Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-12
Record $2ll.8 Million
D.. c. Budget Proposed

budget officers said, but is still
expected to show a gain of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars
by next year. It realized $780,
383. ISL in fiscal 1857.
The budget officers figures
indicated decreases in revenues
feeding into the separate high
way, water and sewer funds.
Highway revenue. which de-
ponds on the gasoline tax where
receipts have fallen recently,
Is expected next year to dip
500. 900 below the current year.
to $l4.478, 900. Water revenue
is expected to drop $35. 900. toI
IS. $3.50. 900. And sewer revenue
is expected to skid $685., 900
from this years estimated $4.-
626. 900.
But ofiicials explained that
the sewer fund is benefiting this
year from q large -one-time
payment from Maryland. And
sewer and water bills have been
producing less with decreasing
consumption over the last
several years. they added.
These department also are
able TO resort to loans for
financing capital projects.
Pay Raises Expected
The proposed budget leaves
untouched So million in unap-
propriated. though authorized.
Federal payment funds which
have theoretically accumulated
over the last three years. It
Is believed the city may look TO
this backlog. however. for meet
ing q pay raise. which officials
consider almost a certainly
sometime next year.
The expected pay raise would
be practically inevitable If
Congress, as anticipated by
many observers. enacts q Fed
eral pay increase. There is
no provision for meeting this
contingency in the tentative
city spending plan. and it prob
ably would cost the city some
IS to So million.
Also ignored are proposals
in the pending public works
plan for increasing the annual
Federal payment to $30.5 mil
lion and giving the city bor-
rowing authority. The Com
missioners. however. could
alter the budget to At in with
the new works program, should
they decide to proceed with
the works plan next year.
The works proposals are
scheduled for q separate public
hearing September rs.
$50 Million for Schools
In the spending estimates
as drafted by the budget office.
q big share Of both operating
and capital outlay funds went
to schools. The school sys-
TEN was tagged for $40 mill
lion for operation. sl0.18S.S0O
for building
The school board had asked
for SAILS million for operation.
and SIT million for construc-
ton.
Here is how other major gen.
eral-fund departments Jared:
Health-Asked $32 million
for operation. got SOS million;
asked SIT million for construc-
ton, got 81 million.
Welfare-Asked SIG million
for operation. got SAB million;
asked "a million for construc-
ton. got 81 million.
Recreation - Asked SIS
million for operation, got $2.2
million: asked $463. 900 for con-
struction. got 100000.
Corrections-Asked $50 mil
lion for operation. got $5.4
million: asked So million for
construction. got $1.9 million.
Libraries - Asked $2,131. 1872
for operation. got $2,0l6,000:
asked SIS million for construc-
ton, got $57O,800.
/ Police-Asked $l8,471 900 for
Operation. got $l8.549,000:
asked $1.192. 200 for construc-
ton, got 1856, 200.
Fire-Asked S9,090,000 for
operation. got $4,000 900; asked
$726,9O0 for construction, got
$724. 400.