Evening star., 1922-10-04
Declared to Be impressed
With D. C. Arguments to
Budget Bureau.
ACQUAINTED WITH CITY'S
URGENT REQUIREMENTS
Mr.. Harding Declared to Favor
Maintaining of Highest Standard
in Public Improvements.

President Harding. it is understood.
has been deeply impressed with the
arguments being offered by the board
of District Commissioners TO the bud
get bureau for funds sufficient to meet
the needs of the capital and when
the time comes il is believed that he
Will see to it that this city will not
be made 10 suffer for lack of abso-
lutely necessary appropriations.
The executive has made this known
to more than one Visitor at the White
House recently, and certain assur-
ances given by him have been of a
nature to raise the hopes of those
charged with the task of operating
the city government.
Acquainted With Needs.
That he is especially well acquaini-
ed with the physical aspects Of the
capital and that he has more than
an ordinary knowledge of the local
government and its aims is a known
fact and to those who have talked
District matters with him lately il is
understood that he is determined that
the Commissioners shall have ample
funds TO meet the requirements or the
growth OF the city and the increase
in its population. He proposes that
the capital shall at all times be main
taired on Il high standard.
1T is known also that a correspond
ing favorable impression has been
made upon Brig. Gen. Lord, director
of the budget. He conferred with
AuT h
today for more than an hour The
general governmental budget ques-
ton was the subject under discussion,
and. according TO Gen. Lord. the Dis
tr1ctS interests were casually touched
upon at that time.
Mr.. Prescott Presents Facts.
Immediately after his conference
with Gen. Lord. the President listened
to Samuel b. Prescott, vice chairman
of the republican state committee of
the District, who. it is understood.
presented arguments in the form of
facts and figures to Substantiata tht.
CommiSsloners' appeal for an p 'ro-
priation of $50, 100000. with VIII To
meet the needs of the District next
year. President Harding showed
great interest in the subject and
asked numerous questions regarding
some of the more important items
included in the Commissioners origi-
nal estimates.
1t is known that the Commission
ers' plea for sufficient funds to meet
the urgent demands for street i'm
provements and more adequate public
school facilities has probably. abov.
everything else. made favorable"
impr ession on the President and tn.
budget bureau. 1t is generally be-
lieved by those in touch with tn"
situation that the officers of the
budget bureau are fairly well con-
WINGED that the s24,500,O00 at first
fixed by them as sufficient for the
District will be increased. Will.
only the most optimistic feel thai
the bureau will raise this to the
original amount asked for by the Com
missioners, it is thought by most
that the total will be at least SEQ
100000 or s27,00O,O00 when the com
plete budget finally reaches Congress.
1t is understood that the budget
JUreau will not submit the general
governmental estimates to the Pres
ident for his approval before two or
three weeks. In the meantime Gen.
Lord, Mr.. Prescott and probably 9TH
ers will see the President regarding
the Districts share.