Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
arge increase is recommended under

large iHcIcaSo 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT uuool
this heading.
Reclamation of Anacostia Rive,
Flats.-The council recommends tina,
the appropriation for this work be in
creased from $2l7,500 to $3.50, 900.
Public Building and Public Parks
The council recommends a total o,
s1,144,266 under this heading. The
item of $150.000 for the construction
of bathing pools has been omitted TO,
the reason that the council is OF the
opinion that further legislation Is
necessary before an appropriation Is
asked for. The act OF May 4, 1926
only authorized two pools and both OF
these have been appropriated for
The item of $4,000 for the construc
ton of a sewer in the Washington
Monument Grounds and $l00,000 for
constructing roads in the Mall have
also been omitted by the council be.
cause 1t Is doubtful as to whether
| these items would be proper charges
against the District of Columbia In
the opinion of the council they belong
I'm the Federal budget.
100000 as Park Share.
National Capital Park and Plan.
| ming Commission.--The council recon-.
mends 100000 for inclusion in the
| 1929 budget, believing that only to
! this extent should the municipal
budget participate at this time in the
work of this commission If the Fed.
eral contribution to the budget is to
be limited to 100000 The council,
however. strongly urges that the Fed
eral Government provide the addi'
tional funds called for by the com
missions estimate
tsNntionoI ZonJnui~ol Park The
item of 100000 for an extension to the
building for birds and the one of
100000 for a building for reptiles.
amphibians, etc. has been omitted by
the council from it's recommendations
for the 1929 budget because it thought
other items are Of greater Importance
at this time.
Washington Aqueduct and Water
Department-The item for operation
and salaries Washington aqueduct
has been increased from $192,2l0 to
$500, 900 in order to permit of the OPP
Grafton of the new pumping station
at Deiacarlia Reservoir. This station
will dispense with pumping at the
Bryant street station. where saving
of $4,000 is effected.
$e0.700 for Water Extension.
1.-THE council urgently recommends
for inclusion in the 1929 estimates an
item Of $4,000 for 1900 feet OF H.
inch main in Alabama avenue from
Fifteenth street to a point opposite
Garfield School, as this entire section
is without city water. 1t also ap-
proves OF the items Of $4,000 for a
main in E street southeast. between
Second and South Capitol streets.
Two water main items have been
omitted from the councils estimates
because the sections to be covered are
now supplied with water and the pro.
posed mains were only intended to
supplement existing service.
while tax rate of S1.65 would
finance the budget recommended by
the council for the 1929 appropriation
bill, the council does not believe that
the budget suggested by it will cover
every requirement of the District
during the year 1929, especially II any
of the larger supplementals proposed
for 1928 have to be postponed until
1929. 1t looks forward, in any case. to
emergency supplementals In 1929, the
same as have occurred in all previous
years. and not until the close of 1928
can any accurate estimate be made re-
garding the revenue to be raised for
financing the year 1929. 1t Is our
opinion, however. that a rate some
where between $1.70 and $3.50 will be
necessary for the year 1929.
Urge Apportionment Body.
THE Citizens Advisory Council
wishes to suggest to the Commission
ers the preparation of bill to be in
troduced in the next Congress for the
creation of commission to formulate
a plan for the equitable apportion-
ment of the fiscal obligations between
the Federal Government and the gov.
eminent OF the District of Columbia
The annual controversy as to the
amount that should be paid from the
Federal Treasury toward the upbuild-
ing and maintenance Of the National
Capital should be reduced to sound
and definite business basis. It Is now
based upon a guess--a most unsatis-
factory basis for the determination of
a question of such grave Importance.
'The council believes that any COM
mission created for this purpose
should be entirely impartial, and it