Evening star., 1923-01-04

Automatic Appropriations.
Included in the total recommended
by the committee are the permanent
annual and indefinite appropriations
automatically made each year with.
out action by Congress. For the next
fiscal year. they amount to s1.512,S43
or $I11.757 less than for the current
fiscal year
The old contention over division OF
expenses for upkeep of the National
Capital as between the federal and
District governments does not appear
in the report to the House today, hav-
ing been permanently settled on q
sixty-forty basis ls:t year. The re-
port made by Representative Cramtor
of Michigan, acting chairman of the
subcommittee on the District budget
however, explains that while the total
this bill is $22.624,8s5, only S8,552,-
1870 of that sum will constitute q
charge upon the federal Treasury
The entire sum proposed (S1,041.020)
on account of the water service, ex-
! elusive of the appropriation for in
creaSing the water supply. is charge
able to the water revenues.
The bili provides that the whole OF
the appropriations on account of the
minimum wage board. public employ
ment service. Fairgrounds, a part OF
the appropriations on account of the
purposes, amounting in all to $203,53
shall be met out OF the. revenues OF
the District of Columbia.
Therefore there remains as a di-
visible expense, in accordance with
law. $21 1.3S0.343s of which 40 per cent
or 42 55213T On fS charpaa h1e RI fhe
federal Treasury, and the remaining
so per cent, or $12,s28,205.So, is
chargeable to the revenues of the
District of Columbia. In this con-
nection. the report says, it should be
remarked that there is an indeter-
inmate partial Offset against the gov
ernments outlay. derived from in
come in the way of receipts from fees
sales rents, special assessments, etc.
which are credited to the District OF
Columbia and the government in the
proportion prescribed by law. The
governments income from such local
sources in 1922 amounted to S412,-
464.S9.
Used Independent Judgment.
Chairman Cramton explained to the
House that while the total sum
proposed in this bill is sS2S,2s5 less
than proposed in the budget, the
committee has found it desirable il
not essential in a number of in
stances to go beyond the budget pro-
posals. 1t has exercised it's inde-
pendent judgment with respect to
all the items embraced by the bill
The committee has provided in gen.
erous measure wherever a real need
seemed to exist. This applies to
lighting, to the sewage system, tc
street cleaning and refuse disposal
and to the existing water system
The committee believes that 1t has
provided all that reasonably should
be expected for each of these func-
tions. and at least sufficient to keep
pace with the city's development OF
to continue a reasonable program OF
Improvement as the case may be. =
The pressing need for larger ap-
propriations to improve the condi-
tions of the streets both In the city
and in outlying territory is frankly
admitted in the report or CHAIRMAN
Cramton, who says:
''There Is no need to dwell at length
upon the condition OF the local streets
in the city proper or in the outlying
areas. The growth of the city and
the increasing admount and weight
of vehicular traffic are contributory
ia a condition compelling large appro.
nriations. For the current fiscal year
a total of $96S,500 was provided for
paving, repavtng, grading and repair
ing streets and roads, urban and subur-
ban. of this amount $3.50 was for
repair work This bill proposes to-
tai Of s1,61s,700, Of which sS25,000 is
for repair work and s7s4,7oo is for paw
ing and repaving."
Streets to BE Improved.
The thoroughfares for which specific
appropriations are made follow:
Northeast-For paving Rhode Island
avenue, 18th street to District line.
ffty-six feet wide, 100000.
Northwest-For paving west side of
Connecticut avenue. Ingomar street to