Evening star., 1922-12-04
s5,92O,O62 Less Than
the Commissioners
Asked of Bureau.
NEW SCHOOLS FUND
REDUCED $l,O96,OOO
$l,5OO,OOO for Water
Supply Is Provided.
Funds for Parks.

Il "a mo-
Estimates on which appropriations
are to be made by Congress for the
upkeep and development OF the
National Capital, which were sub
mitted by the bureau of the budget
today, show total for the District
OF Columbia of S25,043973 for the
next fiscal year. as compared with
appropriations totaling S25.9oO, ,O50.8D
ior the current fiscal year.
This includes all public service en-
terprises and all trust and special
funds.
The total for the District. including
water service and excluding perma-
nent and indefinite appropriations. is
s23.531.130. as against s22.151,199.s0
for the current fiscal year.
Excluding water service and per-
manent and indefinite appropriations.
the total for the District is s22.490.110.
as compared with current appropria
tions totalIing s21,123.17s.s0.
$J,8:O.O6: Less Than Asked.
The District estimates of s25.O43.s13
placed before Congress today are
s5.s20.o62 less than the amount asked
for by the Commissioners when they
submitted the city's needs for next
year to the budget bureau.
AS forwarded from the District
huird;pC to fba Tra sury Danoy tmap1
the estimates for next year totaled
s30.se4.O35. Although the budget sent
10 Congress today is nearly six MIL
lions less than the city heads sought.
it represents considerably more thar
the budget bureau at first decided to
allow the National Capital.
Told to Cut to s:s.50O.OOO.
When the bureau of the budget
learned several months ago that the
preliminary estimates of the Com
missioners would exceed thirty
millions, Gen. Lords Office notified
the local authorities that they
would have to slash their figures to
approximately s24.5O0.o0O
The director of the budget agreed,
to submit the items thus eliminated
in the form of supplemental bud
get and advised the Commissioners
that he would hear arg dments from
them in support of the supplemental
list.
In accordance with those directions
the Commissioners transmitted reg
uiar estimates amounting to $24532,-
5lo and supplemental to the amount
sS0,s64.035.
Bureau Adds SSH. 900.
While the Commissioners did not
succeed in convincing the budget Of
fcers that more than thirty millions
should be allowed. their representa-
tlons bore some fruit.
instead of standing pat on the orig
NAL limit of s24.5oO.ooo. the budget
congress s25.o4s.s73, which is SILL
600 additional.
Bonus Is Left Cut.
1t was brought to light today that
the estimates as transmitted to Con-
sress do not include the item Of ST.
100000 for the bonus for District en-
ployes for the next fiscal year.
The original estimates of the Conn
missioners contained this item for the
bonus. but. it is understood, the bud
get bureau decided not to make al
Iowance for this additional compensa-
tion in the estimates.
What they did was to apply that
|Sl..04.000 to other projects which the
commissioners asked for in the sup
Elemental list. The effect of this
amount the sums needed for new
streets. additional school buildings
and similar municipal improvements.
C.rry>d or Ano<her RiIl
just what significance should be at
tached to the commission of the bonus
estimate could not be foreseen today
OF course. the authority for the pay
ment of the bonus has been carried
in the past in the executive. legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation act.
But even If it is carried in that act
the payment of 1t to District employees
will have to be figured as a charge
against District tax money.
This question probably will be ad-
justed as the appropriation acts are In
process of enactment.
The District estimates sent to Con-
Sress this December are in round
numbers s3300.o00 less than the
bureau of the budget transmitted
sent to Congress was $2s.442.4s6.75.
This year it is s25,043.973.
The original estimates prepared by
the Commissioners for next year in
cluded S1.200.000 for street paving The
budget bureau has allowed $730,000.
The Commissioners sought approxi-
mately s2.500.oo0 for new school build
1ngs and sites. The budget bureau has
transmitted to Congress $1,000. 900.
The Secretary of War asked for ST.
100000 to continue work on the new
water conduit from Great Falls. The
budget bureau has allowed $1.5oO.000.
Comparison With Current Year.
In the following statistical COM
parison the figures given first are of
the appropriations recommended for
the next fiscal year. and the second
figures those for the current year.
They show the apportionment for
various branches of public service:
General government. $1.47s.e23. ST.
70o.45s.6s; protection of life and prop
erty. ss.ss7.s1s. s41eo.1os.7s: health
and sanitation. $2.672.667. 1.sss.345.55:
highways. s2,o4s.o0o. s1,s2s.o13.61;
charities and corrections. s2.6s2,062,
s2.S8s.557.66 education, $6,s67.432. $8.-
151,396.29; recreation, $1,060.900, $751;
SLIGO; miscellaneous. $311.20S. s243.-
1862. Total general fund, $21.040,110,
s21.922, ,S90.01. Public service enter
prices, S2.541,020. $2.582. .566.7s: trust
and special funds. $1.462,s43. $1.4s4, 500.
Total. $25.043,s73. $25,s90.050.80.
Among the appropriations made for
CONTINUED on Page Il. Column -
r.. s5 -