The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06

If Congress accepts the recommend
atiOns made by the Secretary OF the
Trea sury. reducing the District esti-
mates Tor the next fiscal year, the
task Of selecting the undertakings
which must suffer by the reduction VII
fan 10 Congress itself, assisted. doubt
less uy the Commissioners.
Secretary Shaw got around this un-
pleasant duty by recommending a re-
ductIou iu the District estimates in the
lump sum Of 81, fs5. .s06.05. but ne did not
designate any particular item In the
Comm sslonCTs' estimates whlca he
thought should be reduced. The -eiuc-
tion. which ne says is made neCcssarv
iu order % bring the estimates w.-h!n
the estimated revenues OF the District
for the uest wear, reduces the District
budget % SIl.er2,3-o
The estimated revenues Of the Dis
trict. with the one-half supplied by the
United States. amount 20 only about
81 $50 UH $50 that 10 is presumed Score
Ta-y Shaw expects Congress to still fur
ther reduce the estimates.
Scales Down No Items.
The secrctary's estimates We're made
public yesterday. and the general i'm
down the District budget i'm detail. as
has been done in former years. This.
however. as has been explained. was not
done.
In recommending the necessary ap-
proprlauons for the District current ex-
pensas. the Commissioners cut the es-
tmates submitted by heads OF tha de-
partmeuts by the sum Of 81 sol, 600. As a
result. the Board OF Education saw some
of its chief desires Tuthlessly blue-pen-
ciled by the Commissioners, and citi-
Zcur ASST cations nave appeared before
the Commissioners time and again 10
remOustrate against the reduction Of the
estimates which made the construction
of school buildings in their territories
only a prospect of the dim future.
Secretary Shaw failure 10 indicate
where the next reduction. II made. is
TO fall, leaves the matter one OF con-
lecture. The Commissioners refuse 10
believe tEHt Congress VIII accept the
made by the Treasury
Department. Commissioner MdctuT-
land made 81 supplementary statement
today. IN which he predicted that Con-
gress would bc brought 10 see the wis
dow OF providing for loan 20 the DIS
trict Of enough money 20 carry on the
Districts share OF the cost OF the eN-
traordinary improvements now In prog
rees II such AN arrangement Is mude
for the next few years as II has al
ready been made hy Congress Tor tWo
wears past. the reason TOR reducing the
Districts current expense estimates VIII
nayr disappeared.
II Congress should refuse this needed
LEGISLATION. and the Ttcu enddllons OF
thc Treasury Department should De ac-
reutrd IN will be- necessary, according
d, tho Commissioners, to select some
department Of the District government
or some one OF the extraordinary i'm
movements in which the District Is IN
ttrested. WhereOn the blow must tall. Ii
is probable the reduction VIII be il
vfdGd between the regular municipal
service and the extraordinary proJecJs
THE ImDrnV, mcuts I'm the schools, the
Police and Fire Denartments, and other
branches uf the District government
would have 20 bc indefinitely post
pJl ed. ." said Commissioner Macfarlaud
today 'if Congress were 10 fail IN line
with the Secratary's proposal. which |
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