New-York tribune., 1919-12-02
Quoted at an expense Of less thaT
100000 0o,O00 a year.
Estimates by Dcnartmerts

Inc estimated appropriations for the
prihc'pal government departments
were presented as follows:
Legislative (Congress> ... S9.0o5. 30. .25
Executive tWhtc House and
KoveV,mcnt departmcnO O...t4al1l463.T1
.uuie'a' ....,,.....-...... 1884 lqo.0r
~ NY ............ .oS9, 5 y %, 20
.>Ny ........... - .O3l gu; SO
v,'I'o"s .......... ,030 900 90
""l t Wor<s. q, ,N2l SlN. ! :
Miscellaneous S33 69- as
i'iV'Hn intercourse, ........-... ll,at3. .25N.9 81
Tl'e total of all estimates. including
some comparatively minor items not
included IN the foregoing is $4,S65,-
4lo.o3l.62, the greatest sum ever asked
Oh any Congress. when the country was
not actually at war
The billion dollar estimate for the
army includes SS5 100000 for the Ma
tlonal Guard. The $4,000 900 csti-
mate tor the navy includes provision
1or the progra of increase. The S273.
100000 public works estimate includes
the Panama Canal, reclamation prof
ects. river and harbar improvement.
public buildings and also military
works, arsenals and fortiiications. An
item OF more than 1891 900 900 for
postal services is reimbur. able from
postal revenues.
Dry Enforcement Costly
The estimates for miscellaneous cx-
pcnditures contain some tremendous
sums. FOR the Treasury Department
more than S247 100000 is asked which
goes largely to the enforcement of
prohibition, and collection of income.
corporation and excess profit taxes.
For the Shipping Board nearly s44S.-
ooo'ooo IS asked to wind up its program
OF restoring the American flag to the
seas. Nearly $4,000 900 is asked for
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu
cation which, besides being expended
IN cooperation with the states for
CIVILIAN education as the law provides.
VIII be used IN large measure for re-
construction Of disabled soldiers Of the
World War.
One item, which has appeared peren-
nlal!y IN estimates without ever be-
coming an actuality, appears again this
year with promise of being taken
seriously. 1t is an estimate Of $751;
100000 toward a sinking fund. which
ultimately is to retire the public debt.
which Includes some $50 1000 OOO, 600
spent on the war
with annual interest payments on
this debt now exceeding $1,000 900 900,
and alone surprising the total sum
winch the government hitherto has
spent in year for all purposes in
peace times, the Treasury experts hope
to convince Congress that some real
provision for paying off the huge sum
must be made.
S3,2o0,OOo for East River
Estimates for rivers and harbors an
propriations included:
Portland, Me, $4,000; Boston, $40
600; "oliock Rip Shoals. 100000; Nan
tucket Harbor OF Refuge 100000; Paw
catuck River, $500; Thames River,
$1,000; Connecticut River below Hart
ford, 100000; New Haven, $t4. 900; Mil
ford Harbor, $1,000; Greenwich, S14,-
900.
New York Haloor, 100000; Hud-
son River, S735 600; Gowanus Bay,
$4,000; East River, New York. $4,000
0O0 Passaic River $4,000; Hacken-
sack River, $1,000; Woodbridge Greek,
New Jersey, $4,000; Raritan Bay, $40
GOO; keyport, $4,000; Shoal Harbor,
$4,000; Shrews bury River, 100000.
Delaware River, above Trenton. S5,-
600; Trenton to Philadelphia, S2O,o00
Philadelphia to sea, S2,490 GOO; Schuyl-
XII River. 5O,0OO Maurice River.
$4,000; Cold Spring Inlet, n. j., $50
600.
Dunkirk, n Y, sl5l,o0o; Buffalo,
sl6o.00o; Oswego, $4,000.