Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
DONOVAN PREPARES.
FINANCE PROGRAM
s230,616,000 in Expendi.
lures Listed by Auditor in
Five-Year PIan.'
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1892. s44, $50 900; 1898, s45,sso,ooo, and
1884, $46,607 900.
Although the appropriations In the
main, under the program. would be met
out Of the general revenues Of the
District, Donovan plans to dip into the
surplus revenues in the years when the
budget exceeds the income. At the
beginning Of the new fiscal year, July /.
he estimates the surplus will amount
| to $7,600,0o and while 1t would drop
as low as s4,322,00o in the 1888 fiscal
year. his program shows that at the
close Of the 1884 fiscal year, the total
will ave increased to $6,796,o00.
Reasons for Omissions.
The auditor omitted the airport, the
new Supreme Court addition, the Ma
! tional Guard Armory, the new District
| Jail and the salary increases for fire.
men and policemen from his program
because of the lack Of legislation au-
| thoriZing these projects. No provision
was made for the sewage treatment
| works, he said, as no approximate date
/ has been advanced as to when the
requirement for. starting this project
will arise, and it Is doubtful II appro-
priations will be requested within the
| next five years. In connection with the
| salary raises for firenen and policemen,
he explained, that should Congress pass
the bill providing for higher pay, there
will be sufficient funds to meet the
| increase. 4
Appropriations for the municipal
center, which heads the list Of new i'm
provements provided under Donovan's
program, would be extended over the
entire five-year period. The total
amount called for Is $l1.5i0,000 for
the purchase Of the site, preparation OF
| plans and the construction OF the
| courts building. In addition, the
project contemplates general admins
| tration building which, 1t Is roughly
estimated, will cost about sl0,ooo,0oo.
Old Building Should Help.
The auditor, however. pointed out
that Il Is not likely that any appropria-
tons will be made for this building
within the period Of the program. More
over, he suggested that the cost OF It's
construction be financed In part by
pay to the District for the fair value
of the present District Building. This
fair value, he said, Is estimated at
$5,500,O00.
The high temperature incinerators.
costing $4,000, would be provided for
in two years, 1880 and 1881, under the
auditors program. The children's tu-
berculosis hospital, the cost of which
is placed at $780, 900, also would be pro-
vided In the same two years. The
bathing pools or beaches, costing $525,-
600, would be financed in the 1881,
1882 and 1888 fiscal years.
The program provides also FOR the
elimination Of the Michigan avenue
grade crossing In 1882 and the Fern
street crossing the following year. The
cost Of these two projects is estimated
A total Of s3s5, 900 is set up for ex-
pansion Of the Public Library, spread
over the fiscal years Of 1891, 1882 and
1888. A branch building is provided
in 1891, site in 1882 and another
branch building In 1888.
Bridge Plans in Three Years.
The bridge requirements In Dono-
vans program would come In the fiscal
years Of 1881, 1888 and 1884. In 1881
1t is proposed to replace the Connecti-
cut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley
at a cost Of 100000. Replacement OF
the Calvert street Bridge would start
in 1882 and be completed In 1888. The
cost Of this project is estimated at
| 81, SOC, 00o.
other improvements provided In
Donovans program are 100000 Tor q
farmers produce market in 1891 and
100000 for the purchase Of park and
| playground sites, to be spread over the
five-year period at the rate Of 81 ,ooo,o 900
q year.
Donovan explained in the outset Of
his report to the Commissioners that
the five-year financial program is the
| outgrowth Of his discussions with the
Commissioners. Heretofore" he said
the practice has been to prepare an
| annual program in connection with the
| preparation of the budget.
Ordinarily this is all that is neces-
sary, but during the session Of Con-
gress recently ended legislation was
enacted for the District OF Columbia as
the result Of which the District will be
required within the next few years to
meet unusually heavy expenditures for
major improvements. Moreover, certain
legislative bills were pending at the
close of the session which will, In al
probability, be reintroduced during tbs
session commencing next December.
Believes Study to Be Helpful.
"The enactment of these bills into Law
will further materially increase the ex-
penditures. It seems we'll, therefore, Il
endeavor to present a reasonably &C.
curate picture Of the Districts financial
requirements during the hve-year period
ended with June 80. 1894, this picture
to include the various purposes fol
which expenditures are proposed and
the means BY which the needed money
is to be raised.
'It was because the auditor believes
study Of this kind would be helpful
and informative TO the Commissioners
the budget bureau and the committee
In Congress, as well as Of interest tc
residents of the District of Columbia
that he undertook the preparation oi
the five-year financial program. Par.
ticulariy at this time 1t viii be of as.
sistance to the Commissioners In theil
| framing Of the municipal budget for til.
fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, wori
on which IS now In progress,
THE initial experience In the draft.
ing Of this ms eial program suggests
the desirahility It's revision from TIM