The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
TotaI budget. s1s.eez .2ee.2s.

Total budget, s13,e67 .2G8.25.
For extraordinary improvements, S3.-
29I $50.
Interest and sinking fund, s95J,4OS.
Net current needs for year. S9.4OO.5OS.
Total estimated revenue for next is
cal year, S5.0II.O3O.
Legal appropriation fund under or
EauIc act, ON basis of half District and
half government funds, s10,622.O .Oe0.
More than S12O099 Is needed for the
operation Of the government Of the city
OF Washington for the next fiscal year.
IN round numbers the exact sum in dol
lars and cents is S19,657. $685.
The Commissioners yesterday complet-
ed their budget and announced the total
figure, which is something ike 100000
more than was appropriated last year
for the prs7ent fiscal year The total
includes the money necessary to meet
the expenditures for the extraordinary
Improvements and the current municipal
expenses.
At the head of the list, under extraor-
dinary Improvements, comes a request
for an appropriation Of Sl,s356o0, recon-
mended by the board Of education as the
beginning Of q project to put the Wash
ihgton schools in proper physical shape.
The amount, according to Commissioner
Macfarland. would not be so large had
not the school estimates for buildings
and grounds been cut by Congress in the
past.
In addition to this item, there are
number Of others that must be taken care
Of by extraordinary appropriation. as they
cannot come out Of one years revenue.
These items include $4,000 for a high
pressure fire protection system in the
heart Of the city, $955.S5O for suburban
and trunk sewers. S50.O0O for railway
plaza and terminal work, and $4,000 for
chronic and convalescent wards on the
municipal hospital site.
For hatcE supply StEflCcs
The Anacosua basin Improvement is
provided for by an appropriation OF SO.
U00 for the examination OF the title ques-'
tion, and $1,000 is recommended for thA
survey Of an additional conduit from the
Great Falls, for a much needed addition
TO the water-sUpply. service Of the city.
Later. when the Commissioners have
adopted a plan for the beautifying Of
Rock Creek Park. Congress viii be asked,
also, for funds with which TO carry on
this work.
Under the head OF current expendl-
lures, larger appropriations are asked for
street lighting. street and road repair,
and street cleaning. An increase Of 100
men in the police department is asked
for, and $4,000 IS asked for additional
Fairgrounds.
Among other things IN which the
public is vitality interested, and about
which there has been much discussion,
| is the recommendation for an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for drilling deep
wells, TO take the place Of those closed
| by order OF the Health Department,
and which aroused a storm Of protest
in many sections. An additional pub
| lie convenience station is asked, two
| public bath stations. one in the north
east and one in the southwest TO be
used by the neighboring Fairgrounds
as well as by adults.
The increases asked by the public
| library trustees. additional officer for
the Probation Court, additional Assist
ant Corporation Counsel to render legal
services TO the Board of Education
continued appropriations for the repair
/ or removal of unsanitaTy buildings. for
the widening of minor streets and
alleys into minor streets. tablets to
mark historical places, the improve
ment Of the bathing beach. removal OF
weeds from private property. and the
increase Of salaries of many Of the
employees Of the District. are all pro-
vided for in the recommendations
which cover almost 500 typewritten
pages.
Appropriation for schools.
In connection with the appropriation
for the schools. which has been much
discussed recently, the office Of super
vising architect for the schools. under
| the Engineer Commissioner. at a sal
ary Of $3.600 year. Is recommended.
Such an officer would be expected to
give his entire time TO the supervision
of the work on the District school
| buildings and all other municipal
buildings. This action was taken after
the suggestion by the School board
that a school architect be appointed at
| $4,000, whose sole duties il would be
to look after the erection of the school
! buildings.
/ 1t is also suggested I'm a statement by
/ Commissioner Macfarland that the in
| creased amount Of private building will
/ soon demand all the time of the inspector
of buildings. and he will need assistance.
! Concerning the budget, which. as recon-
mended by the Commissioners, Is con
/ siderably less than estimated by the
various departments, Commissioner Mac
/ farland yesterday said:
| The Commissioners, in accordance with
/ the policy OF the past seven years. have
/ asked for all that is necessary. dis
/ tinguishing and asking Congress to dis
| tinguish, between extraordinary projects
of improvement and current expenditures.
/ Unless this distinction is made, either
/ one or the other Of these classes of ex-
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Frederick Fair