Evening star., 1925-09-20
ADVISORY COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS BUDGET
Suter Calls Meeting to Pre-
pare for Hearing if Lord
Grants Permission.

The Citizens Advisory Council will
hold a conference at the office of
Chairman Jesse c. Suter at 43O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to pre-
pare for it's appearance before the
Budget Bureau when the District esti
mates are under consideration, if Bud
get Director Lord accords the council
that privilege.
In announcing the calling of the
conference last night Chairman Suter
said he addressed a letter to Gen
Lord several days ago, requesting ar
opportunity to have the council give
the Budget Bureau it's views, both or
| the councils own recommendation
| and on the estimates as submitted BY
the Commissioners.
Mr.. Suter has not yet received Gen
Lords answer, but he called the mem.
bers of the council to meet with him
in executive session tomorrow SO that
/ they would be ready If a favorable
reply Is received from the Director of
the Budget.
1t is Chairman Suter's intention to
ask the members of the council to
designate one or more of their number
to be spokesman at the Budget
Bureau.
Will Discuss Beaches.
While the meeting tomorrow was
called primarily to designate these
spokesman. Mr.. Suter plans to cal
the councils attention to the steps
which have been taken recently by
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff. to obtain
funds from Congress to give the white
and colored populations of the city
adequate bathing beach facilities next
year.
The council, in it's budget recon-
mendations to the Commissioners sew
eral months ago, went on record in
favor of a 100000 item for bathing
beaches and it is known that since
that time Chairman Suter has been
keeping in touch with the officials who
are planning the beach projects.
The council urged the Commission
ers early in the Summer to seek a
budget for next year of almost $780,
900 900, and, while this advisory board
of citizens has not met to discuss the
question since, it is expected that if
they are invited to appear before the
director of the budget they will adhere
to their original recommendation.
Against Lump Sum.
The council also incorporated in its
report to the Commissioners a plea
that Congress take steps at the next
session to work out fair and equita.
BILE method of dividing the expenses
of the Nations Capital between the
Federal and District governments in
stead of appropriating a fiat lump
sum of s9.00O,000.
The council urged that Congress
return to the definite proportionate
basis of appropriating for the District
pending the working out of a, per-
manent solution of the fiscal rela-
tions question.
After receiving the views of the
council the Commissioners prepared
a budget that slightly exceeded $40.
100000 Gen. Lord directed that this
figure be cut to a tentative limit of
| $36, ESQ, 900, but gave the city heads
| the privilege of submitting a supple
| mental list.
The Commissioners took advantage
| of the offer and prepared supple
| mentals of more than $4,000 900, in.
| Guiding most of the important pro-
JcCIS cililliIldleu from the original
total. Therefore, when the budget
| hearings begin September "a the
Commissioners will be supporting
two sets of estimates, aggregating
practically the same amount they
asked for originally.
Engineer Commissioner Bell an
! nounced yesterday that as soon as the
| budget hearings are concluded on Sep
tember % he will ask the Citizens Ad
visory Council to begin preparation OF
a program of District legislation to be
advocated by the Commissioners al
the coming session Of Congress.
Will Take Up Legislation.
The council will be furnished with
! a list of all the District bills left over
I from the last Congress as we'll as pro
posed legislation which was not before
Congress last year
1t is expected the council will un
dertake to determine the relative i'm
| portance of various measures and
submit it's views to the Commission
| ers. After the city heads send the
| bills to Congress the council will be
| available to assist in having the Sen
ate and House District committees
guide them through the legislative
machinery.