The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-30

the Finance Board supplemented It last
winter by transferring to it several hun
dred dollars Of uuexpended balances Of
other accounts. It is positively asserted
that the allowance now made is far
too small, especially If the new wing.
provided for in another item, is open for
the reception of patients during any con-
siderable portion of the year. In this case
the Finance Board must either supple
ment the appropriation as before or bor-
row money for the Hospital. In no case
is the deficit likely to exceed 5000 to 81.
600; the Board OF Finance will see that IL
is kept as low as possible, and doubtless
, method of transfer will be adopted to
settle IL. The building OF the new wing
il not an extravaganza. 1t is needed for
cases OF delirium which. at present, mus
be treated in the common wards to the
serious injury of the poor patients.
The printing and stationery is increased
$500 owing to the needs OF the new court
and the new station house. the extension
OF the police system and the introduction
of the patrol scheme.
The rental item is greatly reduced by
the completion of the new police stations
all over the city. We believe the Foye
Place one is the only station house now
rented. The furnishing of the Second
precinct station house completes this line
of expenditure.
And now comes the patrol system. 1t
is to cost sl2, ,45O TO establish it; 5000 for
telephones and 81. 200 for superintendent;
total for the year, s14,250. One big argu-
ment advanced for it was that it would
be cheaper to establish It than to appoint
all the new policemen the law authorizes.
Yet, taking the ten new policemen into
account. the city Is to pay out s24. .250 this
year against s22. 600 this year. The saw
ing. plainly, does not come in next year.
or course, in future years. the total ex-
pense of the system will only be 81. 500 TO
80, GOO for repairs and supplies. II is in IT.
self On excellent thing. 1t has rece ntly
been described in detail In THE NEWS 1t
ought to double the efficiency of the force.
In the outlying sections. where very long
beats are the rule. it will be simply In
valuable. We believe it is good invest
ment and we heartily endorse the policy
of the Police Board in adopting It and OF
the Finance Board In providing the
money.
The increase Of $500 in the expenses of
the City Health Board, as it is called, is
hardly worth talking about, but, with 1t
ends the Police Board accounting. In
summing mp for final comparison with
last years figures we must begin by de-
Quoting from last years total the items
which have been transferred to the Street
and Water Board. as explained yesterday.
They are:-Lamps and lights. $4,000;
electric lights, $4,000; total SlO5,
0o0 in round numbers. This
leaves last years expenditures s3S3, ,655 for
police and hospital purposes This is fur
ther to be credited with reduction OF
81 $3.50 in rentals, leaving the expenditures
Of the year for purposes of comparison
s3S2, ,275 against 1891. 1877 this year, or net
increase Of s5s,912. This increase is
mace up Of the following items;-Aggre-
gate payroll as shown ABOVE. $36, ,oSS; PEN
sions. &. .O75; maintainance of buildings,
| 81 ,0GO; maintainance Of hospital, 81, 800;
new wing, ditto, 5000; Health Commit
tee, $500: patrol system and telephones
(supeiintendents salary included in salary
total) s13,050.
The Police Commissioners say that
with the ten extra men allowed this year,
the force will be ample for many years to
come. They gave positive promises to
the Finance Board that no more me n
would be asked for In some years. We
believe that with these new men the
force will meet all the needs of the city.
We believe this CITY is, on the average. as
well policed as any American city.