Voters chose the sales tax, restoring full funds to schools and effecting a property tax cut.

"We're very happy to hear about the Mayor's plan to restore funds to the libraries," she said.

She added that she still expected the United States to restore funds, but that "how and under what circumstances are not clear."

During its eight years in office, it has managed the British economy well and restored needed funds to public services while initiating overdue reforms.

Now the new evidence of a crackdown is likely to embarrass Mr. Clinton as he tries to restore funds to the United Nations program.

But after negotiations with the City Council, he agreed to restore funds to some programs, and is likely to do so again this year.

A budget conference committee then voted in September to restore enough funds for site selection, planning, and preliminary design.

On education, he proposes to restore funds for new faculty members and capital improvements at state universities.

But then the workers were told that if the Council restores funds for the city's $26 million recycling programs, the layoffs could be averted.

In effect, the officials said, the military is asking Congress to restore funds cut early in the program, when costs were running below the target.