Evening star., 1951-10-07
District Heads
Begin Study Of
Budget Figures
Agency Estimates
TotoIirg $166 Million
Will Be Reviewed

The Commissioners tomorrow
will begin reviewing budget esti-
mates totaling $166,365, ,619 for the
next fiscal year, in series of con-
Iferences with heads of the various
departments and agencies of the
city government.
The total has been revised from
the $l64,731,550 figure announced
two weeks ago, to include more
than SIS million originally omit
ted from the Recreation Depart
ment estimates.
District citizens will get 9
chance to voice their opinions or
the estimates. which have been
made public in individual press
releases during the last two weeks
at a public hearing in the District
Building board room at 10 am
October %.
The Commissioners then will
decide on the proposed budget fol
seal 1853 to be sent to the Bureau
fiscal 1853 to be sent to the Bureau
No Estimates on Revenue.
The city heads have made nc
statement of the total revenues
expected in the next fiscal year
But the income isn't likely to ap-
proach the record breaking spend
ing proposals of the department
heads.
The estimates do not provide
for a pending pay raise for Gov
ernment employees. or for next
years civil defense outlay. These
items could drive the budget ur
another ST million.
The 1853 estimate total does
however, include $8.3 million to be
borrowed from the Federal Gov
ernment toward the long term ex-
pansion of the Districts waite,
system.
OF the total requests pending
$50, ,437 .424 is for capital outlay
new permanent improvements
to the city. The $115,928, ,l9s
asked for operating expenses in
cludes bids for 1,279 new jobs, al
a cost of $3,972 ,641.
Expenses Up S13 Million.
The proposals total $28, las, ASS
more than Congress has appro-
priated to run the city this fiscal
year. The increase is composed OF
$40, 0,566,395 in operating expenses
and S17.583,074 for capital outlay
After deducting for items in
this years budget which will not
recur next year, the Budget Office
figures the proposed increase in
operating expenses at $13,130, ,668
Its analysis of the boost sets
$772 1888 of the amount down tc
increased costs. Another $6,246.-
726 is attributed to the expense
of maintaining service at present
levels. such as new equipment tc
replace worn out items.
The other factors listed by the
Budget Office were mandatory in
creases, mostly step salary ad-
vances, $1.544,185; increases due
to population or workload, $2,571,-
290, and expansion or new serv-
ices. $l.996,084.
Schools Biggest Capital Outlay.
Biggest capital outlay request
comes from the public schools
The school system asks $13 .088, ,0OC
for new buildings, additions OF
other improvements to existing
buildings, sites for new schools
and additions to Fairgrounds and
for plans.
Next in volume of proposed
permanent improvements is the
Sewer Division, which has re-
quested $lO.435, 900 for work in
cluding the important Piney
Branch Relief Sewer project to
combat flooding in the central
northwest section.
The water system runs a close
otulays for improvements to the
supply and distribution facilities
including start on a new Potom-
&C River dam to assure Washing
ton of a sufficient water supply in
the years ahead.
The new East Capitol street
bridge and connections for the
Baltimore Washington parkway
are among the projects scheduled
to take SIS million from the High
way Funds during fiscal 1858.
S2,070,000 For Incinerato
The Recreation Department
proposes $2,930,3 in permanent
improvements. including two swim.
ming pools and funds to take
over operation of the public golf
courses.
The Department of Public We'll
fare requests $2,973,000 fer con-
tlnuing improvements including
an infirmary for the Home for the
Aged and Inflrm.
A new incinerator planned by
the Division of Sanitation woule
cost $2.070,000.
Other permanent addition.
asked by the departments include
three new branch library sites, two
new f1rehouses, various hospita
IadjunctS, a tubercular hospita
for the Occoquan workhouse anc
a new health center site.
1879 Ne W Jobs Asked
The 1.279 new jobs requested
by the departments represent 6
few hundred drop from the 1,67e
which they had asked for this
fiscal year. These would have cost
$4.76S.0OO. but the 671 jobs which
were allowed added 1882, 900 te
the payroll.
Biggest contender for new Jobs
is the Health Department, which
seeks 419 additional employees al
a cost of 81 ,261 ,025. Public schools
want 1856 new employees, includ.
ing 165 for supervision and teach.
ing. to cost $611,578.
The Welfare Department want.
to spend $306,319 on 100 new jobs
and the Police Department, 1922.