Telegram-herald., 1889-09-28
The ANNUAL BUDGET
Special Meeting OF the Council 70
Consider II.
SUx 10 Be RAISED BY TlIES
A erest Deal sf Talk IzasIxsa ta-Tks
saz4s fia.liy Agreed UpsA fhs
MAJOR t@tsss tbs Electric koAa
54aAsS-Otkex Baslass.

~as held AZ tae city hal last evening
Tor tne purpose IL completing the Al
naal budget for tie coming year.
After the council N4s called ~ order
tle citY clerk read communication
from the mayor. Ia which he stated
that after considering the matter of
visiting zoe CITY oi cleveland ~ inspect
lls electric ai.Fsy IS stem 40 the *
pslse ol lle 0raai Rapids street kAll-
way Company. bee had come 70 the
conclusion lnsf tne council ought not
e. accept. A. 6 would place the alder
men ln aa awkward position. should
th-y accept the invtla0n and after
Narl grant rhe ordinance asked by tie
company tae people might unlu,t.y
cf.tclss tnflr action. II the council
desired to ul3rm .lse.i lu regard 90 the
electric system, l could do 50 through
a committee appointed or as COM
mlttee 90 tae whole and either 40 their
personal expense or st tAe expense Of
the city. lie therefore vetoed the Sc-
A4tfAA NA ANAH tiA.aAat4A tll AaI| talAaaNl-
Alderman Turner moycl tiNt the
action II the Common Council be sus-
tanned lle sad that his views upon
the matter were practically the same
a. the mayor $, and that be- hoped his
motion would be voted down. lie Was
lu favor OF making the change from
horse power o. electricity, but lt would
not le Nlse Tor the council To take a
lanketng tour Tor this purpose AT the
expose 0t tne interested corporation.
Alderman Ldunlcrc SAID he was ready
and thought the council was ready 10
vote ln favor OF the change without
gong o. Cleveland.
Alderman Rodgers thought the cOuu-
CT ought to ,ee "A road IN operation and
learn the most improved methods of
construction, so that they could frame
q proper ordinance 10 govern the pro-
posed change. it should not be at the
expense OF any corporation, however.
The motion 0f Alderman Turner was
lost.
y petition for a new bridge spanning
the river at the foot OK Wealthy-avc
was presented % the council, signed by
loo citizens, and Was referred 90 the
aldermen OF the FIRST and Eighth
wards.
The North Park Railway Company
asked permission 10 deposit rails and
ties on Iaylor-st. and 10 was granted.
The report of the Committee on
WIvs and Means was then called for,
and Alderman Stebbins reported appro-
pratOns for the ensuing year as fol-
lows. Lamp fund, So 900; general
fund, S35 900; poor fund, So 900; SUI
perior court. 5000; ward highway
iunds-Frst, $500; Second, 5000;
THIRD. 5000; Fourth. $500; Fifth,
$1,000; sixth, $1,000; seventh, $500;
Eighth, 5000; FIRST district sewer fund,
$500; second district sewer fund. $500;
bridge fund, 5000, park fund 5000; site
fund Tor police headquarters, $40, 900;
special annual loan account, 81 800;
city hall interest. $500. water works
interest. S42 ,2li-22; police department.
so l29 90, fire department. s53.fT9.i2.
Total amount of budget, S35l 1858.
THIS amount is the largest ever re-
qurcd and is about $4,000 in excess of
the last year budget The prlncpal
increase is in tine fire and police depart
ments, which appropriations are made
ty tie board Ot commissioners and not
hy The council These amounts are
& 900 s.than sbo~e Of last year.
Toe neral funI IS 5000 larger. the
poor tsud $40 larger. and the lamp
fund $4,000 .drg than last year.
Alderman STOKES then moved 20
amend the rtpoU hv inserting an app
preparation 0f $500 tor an engine
house u tnc Sixth wArI Alderman
Rodgers a Sal x this would leave the
budget within tue Limit. lae chairman
~ tue Comm ttee Cn Ways and Means
-I.f that T. wound lr1ro fnnu1 qnDrst