Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
Making Up the Estimates.

In making UP the estimates each Year.
the Commissioners do so on the basis or
estin ated revenues. First, certain de-
ductions from the estimated revenues are
made, such as the reimburseTnents to the
United States on account OF advances and
the paynent of 2 per cent interest on
the advances.
For the amount that remains after the
Deductions have been made, Congress, un-
der the half-and-hah principe IS askea Sc,
to appropriate sinniiar sum. the totai
| remaining is what the Commissioners es-
timate will be required for running the
District for year.
+ a year ago the estimated revenues were
placed at xT,e85alO and, on the basis OF
fhese figures. the Commissioners made up
the total estima les for the District in the
amount of $11. .S4l. 1880. This year, the
total estimated revenues We're placed at
81, ,2oO,sJO, or $1e5.O0 more than last year.
For this reason, it Is believed that the
total appropriation to be asked for will
be considerably in excess Of that year
ago.
Proposed Parkways.
In addition to the special improvements
desired, such as the building of mu-
nicipal asphalt plant and the making
of survey for the erection of munich
pal garbage-reducing plant, the estimates,
according to the statements given out
several weeks ago by the Commissioners,
provide for new parkways and road i'm
provements that will cost in the neigh
borhood of half million dollars.
Included in these projects. 1t is said,
are items for building a connecting
highway from Lovers lane to Rock
Creek Park; the extension or Piney
Branch parkways, from 18th street
east to Georgia avenue; the acquisition
of Mount Hamilton. opposite Mount
Olivet. and the conversion into parks
Of Forts Du Pont and Davis.
The school estimates are believed to
be in the neighborhood of 100000.
Items calling for the acquisition Of
sites for school buildings are largely
responsible for the big school ap-
preparation wanted.
It is understood that the Board of
Charities estimates are around the
million-dollar mark. Some Of the
is said. are the turning over of one
of the vacated buildings Of the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital, to be used as
an inebriate asylum, and an eighty
thousand dollar appropriation with
which to begin construction of the pro-
posed city hospital, in Brightwood. on
a site already acquired by the District.
Some Reductions Shown.
The estimates. it is asserted. will
show reductions in the amounts want
ed for repairs to asphalt streets, street
lighting and street cleaning. Accord
ing to Engineer Commissioner Judson.
the working out of economic principles
In the administration OF these depart
ments has made possible the smaller
administrative amounts called for.
1t is said that the appropriation for
repairs to asphalt streets will be $685.
O9O less than the amount requested last
year, which was $425,0O0.
Also. the item for street lighting will
be $4,000 less than last years amount,
which was $SS5.000. and for street clean
ing 5000 less. The amount requested
last year for street cleaning was $321. 10.
For the most part, it =; understood, the
amounts saved I'm the administration of
these functions of the local government
have been applied to the appropriation of
100000 wanted for acquisition of parks
and road Improvements
In submitting an estimate for play
grounds, the Commissioners, II Is under
stood, have provided an amount In excess
Of that of year ago, having in view
an increase in the salary of Director Of
Fairgrounds E. s. Martin, and. also, the
improvement of playground facilities.
AS for increases in the compensation Of
District employees generally. 1t is said,
provisions Of this nature are included in
the estimates only In the cases Of en-
ployes known personally to the Commits
sioners to be especially deserving of add
ed remuneration.