Evening star., 1920-12-06
|S28,62,537 ASKED
FOR D. C. NEXT YEAR
Increases in Salaries Are
Urged as Most Impor.
tant Feature.

The total estimates for the District
OF Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1922. amount to $2s,7s2, ,5s7. 80
or this amount $25,03S.044.s9 is in
the District budget and $3,723,4ss in
another bill submitted to Congress. as
told exclusively in the Star more
than a week ago.
Recommend Bond Issue.
Ihe Commissioners estimates are
limited by law to twice the amount OF
revenue the city expects to collect
which putssths sst.mstss psacticaily
ON the time-honored appropriation
basis Of half by the District and hall
by the United States.
IN their .febSrt to conkfess now.
ever. the Commission point ou,
that they have includkd in the esti.
mates the language oY the current
District bill, which requires the Dis.
trict to pay SO per cent and the
United States 40 per cent of the ap-
propriations.
The city heads state in the report
that until the fundamental question
Of what the United States should con-
tribute toward District expenses is
permanently settled the temporary
60-40 ratio should continue.
A District Official explained TODAY
that If Congress should grant the
full amount Of the estimates ON a
vO-40 basis. the District tax rate
would have to be increased, since the
revenue expected for the next fiscal
year will amount to only SO per cent
Of the estimates.
The Commissioners in their report
recommend a bond issue or advances
from the Treasury to avoid an in
crease in the tax rate.
The school estimates submitted by
the board of education were in excess
of s10.000.000. but in order to keep
within the authorized limits the Com
missioners reduced them to about ST.
100000
Salary Increases Featured.
Increases in salaries of the statu-
tory employees are urged by the Com
missioners as most important fea-
ture of the estimates. and the Com
missioners urge Congress that such
Increases are necessary if the eff
cheney of the organization is to be
maintained. "As between Increased
salaries and Increased personnel" the
Commissioners emphasize increase of
salary for the present force is of pri-
mary importance"
In the executive Office Of the Dis
trict it is proposed that the salaries
Of the District Commissioners shall
be increased to $500 each, an in
crease of $4,000 each; the secretary
to the Commissioners, an increase of
$1,000, making his salary $4,000.
Other increases in this Office are:
Three assistant secretaries to Com
missioners at $1.sOo each, an increase
Of $500 each; two clerks at $1,000
$1,400. increase 5000; stenographers
at s1.4oo, increase 5000; three clerks
at $1,000 each, increase $3.50 for one
and $3.50 for two; clerk at 81, 900, with
change Of title from messenger and
increase of $500: messenger at $40,
increase ss4o; stenographer. s1,4oo.
$1,000. increase 5000; purchasing off,
Ger. $4,000. increase $1,000; deputy
purchasing officer. $2,26O, increase
$3.50; specification clerk (new) at
$4,000. Salaries for officials, clerks.
messengers and other employees Of
District are increased on a similar
scale throughout the estimates sub
mitted by the Commissioners.
Assessors Pay Raised.
In the building inspection division
the inspector is recommended for an
increase of $1,000, and a similar raise
is also listed for the principal as
sistant inspector. The inspector of
plumbing is increased $1,000, and the
principal assistant inspector $3.50.
The salary sof the assessor is
brought to $4,000. the increase being
$1,500 Three assistant assessors are
estimated for at $500 each, an in
crease of $500 each. Other increases
in salaries for the statutory officers
bring the total salaries in the ex-
ecutive office up to $1,072,63O, as COM
pared with $s36,3S6 in the current
law.
For the Public Utilities Commits
sion. a total of S54,680 is asked, an
increase of approximately $4,000. The
estimate includes increases in SAL
aries for all the employees and an
increase in the personnel.
For carrying out the provisions of
the District employees compensation
fund $1,000 is asked, an increase Of
Under contingent and miscellaneous
EXPENSES a total of $306, 100 is asked,
nj, increase from $203,23O.
improvements and repairs are es-
timated for at $1.533.50o, an increase
from $1.242,s20.
Street improvements are estimated
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