Evening star., 1938-09-12
Budget
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the anticipated income from the pres
ent aggregate taxation yield.
Provided that in the adoption OF
the preceding motion, it is expressly
understood that it carries no ap-
proval of any specific rates or form
OF taxation"
Mr.. Carruthers said the leaders OF
his group recognized that the popu-
lation of the District had increased,
that there was a consequent increase
in budget demands, and that for these
reasons, it expected the total Of the
Commissioners estimates may ex-
ceed appropriations made for this
year.
By the same token, he said, he ex-
pected that the revenues would be
higher, duA to expanding population
and business. but he made the point
that the federation's Executive Com
mittee desires no step-up in the budget
which would anticipate an increase in
taxes next year. He explained that his
group reserved the right to act later
on any proposed change in tax rates
or tax levies, which may be recon-
mended as a result of the survey now
being made by experts under the di-
rection of the Congressional Joint
Committee on Internal Revenue Tax
alton.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen, who
conducted the hearing, interjected:
"Then you don't necessarily approve
all OF the present taxes?"
No" said Mr. Carruthers. 1--WE be-
lieve, of course. that the Federal Gov
ernment should contribute fair
share of the total cost and that the
Commissioners estimates should be
government by the anticipated total
of present revenues and not on any
expectation of what new revenues may
produce"
Funds From P. w. A. Cited.
Mr.. Carruthers suggested that the
approval Of the use of P. w. A.
funds amounting to more than s13.-
0,000 for Capital Improvements
should enable the Commissioners to
eliminate roughly the same amount
Of requests from the regular District
estimates and thereby lessen the Com
missioners' problem in reducing the
$66,00o,000 total of department re-
quests. He suggested that the Com
missioners might properly urge the
P. w. A. to approve some other P. w. A.
projects, up to the $18,150,O00 limit.
When Mr.. Carruthers suggested that
the s66,000,000 total of department
requests indicated that the depart
ment heads had asked far more than
they either expected or hoped to get,
Mr.. Hazen and other District officials
chuckled
The Federation spokesman said his
group favored submission of the Dis
trict estimates directly to Congress,
instead of having them go through
the Federal Budget Bureau, and Com
missioner HaZen said. I'VE all favor
that" Mr.. Carruthers added that
his group favored this change if the
Commissioners would see to it that
the budget total is held down to a
workable figure.
In response to questions from the
Commissioners. Mr.. Carruthers said
he recognized that the National Guard
should have a new armory, but he
didn't know how the cost should be
divided between the Federal and Dis
trict government. Capt. Patrick Henry
Tansey, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner, remarked, That question is
what has harhpered plans for getting
new armory"
A. j. Driscoll, president of the Mid
City Citizens Association, reviewed
the long-standing demand of his
neighborhood for the reopening of the
old No. police station on Fifth and
N streets NV. arguing that since
the rearrangement of police stations
several years ago there has been an
increase in crime in the territory of
the old No. station. To show the