Evening star., 1925-05-15
BUDGET ESTIMATE
NEAR S40,O)D,ODO
FOR COMING YEAR
District Commissioners Get
Department Heads Pre-
Iiminary Figures.
S12,5OO,oOO THOUGHT
ASSURED FOR SCHOOLS
Street Lighting Needs Also Held
Certain of Liberal Appro-
priation From Congress.

Inc preliminary estimates OF the
various department heads of the
District Government for the fiscal
year l926-l927, now being submitted
10 the Commissioners, are expected to
reach total of approximately s40,-
100000, which is about the sum rec
commended by division chiefs last
year. The preliminary estimated
were supposed to be in the -fands of
the Commissioners Today. All of them
are not yet in however, and the com
pleted tlta-may vary somewhat from
thiS-Ssure. These estimates repre-
sent what the men in charge of var,-
Gus activities believe they shoi
have to carry on their respective,
functions during the fiscal year.
T. The Commissioners always cut
these recommendation of bureau
heads before making even pre-
lIminary report to the Budget Blu
reau, since they must consider the
municipal service as a whole
Many Cuts Probable.
The city heads have not attempted
up TO this time to determine how
much they will ask the Budget Bu-
reau to approve. but it is practi-
cally certain to be considerably less
than the department heads are rec
ommending
The Commissioners also will give
consideration this year to the views
OF the newly created Citizens Advisory
Council as to what the total should
be before making up their minds. II
IS understood the Commissioners will
not disclose the estimates of the de
partment heads to the council but will
n 10 Yla n firNV1C
for each branch of the service, based
on the amounts appropriated by Con
greSS for the u months beginning
July l.
Each member of the council has
been supplied with a sheet showing
what was appropriated for each de-
partment in the last appropriation
law From these figures and informal
conferences with officials they will de-
eide whether more or less should be
sought for each activity next year.
Progress on the new water conduit
and additional reservoirs has reached
a stage where, it is understood. nearly
a million dollars less can be asked for
next year for this project This situa-
ton may enable the Commissioners 10
seek increases in other directions.
Sl2,500.000 for Schools.
The total estimates of the school
system. including the building pro-
gram, are approximately ST., 500. 900,
or about the same amount requested
a year ago.
Street lighting needs are practically
certain to receive liberal consideration
since a definite program for improving
the illumination of the streets over a
| given period Of years has been worked
| out. Traffic officials also regard i'm
| proved street lighting as an essential
| factor in reducing accidents
/ Serious consideration will be given
| also to the need for replacing the old
| Chain Bridge across the Upper Poto-
mae in the fiscal year 1926-1927.
! The Fire Department. it is reported
will seek one or two new fire engine
! houses.
There has been some discussion of
reviving the movement for a central
/ police building to house the detective
| bureau, police headquarters and traffic
i department, but whether this will be
| achieved next year is problematicaI
! The city heads probably will not be-
! gin TO consider the recommendations
that have been submitted by depart
! ment heads until about June !.