APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1958 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 6500 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHARGEABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART AGAINST THE REVENUES OF SAID DISTRICT FOR THE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 92372 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island, Chairman JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN, Illinois CARL HAYDEN, Arizona, Chairman, Ex Officio STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire, Er Officio BY STATES OF The subcommittee met at 10 a. m., pursuant to notice, in room F-82, the Capitol, Hon. John O. Pastore, chairman of the subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Pastore, Dirksen, and Beall. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET PRESENTATION STATEMENTS OF ROBERT E. MCLAUGHLIN, COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DAVID B. KARRICK, COMMISSIONER; BRIG. GEN. THOMAS A. LANE, ENGINEER COMMISSIONER; SCHUYLER LOWE, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION; WALTER L. FOWLER, BUDGET OFFICER; AND D. P. HERMAN, DEPUTY BUDGET OFFICER LETTER TO SUBCOMMITTEE Senator PASTORE. The committee will please come to order. This morning we will hear the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on the overall budget estimates requested for 1958, and more particularly the restorations requested to the House bill in the amount of $4,977,040. Before you gentlemen begin with your presentation, I will place in the record Commissioner McLaughlin's letter of May 21, 1957, on the amendments requested; also the supplemental estimated transmitted by the President on May 20, in the amount of $2,254,900. (The material referred to follows:) Hon. JOHN O. PASTORE, Committee on Appropriations, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, May 21, 1957. United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR PASTORE: The Commissioners beg to express to you their sincere thanks for extending to them the courtesy of an opportunity to indicate to your committee certain changes desired by them in the District of Columbia appropriation bill for 1958 as passed by the House. 1 The changes requested are summarized by objects and funds, as follows: 1 Includes $4,400 unbudgeted item added to Executive Office by House. Includes budget amendments contained in S. Doc. 42, as follows: -3,644, 800 -7,821,000 -168,000 -768,000 --12, 401, 800 -5, 558, 214 -8,035, 486 -878,000 -164,000 -83,900 1-14, 719, 600 +917, 600 +768,000 2+1,685, 600 +3,456, 990 +438, 150 +941, 600 +56, 400 +83, 900 2 +4,977, 040 $13,600 20,500 59, 200 8,500 13, 600 570,000 Department of Vehicles and Traffic. Washington Aqueduct.. Personal services, wage-scale employees.. 10,000 88,000 72,000 1, 162, 500 |