Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-03
DR.. Havenner Indicates AC-
ton to Be Taken by Ad.
visory Council.
COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE
UP ESTIMATES MONDAY
Money Would Be Used in Purchase
of Sites and for Erection Of
New Buildings.

The board of educations request for
$4,000 900 in the 1881 fiscal year for the
purchase of school sites and the erection
of new buildings, most likely will be ap-
proved by the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil when it meets this week to prepare
budget recommendations for the Dis
trict Commissioners, 1t was indicated
today by DR.. George c. Havenner, pres
ident of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations and chairman exoficio of the
council.
The federation already is on record
as favoring a $3,000,000 appropriation
for public school buildings and grounds
in the 1881 fiscal year, and similar ac-
ton by the council is expected to have
marked influence on the Commissioners
when they undertake consideration OF
the school estimates next Monday.
May Trim Item to s2,40O,O0O.
There have been reports at the Dis
trict Building that the Commissioners
probably would trim the school boards
buildings and grounds item to $4,000
to conform to the financial ALLEGATION
of Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor and
budget officer in his f1ve-year financial
program.
The council also is expected to in
clude in its budget recommendations,
several important items which Maj
Donovan omitted from the 1881 fiscal
year in his f1ve-year program and as
signed to subsequent years. These In
clude the elimination Of the Michigan
avenue grade crossing, the construction
of a new ward building for the Gal
1inger Municipal Hospital and another
public convenience station.
CouucI Wants Actiou
The Michigan avenue grade crossing
Is one of the two remaining grade
crossings in the District, the other
being the Fern street crossing across
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad tracks
Donovan's five-year program provides
for It's elimination at an estimated cost
of $275 900 in the 1882 fiscal year, and
the elimination of the Fern street
crossing the following year at cost
of approximately $250,o00. The coun-
Gil, however, is represented as feeling
that there should be no further delay
in removing these hazards.
The Commissioners have fixed June
10 as the deadline for the submission of
the budget recommendations OF the
council as well as those of the Washing
ton Board Of Trade and the Chamber
of Commerce, which also are making
exhaustive studies of the financial eSti-
mates of the department heads of the
municipal government. AS the budget
expert of the council. Dr. Havenner, has
been making a detailed preliminary re-
view of these estimates preparatory to
calling a meeting at which he will out
line his views for the information of the
council in drawing up its budget report
for the Commissioners
The council, it was said, probably
will recommend budget totaling be-
tween $50,0o0,000 and ISL ,000, 900, or
between $4,000, 900 and So, 000, 900 high
er than the total tentatively fixed by
the Commissioners. The $48 O0O, 600 fig
Cre was decided on by the Commission
ers upon the advice of Maj. Donovan,
who pointed out that the District could
support budget of this size in 1881,
providing generous use Is made of the
surplus revenues to the credit of the
District in the United States Treasury.
Use Of More Of Surplus Urged.
The council, however, is expected to
predicate its higher figure on the use
of more of the surplus than contem-
plated by the Commissioners and an
increase in the annual SO, 000, 900 lump
sum contribution of the Federal Gov
eminent toward the expenses of the
municipal government.
There has been no intimation from
the Board of Trade or the Chamber OF
Commerce as to amounts they are to
recommend for the total budget. Both
of these organizations have commit
tees giving consideration to the various
items which make up the departmental
estimates. The Board of Trade also
has made mimeographed copies of the
book OF estimates for its members who
are interested in the needs of the Dis
ttrict as pictured by the department
heads in their financial estimates.