Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
ANNUAL ESTIMATES
Secretary of Commissioners
Preparing Draft.
COMMITTEE AT WORK
APPROPRIATION OF RECEIPTS
FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
A Smaller Appropriation Than Was
Asked for at Last Session
of Congress.

piling these into the annual statement.
Under the law the Commissioners are re-
quired to submit estimates to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury on or before the loth
of October of each year. The Commission
ers will probably begin about the LIST OF
October their consideration of the draft
compiled by Dr. Tindall from the indi-
vidual estimates.
When the tentative budget has been pre-
pared by Dr. .Tindall the Commissioners
will consider the requests for funds made
by the heads of the various departments,
and will approve or deny the various items
according to their judgment. The estl-
mates finally approved by the Commission
ers will be submitted by them to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for transmission to
Congress. In their consideration of the
various items requested by the heads OF
departments the Commissioners will be
guided to a great extent by the estimated
receipts of the District from taxes and
other sources of revenue.
committee consisting of Hopewell H.
Darneille, assessor; John r. Garrison, audi
tor, and f. G. Davis. collector of taxes.
has been appointed by the Commissioners
to estimate the probable receipts for the
fiscal year 1906 and this estimate will be
used by the Commissioners in their con-
sideration of requested appropriations.
Probable Reduction.
of Congress by the Commissioners for the
operation of the District government for the
fiscal year 1906 will not be as large as that
requested last year for the fiscal year 1905
Last year the Commissioners in their es-
Inmates asked for sl2, SS4 SO The appro-
priation of Congress for District expenses,
based on these estimates, amounted to $10,-
SIS. 0:i4 more than S2,000000 less than the
Commissioners requested.
i
mates for 1906 will be for smaller
amount than that of the current fiscal
year is that a number of large projects
OF Improvement. which were under course
of construction last year are either COM
pleted or will be completed before the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year. The
budget submitted to Congress by the
Commissioners last year was the largest
ever submitted during the history of the
District government This was due prin-
cipally to the fact that large amounts
were appropriated for the completion of
several immense projects of improve
ments.
1t is thought that the schedule of streets
recommended for Improvement during
the next fiscal year will not be so large
as that submitted last year; there will be
fewer additional employees requested and
a number of other items included in the
budget last year will be omitted this year.
Projected Improvements.
w ME tne commissioners nave NOT :tateQ
just what improvements and appropria-
lions they will request of Congress this
year, yet toward number of projects the
favorable attitude of the Commissioners has
been indicated.
Among other things, it is understood they
will renew their request of last wear for
an appropriation of $50, 600 for new re-
pair shop for the District government and
will also probably renew their request for
$4,000 for bridge across Piney branch
on the line of 10th street extended 1t is
expected that they will ask for $4,000 for
resurfacing Pennsylvania avenue between
10th and 18th streets northwest, and also
that they will request an increase in the
regular appropriation for repairs 20 i'm
is needed because of the fact that some
of the pavement in the city has been laid
about fifteen years, and since the life of
pavement is from fifteen to eighteen vears
a large amount of the city pavement is
almost worn out
Anacostia Bridge.
The Commissioners will probably ask for
an additional 100000 for the RECONSTRUCT
ton of the Anacostia bridge. An appro-
priation of S2J0,0OO has already been au-
thorized for this purpose. but an addi-
tional amount has been found necessary
because of the fact that the War De-
Il
draw of 100 feet, which was not antIci-
pated last year, and also because the har-
Dor lines have been moved farther apart,
and the bridge will have to be heightened.
An appropriation of 5000 will likely be
requested for the purchase and installation
OF water meters in private residences. This
Will be done as an experiment to determine
whether or not 1t is advisable to require the
Installation of water meters in residences
throughout the city in order to properly and
eqCitably gauge the amount consumed.
For the planting of trees and other work
under the parking commission an increase
of $4,000 or total of $4,000, will likely be
asked by the Commissioners in their next
estimates. The sum of $50, 700, or an in
crease of $4,000 over the appropriation of
last year, will probably be asked for chang
ing the plumbing in the public school build
ings. For the Improvement of the harbor
front 81 500 will be requested.
1t is also believed that Congress will be
urged to appropriate $4,000 for replacing
on nth street between Pennsylvania avenue
and F street, and on 10th street between
Pennsylvania avenue and street.
High Pressure Water Service.
Among other important improvements
which it is understood the Commissioners
will ask for in their next estimates will
be the installation of the high-pressure
water service throughout the business
section of the city. This service has been
requested for a number of years, but last
year is was omitted from the estimates
After the Baltimore fire, however and
while Congress was still in session the
agitation for this improvement was vigor-
ously renewed and Congress was CLOSE"
to authorizing the installation of the serv-
ice. 1t is estimated that this improve
ment will cost about 100000, although
in former years an appropriation of $780,
600 was requested. Changes in the orig
inal plans for this proposed service, how
ever, will necessitate a larger sum than
was at first estimated.
1t is anticipated that the Commissioners
will renew their request for an appropri-
alton for the purchase of a site for Dis
trict property yard, and they will prob
ably ask for funds with which to build a
municipal hospital with separate accom-
modations for contagious diseases The
proposition advanced last year that the
District build an immense stable for the
accommodation of all it's horses and
wagons has not been fully developed as
yet, and 1t is not believed that the Com
missioners will recommend this item to
Congress in their estimates.
At the District building the opinion pre-
walls that the Commissioners will not ask
this year that the employees who are paid
by the day but employed permanently be
given the privilege of thirty days annual
leave and thirty days sick leave, the
same as those on the regular rolls. 1t is
thought, however, that a number of per
diem employees will be recommended for
places on the regular roll.
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