Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16
AMOUNT DUE THE UNITED STATES
SUMMARY SHOWING APPROXIMATELY HOW THE
VARIOUS LOCAL DEPARTMENTS FARE-EX-
@.i PLANATORY STATEMENT BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

Providing for total expenditure during
the next fiscal year of $11, S29, 63, the
District Commissioners today forwarded
their budget to the Secretary of the Treas
ury for transmission by the latter to Con-
gress. According to the method of calcu-
lation followed last year by the Secretary
of the Treasury the estimates Will exceed
the available net revenue of the District by
about $4OO, 900, but the Commissioners again
will make an earnest appeal for separa-
ton of the current from the extraordinary
expenditures. If that much-desired result
| should be accomplished it is stated that this
years estimates will be well within the
revenues.
The estimates for last year, as submitted
| to Secretary Shaw, were for total OF
| $11, 461, 52O15. with an additional $164,166
| for the water department. A special &C
! counting committee last year figured that
| the actual income of the District would be
! S. 567549, and on the basis that the United
States should furnish like amount toward
| the maintenance of the District the Sec
rotary of the Treasury recommended that
| the estimates be reduced by 1926 ,422:15, and
thus make the final total, $11,1S5,09S, ex-
actly equal to the money available. On the
same basis the Secretary of the Treasury
might recommend, a reduction Of this years
| budget to s1h461 SOC. What he will do, 1t
! is stated, remains to be seen.
For the Current Year.
The District appropriation bill for the
| current year carried total Of $9,SO4,11216,
| to which 1892 426 was afterward added FOR
| the reorganized fire department salaries,
expenses of the Supreme Court, D. c.. ETC..
| in the general deficiency bill, the sundry
| civil bill and the legislative bill.
| AS the official estimates reached the Com
missioners this year the aggregate amount
asked for by the various heads of the de-
| partments was found to be $13,O76. 4O663,
which the Commissioners cut by $1.247 ,3S9.
! Extraordinary improvements this year
| call for total expenditure in the twenve
| months beginning July l next of $1,S75 800,
comprising 10000 for high pressure fire
| service. $55O,0O0 for the continuation of
| work on the new District building $500, 800
! for suburban sewers 100000 for municipal
).hospital for chronic cases and $4,000 for
railway terminal work.
Extraordinary Projects.
The estimates for extraordinary projects
| deducted from the grand total leaves the
| Commissioners budget for current expenses
at 995S 81. SO. In this latter total the larg
est increases over last year are included in
| the provisions for paying the new scale of
salaries to the public school teachers, the
| fremen and the policemen.
In their recommendation for a separate
financing Of the extraordinary expenses the
Commissioners state that the amount to be
due the United States from the District on
account of advances to July 1 next will be
about g, 2O1 $685. which, of course, will
be increased by the difference between the
next appropriation and the amount of the
District revenue.
How Departments Fare.
| The following summary will show APP
proximately how the, various departments
| Of the District fare in the estimates:
Executive off1ce-W. c. Hibbs. clerk at
| 81, 500, increase to $1,000. One clerk at
| 5000 increased to $72O.
Veterinary surgeon and his department,
| no change.
Building inspectors Offices Ashford. in
| spector of buildings at 81. 750 increased to
| 50 600; A. M. Poynton. assistant inspector
| at 1000 to 81 800; $500 increase for each
| Of five assistant inspectors; two new as
| sistant Inspectors one at 81 500 and one at
| 81. 800.
Property clerks office-M. c. Hargrove,
property clerk. $1,000 to $500; p. D. KEEL
| lar, clerk at $3.50, increased 20 5000, and
| one new clerk at 81 ,OO0
Inspector OF plumbing's office-Increase of
/ 500 each for Assistant Inspectors Venell
| Frawley and Marsh Whalen; 81. 400 for tenn
porary employment OF additional employees;
two new clerks, one at $1,000 and one at
| $40, and 81 600 for W. L. Morrsden, sewer
| Taper who is now paid from miscellaneous
| trust funds deposit.
| Assessors off1ce-No change.
| Office of the collector of taxes-Deputy
Collector C. w. Collins increased from 81. 800
| to 81 200: c. M. Towers, cashier, increased
| from 81, 500 to 1900; w. D. Clark, jr, as
| sistant cashier, increased from 81 400 to
| 81, 800; $500 for two new clerks.
| Auditors offlce-John r. Garrison, audi
| tor, increased from 5000 to $4,000; s., 40
| for two additional clerks.
In the Disbursing Office.
| Disbursing off1ce-Deputy Disbursing Off
Ger C. M. Lewis. increased from 81, 500 to
81, 500: Clerk Paul Dean, increased from
| S., 400 to 81, 500; Clerk 8. Roche, increased
from $500 to $500; $3.50, a new appropria-
| ton to provide for a messenger for this Of
| fee.
I Corporation couRsels ofice-Stenographe
| John H. George, increased from $500 to
| s., 200.
For sinking fund office, under the con-
| troll of the treasurer of the United States,
increasing from 81 600 to 81 800 for the clerk
| in charge.
| Office of the coroner-Nine hundred dol
| lars for clerk and stenographer.
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