Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-27
BUDGET
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thereof will be a matter for
consideration in the next ses-
sion of the Congress"
AS approved by the Senate
Appropriations Committee, the
exact total Of the budget is
S206, 211,814.
The House bill carried a total
Of sos, 276,100.
Exact amount of the Senate
increase is $2,935.7l4.
The Commissioners had origi-
nally asked the House for
$2l5,l53,500. They revised their
requests downward to $207.-
043,050 when the bulge I
reached the Senate.
House Cut S11.8 Million
This means, in round num-
bers, that the House cut $11.s
million. The District asked the
Senate to restore $3.7 million
and obtained a restoration OF
$40 million.
The budget, though trimmed
still is ST. million over the
total budget for the current
fiscal year which ends at mid
night Monday.
Congress is expected to pass
a continuing resolution before
Tuesday to provide emergency
funds for observation-disclosures
ling the District-whose bud
gets have not been approved
by the deadline.
Expenditures payable from
the general fund" the Senate
committee reported. ARE in
creasing yearly and many OF
them are uncomfortable but
imperative to meet expanded
requirements in activities OF
the public schools, department
of health and department Of
public welfare"
The Senate bill is broken
down, $169.742,714 for opera
tons and $36,46 100 for capt.
tai outlay.
Major Increases
Major increases in operating
expenses involve public schools
S207 900, Department of Pub
lie Welfare, $4,000, and De-
partment Of Public Health
$372,954
For capital outlay increases
the major item is q combina-
ton building to provide a pub
lie school warehouse, shop IA
cilities for the Department Of
Buildings and Grounds and 9
records center, $l.886,000.
Other than the Federal pay
ment, which goes to the gen.
eral fund, the Senate group
concurred in Federal contribu-
! tons to special funds to pay
for services rendered. These
figures are: highway fund
$43l 500; water fund, $1,732,-
: 600, and sanitary sewage works
} fund, $697 900.
! Respecting the Treasury
loans proposed in the HOUSE
! BILL" the Hayden committee
said. "the committee has ap'
proved the SIS million high
way fund authorization but hal
deleted from the bill the So
million authorization for thu
! water fund. Testimony o
+ Water Department officials in
dicated the sufficiency Of fund
in the ensuing fiscal year with
out the necessity Of this LOAF
from the Treasury"
, $5.4 Billion Surplus
AS recommended TO the Sen
J ate, the bill carries an esti
: mated surplus as Of June 80
|, 1859. Of SIS, 44l,447.
1.-THE committee has noted,
T the report goes on, that tn
E surplus in the motor vehicl
S parking fund t$l.7 million
has been constantly increasin
a and directs that a definite plal
' be presented. prior to the hear
4 ings on the 1860 dill, that Wi
e indicate proposed expenditure
to reduce this surplus or a dis
s tribution of the surplus to othe
. funds"
: Only yesterday the Senat
. District Committee approved
: bill which will allow use Of
part Of this fund to improv
. streets approaching off-stret
= parking facilities.
Among restorations by tn
. Senate group was $4,000 fo
. the Washington Metropolita
Conference, "a group which tn
y committee feels is engaged /
It beneficial activities affectin
e the metropolitan area"
Senator Pastore said he be
, lieves the House will go alon
with this item. He noted I'll
n House Appropriations Commit
r tee eliminated the sum, declal
. ing the District should not bes
the entire cost.
IS Since then" he said, ~
d have received kilograms frol
re the surrounding areas indicat
n ing their willingness to partic
pate financially"
. The time is included in
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