Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18


to operate on the required cash-pa
ing basis by the time fixed by law.
considered with the collection or the
first half of taxes In September and
the second half lin March. as against
the present practice of the first half
being paid IN November and the sec
ond half In May. The change in tax
paying months il authorized by an
act Of Congress approved July >, 1926.
Another matter to which the Conn
missioners have given very careful
consideration, and have attempted az
far AZ is reasonably possible to REM
edy iii the preparation OF their es-
Inmates for 1928. II to do away with
the need Of recommending later In
each fiscal year the granting of ma :
terial supplemental appropriations.
Also, the Commissioners have adopt
ed a policy that appropriations car
ried In the annual appropriations acts
shall not be made Immediately avail
able for expenditure except in I'M
usual cases where the public inter-
est may require that this be done.
1t is important and necessary that
the District shall maintain through
out the fiscal year beginning with
July /. 1928. in order to operate on
cash paying basis without impos-
ing on the taxpayers of the District
the need of increasing the cash fund.
program Of practical Systematic
monthly expenditure.
Tends to Produce Detlcit.
THE making Of appropriations inn
mediately available, particularly In
short sessions of Congress, injects
ON A1afYa ant NJ nvnanaitfrA 1yatn a
fiscal year that is not contemplated
by nor included in the ta:. rate liked
for that fiscal year. Therefore. when
such appropriations are provided in
significant amounts and expendi-
lures made therefrom, it tends TO
produce deficit In the collections
under the tax rate. This also ID the
case where large supplemental ape
preparations are provided beyond The
amount anticipated at the beginning
Of The fiscal wear to be appropriated
in this manner. and included In the
computation Of the tax rate.
For the fiscal year 1921 the Coin-
missioners. IN fixing the tax rate Of
$50, have anticipated the need Of
supplemental appropriations approx
about 100000 will be for carrying on
the school building program, and the
estimates approved by the Commits
sioners for school buildings and sites
In the tentative estimate for 1898
| take into consideration the allowance
of this 100000 in the supplemental
estimates for 1927.
I'm addition to this $500. 900, which
it appears, will be- needed for supple
mental appropriations for school
buildings, 1t IL reasonably certain that
about $200, 900 more will have to be
provided as supplemental appro
| priatit1n for the care OF the Districts
| insane lii st. Elizabetl's Hospital, in
addition to the 81 900. 900 appropriated
for that purpose in the District appro
priation act for the fiscal year 1927
Pension Money Needed.
"A further item Of $4,000 to 1910.
600 will have to be appropriated FOR
the payment of police and fire pen
siOns: $50. 900 for furnishing uniforms
and equipment to policemen and fire
men. an appropriation of only one
half of the total amount required hav,
ing been made for the fiscal year 1927
and probably the further sum oi
900 for the construction OF service
| sewers under the assessment and per
init law.
These several items aggregate
$500 leaving d margin III $40. 900
| Tor miscellaneous deficiencies.
The Commissioners ask, that fiji
lconsidering their tentative estimates
for the fiscal year 1898, their desire
to do away with supplemental appro
| priatiOns as far as is practicable and
! with the making of appropriate lions Inn