Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-16

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estimates for schools have been cut every
year SO that in ten years 5000 600 less
was appropriated than was estimated.
That was caused by the cut In current
expenditures made to compe. the too rap
Id repayment of the advances on the ex-
traordinary appropriation account.
''Of course, the Commissioners have
done the best possible with what was
given, The same thing applies to cuts
that have been made from year to year
In the estimates for health fire, police,
street improvement. cleaning and light
ing and other current expenditures.
We do not need an issue of bonds: we
do not need increase of taxation.
Congress can. as 1t has cone annually,
make advances from the federal Treasury.
to be repaid with per cent interest. and
we have ample revenues to meet these
payments and our current expenditures.
But those advances are not required
for the current expenditures. They are
required only for the extraordinary prof.
cots Of Improvement and In the estimates.
the appropriations and the accounts they
should be thus distinguished.
Our citizens should concentrate their
efforts On having this done as the fun
damental thing essential to our progress.
believe we shall win If we all work to-
gether for this purpose.
Extraordinary improvements
Under the head OF extraordinary prof.
ects OF improvements the Commissioners
have asked this year:
For school buildings and grounds.
$221sOoO
For high-prcssure fire protection serv-
ice. $75OOCO
For Rock Creek valley, $4,000
For suburban and trunk sewers.
$34S $50.
and Washington harbor front, 1905. 900.
For the Union station plaza and vicin-
ity. $2JO.OOO.
For municipal hospital. 100000
For completing the Piney Branch
bridge, $4,000.
Current Expenditures.
'Cnder the head of current expenditures
the Commissioners have asked:
For increased force and facilities for
the health department, recommended by
the Commissioners milk conference. med
ical societies and other experts. and en-
phasized by the International tuberculosis
congress.
For the increase Of the police force
OF fire department stations and apparatus.
For street. alley and county road i'm
provement, cleaning and lighting.
For extension of public Fairgrounds or
outdoor schools.
For public bathing stations and i'm
provement of the bathing beach, and an
additional public convenience station, pub
lie wells and other much needed items.
The current expenditures estimates had
to be increased because they were more
deeply cut In the appropriations for last
year. and therefore there is more in ar
rears to bring up. What Congress does
not appropriate for one year We have to
bring up the next.
I'VE have recommended the board of
education estimates practically entire, In
GLIDING all for buildings and grounds We
have also recommended much needed in
I wi NC Nn,ll1 hox
done more in this direction. for justice re- |
quires ii in view of the Inadequate sala- |
ries of many of our Woodworking officials, |
inspectors and clerks.
$4,000, 900 Asked For Left Out.
II regret that the Commissioners could |
not recommend all that they were asked |
to recommend. but that was impossible. |
We had to select from many requests |
those that were most urgent and defer
others that we desired to recommend. To
have recommended all that was asked
would have added $2.O00,OOO at least to
the budget.
'It should be added that the Commits
sioners have asked for municipal archi-
tect at s., 600 to have charge of planning
and construction of all municipal build
ings. instead of the school architect at
1890 suggested by the board of education
to have charge of school buildings alone.
This would relieve the inspector OF
buildings. With the increase of his force
recommended 1t will make the inspection
OF buildings all that can be desired.
''Of course, the Commissioners will rec
ommend again all the park projects, but
they do not appear in the local estimates. |
because they ought to be provided out of
national revenues.
In this consideration OF the revenues,
estimates and appropriations We exclude. |
az always, the self-supportilg water de- |
pertinent, although this year We recon-
mended an advance from the general APP |
COflr
ter mains in the suburbs to be repaid |
from the water revenue
The Commissioners waited for the mill |
tia estimates until today, bat being In |
formed they will not be ready until next |
Tuesday they felt that they must send |
the budget to the Treasury Department |
This years militia estimate was about
$4,000. and 1t is supposed that the esti-
mate for next year will be about the
Same.
OF the $4.556.350 estimated for extra
ordinary expenses the Commissioners pro-
pose to spend S221S,3OO on new school
buildings and grounds. $4,000 for high
pressure water service, $34S 800 for sew
ers. 100000 for erection Of q municipal
hospital for the INDECENT sick of the Dis
fr1ct to be located on ground owned Nv
the District at l4th ana Upshur streets
and $4,000 for new fire engine houses
and storehouse for the fire department
For the elimination of grade crossings
the Commissioners include an item Of
$4,000.
The total amount asked for street and
county road improvements and bridges
amounts to $1S26 500. OF this amount
$4,000 Is for the construction Of county
roads. an increase of $4,000: for grad
ing Massachusetts avenue and Y street
southeast, from Bowen road to Both street
$1,000: for repairs to streets avenues and
alleys. 100000. an increase of 800 600.
for repairs to county roads and suburban
streets $l3J OOU.
The estimate for bridges includes SO. 900