Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-17
ESTIMATES UNDER WAY
COMMISSIONERS AGAIN IN
SPECIAL SESSION TODAY.
Rough Approximation of the Final
Figures Place the Appropria-
ton at $11 ZOO, 900.

The District Commissioners went into ses.
sion again this afternoon for consideration
of the annual estimates of the various de-
partments of the local government, and 10
place the estimates In the form in which
they VIII finally be submitted to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for transmission TO
congress 1t is thought the estimates will
be completed late this afternoon.
AL the conclusion of their labers in going
over the figures submitted by the different
heads of departments late yesterday after
noon, the Commissioners announced that
they had completed their preliminary sur
vey of the situation. and at today's session
Oh the board the final adjustments will be
made
JUST what VIII be the total amount the
commissioners Will ask Congress to appro-
pirate for the conduct of municinal affairs
or the District during the year ending June
80. 1907. cannot be determined even by
those most Interested until after the fsc,s
and figures are summarized and rearranred
this evening. rough approximation of the
nnal figures. however. places them in the
neighborhood of sll.ooo.0oo.
Problems Before Board.
One of the most important oil the problems
before the board this year. as the situation
is viewed by Commissioner Mcfarland Is
the determination of what shall be done
toward installing sewerage systems for GER
tain suburbs lying In the District outside
the city limits.
A lump appropriation of ss0eoooo. II is
said. would suffice to build sewers of both
trunk and service size. enough to last for
probably twenty years to come-but II IL
obvious that the Districts half of such an
amount cannot be allotted all at once either
this year or any other year. 1t is predicted
that the Commissioners recommendation on
this score will be for an appropriation of
about $J0oo00 part of which can be used
to construct permanent trunk sewers In the
sections where greatest need exists and
the balance for laying OF smaller service
sewers.
AS has been previously stated, there will
be no effort to have the salaries of public
school teachers. policemen or firemen in
creased through the medium of the regular
appropriation bill. those very important
matters being left for concentrated effort
in separate bills
Total Of the Demands.
AS whole 1t can be authoritatiyely
stated that the grand total of estimates, as
submitted by the heads of the fifty-two de-
partments in the District government, for
their expenses In 1906-07. and considered by
the Commissioners yesterday in their pre-
liminary survey. was s12 $4,000. The state
ment that the final estimates submitted by
the Commissioners to the Secretary of the
Treasury will not exceed S11 600 600 is based
on the resume of estimated District reve-
nueS during the new year. These figures,
which were compiled by special commit
tee consisting of the collector of taxes the
assessor and the auditor. District of CO.
lumbia, showed that the net income Will
probably be about s., $50. 549-and. therefore.
under the organic act. and under precedent
established by Congress. II is very probable
that the District appropriation will be
about the figure given.