The Washington times., 1905-10-20
AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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would be due If all the appropriations
were paid up to that time. About S2.Ooo,-
600 will not be paid until the next fiscal
year.
One Fortunate Feature.
I'VE shall owe, however, either actual
Iv or potentially. &,5l5,Ss3. Fortunately
no law requires the Commissioners 10
bring the estimates within the amount
OF the apparent appropriation fund, al
though in the exercise of due economy |
they always try to approximate It.
cannot be too much emphasized that II
we had nothing but the current expenoi-
lures to provide for there would De no
deficit and no occasion for any.
1.-THE Commissioners, of course, nope
that Congress will make pernlAHent
arrangement for separate extr9oIu-
nary Improvement account, ana the
gradual repayment of advances from
the Treasury, which are molly necessary
for that account. as they have steaulIy
recommended. Until that is done we
shall not have suitable setti5Inea.' Ta
our estimates may be cut at the Ireas-
ury Department. and we shall De EN-
barrassed in our presentation or them
to Congress, and represented as oeh-
Client in revenues. when we are not
Should Pull IogetneI-
eff we all pull together we shall get
n nroner perrnanent arrangement. This
| year the completion of the filtration
| plant. the approaching completion or
I the sewage-disposal system, the terni-
| nal work, the Connecticut avenue
bridge. reduce the estimates presented
| to the Commissioners over million
| dollars, so that they amounted to w.
L TpQ
| wear. Besides these official estimates,
| over n million dollars more was asked
| by citizens organized and unorganizeo-
| The Water Department is, of course.
| excluded from all our Calculations De-
| cause it is self-supporting.
Less Than Last Year.
| .-rhe Commissioners have cut the off,
| cial estimates this wear In round num-
hers 81. COS 900. as against a reduction last
year of s1.75o.Ooo. making the total
| amount this year 81. 433. .07015, as against
s12. al, 1856 last year. OF this amount
s., ,5ss 900. in round numbers. Is on ae-
count of extraordinary improvements
and the rest for the current services.
..Under the head of current expendi-
lures a considerable reduction is made
by setting aside the increases of salary
for teachers, policemen and hremen,
which are to be provided for In sepa-
rate bills OF course, the Commission
ers are never able to allow In the esti-
| mates all the items they might nke .o
allow, and there must be disappoint-
ment for many meritorious suggestions
The Commissioners must use their
best judgement and take all the interests
OF the whole District into account. Novel
estimates this year are those for trunk
: and service sewer under a s, OOOOO prof.
, ect for the territory outside the city
! limit not covered by the sewage dis
ffy- rl,n- >nac n a
l ground site. and for public baths.
, Aqueduct Transfer.
: "One of the most important changes
proposed Is the transfer OF the Wash
: ington aqueduct from the War Depart
e ment to the Commissioners. There Il
9 also n provision for survey of a new
d aoueduct 10 meet the growing needs o
, the District"
: Commissioner West today expressed
: his complete satisfaction with the esti
e mates as sent to the Treasury Depart
: ment
d 1.-THE estimates this year said Com
4 missioner West. meet with my especia
Iapproval. because they are within tn
, anticipated revenues for the next hsca
?, year Notwithstanding the fact that w
IA have provided S700 600 for the work up
on the new Municipal Building. $50. 90
for the beginning of the high pressur
water service for fire protection, ant
$500 600 for continuation of the sewag
Iisposal system. as well as larg
amounts for other extraordinar
!, projects. we are not running the Dis
u trict into debt. Nor have we over
Y looked our pressing needs
For Clean Streets
I'VE have estimated a large increas
in the amount for keeping the street
% clean. while there is also provision 70
increased sums for the collection O
garbage and ashes. due TO the fact tha
we propose a much more satisfactor
system in regard to garbaoe. and tw
collections of ashes each week, instea
= of one.
: 1--WE have asked also for $4,000 for
= model playground, and $1,000 for re
= building the houses of the bathin
Id beach Practical questions. such a
II service sewers for suburban homes an
Il repairs 10 the city streets, are genel
IN ously treated. All of the department
N of the District government have r.
II ceived careful consideration, and ye
lie as l have already stated. we are keeI
l. ing within our revenues.
..It seems to me that our efforts
- avoid increasing the District debt ougf
~ to be appreciated by Congress, whic
-. has always been aVerse to n bond i
~ sue, and equally gratifying to the Di
- trict people. A great deal OF hard wor
- =. In my opinion, the result repays for II
= labor.
a at is difficult matter to provide f.
all the necessities of our governmel
without adding to the debt. but regal
the estimates this year as coming vel
near 10 solution OF the problem.
I To Increase Salaries.
Although there was an estimated i
crease of several hundred thousar
- dollars in salaries for firemen al
policemen, the Commissioners asked Il
exactly the same amount as was appr
pirated for the present fiscal year, e.
- cept such increases as were made ne
= - essary by enlargement Of forces, et
The Commissioners propose 10 provi'
% better salaries for firemen. poiiceme
ne and school teachers by the introducti'
o. OF special bills fixing schedule
in salaries for these public servants.
The principal increases In the II