The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
BUDGET Sized Up.
All Departments Fairly
Well Satisfied Except
Street and Water.
ENGINEERING BUREAU NEEDS.
That and Street Cleaning, Sewer
Repairs and School Renova-
tion Are Sore Points.
BUREAU NEEDS.

Is not inclined to grumble III lch this year,
| although its appropriation is nearly thirty
thousand dollars short of what the Com
| missioners asked. One of the officials OF
the department in speaking of the matter
| last night. said
"We're knocked out of that Central
Telegraph alarm system at least for an
| other year; still think we can get along
very nicely. The department is now n
better condition than it ever has been in,
and with the money appropriated for the
coming fiscal year will nearly approach a
perfect department. am especially
| pleased with the appropriation for an
other new aerial truck and a new fire
| engine. We will be able also to estab-
| lish company in Greenville. but I am
| sorry provision is not made for the estab-
| llshment of another company in the nor
| thern or elevator district of the county.
| We have two companies up there, but we
need another one. That district is build
| ing up rapidly and nearly all the build
ings are frame. As 10 the bell tower, l
| see the Street and Water Board has been
allowed $4,000 to repair public buildings,
! including bell towers; and we can only
hope that the bell towers. which are ex-
| tremely dilapidated, will receive the
| early attention of that Board.'
| THE SCHOOL ALLOWANCE.
The Board OF Education asked for
$376, 1926 ana got $685., ,825.76. The estimate
for teachers salaries and fuel was
1913. .976 and $293,976 was allowed. This
includes an appropriation of $4,000 for
fuel. Director Muldoon said last night
cerned he was well satisfied with
what the Financiers had allowed.
| He had no fear that the amount appro-
| priated for teachers salaries and fuel
| would squeeze the Board even in view OF
| the fact that coal is advancing in price.
THE STREET AND WATER BOARD
| President Madden and Commissioner
Dugan of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners are more disappointed
| than indignant over the wholesale
| slaughter of their estimate. They simply
smile when asked what they think OF
PeLerscn's announcement that the appro-
prlations must be further reduced.
President Madden. after sizing up the
allowances for his Board. said:-"WeIl,
| the people cannot expect much from
| little"
Commissioner Dugan says:-"we will
| do no growing. We will spend what has
| been given us judiciously, but imagine
| supplemental appropriations will have to
| be made"
Commissioner Dugan is Chairman of
| the Committee on Streets and Sewers.
He looks at the appropriations made,
| which his committee controls, and argues
| in this strain:-
"In 1922 $50 900 was originally appro-
| priated for the purpose of cleaning streets
| and removing ashes ana garbage. After
| bids had been received for the work and
an award made, it became apparent to
| the Finance Commissioners that more
money was required, aud $12,0 900 was ap-
| priated. making the aggregate appropria-
ton $42, ,000 With this sum of money
| good work has been done. Mayor Wan
ser has corroborated this statement.
| "rhis year, considering contemplated
| improvements and an increasing mum ber
of miles of streets to be cleaned, we ask
| for $50, 600 or only $1,000 more than the
| sum appropriated last year. The Board
| OF Finance has allowed $35,0 900 for the
work which is $1,000 less than last year
aud $4,000 less than asked for. Well,
work costing $4,000 will be done by the
committee. A person wants an overcoat
| costing SO. He has Is cents to pay tor il.
| He secures linen duster but no one
accuses him of having an overcoat."
SEWERS AND BASINS.
| Under the head of cleaning sewers and
basins $4,000 has been set aside. The
same sum was appropriated last year.
| The Board asked for $4,000 The $l2, 900
| Engineer Ruggles is authority for the
statement that great part of this money
will be spent ia doing work which re-
| Quires immediate attention.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for public
| grounds ana buildings is not complained
OF to any great extent. BY the applica-
| tion of strict economy Mr.. Madden, who
| is Chairman of that committee, hopes to
| get through. The refusal of the Finance
| Commissioners to appropriate $4,000 for
| salaries, so as to enable the Commits
sioners to place certain deserving en-
| ployes upon the regular pay roll, is dis
| appointment. The appropriation of $15,-
| 600 il a provision only for the Commits
! sioners. clerk aud assistant clerk.
| The slaughter OF the 1000 estimate to
| have been applied in reconstructing sew
| ers, has caused universal sorrow among
| the Commissioners. The allowance made
! is S., 900. President Madden says the
sum is not sufficient to repair the sewer
| in Thirteenth street, and MANY in the
| Bergen section and other parts of the
| city which are In condition equal if not
exceeding that of Railroad avenue, for
which the city was recently indicted. The
$4,000 will do patching but nothing more.
| LAMPS AND LIGHTS.
| The cutting of the estimate for lamps
and lights from 500, 900 to SS5, 900 is quite
| satisfactory and will be sufficient, mas
much as an appropriation has beea made
to the Police Commissioners, enabling
that Board TO ray for gas used In the sta
/ JlOu QOuS0. lut ClOppluS VI tne eLecCFlC
| light estimate means no better service
| than during the past year.
| The appropriation of IS 500 for asphalt
| walks in Hamilton and Van Worst Parks
| will bring about good results. President
Madden has made long fight to accom-
| piish this Improvement
| THAT ENGINEERING BUREAU.
The Engineering Bureau is where the
/ rub comes ip. The Board asked for
i SEC, 900 and the Financiers gave 1t $1,000.
i 1.-Two years ago." said Commissioner
4 Yoe. ''the Engineering Bureau was self
sustaining and more so. Last year it ran
into debt to the extent of $5. 600. The
| money now appropriated will Just meet
! that Indebtedness. and then where do we
| find money to sustain the abu-
reau2 It cannot be dispensed with
Hung up improvements caused the
trouble last year. and the Financiers
would do well to bear in mind this fact
Applications for improvements ,rre not as
numerous as they were few years ago
Some supplemental provision will have
4 to be made II tne bureau is to be made
operative"
The Board asked for $25, 900 with which
| to repair Public schools and $40. 600 TO re
Ina ir engine houses aud bell towers The
ceCommissioner consolidated these
1 contemplated improvements and allowed
lS2Q, 900. President Madden insists that