Evening star., 1924-07-10
EST|MATESFORD.C. c.
PUT AT $35,ODO,OIO
City Heads to Submit Years
Figures to Budget Bureau
Tuesday.
PURSUE ECONOMY POLICY
Request for $12,5O0,o00 for
Schools Is Expected to
Be Cut.
PURSUE ECONOMY POLICY

The original estimates of the Com
mlssioners for next fiscal year prob
ably will run over the predicted
thfrty-five- million mark when they
are submitted to the budget bureau
Tuesday, it was indicated today.
The city heads are crossing ont
items regarded as of lesser import
ance as they proceed with their pre-
liminary study of the figures, but the
best information obtainable is that
they will still have a large budget
left when they finish.
increased salaries granted this
year TO all municipal workers rem
resent re an addition of approximately
Hsa.uoo;oov s,.v TO the estimates, and this
make the budget total high.
Ihe Commissioners will NOT at
tempt 10 arrive at a tentative total
untii they have completed the CON
leIences now being held separately
with each department head on his
particular requests. When these ses-
slons are concluded tomorrow or
saturday Auditor Daniel J. Donovan
VIII work out the total.
Library Items Up.
Estimated expenses for the opera
ton of the Free Public Library and
its branches is the subject of today's
session. The library items are being
presented by DR.. George r. Bower
man, librarian.
In connection with the school esti-
mates, which were gone over with
the board of education yesterday, 1T
was reported today that the Com
nnissioners may ask 100000 next
year to put school buildings in good
condition. This would be 5000, 900
more than has been appropriated for
the current year for repair work.
The necessity for making substan-
older schoolhouses was emphasized in
a report recently made to the school
board by Fire Chief Watson.
The board Of education asked ap;;
system. of which s5.oO0.ooO is for
buildings and grounds. and the
balance for salaries and current
maintenance of the various school
activlties 1t is understood that the
commissioners take the position this
total will have to be reduced. when
considered in connection with all
municipal needs.
viii Revive Requests.
In the matter of street paving.
sewer and water mains, the general
policy of the city heads will be to
mended last year. but stricken out in
reducing the estimates to the budget
bureau Limitation.
Under the heading of sewers. the
new budget is likely to carry re-
quest for $4,000 TO complete the
Rock Creek interceptor to the District
line and thereby free Rock Creek OF
the pollution which now threatens it's
future The current appropriation
act contains $4,000 for continuing
the project. and about that much
more will finish the job
When the interceptor is completed
as far as the District line, the Mary
land authorities will connect to it a
pipe line to carry off sewage which
now flows into the creek from nearby
land side. This work is regarded as
essential if Rock Creek is to be pre-
served as one of the natural beauties
of the National Capital.
Guard on Extravagance.
Tho action of Congress in estah-
fishing for this fiscal year a new
federal government will pay a lump
sum of 100000 toward local up
keep, instead of 40 per cent OF the
total appropriation. will not lead the
Commissioners to be extravagant IN
framing next years budget.
1t is understood that the city
mendations of their department
chiefs as carefully as in the past.
having indicated that they intend to
ask Congress to restore next year
the old and we'll established principle
under which the federal government
bore fixed percentage of the cost
of maintaining the nations city.
1t also is reported that the budget
bureau will pass on District estimates
with the usual care.