Evening star., 1922-07-23
EVERY real need
TO co IN ESTIMATES.
Roads, Schools and Sewers
Demand Extra Large Ap-
preparations Next Year.
s1,45o,0oo FOR CONDUIT
About S2s. 900, 900 to Be Re
cuested-Funds for More
Fairgrounds Desired.


Every municipal improvement that
is regarded by officials or the en-
yineer department as being urgently
n..ded will be written into the esti-
mates now in course of preparation
at the District building.
Col Charles Keller, Commissioner
in charge of the engineer department.
stated yesterday that ne mas III
structed his cabinet of suoord'hates
to put into their respective estimates
every real need.
of course. when the Commissioners
coma to the task of going over the
eXpense accounts of the various ou
reaus, they, in all prooao''''S'
apply the proverbial blue pehc'' "
many items that the bureau chieis
regard as urgent
The advantage in Col. kellers piah
Of having the departments ash io'
all the improvements regarded as I'M
narrative is that the Commissioners
Who carry the responsibility OF de-
t.,d,rp the estimates before Con
gras. NAV decide where the pruning
knife should be applied.
viii Ask s:s.OOO.O00.
prs.ent indications are that the
.stin,ates when they reach the Coih
missioners will total close "
600 900 This sum could De ashu "
Congress without including any u
nsrs are almost certain to trim
down this figure to appfoAima
sos 900 900 which was. in round mum
hers. the amount they transmit'eu ~
the Budget Bureau last year.
The Commissioners are gong 10
e,a II hard as usual. to be conserve
tive in asking for street improve
m.nts without leaving out man!
needed items. -.
one high official said yesterday he
believes that when a new stree'
comes rs per cent built up on pom
sides il should be paved. But new
houses are going up so rapidly IN au
parts of the District that the cits
fathers will md more OF such streets
than they can hope TO get III one
appropriation bill
street Needs Galore.
Not only must they weigh the claims
~ the many streets on which new
houses have been built recently. put
they have many streets In need OF
surfacing that were cut from iasi
Years budget by the conSresslonal
committees.
died only s233.5OO for new street i'm
nroyements. s4s0.0oO for repairs TO
streets and S225.00o for upkeep OF
suburban roads.
These allowances by no means Will
cover the urgent needs OF the hisn. n
hopeful that in the next appropriation
bill they will be able to obtain more
liberal amounts for street improve
ments.
The last item of ss25,ooo for for
suburban roads is less by $4,000
than the sum allowed in previous
wears for this work. despite the tact
that these outlying macadam surfaces
deteriorate more rapidly than the
asphalt pavements In the CIT! proper
Facts for Budget Report.
I. r. Grabiil. superintendent of
suburban highways. every spring
finds IL necessary to send steam
rollers and patching gangs over
practically all of the macadam roads
to iron out the ruts and wrinkles
made on the surfaces during the
winter months. when trucks and
private cars use skid chains.
In accordance with the order issued
each department head will fle with
Daniel E. Garges. secretary to the
Commissioners. tomorrow or Tuesday.
rough estimate of the total amount
his department win request for next
year.
pose OF giving the Bureau Of the
Budget q preliminary report by
August l of what the entire District
budget for next year will amount to.
Hopes for Liberal Sums.
Commissioner Oyster is hopeful of
obtaining liberal appropriations next
year for the police. fire and health
departments and for municipal play
grounds
1t is expected that the new estimates
chase of several playground sites
that were eliminated last year.
1t is doubtful il any of the municipal
machine has been more neglected
since the war than the sewer depart
ment. Although the sewer system
should grow with the city. the allot-
ments for this department have not
increased in recent years in proper
tion to the increase in the total
amount of the appropriation bill.
1t is probable that the sewer de-
partment will endeavor to get in the
new estimate items for continuing
work on the two big interceptor
sewers intended to free Rock Creek
and the Eastern branch from sew
age pollution from Maryland.
w
carrying on these two projects since
the war. and it is impossible to stop
the pollution of the streams men
TONED until these interceptors are
laid to the District line. where they
will connect with similar pipe lines
in Maryland.
School Needs stiil Urgent.
+ The public school system probably
will como in again for close to a
Fourth Of the total book Of estimates
The current APPROPRIATION act carries
More than 32,00e,000 for new school
buildings and the purchase OF ground
for contemplated structures. In ad-
dition to the several millions required
for regular operation Of the system.
The needs of the school system are
still urgent despite the new buildings
ALREADY authorized. Attention will be
Etyen in the new estimates to the
ttecessity for more high school space.
aContinuation of the work on the
new water conduit also will call for
about sl.450.000 in the next book of
estimates.
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