The Washington times., 1936-01-06

message was submitted to Com
Included in this amount Is ap-
proximately 100000 which has
previously been appropriated for
sewer and other contracts not yet
paid for and which must be set
out again in the next years
budget. This actually brings the
amount Of appropriations recon-
mended for the District in 1887
to $4S,1 100000.
While this Is a reduction Of ap-
proximately $4,000 900 from the
amount asked by the District
Commissioners, it represents an
increase Of $878,385 over the ap-
preparations made for the financ-
ing Of the District during the
current year.
Lump Sum Is Blow
Revelation that the Federal con-
tribution was fixed by the Budget
ct only $500, 000-the same
which was allowed for the pres
emit year-came as blow to Dis
trict authorities, who had made
an urgent plea that this figure
for the coming year be increased
to $8,317 500, which is the aver
age Of what it has been over q
period Of the last 10 years.
It is largely because Of the re-
fusal to allow this Federal con-
tribution increase that the Com
missionerS' recommendations for
expenditures were pared all along
the lines by the Budget Bureau.
The figures show that the eX.
pected revenues and receipts for
the coming year are 35,372, 900
and that with the Federal con.
tribution and the unexpended bal.
ance of $12,500,000 estimated to
be carried over from the current
year, the total amount on hand
viii be $53,572,000. With expendi.
lures estimated at $43, 652 ,472, it is
anticipated that the local Govern
ment will have an unexpended bal
ance Of approximately $4,000, 900
ct the close Of the fiscal year, 1887.
It is explained that, in the ag.
Gregate, the estimates Of expendi.
lures and anticipated revenues
Tor the next fiscal year closely
correspond to those for the cur
rent year.
Regular Receipts Rise
While total anticipated receipts
for 1887 are approximately So, 400.
900 less than for the current year,
the figures show that this is more
than accounted for by the failure
Of the budget makeup to include
Federal Government loans and
grants in the receipts" table as
It did last year. Regular receipts,
however, are estimated to be
higher in 1887 than during the
current year by approximately
5000, 1000.
Every item of expenditure In
the Commissioners recommends
tons were pared by the Budget
Bureau.
The greatest cut was made in
the item for schools, the Commits
Eoners recommending expendi.
lures of $13,959,604 and the
budget reducing this to $685..
745. More than $1,500,000 of this
reduction was in the item for
school operating. The recon.
mended appropriation for 1897 Is
about 81, SOC, 900 above the amount
appropriated for schools last year,
when $10,632,050 was made avail.
able.
The Commissioners request for
. public welfare appropriation Of
$8,422, 655 for 1887 was slaShed to
$7,824,380, but this Is almost
$4,000 more than was appropri-
ated last year.
Gas Fund SIaShed
Almost 100000 was dropped by
the Budget Bureau from the Com
missioners' request Of 1888, $50
for expenditure of funds obtained
by the gasoline tax. The $2,090,-
800 allowed by the budget for
1887 under this item is a decrease
of about 100000 as compared to
the amount appropriated for the
current year.
r Likewise, the budget, in allow.
ing $1,675, $40 to be spent out Of
the water tax funds next year,
cut the Commissioners request on
this item by 100000. For the
current year $1,914,820 was al
lowed to be spent out of these
funds.
( Although the Commissioners
asked $1,373,71O for financing
sewer work during the coming
year, the budget reduced this item
to $990,370, as compared to $685..
ITO allowed for this work for the
current year.
Washington'S police department
will have to operate during 1887
on $3,641.100, if the budgets
recommendations are approved,
despite the request Of the Com.
misSioners for 1881 500 for the
local law enforcement organiza-
ton. For the current year &c..
628,420 was appropriated.