Evening star., 1951-10-14


soliciting Those rendering this public spirited and ~
self sacrificing community service deserve and
should receive the most helpful cooperation by
To reach the goal offers an opportunity to all ~.
for participation which is both a privilege and a ~
ing that dollar has greater purchasing power
for Chest agency than it has for
chases. c,
should always be gifts pledges cover
nasd an sns on t there are thu than 100 which
OF annual subscriptions not required but may
venient monthly quarterly installments.
The liberal the contribution the
Sfaction to the giver.
implications of the D. c. 1888 Budget
Department of the Washington Board Of Trade under
date Of September 90 discusses nformativey the financial mp
have been hearing the various departments justify their
and on October % will hold public hearing the budget
accounts the heads of the District requesting
the 1862 budget The final appropriations by
the Congress for the District for 1852 SIC million
they also approximately million
original budget Congress-
optimistic enough to assume that there will be
similar OF SIG million in the present request of the agencies
the taxpayers of the District are vtaly concerned
This 81 & statement is based on the following premises;
at the close of 1851 indicated While information
has been released at this point there indications that
for that underemaed considerable
trict will add operating ss and 81
million Since whatever surplus above the s2 million available
the increases for the will spending
outlay budget will neces-
sariy greater operating costs supplies
1858 and succeeding years
materials and supplies purchased by the
District is still rising.
a The curament of building automobile pro-
duco the general ALLEGATION of materials under the defense
will unqueionaby affect upon
the District depends for its incomes
The bulletin continues with discussion of where the money
will from and gives the
s4s 1s49 1850 property tax tangible
associations etc. individual income
franchise motor vehicle personal alcoholic
sales tax and cigarette tax.
The study the following con-
clusion:
sent the bulk Of the total monies going into the general fund of
the District Additional sums received for such items licenses
permits fines interest and penalties beer which
remain 1ary constant none OF them holding out promise Of
capital outlay program on the 1852 budget
over previous indicates additional need for operation
Maintenance lss2 spending without any in
creas either capital outlay operation
activities inevitably following
Ticts fiscal requirements:
81 Savings through crtailments activities.
"2. The Inauguration of Of taxation.
49, Increased rates of present taxes
a. Increase in the Federal payment
I'VE well of the fact that curtaments of public
services community unpopular and difficult Of achieve
Though Congress solemny egad in the s4s appropra
ton for the District the Federal should
be s2 million for that and each succeeding thereafter
floors Congress so8 million ds5D and sl14 million d952
the general fund received s98 million and so million respectively
of the s million the budget presentation
the
1t evident therefore that either Of taxation
of be looked for additional
revenue in order to keep the District payasyougo basis
No Corpetboggers' Wonted
Considerable interest has been aroused the organized
citizen nomination of City, politician
friend of the President be recorder of deeds of the District The
nominee have been politician predecessors
if any, objection a racial
trend Of sentiment that of whatever the appontee
should be District citizen who is fully qualified in administrative
practical
District District Columbia
reward outsider for political activities the States clearly
unfair to voteless and unrepresented community.
is difficult reconcile such carpetbagger" appointment
with the vigorous plea of the President Congress
District 1t is likewise hard District
committed Senate confirm such nomination.
At the nomination by the
tee the nominee made impression which far from being
favorable The civic await with hopeful anticipation
adverse the Senate Committee the District of Columbia
the nomination.
White House Cornerstone Lod l5o Yeors Ago
Saturday with appropriate
mony the of the Presidents
exactly 159 yesterday. October 13.
The finds the historic mansion
extended its complete restoration
preservation Reoccupancy by the President
and his family will probably before the
The laying important beginning
of the City of Washington within the
Government of the United States The White
buildings cornerstone of the
Capitol not having been laid until September
interesting minutey
White House cornerstone laying published
In the City Gazette OF Charleston
of Architect James Hoban
The location of the subject of much
discussion Reports current in
dector had located the states that
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