Evening star., 1929-06-25
Bailey's Statement Indicates
Budget Bureau viii
Disapprove Sum.
HOOVER PROGRAM HELD
APPLICABLE TO CAPITAL
Contemplated Use Of Part of Sur
plus Is Not Expected to Influence
Federal Groups Action.

Plans of the District Commissioners
to seek an appropriation Of $4,000
900 for the District for the 1881 fiscal
year most likely will be disapproved by
the Bureau of the Budget, it was indi-
Gated today in a statement of r. j.
Bailey, assistant to the budget director,
that the financial program laid down
i by President Hoover to keep the 1881
/ appropriations within the amount ap-
propriated for the coming fiscal year
July /. is applicable to the District as
! well as Federal Government depart
rnents.
The fact that the Commissioners are
building the 1881 budget with view
to using a portion of the surplus revee
nues to the credit of the District in the
Federal Treasury, Bailey pointed out, is
not expected to influence the Budget
Bureau in its treatment of the new es-
Inmates OF the Municipal Government.
Explains Status Of Surplus.
Bailey gave the impression that the
Budget Bureau does not look upon the
surplus revenues as an unincumbered
fund which the District may use when
ever 1t may choose to draw upon it. but
on the contrary is subject to the same
supervision by Congress and the Budget
Bureau as are the general revenues Of
the District. The surplus, he explained,
is not made up entirely OF the tax reve-
nues of the District, but includes reve-
nues from all sources.
THE revenues from all sources went
into one fund to compose the So-called
surplus revenues of the District There
is no way to distinguish the Districts
tax revenues in that fund from money
obtained from other sources he. said.
While the egegular appropriation for
the District for the 1880 fiscal year
totals S4l, l,595,1l5, 1t Is believed at the
District Building that the Budget
Bureau viii allow a larger amount in
the 1891 estimates since the $4,000, 900
recently appropriated to acquire q
portion Of the site for the municipal
preparations to be sought at the regular
session OF Congress In December, for
beginning construction Of the two pro-
iected high temperature incinerators
will be, considered as 1880 appropria-
tons.
Other Items May Raise Total.
In this case, the $3,000,000 already
appropriated for the municipal center
the supplemental estimates, 1t was said,
would bring the 1880 figure up to
slightly In excess of $45, 5,000. 600, or
$4,000, 900 below the tentative figure set
by the Commissioners. In addition,
there may be other items in the sup
Elemental estimates which would fur
ther raise the figure for 1880.
Full Board Is Present.
Estimates of the Police and Fire De-
partments for their needs in the 1881
fiscal year were under discussion at to.
days seni-weekly meeting of the board
of District Commissioners. Estimate
discussions were sidetracked all last
week for a variety of causes. Engineer
Commissioner william B. Ladue had to
attend several meetings OF the Public
Utilities Commission, including public
hearing, and also two meetings of the
National Park and Planning Commits
sion. Commissioner Sidney F. Talia-
ferro was at Montauk Point, n. Y.
with convention of the District Bank
ers' Association. A full board was
present today, however.
The estimates must be sent after the
Commissioners cut them down to the
figure they believe proper, to the Budget
Bureau for further revision by July Is
Budget Bureau for further pruning
before submission at the next session
of Congress.
The Commissioners are far along
IN their work for the time of the
year. The Park and Planning Com
mission and the Fairgrounds Depart
rnent estimates remain to be acted
upon, in addition to the Police and
Fire Departments.