The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
PAIRING DOWN NOT UNLIKELY
Total Of S5,OOO,OO0 Revenues Made
Basis Of Objection To AppFODriEtiHg
Extra $3,OOO,OOO Asked FOr-Ofi-
cinIs In the Several Departments
Defend Necessity for More Money.

preparations 10 do some pairing on the
estimates before they go Up for action.
Exclusive Of the $6G0.000 that the Dis
trict must pay back 10 the government
and other fixed charges. the total Teve-
nues Of the District government viii
amount 10 but S5.000.O0O or thereabouts, %
said a member Of the House yesterday.
"On that basis. l cannot see why Con
gress should be expected 10 appropriate
that extra 100000 that is asked for. 1t
looks as though the estimates were high,
and l anticipate there viii be something
doing when the matter comes before the
District Subcommittee
so far as the matter of schools is
! concerned, it is practically fixed by law.
but it VIII be within the discretion. of
Congress 10 settle the question of ad-
ditioHal buildings and grounds.
"As for Commissioner Macfarland's sug-
Eestion that the fixed and extraordinary
expenditures should be separately ac-
counted for. il strikes me that is simply
a matter Of bookkeeping, and / cannot
see the plan has any great advantage"
District Officials Confident.
District officials all seem satisfied with
the way in which the estimates viii 50
forward 10 Congress. Their own esti-
mates were cut wherever possible by the
Commissioners in fixing the final sums.
and each one Of them talked 10 yesterday
seemed 10 think there could Dee no further
pruning without materially retarding the
progress OF affairs in the District
Superintendent Chancellor and the
members Of the school board had their
recommendations put through practically
as they suggested. getting total Of
A,l2,ea. only $4,000 less than they fig
ured they needed.
Members Of the board last night de-
clinea 20 discuss the matter al length.
saying that the matter has been thor
oughiy thrashed out since the recon-
mendatIOns were made public
Dr. W. G.. Woodward. the District
Health Officer. and the officials In his de-
parJment are well pleased with the dis
position OF the report from that branch.
The total recommendation Is SlesS7o.
$4,000 more than DR. Woodward sug-
gested, and $4,000 more than the funds
for the present year.
~ h'A AAFeAtAh AOAEA.
DIT Woodward declined to discuss the
matter last night. but one of his as
sistants said.
This money. If received. VIII mean
much toward the expansion Of the health
department IN the District, and one Of the
principal reasons for the increased
amount is the necessity for the estab-
lishment of better methods Of enforcing
the pure milk recommendation made by
the milk commission. This provides for
five inspectors. at 5000 each. and in ad-
diti5n the office Of assistant health Off
Ger, al $500, and a chief food INSPECTOR.
at 5000 are created. A laboratory and
Pas-eurizing plant. rs recommended bv
the milk commission, are needed If per
feet milk IS % De assured the people OF
the District"
Chief Belt, Of ;he fire department. said
last night that the trimming of his esti-
mate 20 the extent of 500 COO would. Of
course. necessitate the postpouemeut Of
some Improvements in the department.
but that he could not tell exactly in
what way until after he has seen the
full report Of the Commissioners.
Chief Belt Not Worried.
As it stands now. have provision
made for $40 men in the department and
had estimated the needs Of the depart
ment at something like 100000 This has
been cut, as I understand it. TO S750000.
which is $l20.010 more than the present
appropriation. I think, however. we can
get along. although I cannot say just now
what will be necessary by way of re-
trenchment SO far as future policy is
concerned
George +. Bowerman, public librarian
thinks the increase Of $3.50 over the
present appropriation, making total Of
$l8.S6o, only means that an attempt is
being made to keep up with the growth
Of the library. which has increased its
circulation MANIFOLD in the past few
years. The present book fund ne saws is
inadequate 10 meet the demands.
THE Commissioners recommendation
stands practically with the report for
warded TO them said Mr.. Bowerman.
There is no question that more funds
are needed TO increase the facilities of the
library. We have not started yet on our
addition, although the indications are
that the present crowding will continue
at an increased rate"
Mai. SyIvester's Comment.
The original estimate Of Major syl-
vester, superintendent Of police, was for
100 additional men, as finally approved
by the Commissioners. but, owing to the
question as to whether or not the District
revenues would meet such an increase.
Major Sylvester reduced his estimate
$4,000
The Commissioners, in going over the
budget, found. said Major sylvester last
night. that the revenues would be suffi-
cient, and Commissioner West added the
100 men as originally intended We are in
perfect accord on the matter. and with
these added to the force. we will have
| officers and men, something ike 500 I
think the District should have not less
than 500 men, but we cannot afford il
now. We should have straight beats on
such streets as Connecticut avenue
| Pennsylvania avenue, and F street. where
| policemen would be within hailing dis
/ tance every minute.
! eve should also have three men in
the small towns, instead of two. and We
should have three desk sergeants, so they
might be relieved and work but eight
hours EACH
Total for Police $1,139, ,S3S.
| The total recommendation for the polio,
department is S,1S9, ,SSS One thing thai
has caused much favorable comment /.
the recommendation for an increase from
5000 to $72O for the telephone operators.
One other large feature is the So, 600 nee
essary to furnish and equip a new station
house in Anacostia
According TO information given Mai. syl
vester, the people IN Anacostia are over
/ inNAL Of The Tn, .,E 600 40 & A. =