The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-05
Treasury Department Esti-
mates for Fiscal Year Sub
mitted to Congress.
PENSION FUND
Amount to Be Expended on
Public Buildings May Also
Be Curtailed.

WASHINGTON Dec. a.-Estimates OF
the treasury department for running the
government during the ncNt fiscal year.
submitted to congress today. contemplate
a saving OF SCI, oS@, ,92l,iS as compared
with the amount appropriated for the
fiscal year ol1-19to, Tho total amount
estimated for all expenses of the gov
crnment Is s746, .56S, This amount
does not include the appropriation for
the postofficc department, which is eN-
pectcd TO be self f-sustaininE. The ap-
propriaiIons by congress for the present
fiscal year aggregated S767,21S.iSo.
Economy OF government expense pro-
posed is shown 10 be greatest in the csti-
mates for public work, which arc cut
from st22,oio,O6o TO $1Oo,116.1ot, a de-
crease Of S2l ,3a3,35S. More than half OF
this decrease is accounted for in plan
OF the treasury department for handling
appropriations for public buildings and
grounds throughout the country by
means OF u lump appropriation, a de-
parturc from the old custom which may
not be adopted by congress. The secre-
tJry of the treasury has asked FOR this
purpose s%,o00,0o0 TO be expended at his
discretion.
Accompanying the estimate for pub
lie buildings aud grounds is a. note on
planning that to care properly for pub
Ii" buildings already authorized by spe-
cihc approximations, further approprla-
tions Of s13.o0o,o0o would be necessary.
The secretary OF tho treasury does not
include this sum in his estimate As
members Of congress usually are careful
10 secure definite assurance that build
provided for. the probability is that the
lS,o00.0 900 will be included in the ap-
preparation bill. finally passed. which
would cut down the apparent saving con-
sidcraby.
Smaller Pension Fund.
Decreases are shown in the estimates
submitted for the pension fund. conduct
df the executive establishment and for
the department oS agriculture. Substsn-
asked ask f5ST for the miitary and na|si os s
tablishments also offset the other saw
incs.
For work on tho Panama canal S43.
$4,000 is cstims ted. an increase cf nearly
$4,000, 200 over the appropriation for the
present year. This does not include OK
penditureS for foriicalion Of the canal
tion or s. $50 to be expended Tor
army foruhcations and mino stations in
!ne zone For this purpose last year
SJ.n00,o0o was appropriated,
Under the military establishment head
m increased appropriation of 81 500 o0o
is asked for sea coast artillery, The
total estimate for forti1eations and other
works OF defense. Is s7.2iS,Saa. nearly
S2.ooo.ooo more than was spent this
year.
Secretary ar ihe Navy Meyers csti-
mates propose continuance Of tho two
battieship naval programme, although
the estimates are $1,o0Oooo less than
this years appropriations So far as in
crease of the navy Is concerned. To
continue worI. the battcshlps and
two collicrs with provisions for equip
ment S2i%2:. AZ Is asked.
Rivers and Harbors.
The estimates recommend the appro-
priation Of SEQ. f60a a$S for the improve
ment Of rivers 5nd hsTbors. practically all
of IL TO he expended OH projects already
begun or authorized, This is about
100000 less than the appropriations for
tho present year
Postmaster General Hitchcock csti-
mates 1t will cost him 600, ,93S i63 10 run
the postal service next year. This Is
about s2,50O.oo0 more than the depart
ment expended this wear An expert
mental parcels post scheme to he placed
in operation on postal routes is proposed
IN the estimates and 55O.0Oo Is asked for
this purpose. a Droyiso gives the post
master general authority TO limit TO
eleven pounds the weight Of parcels car
ricd during the experiment and 10 fix
rates. Experimental aerial postal serv-
ice "by acropIaDe or other devices" is
also recommended by the postmaster gen
cral. and lie wants $4,000 10 spend i'll
trying out the scheme.
In other departments Of the govern
mcnt the running expenses estimates
show little change in totals.