The Washington times., 1916-05-18
DC. BUDGET REQUIRES
CITIZENS TO FURNISH
BULK OF EXPENSES
Most of the, Legislation Requested By the
Commissioners Is Not Included in Meas
ure, Which ApprOpriates Less Than Bill
For the Current Year

As "compromise" the bill says
nothing about the hospital.
mendations. and changes authorized by
the bill are given below. More inter-
est. however. probably attaches 10. the
items omitted from the District budget.
a summary OF the things the commit
were requested by the Commissioners.
Is as follows:
The committee rejected the plea that
the salaries of the Commissioners be
raised from 5000 to $500.
The ss25Oo0 appropriation asked for
the purchase Of the Dean tract" sor
parking purposes In Mt. Pleasant. was
,sd 4 o similar fate met the estimate for
poses.
Once more the committee has rcsected
the recommendation for the construc-
uon OF q municipai garbage plant and
The committee also failed to include
provisions as requested that the Conn
missioners be given complete jurisdlc-
ton over the Board OF Education, the
E SSard OF Charities. and the Board OF
Supervision Of the Washington Aque-
Duct and Conduit road by the Commits
sioners Is disapproved.
Automobile License
Tax Not Provided.
The recommendation that an annual
license tax be charged against automo-
piles, In lieu Of a personal tax on auto
mobiles, was not followed.
Appropriations OF SI5, 600. for shelter ut
the farmers produce market; si2,yOO for
alterations at the District Repair shop;
SSo:cO Tor central garage; yz0.OOo for a
public convenience station at +, q. and
at Atos q. ID.
at Wisconsin avenue and NJ street, and
$4,000 for a station at Fifteenth and
New York avenue. were refused.
The commissioners asked specifically
Tor authority to proceed with plans for
street. The request was rejected.
The estimates of SZ3 1850 for the pur-
chase, OF motor vehicles for various
branches Of the District government
A small item of $500 for repairs at the
morgue was not allowed.
Estimated improvements to cost yS.UO
at the Eastern and Western markets
were disapproved, and an. appropriation
OF woo for purchase and maintenance
or a testing truck for the office or
weights and measures, was not included
nor was there allowed approximately
$500 requested for auto trucks for this
same Office. L-.r
Estimated appropriations of saos,ge for
work on streets and avenues we're cut to
$lS6,000, and the repaving OF certain
specified streets. estimated at sll2,VO
was cut to $4,000. The item or y2y4,Vo
for the construetion of suburban roads
was cut to slHy5O.
For repairs to suburban roads $780,
Is allowed in lieu of S175,0O0 asked. The
sum OF $3l5.O0O. the same as last year,
and the same as the estimates, Is
and avenues. go
The item for suburban sewers was re-
duced from $3.50. 900 TO S15S.00 and the
requested appropriation of S3D.UO0 Tor
land for sewage treatment work was
not allowed.
Street Cleaning
Fund Also Reduced.
The fund for dust prevention, clean
ing> and snow-removal on the streets
Is fixed at $4,000. The Commissioners
asked for s3o2O00.
AS stated above. the Municipal Gar
bage Plant, estimated to cost $500 900.
is not carried in the bill.
An appropriation of $500 for motor
trucks for the electrical department
was not allowed.
The committee also disallowed an item
OF $1,000 for the care OF vacation schools
and Fairgrounds.
The committee disaliowed an item of
sl22. 001 for altering and remodeling
school buildings and grounds, and cut
from $500 to $4,000 the item for re-
pairs and improvements to school build
ings and grounds. The sum of s2L500,
the same as last year, was allowed for
manual training apparatus and equip
ment.
A $500 appropriation for the removal
of portable schools was not approved,
and an item of $500 for lighting and
equipping school buildings used as
social centers. and for janitor service
therein, was rejected.