Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
HOOVER TO DISCUSS
DISTRICT AFFAIRS
AT RAPIDAN CAMP

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early last April, have many times form
ed opinions and have conceived some
ideas for improvements in the District
government and In the treatment OF the
city itself.
will Discuss Budget.
The Commissioners have been en-
gagged principally since taking ONCE
with the preparation of t'ae budget esti-
mates for the year commencing July l
next Inasmuch as this task has just
been recently completed and their esti-
mates lodged with the director OF the
Bureau of the Budget, this VIII form
subject of a part OF the conference II
the mountains, and especially regarding
the question Of possible tax increase
In the future.
1t it known also that the President, in
his efforts TO push forward the puoilc
buildings program in the District, is
interested in the proposed Municipal
Center for Washington and IT Is there
fore expected that he will discuss this
subject at some length.
MFR Hoover has intimated during
conversations regarding local affair:
that he has some well defined ideas Of
what he believes will be an improve
ment in the present method OF working
out a budget for the public school sys'
tern for the District. He has not ye
revealed his ideas. but he has MADE i
plain that he is of the opinion tha
there is room for improvement.
Interested in Water Program.
MFR. Hoover also is interested in tn
successful carrying out OF the nVe-yea
water distributing program as wen a
all other programs for the phySicai I'M
provenent of the Capital City. He ma
made it very plain that he does no
favor economiZing TO the extent OF I'M
pairing the physical development OF TIT
CITY. Stinting in this respect ne
understood to consider poor economy.
Although the total figures for thu
District budget estimate Tor next yea
have not been officially announced, j
Is understood that they aggregated ap
proximately S47,000,000 when the!
reached the hands Of the director o
the budget. This total Is UNDERSTOOD
TO be about $1,000, 900 less than th'
total amounts requested by the various
department heads Of the District gov
eminent. II will be explained to tn
President that the purpose Of the Com
nlissioners in keeping the estimate!
down TO about $47,000,00 was TO avoit
the necessity OF increasing the presen
tax rate of sl70.
The wives of Commissioners Reichel
derfer and Crosby are in the week emf
party. They motored with Mrs, Hoove
TO the camp during the forenoon. Tn
men in the party accompanied tn
President when he left after luncheon
Mai. Gotwals wife has not yet joine'
him in Washington.
Others i'm Camp Party.
Others who win make up the weel
end party TO the camp are Senator ant
Mrs. David Baird, 1r, of New Jersey
who were recently married and VIII
hurried back to Washington from thei
honeymoon trip in Europe so that Sena
tor Baird would be on hand 10 supper
the administration in getting ratiflca
ton of the London naval treaty; Davi
Lawrence, newspaper publisher an
writer of this city, and Mrs. Lawrence
Marx Sullivan, newspaper editor an
writer Of this city and Mrs. sullivan
Howard Heinz of Pittsburgh, Pa: A. v
Shaw of Chicago, magazine publishe
and chairman of the Presidents Com
mission to Study Recent Economi
Changes: Lawrence Richey, one oil tf
Presidents secretaries; Capt. joel
Boone. White House physician, and Mr.
Dare McMullin OF Palo Alto, who ha
been a house guest at the White Hous
Tor more than month.
For the first time this Summer Pres
Gent Hoover wall syteno ais week en-
.srs1 w MS Rapidan Camp TO Monos
morning. He haas generally fetufne
10 the White House Sunday night, Di
his plans for this week end call Tor n
return to washington during the iof'
noon Monday.