Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-15
ASK ELEVEN M|luONS|bANKERS IN SESSION.
Commissioners Preparing They Talk Prosperity at Big
Budget on That Basis. Chicago Convention.
FIGURES ARE NOT EXACT BAN PUT ON "N0TE KTING'
Estimated Amount 10 Wage Publicity Campaign
Not Been Determined. Against This Business.
SCHOOL REPORT Is DELAYED SECTIONS MEET SEPARATELY
State Bank Supervisors Elect Clark
preparations Early Williams Of New York
tary Of Treasury Congress. President
Commissioners Preparing
Budget on That Basis.
FIGURES ARE NOT EXACT
Estimated Amount Available Has
Not Been Determined.
SCHOOL REPORT Is DELAYED
In Haste to Get Requests for Ap-
preparations Early Before secre-
tary Of Treasury and Congress.

At work on the District budget for the
next fiscal year beginning July 1, to be
submitted to Congress next winter. the
District Commissioners were busy prac-
tically all day.
These estimates are expected to embrace
desired appropriations amounting to about
$11. 100000. The total estimated revenues
Of the District, as outlined by the spe-
cial committee appointed by the Commits
sioners to prepare the figures. are about
$6.250.OOO. The estimated revenues for
the present fiscal year are Sc. O06, 600: and
the appropriations amounted to SO. 732, 3D6
Under a clause In the last District
appropriation act. the estimates Of the
Commissioners cannot exceed twice the
amount of the estimated revenues.
There Is further limitation. In that the
charges against the revenues provided
considered.
Basis Of Estimates.
Estimating the revenues at s6,250.0o0,
the total amount available for District
expenditures would be about $12.500. 900.
the United States adding as much
as the District raises. Out Of this sum
about 100000 must be paid on the
funded debt Of the District, created
before the beginning Of the present
form Of government. This will reduce
600. 900. "''o ~ ~ -
The payment of interest on the loans
from the United States Treasury and
the amounts necessary for expenditures
provided In other than the District ap-
preparation act. but charged to the Dis
trict. will reduce this sum. it 10 esti-
mated. to about $11.000,000.
Practically all estimates for the several
departments and offices Of the District
government have reached them and the
Commissioners began consideration Of the
figures this morning.
The estimates for the schools for the
next fiscal year. howeve. are not at hand.
but are expected within the next few
days. The appropriations for the schools
last year amount to about one-fourth
of the total AS the estimates are not at
hand, school needs will be among the
last items given consideration.
Available Funds Not Figured Out.
Neither is the exact estimate Of the
amount available for the District budget
in the hands Of the Commissioners.
The committee in charge Of the prepara-
word from the War Department regard
ing the amount which departments under
Its direction. but maintained by the Dis
trict funds, need for the next fiscal year.
Until that is learned. the committee
cannot report exact figures to the Com
missioners. District Auditor Alonzo
Tweedale is the chairman Of that COM
mittee. and Is expected to return from
his annual vacation tomorrow. He will
take immediate steps to get those figures.
The estimates of the Commissioners
last year amounted to SIS, 80, 905 g. the
Commissioners including items amount
ing to about 81, 556, $50 for extraordinary
expenditures to be paid for out Of loans
from the United States Treasury. Owing
to the Limitations placed by Congress in
the last District act, however, this pro-
ceoure Will not be carried out this year.
Two Weeks Busy Work.
The Commissioners expect to be engaged
for the next two weeks almost constantly
In preparation Of estimates The law re-
quires they shall submit their estimates to
the Secretary OF the Treasury before Octo-
Der Is. It IL the desire Of the District
heads to have the budget In his hands a
week or ten days before that date
There is a special reason for haste this
year. The appropriation committee of
the House, usually not appointed until
Congress cOnvenes in December, is now
in existence, having been designated by
Speaker Cannon at the close of the spe-
cial session in August. Therefore, the
committee can begin the consideration of
the estimates early this fall.
Furthermore, the committee is going to
Panama in November. Its members have
asked that the District estimates be in
their hands before they leave, so that
the figures can be considered during the
sea voyage.