The Washington times., 1922-07-28
DONOVAN OPENS
EPARAT|0N Of
BUDGET REPORT
District Estimate Expected to
Reach $32. 2.ooo,o 900 for.
Next Year. ...


Mai. Daniel ]. Donovan. auditor
and budget officer Of the District
government, will begin the prepara-
ton Of his report to the National
Budget Bureau today. following the
arrival of. the 1924 estimates Of the
public schools. Practically all other
departments of the District have
reported their needs.
The preliminary estimates. when
compiled. will reach $32.o00.oo0
Major Donovan believes. The school
figures, which include many items
for Improvement and expansion Of
the local educational system, prob
ably will total $40, 100000.
Maj. Raymond o. Wilmarth. H.
nance officer Of the schools, in
formed the auditors office this
morning that his estimates had been
delayed, but would be completed.
checked and forwarded to Major
Donovan today.
All estimates were supposed to
have been in the hands of the
auditor by last Tuesday. The au-
ditor is required to make his re-
port, enclosing the estimates, to
Director of the Budget Lord by
August /. He said today that, with
the school totals at hand. he could
go over the figures with the com.
missioners and get the completed
estimates to the Budget Bureau on
the date set.
An estimate Of 81 200. 900 for street
improvements in the District will be
asked by the District Commissioners
for the next fiscal year. II was an
nounced yesterday. The improve
resurfacing. The amount asked Ia
s400, 900 greater than the last esti-
mate asked for the improvements Of
the highways OF the District.
The amount asked last year was
$500, 900, but by the time the budget
bureau and Congress had finished
with II, II was reduced to S23S, 500.
The slashing of the estimate has
caused resurfacing and new paving
to be abandoned because Of the lack
of funds 20 carry on the work, and
the large amount asked this year
Is necessary to put the streets in
up-to-date shape.
Plans Four Years Work.
1t is estimated that during the
fiscal year l923-1924 a total of
$50 900 square yards must be paved.
A street program extending over
period Of four years has been
planned by Maj. F. S. Besson. as
sistant to the Engineer Com:nis,
sioner BY 1927 II Is estimated
that a total Of 1886, 900 square
yards of additional street accom-
mediation must be added 10 supply
the needs of the growing popula.
ton Of the District.
1t is expected that 100000 will
be asked by the Commissioners for
the upkeep of the streets already
paved, and an additional s250,000
for the repair Of the suburban
roads.
An estimate of S450, 900 Is asked
by the street cleaning department.
Last fiscal year the amount appro-
priated was $375,000.
The Present Program.
Included among the streets for
which new paving will be asked are
Georgia avenue northwest, Military
road to Piney Branch road; Nichols
avenue southeast, south entrance to
asylum to Portland street; Twentieth
street northwest, Virginia avenue to
e street; Allen place northwest, west
Of Twentieth street; Arkansas avenue
northwest, between Emerson and
Farragut streets; Shepherd street
northwest, west Of Fourteenth
street; Twenty-eighth street north.
west, south Of Cathedral avenue: G
street southeast, Fourteenth to
Eleventh street; west side Of Wis.
consin avenue northwest. Massa.
chusetts avenue to Newark street:
Eighth street northwest, New Hamp.
shire avenue to Shepherd street; Ran,
dali street northwest, Fifth street TO
Rock Creek Church road; Park road
northwest, Fourteenth street west to
alley: Georgia avenue northwest, Co.
lumbia road north: Allison street
northwest, Illinois avenue to Seventh
street; Seventeenth street north.
west, Irving to Kenyon street; New
ton street northwest. Georgia ave-
nue. to New Hampshire avenue;
Otis street-northwest. Georgia ave-
nue. to New Hampshire avenue: v
street northeast, North Capitol
street to Lincoln road; Twelfth
street northwest, Otis street to
Michigan avenue; Todd street north
east, Lincoln road to First street;
Fourth street northwest, Taylor
7treet to Upshur street; Claiming
street northeast, from North Capt.
tol street eastward; Varnum street
northwest, Seventh street to Grant
circle; jefferson street northwest,
zoo feet east OF Fourteenth street;
Kenyon street northwest, Mt.
Pleasant to Eighteenth streets, and
Twelfth street northeast, Michigan
avenue to Upshur street.
Repaving Items.
Included among the items for re.
paving are Fourteenth street, west,
G street north to B street south;
Eleventh street southeast, Potomac