Evening star., 1934-09-16
DISTRICT BUDGET
RUNS FAR AHEAD
OF 1886 INCOME
Problems of Adjustment
Face Public and Com
mission.
HEARINGS TO BE HELD
ON SET.UP TOMORROW
Donovan Says Income Likely to
Be $12,251,4 All Under De-
partmental Bids.

Faced with the problem Of how to
stretch revenues amounting to some
SAC, 100000 to cover appropriation
proposals totaling $52,99e,224, the
Commissioners and the public tomor-
row win begin consideration Of q
tentative 1886 District budget.
Formal public hearings on the esti-
mates submitted by District depart
ment heads and independent agencies
"a new departure in local budget
making practices-will open at 10 am.
and continue daily until all interested
groups have been heard. Sessions will
be heard in the board room Of the
District Building. Nearly score OF
spokesmen for civic groups are
scheduled to speak tomorrow on an
allotted time basis.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, District
budget officer, yesterday released 1885
revenue estimates showing that, in all,
not more than $40,747, ,813 income
may now be anticipated, or $12,251,-
All less than the total Of requested
and required outlays for next year.
This revenue figure includes general
revenues of $33,4S8,615; gasoline
tax funds, s2,851,198; water rents,
So, ,088,0 900, and trust funds totaling
81, $4,000.
General Fund Budget High.
Eliminating items charged to special
funds, the appropriation requests Of
department heads total $46.433, ,524, 4.
against the general revenue estimate
of $33, ,438, SIS, showing an excess of
S12 ,994 ,910 in general fund requests
over expected general income.
This situation may be relieved some
If the District Is not required to set
aside $1,000,000 out of this years
revenues for repayment next year on
the District public works grants.
Maj. Donovan revealed the COM
missioners plan to ask Controller
General McCarl to pass on this ques-
ton before they adopt a 1886 budget.
The first repayment on the p. w. A.
loan must not be made until June
80, 1896, but under the wording Of
the District p. w. A. act the District
apparently is required to set aside 10
cents on the tax rate as Of July /,
1884. to guarantee the payment, Maj.
Donovan said. II the controller gen.
eral finds this may be postponed un-
til next year it win mean that an adj
ditional 81 ,000, 900 will be carried over
to the 1886 year as revenue avail
ability and increase that much the
possible outlays next year.
Heavy Slashing Foreseen.
Even 50, the requests of the depart
ment heads are faced with heavy
slashing, an annual practice, and II
spokesmen insist on large capital Inn
provements for their sections the
Commissioners plan to ask them II
they are willing to take an increase
in taxation If that proves necessary to
make them possible. This advance
warning has come from both Com
missioners Hazen and Allen.
When the public hearings are ended
the Commissioners will arrive at a
proposed budget and send 1t to the
Budget Bureau, en- route to Congress.
The budget itself win not be made
public until it is sent to Congress by
the President.
The estimates now are based on the
assumption the Federal contribution
next fiscal year viii be but $5, TOO, 900.
Such sum was included IN the 1885
act, but this figure was reduced by
deductions Of 10 per cent from Fed
eral grant Of 81, ,759, 500 for sewer I'M
provements and $14s,65o for park
development.
Nn.nv~.tn~l,~~w xT.w-~ a.
for larger Federal contribution than
that allotted for the present year.
Park Expansion Payment.
Estimates Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission carry
an item of $507, ,413.s4 for a payment
next year to the United States Treas
ury under the $4,000, 900 Capper-
Cramton park expansion act. This
would be the fifth District payment
and bring the total reimbursement to
$4,0S8, ,62e.78. Park purchases and
other expenses under this act have a
total cost of $3.50, 1858.
The Budget Bureau now is holding
In temporary impoundment $507.-
413.84, which, II released, would be-
come a repayment obligation Of the
District next year.
Expansion Of both the staff and the
facilities Of the District Playground
Department Is sought In estimates
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