Evening star., 1952-08-03
Public 10 Give Views
On Record Breaking
D. {. Budget for 1854
Over SO Organizations
To Be Represented
At Hearings Tomorrow

AZ HSuIln9S OmOfE0W
The public will get its chance
tomorrow to rake over the 1854
District budget estimates in a pub
lie hearing beginning at 10 am.
in the District Building.
Well over so organizations of
every description are scheduled to
state their views on the adequacy
of the $181 million budget re-
quests.
->oC only does the figure set an
ali-time high. but it exceeds antic-
ipated revenues by about $40
million. 1t is clear that cuts will
have to be made before the esti-
mates get to Congress. The law
givers actually appropriated in the
neighborhood of $135 million, in
cluding supplementals, for the
current fiscal year.
Surplus Estimate Revised.
On the eve of the hearing,
which is bound to take at least
two days because of the large
representation, the Commissioners
released new budgetary detail.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue, in his weekly broapcast over
Station WWDC last night, re-
ported that the Districts revised
unofficial estimate of the General
Fund surplus for 1853 has jumped
, to about $40 million.
Last year when the 1853 esti-
mates were being prepared, budg-
ct officials were figuring on early
a $15, 200 surplus. Actual revenues
for the 1852 fiscal year just ended
proved greater, by 81 million.
than were expected. That de-
Velopment prompted the District
Budget Office to set the estimated
surplus for 1853 at the same
amount. These two sums, taken
with the fact that Congress de-
1eted about 50 million from re-
quested and anticipated appro-
priations. combine to give the $40
million total surplus revision, ac-
cording to budget officials.
Says Money Can be Spent.
Commissioner Donohue said he
finds some comfort in the swelled
surplus figure. He declared that
the money can" be expended in
fiscal 1854, giving the city IAN
opportunity to do better job
with public works and public
improvements than will be pos
sible during this current fiscal
year."
OF course. it will be. up to, Con-
gress to decide whether the Dis
trict shall have the $40 million
or any amount-to spend on ad-
ditional projects in 1854.
In any event, none of the sur
plus, 1852 or 1858, can be touched
until Congress appropriates it.
These are the organizations and
their representatives slated to
sound off on 1854 budget questions
tomorrow:
Organizations to Be Represented.
Federation Of Citizens Associations
Fiscal Relations and Taxation Committee
Lester H. Steinem, chairman; Health
MUSIC IN Schools Mrs Edwafd
and fire Committee Mrs. Ernest W.
Federation of Civic Associations. Rich
Washington Board of Trade: Municipal
Finance Committee, Thomas J. Groom
washington Taxpayers Association,
Rufus 8. Lusk, president;
Women's Bar Association: Committee
on Relations with the Municipal Court,
Mrs. Ezsseth eaT esT Joel
Blackwell. president.
Central Labor Union. Glen PreIler.
Josephine hir PiccoIo siH and % Ben sesai. ''- .
League of Women Voters of the District
of Columbia: District Affairs Committee,
Instructive visiting Nurse Society. Muir
Building Owners and Managers As
sociation Charles j. Bauer executive
Georgetown Citizens Association, George
Cullen
Georgetown, Mrs. Allan Sheppard.
United Community Services, Alexander
B. Hawes, Armiger l.. Jagoe, tr., Glenn 4.
Mclaughlin, Russell Schneider.
= Anacostia Citizens Association: Library
Committee w. F. Yearwood.
Fort DAVIS Citizens Association. Mrs.
Chevy Chase Citizens Association: Laws
and legislative Committee, Spencer zim-
Cleveland Park Recreation Council, Mrs.
Robert K Richards. chairman.
Connecticut Avenue. Citizens Associa-
tion: Library Committee. Giles z. DaW-
Family and Child Services of Wash
tngton, Charles T. Penn, vice president.
Deanwood Civic Association, George
Washington Council. American Council
on Human Rights. Robert L. Pollard presl-
District Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers, Mrs. Frank Stropet president.
Michigan Park Citizens Association.
Health School School PTA: 1t. comdr. George
Dixon, president William Petri past
president: Dan Piyer, treasurer; Moizeiie
washington Muscular Dystrophy So
sist- Mrs, R Had aader ro,,..ton Mon.
' palisades Citizens Association. Jane:
r. O'Donnell. Karl E. Dietz.
North Washington Council OF Citizens
Associations. Karl K. Gower.
Columbia Park Community Club Arthur
o. Arkansas Psnssi Avenue Community Associa-
tion l. Seth Schnitman, p. H: Delaplaine
Southeast WASHINGTON Citizens Asso-
citation, William Mackey, Mrs. Arthur
Progressive Party of the District Mrs
Lamond Heights Citizens Association.
Payne Maury P-TA.. Lemon H. Moses
jr., president.
Americans for Democratic Action.
Capital Transit Company.
Citizens Committee on Fluoridatlon.
American Federation of Teachers. Lo
cal No 81 Don B. Goodle, president,
FChildren's Country Home for Gonzales
cent Children. Mrs. Annabelle H. Kent
St. Peter CIaver Center, John Connors
Washington Federation Of Churches
Department of Social Welfare, the Rev
juvenile Court Social Service, Henry
Palmieri director.
Capitol Rooming and BOARDING Hous
Association. J. NJ Dew, Kyle, presidenf
Citizens' Committee for Music in Dis
trict Public Schools. Mrs. Edith Blal
Congress Heights -washington High
lands Area School Survey, 1862. spon
sored by: Washington Highlands Citizens
Association, Congress Heishts Citizen
Branch Congress Heights P-T.A., Waltz
PATTERSON P-TA, Abram Simon PIT A
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