger Municipal Hospital will be com- pleted during the Spring of 1929 and it is planned upon completion of this to | concentrate all District charity work at | this institution. { The committee has recommended | $24,500 over budget estimates for the | District Training School for an addi- | t:on :9 the' water ls)fllm and the con- | struction of a steel girder bri across the Patuxent mver,‘ = | There is also recommended an in- | crease of $3.000 to the current appro- ! :tr!l:uon of u.w:uufisr repairs and im- vements to lings and grounds gr lhe{m‘:usm Home School. where | me of the are very much ' in need of rep.u:mn 4 Anacostia River and Flats. The bill carries an appropriation of $180,000 for continuing the rgchmlunu and development of Anacostia Park. This is the amount recommended in the budget estimates and a reduction of $37.500 under the amount appropri~ ated for the same purpose for the pres- ent fiscal year. This reduction is made possible by the completion of the ne- gotiations for th° purchase of land. either by direct purchase or the insti- tution of condemnation proceedings for such lands as could not be purchased The amount recommended will be used in part to begin preliminary work above Benning Bridge, and the balance wil be used toward completing the work [ below Benning Bridge. except for such items as depend upon the completion of certain parts of the project above Benning Bridge, or upon such ftems as hinge upon the prior completion of the work by other agencies. The rec- ommendation for 1929 is made up of the following items Sea wall foundations tn Lake Kingman and uav s sestion K nav i ation 8300 " and 3% 800 Water Department.—For salaries un- | der the Water Department, the commit- tee has increased the budget estimate | of $142,000 by an addition of $2.360 | for salary increases. There is r-ecom-' mended for the item of maintenance and operation of the distribution sys- | tem and the purchase of supplies and | payment of per diem wages the budget estimate of $335,000. This is a reduc- tion of $111.500 under the current year | EISEM 7th & F St. N.W. Hundreds and Hundreds of ROU trousers colors. Ju your odd o« e pair vo To Match Odd Coats Sciatica, Lumbago, Pai the Head. Face and Liml Hundreds of Testimeninls. Al Deagris=s E.FOUGIRA & CO. Ia~, N.Y. AN’S Gol SERS A ed Edmonston ., c. Exclusive Washington Agency For Several of the Leading Shoes teacher force of 2,666 positions, the estimate of $3,300 on account of lon- | gevity pay, 50 estimate of §145,200 for the pay of additional teachers. ‘The committee has made a reduction in this alioca- tion of $71,000 and reduced the number of additional’ teachers from 95 to 50 After going carefully over the addi- tional teacher mreeds of the school sys- | tem, school by school and classroom by classroom, the committee feels fully jus- tified In making this reduction of 45/ teachers, and is of the opinfon that with | the 50 new positions granted there will | be an ample number of teachers to! take care of the number of pupils esti- ! mated for 1929. Included in with the {95 additional positions estimated for, there were 40 elementary teacher posi- | tions. ‘The committee has refused to recommend 30 out of these 40 posi- | tions, the school officlals indicating their accord with the committee’s ac- | tion. In the elementary schools one teacher was asked for at the Condult Roud and the same position was car led as & principal in the administra- tive group. Four teachers were a ked | for the Langdon Bchool addition which | will not be ready for use. ‘There is an admitted surplus of 15 to 18 kinder- garten teachers in the schools. Also there 18 & surplus of a possible 55 ftiner ant_or supplementary hers which are to be replaced gradually by a [rwer number of supervisors und the teachers placed on duty as regular classioom | teachers. The school officlala eatimate that from 10 20 can be so transte {red within the coming fiscal year. 8o while the figures Indicate a denlal ol elementary tencher ponitions re quested, there will be teachers avallablo or the positions requested In that grade, the merely having eftected e transfering surplus teachers to that work ‘The balance of 10 elementary school teacher positions, which the committee | has allowed, wilj carry the elementary | school work along without difficulty, and It the tranafers are made as estl mated el saluries. 'l wishes of the school ofclals n forcing these transfers o w gre number than 15 indicated, ‘The ¢ | these 10 he entl- al Junior positivns Lo lake positions will not_he used mates Included 15 additie high school teacher made up of additional amounts allowed by the committee over the budget esti- mates for salary increases and an addi- tion of two nurses not included in the budget estimates for the Child Weltare Service, where, it s stated. thee is need for such additio assistance, Courts. ‘The appropriations coming unde: the head of courts cover amounts for the conduct of the Juvenile. 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