Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-20
coNsIpERING ESTIMATES.

mates for 1893 Materially Amended I and Finally Approved-An Eleven j and . Half Mills Tax Laid. The meeting of the Eoard of aldermen st evening. called for the purpose of con- dering the estimated expenses of the ity, was an unusually lengthy one, con- inuing in session for four hours. But two members of the board were absent. As vas generally expected, the estimates were ut and slashed, and when the revised list caches the board of councilmen for action his evening 1t will hardly be recognized IS the same estimate submitted by the board of finance. Hardly an item under the head of the board of public works re- mained untouched. The estimates of the other departments did not fare quite so badly, but all were more or less cut up.
 Notwithstanding, strenuous efforts were l made to secure the widening of Washing ton street, and an appropriation of $25,- The board of aldermen last evening struck | the entire item, and as rapidly as possible the entire sum to various
 
 tails are as follows:
 The estimated expenses of the board of public works was the first considered. The item of $S.000 for bridges was approved without dissenting voice, but when the de- partment of the superintendent of streets was reached and the board was asked to approve a salary list of $5, 100, @ slight in- crease over last year, Alderman Kelly of the Seventh ward made slight objection, but the item was approved.
 The real fight in this department oc- cured when the item of opening and widening streets was reached. Under this head was an item calling for of ss5, ,5s4 4e. Alderman Callahan at once moved that this item be stricken out, stating that his reason for doing so was that he thought the money was more urgently needed in other ways. The mo- ton was seconded by Alderman Connor, who stated that his reasons were practical ly the sams as those of the alderman from the Eleventh (Callahan). He stated further that the city was much crippled this year in consequence of the necessity for 8 new engine house on Artizan street. This, he said, was an absolutely necessary expense, and in consequence he was in favor of let | ting the Washington street widening go | over until next year.
 Alderman McKiernan claimed that the | item should be allowed to stand, and tn at | the street should be widened at once. He stated that the property owners on that street had been assessed fourteen years l ago. but up to the present year had been unable to secure any appropriation.
 The widening was an immediate neces- sity, as it was almost an impossibility fo,
 two teams to pass each other on the street.
 After discussion. which lasted for ovel
 half an hour the board voted almost unani
 mously to strike the item out of the ap
 propriations. The other items under ths
 head of opening and widening streets were
 approved.
 As result of the action taken in refer
 ence to the Washington street widening
 on motion of Alderman Prince, the sum O
 $5, ,0OO was appropriated for g suitabl,
 pavement on Ashmun street. Alderman
 McKiernan then asked for an appropria
 tion of $5, 700 for the hardening of Wash
 ington street from Columbus avenue t,
 the west bridge, but the board voted to la,
 the motion on the table by a vote of Il
 to 8.
 At this point on motion of Alderma,
 Blakeslee the recommendation of the boar,
 of finance to the effect that "top dressing,
 or hardening" as a form of pavemen
 be abolished, and that all orders passs
 in the past be rescinded was taken up , l Alderman Blakeslee moved that the repor
 be accepted, but on an aye and nay vot | the motion was lost, the vote standing
 ayes to IA noes Immediately after thi vote had been taken Alderman McKierna
 again made his motion in reference to tn
 hardening of Washington street, and thi
 was at once passed. On motion of Alder
 man Gilhuly $500 was transferred to tn
 hardening of Academy street: Alderman Shannahan of the Mint
 asked that $6,000 be transferred from tn Washington street widening account fo the hardening of Shelton avenue, fro1 ! Munson street to the railroad tracks, bu
 this was tabled, as was also the motion c Alderman Kaehrls for an appropriation C $5, ,000 for the construction of sea wall 6 the foot of Hamilton street, in the Wats B ! street park.
 On motion of Alderman Callahan th salaries of the two Jewellers, F. H. Shit
 and c. W. Merrills of the city engineer f department were raised from $540 each t | $720 each per annum, the excess to con f from the account of the widening of Wasl
 ington street. The other salaries in tn
 department were approved as recon 8 mended.
 a The sum of $1, ,325 was added to the co, " tingent expenses, making the total ft y that particular item $2,930, which W. also taken from the item of Washingto + street widening. The item for the cleal @ ing of sewers and drainage was increase Il from s, 800 to $e,5oo. An extra ss.O(
 was added to the appropriation for oros y walks, repairs, gutters, etc, making tn
 total $7. 600, instead of $5, 900. The su @ of A ,O00 was added to the item of gener repairs, ordinary labor, etc., fos runnir y expenses, making the total $25, $50. IT Il sum of $120 was added to the item @ walks and curbs, making the total $2, ,62 d At this point Alderman Kelly move
 that the sum of s120 be added to tho salal
 of the superintendent of parks and tree 't making the total appropriation S, ,120, il l. Connor raised the point of order that tl constitution of the state provided that tl p salary of no officer in the employ of u 70 city should be increased while the ofic
 was in office. The matter was finally go F. ten around by increasing the appropriate $120, without specially particularizing tn it should be devoted to the salary of u l, superintendent. ---.-s
 g, On motion of Alderman Kelly the su d of $6, 900 was transferred from the item
 sundry account from East Rock park f
 the purpose of building sea wall at u 'f foot of Hamilton street. This leaves $I 0, M .. In the fire department an additional a
 propriation of $1 ,000 was asked for, to :e applied to the forage department ar l. $1 500 more to be added to the sundrie
 account. Both appropriations were mad ,rl On motion of Alderman Champion u
 sum of g, PAS 60 was transferred from t er Washington street account to the accou r. for the widening of Orange street, and , ,- motion of Alderman Prince the sum # $550 S6, which was all there was left
 the Washington street widening accou "a was appropriated to the lamp departme1
 In the police department the only chan Id made was the addition of $10O to the sals T of the janitor of the police building, ma - ing his salary $1, 100 for the year 1893. CITY ADVERTISING.
 y The report of the board of finance 'a reference 70 the city advertising, recol m mending that 1t be confined to cne nor es ing and one evening paper for each mont the effect being that each paper will recei
 an equal share of the city advertising, {
 curing it four months each year. was g eeptsd, there being but one dissentil .s vots. Immediately afterwards the sppr a :. priation of $3, 900 for advertising was @ - S proved. The balance of the items appr !" priated went through without change, al
 the appropriations as amended were a
 proved as a whole and tax of 113 mi Ia on ths dollar.
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