Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1930, Page 10

BUDGET IS PREDICATED ON $1.70 TAX RATE HERE Contribution of $9,500,000 From Con- gress Also Included in Schedule of Local Expenses. (Continued From First Page.) of alleviating congestion in the mchmls through elimination of oversize and part-time classes and the flimsy one-room, portable buildings that have clung like barnacles to the school system since the war. The Budget Bureau recommended a total of $13,179,250 for the public schools. And while this is $713.140 less than appropriated for the present fiscal year, it will permit the construction of seven new buildings, the completion of three others, and the erection of addi- tions to four more. In other words, these additional school house accom- modations are designed to eliminate 12 portables, 26 part-time classes and 51 oversize classes. Thus, upon the basis of the number of portables, part-time classes and oversize classes, as of November 1, there would remain upon final completion of all building projects to be initiated or completed by the 1931 appropriation wct, and the 1932 es- timates, only 8 portables, 12 part-time classes and 129 oversize classes. Street Projects Aided. Outstanding among the public im- provements provided in the new budget are the widening and repaving of B street from Fourteenth street to Vir- , replacement of %m‘ Bridge over the Anacostia River, and the construction of a new at Fort Davis in Anacostia. The Federal Government is directed by the Budget Bureau to pay 40 per cent of the cost of the widening and repav- ing of B street, which is to be made & Boulevard connecting with the new Memorial Bridge. THe budget also authorizes comple- tlon of a half a dozen major projects started in the current fiscal year, and provides funds for engineering surveys and the preparation of plans for bridges to replace the P Street and Calvert Street Bridges over Rock Creek. Notable among projects authorized for comple- tion are the new Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley, the two new high temperature refuse incinerators, and additional housing facilities at the work house and reformatory to accom- modate the large number of District g:onm now confined in Federal peni- tiaries. In addition the budget provides funds for the construction of a new fire en- gine house in the vicinity of Thirteenth and K streets which will contain quar- ters and clinic space for the board of and fire surgeons, the purchase of a site for a new truck company in the northeast n, the acquisition of a site for a branch public library in and the purchase of a stock of books for the new northeast branch library. Center Area Aided. The Budget Bureau pointed out in its l?on to Congress, that the $1,500,. 000 for beginning actual construction of bulldings in the municipal center area was set up as a reserve instead of being included in the estimates be- uulefl'ihe work !.ndcldent to the fipfin- tion lans and cost estimet not re: the point of permitting a satisfactory recommendation for a con- struction tion. ‘The Bureau, Congress that it may be ble to submit such an estimate wit the next few months. Aside from the building projects and other improvements, the Budget Bureau has been personnel” however, n liberal in approving increased for the public schools as well as other departments of the municipal government. The schools, in particular, will get a number of additional teach- ms.:xry‘m and vi‘lnlwr:x. Bing ‘to ions amoun ap- proximat $35,000, and additional per. scnnel in the amount of approximatel $51,000, are included in the various estimates for personal services. estimates also include $6,180 for the transfer to the regular annual salary rolls of diem employes who are now continuously employed under ap- propriations for labor and mechanics. ovements to for improveme: equipment, at the District repal and for motor truck horse-drawn vehicles. Paving Jobs Listed. ‘The estimates propose an increase of approximately $192,000 for new paving and paving repairs, and include $168,- 600 for widening and repaving B street northwest from Fourteenth. street to Virginia avenue, $250,000 for the com- letion of the Connecticut Avenue gfld‘e over Klingle Valley, $210,000 for beginning the construction of the Ben- ning Bridge over the Anacostia River (with contractual authorization of $400,000), m,m for repairing and strengthe: New York Avenue Bridge over the right of way of the ‘Washington Terminal Co., and $37,500 for engineering surveys and the prcpa. ration of plans for bridges to replace the P street and Calvert street bridges over Rock Creek. For sewer assessment and permit work, $150,000 is recommended, or a reduction of $135,000. Electrical Department. The estimate for street lighting shows | an increase of $114,000 over the appro- ;| LIBRARY FUND CUT additional personnel and $3,000 for painting for the District of Columbia Supreme Court, $8,800 for painting and repairs of the Court of App:als Building and approximately $3,500 for promo- tions. Public Welfare.—The increase of $445, 744, when considered in connection with non-recurring appropriations for 1931 amounting to several hundred thousand Iiiolllirs, is accounted for largely as fol- lows: An increase of $58,750 is proposed for the work house and reformatory to pro- vide additional employes, food, clothing and other supplies for the increased population expected at these institutions in 1932, particularly at the reformatory, where the completion of additional housing facilities now under construc- tion will enable it to care for a large number of District of Columbia prison- ers now_confined in Federal peniten- tiaries. It is also proposed to replace the present tug boat at a cost of $25,000. ‘To_provide promotions, three addi- tional nurses, one mechanic and a larger maintenance fund, and also inclose two wards and, among other improvements, repair the boilers and boiler house at the Tuberculosis Hospital, an increase of $21,220 is submitted. An estimate of $250,000, together with an unexpended balance of approximate- ly $18,000, is submitted for beginning the construction of the Children’s Tu- berculosis Sanatorium on the site ac- quired for this purpose in Maryland. It is further proposed to authorize the ‘Commissioners to enter into contract or contracts for the complete construction and equipment of this sanatorium at a cost not to exceed $508,000. For Gallinger Hospital the estimates vrovide $10,140 for promotions, and an increase of $4,000 in the repair fund. A net increase of $47,090 is proposed for the District Training School, of which amount $5200 is for mainte- nance and $10,640 for additional em- ployes and promotions. The estimates also include $10,000 for furnishing and equipping the domestic service build- ing, $52,000 for heating plant additions and improvements and $115,000 for the construction of a special ward building. To care for 70 children now main- tained in a private institution, the es- timates for the Industrial Home School for Colored provide $86,000 for the construction of\two cottage dormitories and additional school building facilities. Parks Are Helped. ‘The estimate of $180,000 for recla- mation ard development of Anacostia Park is the same amount as for 1931, exclusive of the 1931 non-recurring item of $150,000 for purchase of land. ‘The estimate of $250,000 for the Na- tional Zoological Park provides for one additional keeper, the replacement of a motor truck and an additional allow- ance for food and other supplies, and includes $30,000 for the construction of @ fence around the park. ‘The estimates for the water service provide increases of $9,000. for operat- ing the Washington Aqueduct, $9,120 for the transfer of six per diem em- loyes to the annual salary roll, $41,840 for the maintenance and $15,000 for the extension of the distribution sys- tem, $35,000 for installation of meters and $50,000 for replacement of old water mains. The estimates for permanent and in- definite appropriations include increases of $250,000 for the opening and exten- sion of streets and avenues, $40,000 for refunding erroneously collected taxes, $50,000 on account of the teachers’ re- tirement fund, $50,000 on account of the policemen and firemen's relief fund, $175,000 for the Washington redemp- tion fund and $200,000 on account of miscellaneous trust fund deposits, IN NEW SCHEDULE $456,478 Provided Will Include $35,000 for Georgetown Branch. An estimate of $35,000 to acquire a site for a new branch library in Georgetown, $30,000 to buy books for the new Northeast branch, and an increase in the allowance for personal services are the outstanding features of the budget recommendations for the freeupublm library system for the next year. The total recommended by the Bud- get Bureau for all public library pur- poses is $456,478, as compared with $534,340 for the current fiscal year. | in the total is that the current law | contained $150,000 for the erection of the new Northeastern branch Ilibrary, with no comparable item in this year's| budget. ‘The recommendation of $35,000 for a site in Georgetown partly offsets the | much larger sum appropriated last year | for construction work. For personal services the budget rec- ommends $298,180, as compared with $276,040 in the current law. This in- crease covers 17 new positions and| makes allowance for some salery in- creases. Of the new positions recom- | priation for 1931, although the net in- crease lih:vllhble funds is only $37,000 due to reappropriation for 1931 of an unexpended balance for 1929, and to the, proposed transfer to the personal services appropriation of $18,320 for per diem employes now carried under the street-lighting appropriation. The estimates for the Police Depart- ment provide increases of $52,940 for sutomatic promotions, $277,000 for in- creased salaries authorized by the act approved July 1, 1930, $5000 for re- pairs to station houses and $4,620 for clerical promotions and the employment of two automobile drivers. For the Fire Department the esti- mates provide increases of $35,500 for sutomatic promotions and $234,500 for increases authorized by the act clude $69,000 for the purchase of new :fmuntus. $15,000 for the purcifze of a ite for a new truck company in the northeast section and $150,000, to- gether with an unexpended balance of tely $29,000, for the con- struction of a new engine house in the vicinity of Thirteenth and K streets, which will also provide headquarters and clinic space for the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons. Some Decreases Noted. In the Health Department the de- crease of $6,190 results from increases of $7,020 for promotions and $3,000 for field and | mended 14 are to make possible part- | | time operation of the proposed new | Northeastern branch, for the erection | | of which Congress allowed $150,000 this | | year. The site for the Northeastern branch has been acquired at Seventh street and Maryland avenue northeast, and plans for the building are in process | of preparation. The other three new | positions are assigned one each to the central library, the Mount Pleasant branch and the Chevy Chase branch. | For the employment of substitutes| and other temporary and special serv- ices the budget recommends $6,000, the same as current law. For extra services on Sundays, holi- days and Saturday half days $3,000 is| allowed, the same as in current appro- | | priations. The miscellaneous fund for books, | periodicals, newspapers and other “nate- | rial is increased in the new bucget from: $54,500 to $70,000. The item or bind- ing, including necessary persoal serv- ices, remains at $15,000, the san e as the current appropriation. ‘There is a slight reduction from $25,- 000 to $24,500 in the item for mainte- nance, alterations, fuel, light, care of | grounds and other contingent expenses. ‘The budget also recommends $4,800, the same as current law, for rent of | quarters for the Chevy Chase and Wood- ridge branch libraries. . MILLIONS GO BEGGING 1$31,715,370 in Treasury Awaiting Security Owners. By the Assoclated Press. Millions of dollars the United States has borrowed and wishes to repay lie in the Treasury uncalled for. ‘This money, President Hoover's bud- get message showed today, is due on se- curities of the United States upon which the Government has stopped paying in- terest because the obligations have matured. ! mends $30,000 for next year, an increase ’Dah' of bridges the budget recommends The principal reason for the reduction | Fl §4.476,900 SOUGHT FOR STREET FUND Sum Represents Increase of $192,000 for New Pav- ing and Repairs. | Appropriation of $4,476,500 for streets | and roads during the fiscal year 1932 | is recommended, as compared With | $4,185800 for the current fiscal year. An increase of approximately $192,000 is for new paving and paving repairs, including $168,500 for widening and re- paving B street northwest from Four- teenth street to Virginia avenue. b For beginning the construction of | the Benning Bridge over the Anacostia River an appropriation of $210,000 is | included in the budget, with contrac- tual authorization of $400,000. Another item of $250,000 for comple- tion of the Connecticut Avenue Bridge | over Klingle Valley is included. Funds are also provided for repairing and strengthening the New York Ave- nue Bridge over the right-of-way of the Washington Terminal Co. This bridge was built many years ago, but has not been in use, because there was no street beyond it. In the appropriation act last year provision was made for grad- ing New York avenue on the eastern side of this bridge, to the north of the so-called Patterson tract. Allotments Divided. For engineering surveys and the preparation of plans for bridges to re- place the P Street and Calvert Street Bridges over Rock Creek an appropria- tion of $37,500 is recommended. The total allotted for street and road work is always split up into several ap- propriation _groups for different classes of work. For assessment and permit work, of which not more than $25,000 shall be available for mflng roadways under the permit system, the budget recommends $300,000, the same as the current appropriation. Next comes the gasoline tax fund, which is required to be used for street paving and for which the budget esti- mates $2,000,000 for 1932, a substantial increase ovor the current appropriation of $1,807,900. Another_important allotment in the Highway Department is the lump sum for repairs to streets, avenues, roads and alleys, for which the budget car- ries $1,175,000, the same as the current appropriation. For construction and repair of side- walks and curbs around public reserva-. tions and buildings of the Federal or District government the budget recom- of $10,000. $125,000 for Bridges. For construction, operation and re- $125,000, in which is included the $37,500 previously referred to for mak- ing surveys and plans for proposed structures to replace the P_Street and Calvert Street Brigdes over Rock Creek. For condemnation work in the High- way Department, including pusehase or condemnation of streets, roads and al- leys, the budget recommends $5.000, the same as the current appropriation. For the Division of Trees and Park- ings, which is included under the head- ing of strect and road work, the budget recommends a total of $119,000 for 1932, an_increase of $6,500 over the current appropriation. ‘This fund covers the pay of laborers and miscellaneous ex- penses of caring for the shade trees that line the streets of the National Capital. Another item which comes under the heading of street and road work is the fund for maintenance and repair of ‘wharves, which come under the control | of the Commissioners, along the Wash- ington Channel, for which the budget recommends only $5,000, as compared with $15,000 in the current law. The | reduction is due to the fact that last | year there was a special xfl“lgircmznt of $10,000 for rebuilding ti fireboat wharf. For maintenance of public conven- ience statoins the budget allows $29,000, an increase of $1,100 over the current appropriation. Streets Specified. ‘The streets specifically listed for sur- facing out of the.gasoline tax fund in- clude the following: For paving, repaving and surfacing, including curbing and gutters where necessary, the following: Southeast—Sixteenth street, U street to W street, $9,500; W street, Fourteenth street to Sixteenth street, $12,400; Ives place, Potomac avenue to Fourteenth street, $8,500; Nineteenth street, B street to E street, $24,000; Eighteenth street, B street to C street, $11,200. Northeast—Benning road, Fifteenth street to culvert, $154,400; I street, Bladensburg road to Twentieth street, $33,800; Childress street, Trinidad ave- nue eastward, $9,000; New York avenue, orida avenue to Bladensburg road, $195.000; Thirtieth street, South Dakota avenue to Bladensburg road, $13.200; Vista street, Central avenue to South Dakota avenue, $12,400; Central avenue, Myrtle avenue to Carlton avenue, $11,300; Otis street, Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-sixth street, $7,800; ‘Twenty-first street, Quincy street to Randolph street, $4,200; Twentieth street, South Dakota avenue to Perry street, $2,200; Sixteenth street, Law- rence street to Monroe street, $4.200; Tenth street, Taylor street to Upshur street. $7,300; Twelfth street, Urell place to Varnum street, $2,900; Varnum street, Twelfth street to Sargent road, £8,500; Monroe street, Michigan avenue to Twelfth street, $34,000; Lawrence street, Ninth street to Tenth street, $5,200; Ninth street. Lawrence street to Monroe street, $4,300. In Northwest Section. V street, Georgia avenue to Ninth street (north of Florida avenue), $17,800; Ninth street, Farragut street to Gallatin street, $4,700; Madison street, Georgia avenue to Ninth street, $8,400: Ninth street, Madison street to Concord avenue, $9,300; Seventh street, Tucker- man street to Tewksbury place, $2,900; Eighth street, Quackenbos street to Rit- tenhouse street, $5,700; Blagden ave- nue, Sixteenth street to Rock Creek Park, $71,800; Hobart street, from alley west of Mount Pleasant westward, ap- proximately 200 feet, $4,000; Cathedral avenue, Woodley road to Rock Creek Park, $39,700; Thirtieth street, north of Brandywine street, $6,000; Quesada street, Nevada avenue to Broad Branch road, $11,800; Western avenue, Forty- first street to Chevy Chase Circle, $23,200; Forty-first street, Livingston street to Western avenue, $10,900; Brandywine street, Wisconsin avenue to Forty-third street, $13,100; Brandywine street, Forty-third place to Forty- fourth street, $4,200; Yuma street, Wis- consin avenue to Forty-second street, $12,300: Reno road, Thirty-fourth street to Ordway street, and Ordway street, Reno road to Thirty-fourth street, $6.000; Forty-third street, Hawthorne street to Tunlaw road, $5800; Haw- thorne street, Forty-third street to Tun- | law road, $3,100; T street, Thirty-eighth street to Thirty-ninth street,” $6,600; Thirty-eighth street, Reservoir road to T street, $16,100; Reservoir road, Thirt: fifth street to Foxhall road, $98,400; Galena place, Carolina place to Conduit road, $11.600; Dorseit place. Galena place to Weaver place, $6,100; Cathe- dral avenue, Fifty-first place to Con- | duit road, $15,700. Virginia _approaches to Highway Bridge, $45,100. For grading, including construction of D O, WEDNLSDAD Summary of District Estimates. Bureau or subdivision. Contingent expenses Municipal Center Streets and roads Sewers Refuse Playgrou Electrical dep: Public schools: Operating expenses .. Bulldings and grounds Public welfare Militia Anacostia Park . Public buildings and parks ‘Total ‘Water service §181,000 1S ASKED FOR BIG RESERVOIR Total of $2,396,380 Sought for Water System Here,Com- pared to $1,690,940 in 1931. Recommendations for $181,000 for the construction of a new reservoir at Fort Davis, Alabama and Pennsylvania avenues southeast is the principal fea- ture of the Budget for maintenance of the Washington Aqueduct and the Washington Water Department for the coming fiscal year, totaling $2,396,380 as compared with $1,690,940 in current appropriations. The principal items of increase are: Distribution Expense Heavy. An increase of $9,000 for the opera- tion of the aqueduc! 35,000 for insts lation of meters; $50,000 for replace- ment of old water mains; $15,000 for extension of the distribution system and $9,120 for the transfer of six per diem employes to the annual roll. The item for the proposed new res- ervoir at Fort Davis includes the laying of a main in Pennsylvania avenue southeast from the new reservoir to Thirtieth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Other new mains recommended in the Budget are: For a 48-inch main from Sixth and Fairmont streets northwest northward to Upshur street, to be extended eventu- ally to connect with an existing main at Georgia avenue and Military road, $320,000. For a 20-inch main from Belt road and Fessenden street to Wisconsin ave- nue and Fessenden street, $13,000. Lists Fort Davis Storage. For a 36-inch main from Massa- chusetts avenue and Upton street to the vicinity of Thirty-sixth and Wood- ley road, $250,000. a new Fort Davis reservoir as follows: “For the construction of a reservoir of approximately 3,000,000 gallons ca- pacity at Fort Davis (Alabama and Pennsylvania avenues southeast), as a water service of the District of Colum- bia, on such portion of the said feserva- tion as may be approved by the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, including not to exceed $8,000 for the employment by contract or otherwise of such expert and other personal services as may be said reservoir and as shall be approved by the Commissioners and without ref- erence to the classification act of 1923, as_amended.” For installing fire hydrants the Bud- get allows $25,000, the same as in the current law, . SENATE FUND ALLOTTED Total of $10,326,609 to Be Expend- ed in New Construction. In the total of $10,336,609 for the Architect of the Capitol is included $3,368,250 for the completion of the of the First street wing, the architec- tural treatment of the C street side, the completion of all approaches to the building and the landscape treatment of the courts on the interior of the structure. In this budget is also an item of $1,000,000 for the construction and equipment of an annex to the Library of Congress, with authority to enter into contracts to the full amount of the au- thorization for this structure. For new buildings for the relocated Botanic Garden under the act approved March 1, 1927, $576,398 is recommended to be appropriated. For improving the Capitol Grounds the Budget recommends increasing the appropriation from $71,381, as in the current law, to $261,326. str]es%oMncomb street to Weaver place, $11,000. Southeast—Sheridan road, Stanton road to Nichols avenue, $5,000. Additional Work. Northwest—For completing the wid- ening to 56 feet and repaving the road- way of H street from Massachusetts avenue to Thirteenth street, including necessary replacement and relocation of sewers and water mains, [$133,000] $58400 [and the Commissioners are authorized to enter into contract or contracts for this work at a cost not to exceed $191,400]: Provided, That in widening and repaving this roadway, 40 per cent of the entire cost thereof shall be assessed against and collected from the owners of the abutting prop- erty in the manner provided in the act approved July 1, 1914 (38 Stat., p. 524), as amended by section 8 of the act ap- proved September 1, 1916 (39 Stat., p. 716). The owners of abutting prop- erty also shall be required to modify, at their own expense, the roofs of any vaults that may be under the sidewalk or parking on said street if it be found necessary to change such vaults to per- mit of the roadway being widened. For grading streets, alleys and roads, including construction of necessary cul- verts and reulnfins ‘walls, $80,000. For surfacing block pavements and ving the unpaved center strips of paved roadways, $100,000. For changes in roadway and sidewalks on plans to be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, $10,000. For construction of curbs and ters or concrete shoulders in connect with all forms of mu am roadways and adjustment of roadways thereto, | together with resurfacing and replacing of base of such roadways where neces- sary, $290,000. culverts and retaining walls, In all there is $31,715370 in the a the owners of the get it, all they have necessary the following: Northwest—Porter street, Connecticut avenue to Klingle road, $10,00; Klingle For the lufllcfinfiafld resurfaci or replacement of asphalt, te block or concrete pavements with the same or approved 30,0001 $400,000, Total public SChoOIS «..ceeevessess..$13,892,390 National Capital Park and Planning Commis- Grand total, District of Columbia ... The Budget describes the project for | part of the distribution system of the | required in connection with the prepa-| ration of plans for the construction of | Senate Office Building by the erection | Estimates of appropria- tions, 1932 $2,935,980 204,106 Total appro- priations, 1931, $3,316,194 2945 10,084,190 10,319,250 3,808,200 2,860,000 $13,179,250 3,493,220 2,584,080 467,140 956,360 5,648,331 61,220 180,000 1,442,720 1,050,000 3,174,820 2,253,840 473,270 953,440 5,137,847 62,000 330,000 1,272,285 1,000,000 248,000 $44,223,992 1,690,940 $45.914,032 2,482/500 348,397,432 250,000 $42,138,667 2,396,380 $44,535,047 3,261,000 $47,796,047 PAY BOOST FUNDS ASKED FOR POLICE $277,000 Extra Needed to Cover Increase — $52,940 for Automatic Promotions. Recommending increases of $52,940 for automatic promotions and $277,000 to meet the increased salaries author- ized by Congress at the last session, the District budget carries a total of $3,493,- 220 for all expenses of the Metropolitan Police Department for the fiscal year 1932, as compared with $3,175,360 in the current law. In addition to the increased amounts for salaries, the budget includes recom- mendations for $5,000 for repairs to station houses and $4,620 for clerical promotions and the employment of two automobile drivers. For the pay and allowances of officers and members of the force the budget figure for the next fiscal year is $3,112,620, as compared with $2,782,680 for the current year. This covers the pay of the 1,172 privates and the vari- ous grades of officers. It also covers the additional compensation for mem- bers of the force assigned to special service. Salary Demand Heaviest. For salaries for the clerical staff of the Police Department the budget rec- ommendation is $121,970, as compared with the current appropriation of $117,350. For fuel for the Police Department the recommendation is $8,500, the same as for the current fiscal year. The $5.000 increase recommended for repairs to station houses brings this item up to $15,000 for the next fiscal year. The lump sum allowed the depart- ment for miscellaneous expenses in the prevention and detection of crime, in- cluding rewards, Is increased from $66,500 in the current law to $67,800 in the budget. New language is recommended by the Budget Bureau to make this fund ap- plicable to the maintenance and serv- icing of the radio broadcasting which the department has already been au thorized to set up as an added instru mentality in rendering modern police | service. Police to Attend School. Language also is added this year to cover travel and other expenses of mem- bers of the force to the Police School at_Camp Perry, Ohio. For purchase and maintenance of motor vehicles the estimate recommend- ed is $72,500, a decrease from the cur- rent :pPropnmnn of $80,000. For furnishing uniforms and other official equipment the Budget Bureau recommends an increase from the cur- rent appropriation of $62,600 to $65,900. For tenance of the House of De- tention the budget recommends $28,930, a slight increase over the current ap- propriation of $28,690. The increase is | in the item for personal services, which is raised from $10,440 to $10,680. $1,024,000 INCREASE REQUESTED FOR G.P.0. Total of $4,204,000 Includes $1,000,000 for New Building at Printing Plant. For the Government Printing Office the budget recommends an appropria- tion of $4,294,000, as compared with $3,270,000 under current appropriations. This includes $2.500,000 for operation of the Governmerit Printing Office, with its 4,333 employes, at salaries totaling $9,255,000. With this working capital the Government Printing Office operates by doing work for the various Govern- ment departments and independent es- tablishments, which is paid for by the several units of the Government service. In the Government Printing Office budget also is included $1,000,000 to- ward the new building for the office. The budget recommends that an appro- priation shall be authorized for de- molishing and removing the old build- ings now owned by the United States and occupied by the Printing Office on the site bounded by H, North Capitol and Jackson alley and extend- ing west approximately 284 feet. The preparation of plans, advertising for bids, award of contracts, etc., would be | tjo under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, who would be authorized to enter into contracts and complete | ti, the entire work, with a proviso that the design of the new building shall be, sub- JPelci:"lfiem the approval of the Public T, The Government Printing Office bud- get also includes $550,000 for the office of the superintendent of documents, which is the largest mail-order book concern in the country, which is an in- crease of $26,000 over current appro- priations. This increase, the budget says, is necessary for more employes to care for the increase in business and to carry out the provisions of the classification act. ARBORETUM GETS $30,000 Sum to Defray Costs of Buildings, Salaries and Traveling. For the operation of the National | compared Arboretum, established by act of Con- gress March 4, 1927, an app:opriation of $30,000 is recommended by the budget for the erection of buildings, salaries and traveling expenses, of which | P! not to exceed $5,000 may be expended DisCriiBRR 3, 1930. DISTRICT SALARY |PROPOSED SCHOOL EUND IS REDUCED BY $713,140 LIST UNCHANGED Non-recurring Market and Highway Shop Items Bring Cut in Total Estimates. With the estimated cost of bringing all salaries throughout the Federal service which are now in underaverage grades up to the average, placed at approximately $14,440,000, the budget recommends appropriation of 30 per cent of this amount in the next fiscal year. In the District budget a total of $2.- 935,980 is carried for salaries in the municipal administration, as compared with $3,316,194 in current appropria- tions. Salary promotions amounting to approximately $35,000 and additional personnel in the amount of approxi- mately $51,000 are included in the va- rious estimates for personal services. The estimates also include $6,180 for the transfer of the regular annual sal. ary rolls of per diem employes who are now continuously employed under ap- propriations for labor and mechanics. The decrease of $390,435 under this head represents the difference between the increases recommended for 1932 and the decreases on account of 1931 items that do not recur for 1932. The principal recurring items are $300,000 for the Farmers’ Market and $150,000 for the construction and equipping of new shops for the highway department. Office Salaries Raised. For personal services in the executive office of the District of Columbia, $49,- ommended, as compared with $49,160 for the same number of employes dur- ing the current fiscal year. In the division $62,960 is recommended for salaries of 32 persons, as compared with $61,660 for the same number of this year. For the lding inspection division, for personal services, $164,920 is rec- ommended for 68 positions, compared with $155,080 for 65 positions for the current fiscal year. In the plumbing inspection division, for personal services, $48,360 is recom- mended for 22 employes, compared with $43,100 during the current fiscal year for 20 employes. For the care of District and Walker Buildings, $96,000 is recommended for salaries of 42 employes, compared with $71,054 in the current appropriations for 40 employes. Supply Costs Slashed. In a budget of $27,100 for fuel, light, power, repairs, laundry and miscella- neous supplies, as compared with $42,- 700 appropriated for the current fiscal year, not to exceed $5,000 is carried for mechanics and labor. For the assessor’s office $227,410 is recommended for personal services m 108 positions, compared with $223,070 appropriated for the ceurrent fiscal year for the same number of positions. For the license bureau, $20,760 is recommended for personal services in 11 positions, compared with $19,820 for the same number of positions during the current fiscal year. In the collector of taxes’ office $50,- 330 is recommended for 25 positions, compared with current appropriations of $47,890 for 24 positions. In the auditor's office $131,580 is recommended for 63 positions, as com- pared with $126,200 in current appro- priations for 61 positions. In the office of the corporation coun- sel for personal services $89,280 is recommended for 27 pesitions, com: pared with $77,640 in current appropria- tions for 23 positions. Most Increases Slight. In the coroner’s office $11,400 is recommended for personal services for five employes, compared with $11,340 for the same number of employes un- der current appropriati 3 For the office of superintendent cf weights, measures and markets, $48,160 is recommended for 29 positions, com- pared with current appropriations of 2‘47,050 for the same number of posi- ons. For the highway department, $223,- 530 is recommended for 98 positions, compared with $224,150 for 100 posi- tions under current appropriations. For the sewer department $201440 is recommended for salaries fof 99 tions, compared with current appropri- ations of $196,600 for the same number of itions. the division of trees and park- ings $28,840 is recommended for s in 12 positions, compared with $25,100 in current appropriations for the same number of employes. In the office of chief clerk of engi- neer department, $30,280 js recom- mended for 16 positions, compared with $28,060 for 15 positions under current appropriations. Boosts General. Salary For the central garage 85400 is| recommended for three positions, com. pared with $5,240 for the same number during the current fiscal year. For the municipal architect’s office $65,840 is recommended for personal services in 20 tions, compared with curent appropriations of $63,700 for the same number of positions. For the Public Utilities Commission $102,700 is recommended for 33 posi- tions, compared with $92,620 for 31 positions in the current apprcpriations. In the insurance department $20,180 is recommended for salaries in eight positions, compared with $19,760 for the same number of positicns under current appropriations. In the surveyor’s office, $89,750 is recommended for 45 positions, com- ared with $87,450 for the same num- r of positions during the current fis- cal year. In the office of the director of traffic, $38,480 is recommended for salaries in 19 positions, compared with current ap- propriations of $37,040 for 15 positions under current appropriations. Library Gets $22,000 More. For the Free Public Library, $298,180 is recommended for 172 positions, com- pared with current appropriations of $276,040 for the same number of po- sitions. For substitutes and other spe- clal and ump‘n.ry services, $6,000 is recommended, identical with the cur- rent appropriation. For extra services on Sundays, holidays and Saturday half-holidays, $3,000 is recommended, identical with the current appropria- n. For personal service for binding, $9,437 is recommended for six positions, identical with the current appropria- n. For the office of the register of wills, $75,260 is recommended for personal service in 35 positions, compared with current appropriations of $73,640 for the same number of positions this year. For the office of recorded of deeds, $107,180 is recommended for salaries in 63 positions, compared with current ap- propriations of $104,020 in the same number of positions. For collection and disposal of refuse, $149,780 is recommended for salaries in 74 positions, compared with $142,260 for 71 employes under current appro- priations. In h?‘m i:!m] for dust %ug:o sweeping and cleaning streets, X is for :'“"' eon!ms with $410,000 curren Play Supervisor Added. For the playgrounds, $116,660 is rec- ommended for salaries in 81 positions, P with current appropriations of $113,180 for 80 positions. In the item of $30,000 recommended for maintenance and contingent ex- penses of keeping the public school laygrounds open during the Summer months, $25,000 is included for personal by contract for the services of consult- pe. ing landscape architects without refer: ence to the classificatign act. 1 ¥ service. In the item of $6,880 for bathing 4 on Page. es | The Bureau of the Budget has al- lowed the District public schools $713,~ 140 less for 1932 than was provided them in the 1931 appropriation act, | according to figures in next year's budget as it goes to Congress. The $13,179,250 estimated by the Budget Bureau for the schools next year is $1,750,530 less also than the Board of Education itself asked for in the estimates it forwarded through the District Commissioners. But despite these cuts, the Bureau of the Budget still appears to be de- termined to rid the Capital of the flimsy school system has been cluttered for more than a dozen years. This interest is indicated in the specific reference which the bureau makes to portables in the summary of the 1932 budget. Building to Continue. “It is estimated,” the summary sets forth, “that the new school buildings provided for, in whole or in part, in the pleted, result in the elimination of 38 portables, 88 part-time classes, and 95 oversize classes; and that the new buildings provided for in the 1932 esti- mates (excluding therefrom the 1932 amounts for completing or continuing the 1931 items) will, when completed, accomplish an additional elimination of 12 portables, 26 part-time classes and 51 oversize classes.” . ¢ ‘This observation continues with the conclusion that on the basis of the number of portables, part-time classes and oversize classes in the system on November 1, 1930, there will remain, following these estimated el fons, only 8 portables, 12 part-time classes and 129 oversize classes. The current. cpinion in school circles, however, is that this conclusion is not accurate for the reason that it does not take into acount any additional needs which will arise from increased school population. It is estimated now that the Capital's school population increases at the rate of 3,000 children & year. Hence, it is suggested, by the time the construction and provided for in is completed—a task covering between three and four years—between 9,000 and 12,000 more children than were in the system on November 1 of this year will have to be provided for. Projects Get Funds. In all, the 1932 budget carries $2,860.000 in new oomldrfiztlon and school site items, a figure that is $948,- the same purpose this year. Of the estimated total for 1932, $2,430,000 is for buildings, and $430,000 is for grounds. The largest single item in the new | construction total is $400,000 for con- tinuing work on the Roosevelt (new Business) High School. Next is $300,000 for the completion of the Brown Junior | High School for colored in Northeast Wi n. A start on the proposed junior high school at Eighteenth and Otis streets northeast in the Woodridge- Langdon section is provided for by an item of $200,000. school will cost $500,000. Another $200,000 is included for beginning con- struction of the new building to ho the present Jefferson Junior High | School in Southwest Washington, school to cost $500,000 when completed. Other building items carried in 1932 estimates follow: $100,000 to com- plete the Young Junior High School for colored i the Northeast; $140,000 for cight-room elementary school “in vicin- |ity of Cennecticut avenue and Upton street” (the site being purchased ac- tually is at Idaho avenue and Tilden street); $145,000 for eight-room ele- mentary school in the Burleith-Glover Park district; $165,000 for eight-room g‘l‘l“u:r?d with combination assembly gymnasium for the Douglas- Simmons School; $165,000 for eight- room addition with combination assem- bly hall and gymnasium for the Har- rison Sckool; $80,000 for six-class-room addition to Orr School; $60,000 for sec- ond story of four class rooms on the present Key School: $200,000 for com- pletion of the Macfarland Junior High School by addition of 10 class rooms, a gymnasium, a lunchroom and kitchen; $180,000 for 10-room and one gym- nasium addition to the new Paul Junior High School; $40,000 for gymnasium at for gymnasium and three additional class rooms connecting the Hine Junior :l;lglhhsahool d. d the old Towers School, vhic] used as an annex to junio; high school itself. R % Six Site Items Listed. Six items for sites are carried, includ- ing ground for an elementary school in the vicinity of Foxhall and Reservoir roads and ground for a junior high school in the vicinity of Florida and Rhode Island avenues. Other sites es- timated for are in the vicinity of the Keene School, the Douglas-Simmons School, the Harrison School and a re- placement for the present Bates road site &t Allison street and Bates road. The purchase of these sites, the budget sets forth, is to be subject to the same 125 per cent limitation which has marked land purchases in recent years. largest single item in the Budget Bureau’s estimates for 1932 is $6,415,800 for the salaries of teachers and libra- rians. This total is $215,800 more than Was granted for the purpose in the cur- rent appropriation. The increase in- cludes salary increases of $100 per an- num for the eight professors in the teachers’ colleges together with general increases in teachers’ salaries and pro- vided by the teachers’ salary act. The :‘::Iehe{nulnry uu;tlaslo allowed by the ureau ,900 less than School Board asked for. de A total of $665,440 is included for personal services of administrative and supervisory officers. This sum is $360 less than was carried in the current ap- propriation, a decrease made possible by the reduction of the number of su- E:-’x‘ihr:'- prlncltpals from 10 to 9 Tecent reorganization in school system itself. e = Clerioal Fund Raised. clerical-and-other-employe staff salary item is set in the budget $167,520, as compared with $154,800 in the current .pm{r}num. ‘The partment of scl attendance and work permits is given $39,900 in the 1932 estimates, against the $38,800 pro- vided in the 1931 appropriation. The Randall Junior High School and $55,000 | the §13,179,250 Estimated by Buveau Is $1,750,530 Less Than Requested 1 by Board of Education. schools for tubercular children is $3,000 more than was this year, A thousand- increase is allowed for the of and crippled _children their to spective schools in the item CATFied th the eetimates s o€ #0 1932 :'-’umm-. A total carried for the ping of new schools which will be to receive such eur% 1932 fiscal year. This item is $106,000 wooden portable schools with which the | Ye&r fin:ent expe! and repairs to furn United States flags, other items not s for. This sum is 25,000 less 1931 appropriation act, will, when com- | ¢4, “aistribution of 2,500 more than was allowed while the total tem is $10,000 less zu carried in the present lon. An increase of $17,000 is provided fn the carrying of an item of $492,000 for & &chool ipment. A carried for and authorized in the 1931 appropriation L the l'!%nbud‘el fim for lchool‘wrm 1s $4,000 less 200 below the nmoumu:pproprhud for | rented ‘When completed this | tion . ‘This mmmmmflm‘ is to become immediately a its appropriation by Congress. Other items carried in the 1932 esti- the | mates include: $36,000 for vacation schools and grounds. same as current l?mwhg: $400,000 for nt.hemenmlnnulfl-. same as current H $97,000 for night salaries, an increase of appro- $2,000 over current '.hetnaf. an increase of $500 over cur- rent apj 3 $6,500 for maintenance and instrue- tion of colored deaf mutes belonging to lumbia in Maryland, District of Col an over current appropri- increase of $500 ation: $11,500 for maintenance and instruc- tion of blind children in Maryland or some other State, an increase of $800 over current aj 3 $13,000 for Americanization School, an increase of du.mm over current appropriaton, an $800 for contingent and other neces- sary expenses o School, a decrease of $200 over current POsA N SRR FUNDS WILL PROVIDE FIREMEN’S PAY BOOST Increases in Salary Total $270,000 Under ‘Budget for New Year. Increases in salary totaling $270,000 for the Fire Department are provided for in the Budget for the coming fiscal year, coupled with substantial allow- ances for new engine and truck houses and for new equipment. ‘The salary item includes $35,500 for to house No. 16 Engine and No. Company, both of which will abandon their present quarters in the mm,i{llvu}l: l,;&nue-usu triangle as leral bu; gram progresses, ;l'h!.! iftl;\ ln::‘l:udeczmv‘::mu opf furnish. ngs ane gpln‘ the buile clinic for teg! of Police ‘n“}n‘ m‘ Surgeons. The Budget recommends that this item be available immediately, gether with the unexpended balance of the appropriation in the current law for the purchase of clerical staff estimate than the School Board the school attendance lowance as asked for heads was cut $8,400. A total of $852,200 is estimated for the personal services in connection with the care of school buildings and occupied item, em- bracing gardeners, ] acpatiment al- by the school itors, ete., 1s $65,400 ul )] ess than Board of Education asked for. Fort d_dollars y-two thousan ried for the Community Cente! partment, the same sum which is $15860 less 315 sought, w] compared with only $1,000 current appropriations, For repairs imj to buildings and