Evening star., 1934-10-15
Sum Between SIS, TOO, 600
and $1,000, 600 Sought
!. by Commissioners.
SYMPATHY EXPRESSED
Io,scHo0Ls, LIBRARIES
City Heads Oppose Higher Taxes,
Saying People Are Not IN
the Mood.

The 1886 District Of Columbis
budget, as the Commissioners have
prepared It, definitely contemplates the
payment Of Q higher proportion Of Dis
.trict costs by the Federal Government
than this year. The Federal Treasury
gave IS, TOO 900 as It's obligation toward
District expenses this year, but about
81 SOC, 100 was deducted as repayment
Of p. w. A. '1oans." For years prior
to the more recent budgets the Fed
eral Government gave q lump sum OF
$4,000, 900. For 1896 the Federal Gov.
ernment will be asked to obligate itself
for q sum between these two figures,
It was indicated at the District Build
ing today.
Sympathetic to Schools.
N setting up the budget for 1885
Commissioner Haven said today the
Commissioners sought to be particu-
larly sympathetic to the public schools
and the public libraries. The budget
win contain $1,500, 900 for new school
construction, the first construction
program contemplated in several years.
Allowances made to schools were the
direct result Of q late night conferences
in which DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent Of schools, led his ofhcial
staff In o determined plea for more
generous treatment Of school needs.
The Commissioners were impressed
by the school authorities statements
which called their attention to the
fact that while the submitted school
budget Of year ago represented
urgent needs, the school systems needs
this year-with an increase of 1000
children on their rolls-are even
greater. The school budget for 1886
included construction items totaling
$4,000, 900, and the budget which the
Commissioners will transmit to the
Bureau of the Budget some time this
week will carry about one-half these
items.
Hazen said today that he and
his associates, George Allen and Lieut..
Col. Dan ]. Sultan, feel that tax In
creases should not be considered this
year.
Asainst Tax increases.
People are In no mood this year
to think about IN increase In their
taxes" Hazen explained. tor that
reason we are submitting budget
that does not contemplate an increase
in the real estate <ax rate or IN the
gasoline and automobile taxes.
1--WE do contemplate an increase
in the Federal obligation to the Dis
trict, however. ] am not at liberty
to say just what that amount Is, but
it will be more than the present
IS, TOO 600 and perhaps less than the
old s9.0o0,0 900 lump sum.
I'VE have undertaken to drop al
capital expenditures this year except
the schools, which we believe are most
urgently needed. II Congress will al
low us the increase in the Federal OBJ
legation, we can make it-that Is, we
can carry the school construction pro-
gram-but If Congress refuses to In
crease the Federal sum, then Congress
will have to cut into the school build
ing program to bring the expenditures
within the revenue. But that viii be
Congress- doings; we are convinced
the budget we are submitting Is really
needed; we are submitting certain
school items-that's our budget. Any
thing less than that will be Congress-
budget"
Forbidden by law from making pub
Lie the complete budget which they
submit to the Bureau Of the Budget
the Commissioners will make every
effort to apprise the District people
this year of their petition. They viii
make public q review Of their budget
by releasing the letter Of transmitta
to the Budget Bureau. This letter viii
be made public as soon as MAI. Dan
lei Donovan, District auditor, prepare,
It. This probably will be ready late
this week.