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at by estimates made on the basis Of
the 1888 budget, and would have to
be rechecked by the National Capital
Planning Commission. the agency
recommended to be set up to fix the
amount to be paid by the Federal and
District Governments for intergov-
ernmental services.
"Our figure is purely an estimate"
said Jacobs Under the circum-
stances it had to be and it will have
to be rechecked to determine the
exact amounts to be reimbursed for
services.
What we did was to try and get
the most accurate figure possible. We
wanted to give the Planning Commits
sion something to start with"
According to the three-point for
mula, the $2,533.357 would be reim-
bursable to three funds Of the Dis
trict government as follows:
General fund, sl.69285 gasoline
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500, and water fund, 100000.
Various theories. it was revealed.
were used in determining the reim-
bursements to the water fund and
the gasoline tax road and street fund
The 100000 credited to the water
fund, for instance. represents $3.50
900 the Federal Government would pay
for the water it consumes, and the
remaining s150.000 would be made up
by an increase in the assessment for
service main extensions to water
users.
Water Payment Plan.
In this particular case the Govern
ment would pay for its water on the
same basis as the domestic consumer,
but it would not be required to pay
anything toward main extensions
The committee took the position that
had the Government paid its proper
tionate share of the water receipts
in the past it would have contributed
to the building up of the large ac-
cumulated surplus in the water fund
even if rents had been reduced to off,
set the effect of Federal payments.
Since new arrangement is proposed
the committee decided that the Gov
ernment should not be required to
help pay the cost of extensions to the
distribution system. but that the cost
should be borne entirely by the con-
sumers, who get the direct benefit of
the extensions. The assessments
against property owners for water
main extensions will be doubled.
The committee said it believed the
principle of an entirely self-support-
ing water system is sound, and pro-
posed that it be put upon this basis.
and that in the future no expendi-
lures whatsoever be paid through the
general fund.
Three separate items make up the
proposed s44O. 500 payment to the road
and street fund. One would be the Dis
trict's estimated share Of appropria-
tions for Federal highway aid to munic-
ipalities if it is included in this pro-
gram as recommended by the commit
tee. Another Is an item of 100000
for construction of streets. The third
is an item of $73 500 for excess cost of
bridge construction.
In reimbursements for capital out
lays the committee proposes that the
Federal Government pay assessments
into the general fund as do ordinary
taxpayers for street Improvements in
which it receives a direct benefit. The
committee pointed out that the cost
of new paving ordinarily would be as
sessed so per cent against abutting
property holders, but if no especially
useful traffic purpose were served by
the new street, lit is obvious that the
assessment basis should not be used In
allocating Federal benefit. In such a
case an ever larger proportion Of cost
should be charged against the Fed
eral Government"
Building Creates Need.
AS an illustration it was pointed
out the Federal Government would be
required to pay the entire cost of such
SLFeeG improvements dS were uldQS III
the vicinity of the new addition to the
Interior Department Building. Before
the addition was erected, it was ex-
planned, the streets and sidewalks were
adequate to meet existing needs. The
erection of the building necessarily
required additional sidewalk facilities
and wider streets. Since these i'm
provements were necessitated by q
new Federal building, the COMMITTEES
said the Government in this case
should bear the entire cost.
In no case where the Government
benefits from street Improvements, il
was said, does the committee propose
that the assessment be less than Sc
per cent. AS in all other instances
of intergovernmental contractual serv.
ices the determination of the amount
to be paid by the Government, how
ever, would be left to the Planning
Commission.
Again, in connection with the erec-
ton of q new school building, the
planning Committee would determine