Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11
ASKS S5O,64O,235
FOR D. c. BUDGET
Citizens Advisory Council
Recommendation includes
100000 for Center.

The Citizens Advisory Council las
night adopted report prepared by 1t!
chairman, DR.. George G. Havenner
recommending a budget of $50, $40, %;
for the District for 1881. The budget
includes 100000 for acquisition anC
development of the municipal center, ir
addition to the 100000 expected tC
be spent out of the Districts surplus
during the 1880 fiscal year. The coun-
cil's report disapproved spending $780,
900 for more traffic lights, as recon-
mended by Traffic Director William H
Harfand, until traffic census" is taken
at all intersections where 1t is proposed
to install the lights.
No sum is included in the budget fol
airport development, although the
council agreed to the principle that the
city should have one.
Airport Arouses Discussion.
The airport was the subject that pro-
voked discussion, the attitude of most
speakers being that the city would
rather not have 1t than be subjected tc
increased taxes to acquire it or to main
tain it after it is acquired. The atti-
tude of the council seemed best summed
up by a speech by Charles 1. Stengle
who said:
"The time has come when we have
to make a stand, even though we lose
this fight. I like to see airplanes, SC
long as they don't fall on my house.
want this city to have an airport But
this city'S homes come first, and
would rather have no airport at all
than have such burden placed on the
home owners that they would be unable
to meet. It seems to me that the main
benefit from this airport will go to the
Federal Government, and If this airport
is to cost between $4,000, 900 and 81. O00,-
600 as the experts say, then the con-
tribution of 100000 the Federal Gov
eminent proposes to make Is ridiculous
The council finally appointed Mr.
Stengle and DR.. George H. Richardson
to express to Congress the views tina
the people of Washington would rather
not have an airport than have to pa!
all or the substantial part of its cost.
The budget as whole, as approved
by the council, is roughly, $2,50O. OOC
greater than that tentatively selected b!
the Commissioners and $4,000 900 great
er than that set up by District Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan in his flve-yeal
financial program. The council pro-
posed that the present tax rate, STU
per 500, be maintained, but pointed
out that the Federal Governments an
nual contribution of 100000 to thu
cost of operating the City of Washing
ton was a decreasing fraction of the
whole cost, and recommended that 1t bt
increased.
FOreSees Other Appropriations.
In fixing the size of the budget, how
ever, the council noted in its repor
that supplemental items totalling {
million or more dollars will be made
necessary by the enactment of legisla'
ton at the next session OF Congress
authorizing appropriations for one o.
more major projects"
At the end of its budget recommen-
dations, the council looked a little int
the future and recommended that step
be taken to provide the District witt
National Guard armory; that the next
Congress be asked to authorize bridge
over the Anacostia River in the lint
of Massachusetts avenue; that Thir-
tenth street from Massachusetts avenue
to Iowa Circle, H street from Tenth To
Thirteenth streets. North Capitol street
from Florida avenue to E street, and l
street from Twelfth to Twenty-second
streets be widened. and that one grade
crossing be eliminated each year until
all are abolished
The principal increases recommended
by the council were as follows: 000C
for farmers produce market; $115,OOC
for Northeast branch library; $4,000
for purchase of a site for George
town branch library; $250,000 for start
ing work on a new bridge over Kllngle
ford; $275, 900 for elimination of Michl-
gan avenue grade crossing; $4,000
referred to above, for the municipal
center; $4,000 for repair of wharves;
$12 500 for increase in trees and park
ings program: $4,000 for new public
convenience station; $4,000 increase
for sewers; $4,000 for collection OF
refuse, and $350,000 for two high-tem-
perature incinerators; S25, 900 for street
lighting; 81 ,460, 440 for schools: 100000
for beginning construction of a new
250-bed ward building, and $l75,00C
for completing and equipping the
nurses home at Gallinger Hospital;
$3.50, 900 for improving and maintain
ing public parks. and 100000 for two
bathing pools. There are many Other
increases recommended of more
minor character.
The report suggests that in making
its list of streets to be paved in 1881
the Highway Department pay particular
attention to streets in the southwest
and southeast sections of the city
which were described as being in poor
condition. Paving of X or l. streets
south was recommended, as M street is
at present the only link between the
southeast and southwest sections OF the
city of any importance. When this Is
closed for any reason, the report said
1t was necessary to do lot of zig
tagging to make the trip.
On one Of the major items on which
the biggest increase was requested the
councils report was particularly brief
Speaking of schools, it says: "The
council recommends a total of $13 ,445,
04o for the school system for the year
1881. This represents an increase OF
81 ,460, 440 over the total as carried in
the regular annual budget for 1880
Building items, including $4,000 fol-
the construction of a shop for instruc-
ton In automobile repairing, total
$2,542, 500 and school and playground
sites $436, 700. Supplemental items
totaling 100000 are also recon-
mendeae