The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-29
TAX BUDGET VETO.
Mayor Wanser Jumps Hard
on the City's Cler-
iCal Force.
The Finance, Tax and Street
and Water Payrolls
Assailed.
NO NEW FIRE APPARATUS
No Walks in the Parks, No Bell
Tower Repairs, No Progress
of Any Kind.
ECONOMY THAT STAGNATES.

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On CALL issued by President Edel-
stein, a meeting of the Finance Board
was held this morning for the specific
purpose of finding out what Mayor Wan
ser's objections were to the recently
adopted tax budget. The veto was sent
to the Board yesterday. The following
is the full text of the document
The resolution of your Board adopted
July 19, 1892. fixing the appropriations
aud limit of expenditures for the various
departments of the City Government for
the fiscal year, beginning December A.
D., 1892, and ending Novem ber 30, A. D.,
1898, is hereby returned with my disap
proval, as to the items hereinafter speci-
ally mentioned; which disapproval is my
veto thereof, under the authority in Sec
lion 19 of the new charter, A. D., 1889.
Ali the items, not hereinafter specially
mentioned are returned with my ap-
proval.
STREET BOARD.
The appropriations to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners:-Re-
construction of sewers, 81, ,999. 92 is dis
approved. The amount appropriated in
the present levy, TO wit: 81. .999.92 is sug-
gested as sufficient.
Lamp and lights" ss4, ,929 &c." is dis
approved. This appropriation should be
$4,000, which amount provides for the
present number of lights, reasonable in
crease and the cost Of inspection.
Engineering Bureau. s4.999.92, is dis
approved. l would suggest that Sl2 900
be appropriated for this bureau, as from
examination 1t appears that it can be run
for that amount. The appropriation for
year ending November 80, 1889, was ST.
1892. For the current year no appropri-
alton was made. The bureau was left
LA, -
Resolutions transferring sums credited to
the bureau on the assessment account,
or ering money for work done on pu bic
buildings and street WORK and is
sulug temporary bonds is the present
method of paying this bureau
There being no appropriation, the list of
employees is padded with unnecessary
wear This bureau is a necessary branch
Of the government aud should be pro-
vided for in the tax levy, aud the COM
pensation should be regularly paid. The
earnings of the bureau should 90 to the
general credit of the city.
For asphalt walks in Hamilton andVan
Worst Parks, $500 is appropriated. There
is in the City Treasury. provided in the
current years appropriation, u like
amount, which was not sufficient to do
the work; the intended appropriation,
with the amount on hand, makes S11, 900
provided for this work. l think the
amount on hand should be allowed to re-
main undisturbed and the matter taken
upanother year, as there is no great need
of the expenditure for the proposed
walks.
Repairs to public buildings and bell
towers. SIC, 900 is disapproved. There is
at the present time available the sum of
S44 595. 81, derived from the sale of bonds
being issued for repairs on schools, and
this amount should prove ample for that
class OF buildings, aDd no specially needed
repairs for other public buildings has
been brought to my Attention.
POLICE.
Appropriation to the Police Commits
siouers:-
Station houses and prisons as per
schedule 3D." 1,790. is disapproved
only as to three items in the schedule,
making up the amount lent.
Supplies for station houses, So, 500. This
should be reduced to 81, 500.
Department repairs and incidentals,
$4,000 This can be reduced to $4,000.
Gas for lighting station houses, S. 900.
This shonld be reduced to $4,000.
Printing aud stationery, 81. 600. Should
be reduced TO $4,000 as follows:-$l, 700 for
Police Department and $500 for Justice
Courts.
FIRE BOARD.
Appropriation TO Fire Commission
ers:-
Aerial truck. $500, is disapproved.
The city purchased new aerial truck
this year and for q time an extra one can
be dispensed with. $6.050 has been Al
lowed for salaries, i'll addition to appro-
priation for current year for men for ad-
ditional steamer, and the law recently
voted on increasing the firemen's pay has
added considerable amount to the pay
roll of the present force, which two sums
have caused an increase which should be
equalized by economy where possible.
New white diamond" hose 400 lbs.
best is disapproved because only one
make is named, another brand should be
named to provide for competition and
give the city a fair chance to protect it
self. take no exception to the amount
appropriated or TO the white diamond"
brand.
TAX BOARD.
The appropriation to the Tax Commits
sfoners:-
Extra clerk hire $1,000 is disapproved.
Three extra clerks are ample to do the
work of this Board. I would suggest
that this amount be changed to $3, 600
which will provide three clerks at the
limit of compensation provided by Section
of the new charter.
Care of horse $34992 is disapproved.
There is no reason why the city should
provide horse and carriage for this
Board.
FINANCE BOARD.
The appropriation to the Board of FL
nance:-
Salaries s69O,999.96 is disapproved.
There is no schedule annexed to the reso-
luton showing how this sum is itemized.
Your department Can be run with the
following officials aud employees
Five Finance Commissioners at $500
each, 81, 500; Clerk to Board, 81, 800; As
sistant Clerk, 5000; extra services, $500
Mayors office-Mayor. 5000; Secre-
tary, 81. 500; CLERK, $500.
fComptroller's office-Compt So, 900;
Deputy, 81 500; Clerk, 81, 200.
Treasurel's office-Ireasurer, So, 900;
Deputy, 81 800.
Collecio or's-office. Collector. $1,000;
Deputy, 81. 800; Chief Clerk, 81. 800; Can
ceiling CLERK, $1,000; Eutry Clerk, 81 200;
four Bill Clerks at 81. .20o S4,800; one Mes
senger at $720: allowances for extra help.
three months, three clerks at SIS per
month, $675.
City Clerks offlce.-One Clerk, s., 800:
four clerks at 81, 200 each. $500.
Corporation Counsel. $1,000
Corporation Attorney. IS, 500.
Assessment Clerk, 81. 800.
Cleaning. Janitor. gas and fuel, S3, ,4s0
If am right in this matter. consider
able sum Of money can be saved and
several sinecnres can be abolished.
D~xrssno efationarv and auDDlieg