Evening journal., 1892-05-27
THE RATE IS RAISED
Republican Financiering i
Costly for the Taxpayers.
PREPARING FOR A BIG DEFICIT

PREPARING FOR A BIG DEFICIT.
Mayor wiley is slapped in the Pace BY
Uthe Handle Of the PAIRING Machine-rhe
street and sewer Commissioners Left In
the Iurch ny Many Thousands r A
Foolish Attempt 10 Foist the Responsi-
bnity Upon the General Assembly.
Councilman Franklin B. Cotton and
his Finance Committee had hard night
oft In Citv Council last evening. The
members made their first estimate of re
ceipts and appropriations, but little was
said about the anti-June bin deficit.
There was much work i'm II, and but mt
tie glory 10 the man who cannot afford
TO give his time to the city for nothing.
Were Il not for the newspapers the pub
lie would never know what they did, as
there were but two or three visitors In
the Council chamber during the evening.
The bali was sent merrily rolling 10y
Councilman Colton's reporting that the
estimated receipts for the coming year
were $0l. SO, %, and the appropriations
$6i1 1924
Mr. Murrav-'rhe charter provides
that the report shall be presented at the
first meeting in May. The members have
had no opportunity 20 make calculations.
Mr. Cotton "The estimated appro-
priations have been presented In detail
The estimated revenues could not be pre-
sented because not completed.
President BensOn--''Ihe law requires
the Board Of Revision TO sit until the
first meeting in May. The expenses could
not be estimated by that time.
Mr.. Murray ask for the reading of
the law governing the subject
Clerk Messicly read it. aud il provided
that the estimates shall be presented on
or before the first meeting In May.
Mr.. Colton-''rhe only thing ! can say
I'M reply is that the Finance Committed
had received and presented the estimates
as soon as possible ] hope the next
General Assembly win change the iiscal
years of the departments so that they
will end on December 81. Then the III
nance Committee win be able TO compl,
with the law.
The report was orde ed TO be spread
npon the minutes
No Funds for Eleventh street.
The Finance Committee made an adj
verse report upon the petition of tho
Street and Sewer Department for mone'
10 open Eleventh street from Madison q
Adams streets. The adverse report wal
adopted
The Board Of Assessment. Revision
and Appeals made the following repor
ON the city Assessment Northern dis
trict. SIS G01 43G. school S1S 614. 2l3
Southern District, Sl55 5l6i school
$i5. $40 406
That Merry-co-uound Again.
The Law Committee made ia vorabl
report on the petition against the merry
go.round at Fourth and Monroe streets
and instructed the chief of police TO en-
force the law in this respect.
City Treasurer Adams reported receipt
as follows: Collector Edmund Mitchell
Jr. 1925; John J Mealey, S3lj
Councilman Cotton gave notice Of an
ordinance for the issuing of sinking fun
bonds
He also called up for its hird readin
the new ordinance creating a payro
system for the next fiscal year On hi
motion the title of the ordinance wa
changed TO IAN Ordinance Making Az
propriatons for the Coming Fiscal Year
The ordinance was then read the apprC
priations provided for in IL being S55l
$40
Mr.. Murray asked TO be excused froi
voting. Messrs. Perkins and Magee oil
jected. saying that he should put himse
upon record.
Murray-'I do not know what is i
the ordinance. / have not had any oI
portunity to examine it. No other men
Der knows either what he is voting {,
unless he has examised it
Messrs Mckelvey and Dannenberg tol
him he might have examined il ON We
nesday evening
To this Mr. Murray replied that
was not a member of the committee an
did not have any business M the meetin
The ordinance was passed, his vo
being the only dissenting one Il WI
ordered TO be sent to the mayor for b
approval
Tho Tax Rate Raised.
The Finance Committee made the I,
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