Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
WAR CLOUDS GROW CUT DISTRICT BUDGET
BULGARIA. and Servia Said to Commissioners Must Reduce
Have Acted Estimates S15O,OOO.
CROSS TURKISH FRONTIER TASK is NOT AN EASY ONE
Nations City Carefully
Joined Montenegro Over Needs of Departments
SOFIA ISSUES GLOOMY NOTE LIBERAL WITH FAIRGROUNDS
All Would Be Largest
Flames, Prediction Public Schools-Park
Made. Provided
TASK is NOT AN EASY ONE
City Heads Have Carefully Gone
Over Needs of Departments.
LIBERAL WITH Fairgrounds
Largest Single Appropriation Is for
Public Schools-Park Projects
Again Provided For.

Pruning of the District of Columbia's
estimates for the next fiscal year TO the
extent of reducing the appropriation now
called for by the various items agreed
upon by about S15o.Oo0 will occupy the
attention OF the District Commissioners
for the next few DAYS.
The estimates have to he i'm the hands
of the Secretary of the Treasury by not
annual budgets the Commissioners can
estimate only to the extent of the antici-
pated revenues plus an equal amount to
be furnished by Congress under the half
and-half plan of appropriating for the
District.
Last year the estimates called for a
total appropriation of Sl2.429.aS5.50.
Congress allowed only $10,615, $3.50 Of
the amount requested.
Increase in Estimate.
While the maximum amount the
Commissioners may estimate for this
year is not known. it is said to be
about 100000 more than last year, due
to an increase in revenues
Just where the Comm mssoners VIII
apply the pruning knife has not been
announced. The District viii be re-
quired 10 pay this year approximately
100000 out of its own funds as the
first installment toward the eXtin-
guishment of the insane hospital debt
and in so doing, will lose about s2oO-
600 worth of appropriations, as, under
the half-and-half system OF appro-
priating the 100000 item, had ii re-
mained to the credit of the District.
would have been doubled by Congress.
Have No Easy Task.
o,;...,. .. .,;o;,,, 90 et-o ooo from, n
budget carrying approximately $l5.0oo,O0o
would not. seem difficult task, but the
Commissioners have gone carefully over
the needs of the various divisions of the
local government and it will be no easy
matter 70 determine where the necessary
reduction shall be made
The largest appropriation for any dlvi-
sion of the local government called for III
the estimates is in the case of the public
schools and contemplates the expenditure
! of about S3mo,00o. The needs OF the
various institutions coming under the
board of charities have been estimated
| for, it is said, to the extent OF about
| Fairgrounds have been dealt with lib
orally by the Commission rs this year.
and it is not believed that the estimates
| originally determined upon in the case of
this department will be disturbed to am
great extent. 1t is said that the estimates
for suburban and city roads are larger
and no changes in these items are antici-
pated.
Provide Swimming Pools.
In the case of the Fairgrounds the Com
missioners. it is understood, have included
in the estimates provision for the con-
struction of swimming pools on the
Georgetown, Rosedale and Cardozo
grounds.
All of the park projects provided for in
last years estimates which failed to re-
ceive the approval of Congress are pro-
vided for again this year. They include
the Klingle Valley Park and Highway.
! to cost 100000; the Piney Branch Val
ley Highway, to cost $4,000. and Mount
| Hamilton Park. to cost $4,000.
| 1t is believed to be assured that the
estimates, when completed, will contain
provision for the purchase of a tugboat
and additional barges to be operated
| between Washington and the workhouse
at Occoquan.
It is understood that the estimates also
will provide for an increase in the Met
| ropolitan police force.