The sun., 1884-01-01
THE CITY BUDGET FOR 1854.
MIR. AsTEN CiRRTES ms POINT AMOUR
THE CITY ACCOUNTANTS.
Refusing 10 sign the budget Tiii their Clerk
Hire was struck Out-A stubborn De-
batr-ThIrty-four millions Allowed d In All


Refusing 10 sign the budget Tni their Clerk
Hire was struck Out-A stubborn De-
bate-Thirty- four Mniions Allowed In All.
The law requires that the city budget for
the coming year shall bo completed and signed
before Jan. ms a preliminary to the tax levy. |
and. failing this there Ia no authority to pay |
out money for the expenses OF the city Govern
mcnt 1t was manifest when the Board OF Es- |
innate and Apportionmcnt mot yesterday that |
there we're very s,il differences OF opinion about
items OF the budget and that unless some OF |
tho members Of the Board yielded. the budget |
would not be agreed on by midnight.
The first question came up on tho final vote |
on tho estimate for the Health Department |
which had been reduced on motion OF Mr.
Asten. DIR. Johnson OF tho Health Board ap-
peared and explained that owing to the reduc-
ton OF 1880 in tho estimates. the Board had
decided to dispense with fvo OF the sanitary
inspectors. making the number fifteen. He as
surod tho Board that twenty inspectors would
not be too many and said that II the reduction
was insisted upon he would not be answerable
for the consequences.
Mr. Asten-1 suppose. DIR. Johnson you aware that
we increased the appropriation for salaries little.
DIR. Johnson-res sir.
MIR. Asten-And yet yon say there ia deficiency for
talares. Can you explain how 1t is that with
ihsss inspectors WHOSE services nre necessary
old and I %
whom deemed necessary to the efficiency Of the
Mr.. Asten-I see that there three inspectors
pr. Johnson-ye. there were three,
Mr. A,s,ml @ saw the l,;, G IN one q tn paper. e"na
s Si S "I ss o" B III. II. III
a' sw ssrr s' at i .says io @
found necessary to disniss n,e sanitary insnec,os
iss.s n.ssS is ,Gs q Mayer K$sca
s ss% na4y an ss Of s%
and D. n, ass n%se p sS
ime Ia time Thsn there is an Inspector OF Markets md
sesa FOR Major suard Il is nSnasd @ r's to relieve @ the
ns n ss % s ssi @
pointed n"h6sr "r years ago believe the request
;,sd to i s"d; he has ssr%ss hove be VIII nj
be a"'e' made nave n,' ',A'a '"a' w., '"'"sS' '''''
for s M rs' a al ' /"
hs for fs WAS sas
hy what Dr. Johnson said about the necessity for
% iSSs .iRsoSs ,hs be
on The sp OF I DR. JonsoS that hat S
The Board decided to restore the $500.
MIR. Asten-l wish the Comptroller would explain the
Ss % T Ss to os
Ssr r i" ns '1 ss nss
fnrro were some newspaper reNeatiOns
were GaIs.r esapsay VIII Sr osfk Ssii A'''''
up
are ia accordance with the reports made rs to the mum
,,Mr AsisnThsss /, oyer million dollar, in these
and they all right. will Vote for them
The Board then reviewed tho estimates for
tation @ Of Commssioner @ Thompson. o IL, put in
s5O.OOO instead Of $4,000 for repairs and main
tenance of boulevards and avenues They also
adfs fe s es %ofEs aft
erease and So said "h that Y whieR had nf been
agreed upon. was quite enough. Then they
@ent ' commissoner Cor % Matthews ,arI anpeared to o
explain about the salaries OF detailed men,
masn nGss yonS HGaTa @ , for
accrue Ietwsea tie date Of death and tie date OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M.hsws-1 should say it is about
S s sTaiy ni ps Sas S@sn
Mr. Mstthews-About 10000
n, have s The he, Isy IN; & to
have II t Iof
M aa have he a I'd day 1S sn day
ionen it must be pretty good source of Income.
IT The Board finally passed the police estimate
get the amount that had been deducted from
the estimate for the Registers office restored
n his item Of s7oo for N printine tho ballots o.
the state prison convict labor system amend
adoption and signing Of the budget as as W whole hole
MsHor many sass IN shs is. Which %yp:d did not @' sn
have have aE, g ,h
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@ r 3 1sn M bonT s sodw o Sss @ ,daYs ns | S M s
sssss H.
tSy Fl $'s; 70 ss'f s Prs ra ss @ D:.
TO %eTS W.
anor ani that cdu T be c" s aoS Si
S be-
mater: that have Ts not b"t s
a'ai aots S'F;
sss 4 vs s :sss ;.4 s
s.cner- Yn Of Of ASeo%n's , and the a'
@ ~ s'S sr as Ssn would S sF ssS
tof to 'ss tie ass sssn sa 7" al
fsls tq SAY ", from n"Ms al the ,Gs can IN 0fs"
such s@ash an ssps"ss ss' s"' clearly '' illegal % i"'D
% n, os iss hs
as @ @ SsFT nawt 1' sa %aS "
.. ny an ss, 10 DE ak Al ss hey, s
The newer 70 d.Sy law mo tns department.
ill., r,aar ,sSSSI, wnssr 's Ssf
10 ' 5a }uH e,i i nis ,"E s"hn y" n0nn WIN rserec
work 10 assist the Mayor.
Mayor Eisoi-There is question In mind tim
the present method is unsatisfactory, and that "
do not have suflcI Mt inf rlnaiinn have oppose
any appropriation without r.ason. SO far as the Con
mssilncrs o Accounts are concerned II would be phys
caly impossible for them To perform their duties with
out clerks,
Al' rmam Iciy--ft so strikes me.
Mr. Astcn-I think they could do all the law require
OF them. have looked into the matter aud think
could II wonl not take long for Of them to nfori
hiinsclf. know what b. done for have inys
learned good deal in The departments few days.
got some Information At the Police Dcpartm,nt nnd
great deal from The Fire Department ii easy to get
good deal of general information In this way.
Mayor Edson-lt is not general Information that
wanted, ~
Mr. Asten-Cnmptroller Grant know that is a
there isin II They are required 10 make examination
recommendations from time 10
with reference To salaries, II they could put peop
under oath 1t would be different, hut the law does u,
let them have great drliracy in taking tins stand.
IL NOT from personal fr"limg, know the result of
nnrto. ana ! am willing 10 take the reseonslbit