Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-18
Work May Be Completed at
Meeting TomorroW-Cuts
Proportionate.
CITY HEADS TO CONFER
WITH ADVISORY GROUP
Citizens Council Figure for Dis.
trict Expenses Approximate
Limit President Set.

The Districts tentative budgetary
estimates for the next fiscal year,
calling for appropriations amounting
to approximately $42 900 900, felt the
first sharp cut of the pruning knife
today in obedience to the wishes OF
President Coolidge, who thinks that
budget of $3s,573. 1929 should be suf.
fcient to meet the needs of this Ma.
tional Capita.
The slashing was done by the Com
missioners, who met behind closed
doors with Daniel J. Donovan. Dis
trict auditor and budget oficer. for
the fist of a series Of previously ar
ranged budget pairing sessions. An.
other meeting will be held tomorrow
and a third on Friday. IL necessary.
Judging from the progress made
today, however, the Commissioners
are likely to complete the work to.
morrow morning. but the revised
budget will not he transmitted to the
Bureau of the Budget until 1t Is
scrutinized by Commissioner Cuno II.
Rudolph, who Is expected to return
from his vacation Tuesday.
All Departments Suffer.
All departments of the District gov
eminent are understood to have suf-
fered slight reductions. although the
Commissioners declined TO indicate
the amount of the cuts made in the
various items. An effort was made.
it was said. to make proporuonate
reductions in the items of the various
departments. Under this policy the
public schools would suffer more
severely than any other department
in view of the fact that the estimates
of the Board of Education represent
virtually one-third of the 42,0O0,-
900 total.
The school boards original est-
mates called for appropriations In
excess of $1,000 900. The commits.
sioners trimmed this figure to about
S13.500, 900 when framing their tenta-
tive budget. If the school items under
went cut of one-third of the total
of $3,500000 which the Commissioners
are required to eliminate by direction
Of the President, the school budget
will amount to approximately $12.-
600 ,000-the figure tentatively set by
the Citizens Advisory Council in the
budget 1t recommended for the next
fiscal year.
The cuts made today are subject
to revision, however, as the Com.
missioners have planned to await
before putting the budget In final
shape for the Budget Bureau. The
council will meet with the Commits.
sioners and Maj. Donovan in executive
conference tonight to consider the
budget The veil of secrecy has
been thrown around the conclave be-
cause of the fear of Commissioner
Bell that 1t would be illegal to reveal
to the public the recommendations In
the completed estimates.
Council and Coolidge Agree.
BY a strange coincidence, the coun-
ellis tentative budget recommends
tions called for appropriations just
s214060 short Of the presidential limi-
tation for the next fiscal year. The
council suggested a budget Of $685.
2l4,O60, with a proviso that In no
event should the total exceed $%0.-
600 900 Whether the council will con-
tinue to support the limitations in
it's original schedule. or shift to those
fixed by the Commissioners, is profile.
NAUTICAL.
According to Jesse c. Suter. chair
man of the council. it's members will
go into conference with the Commits.
sioners with open minds" Person.
ally" he added. my idea is to arrive
at the most logical conclusions, lay.
ing the basis for the councils paru,
cipation in the proceedings on team
work. Team work is my motto. and
as a result believe We will get the
best program available for the DIS.
trict Of Columbia"
The councils recommended budget
of s38,214 $50, is distributed az fol-
lows:
General expenses. $1.573 500; traffic
bureau, 100000; emergency fund,
$50 900; Public Library, $300.000
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