Evening star., 1942-11-18
New Dc. Budqef
Filed; Tax Boost
Is Avoided
$58,068,924 Outlay
Also Provides More
Loon Repoyments
BY DON S. WARREN.

ny DUN .. WAnnEN.
A wartime budget-the largest
in the Districts history, but still
balanced and calling for no in
creases in taxes, despite stepups
in loan repayments has been
filed with the Budget Bureau, the
Commissioners announced today.
The grand total sought by the
city heads in their estimates for
the regular District appropriation
bill, which is to be forwarded to Con-
gress by President in January,
amounts to 58,068 1924. or $1,755073
above appropriation thus far made
for the present fiscal year. In addi-
ton, the anticipated outlay for next
year will be increased to $50, ,595, ,724,
including charges against the Dis
trict government in other appropria-
ton bills, for the Districts share of
the costs of the higher District
courts and Freedmen's Hospital and
including an increased reserve for
supplementals and deficiencies.
Taking the general fund account
alone, excluding highway and water
funds, the Commissioners are pro-
posing an outlay for the year be-
ginning next July l of $52,696, ,127,
which would be $5,826,199 above
appropriations so far made for this
fiscal year.
Good Business Advice
Some weeks ago District Budget
Officer Walter L. Fowler estimated
that the District would reach the
ends of this and the next fiscal years
with large surpluses caused by war
time bars against school construction
and other permanent improvements
He then advised the Commissioners
it would be good business" to use
much of these anticipated surpluses
in payment of debts owed by the
District and for necessary expend-
itures to be paid out of District
funds instead of borrowing more
from the United States. This plan
Is reflected in the Commissioners
estimates in that they plan Federal
debt repayments next year of $650O,.
600, an increase of $3,7O0,0OO. Also
the Commissioners have put into
their estimates new item of $780,.
600 for civilian defense activities in
1914, az a means of avoiding further
borrowing from Uncle Sam.
Congress now has authorized the
District to borrow S2,OOO.OO0 under
the Blackout Acts. about 81 900, ,OOC
OF which has been spent. and the
estimates carry 81 .O0O,O 900 for black
out loan repayment in the next fiscal
year.
Loan Payments.
AS to other loan payments, the
plan is as follows:
PWA: Repay s40OO,OO0 in the
next fiscal year as against $2,5OO,-
600 this year. Under the PWA Act
OF 1888, the Commissioners launched
an improvement program of $18, $780,
600, SIS per cent of which, or s9..
982,500, was to be repaid and the
amortization of this debt already
has been stepped up from the origi-
nal plan.
Lanham Act loans: Repayment
next year of $500000, the approx
mate amount of such money SO
far spent, out of total authorize
tion of several million.
Capper -Cramton Act loans. fol
purchase of park and playground
areas: A repayment of $1OOO.OOC
next year, an increase of $7O0,OOO
over this years requirements.
Not counting the additional ex-
penditure proposed for blackout
purposes, the loan repayments
would total $500, 900 next year, an
increase of 3,700, 900 over this year
The Commissioners are reservine
$1,500,000 for supplemental and de-
f1ciency demands for next year, as
against $1,00O,000 so reserved a year
ago for unexpected demands in the
current fiscal year.
Additional charges against the
District in Federal appropriation
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