The herald., 1893-08-29

Eigsia2n EfhG 2sIsi fsti 5000 5000 III sos os5 II II
Totals. !. .$364.oo0 100 90 $566.lo5 81
The total assessment rolls, after all
corrections by the board of equalization,
amount to $47, ,211.17
In the calculation for the interest and
sinking fundH we have made small de-
duction from the assessment rolls to
avoid AL doubles and improper assess
mente.
The total levy for the interest and
sinking funds is 20.3 centa on the 500.
While this amount is an increase for
these funds Of 58 cents over the levy
made for the preceding fiscal year, i
must be remembered that the outfall
, sewer interest and sinking fund, for
which no levy was made last year, re-
quires levy of 84l cents, and other in
tereat and sinking funds for which no
levyswas made last year, require an ad-
ditional levy OF 4.0l cents for the present
year.
We have, however. lessened the levy
for interest and sinking funds by provid-
ing for transfer OF SIS, 800 from the in
ternal sewer fund to the internal inter
est and sinking fund, which sum is q
surplus from the sale of bonds for the
puIpOeo VI uuAuiuk tuo AntoIAaA coW0i
system, and In this manner have ma
wise would have been required for these
funds.
The rate for the funds of the city other
than the sinking funds amounts to 99.7
cents. ~ Nss x
This is also an increase over the levy
OF last year for this purpose of 16.2
cents, or an increase Of about $71, 700.
This Ia caused by ancrease of about $780,
600 for the FIRE department for the pur-
chase Of apparatus for and maintenance
Of engine company No. s.; of about
$3O, 600 for the common school fund Of
about $4,000 for the public library, $lV, =
600 for parks and $1,000 to- pay lbf the
improvement OF the pipe line to Wests
lake park.
These we believe to be necess4ry IN
each case for the requirements 81 these'
departments, II properly managed; but
In each OF the cases mentioned, the
amount 10 materially below that asked
by those who have the management of
the several departments. The increase
in the funds of which your honorable
body have the direct management is
therefore comparatively small, but the
total will, we believe, properly provide
for the drafts upon these funds. s,s-
In providing for the park funds We
have made q special fund for each of the
larger parks, and fund Of $1,000 for the
care Of those parks not specifically mem
toned, and In each case it ia recom-
mendeG that the auditor be instr lcted
not to audit any demands drawn upon
said funds unless the same shall be for
labor or material furnished for the re-
spective park which the said fund
represents.
In the fund provided for the main
tenance OF parks not specifically, mem
toned, and called the general park
fund, We have provided $500 for the
purchase and erection of fountain in
St. James park, and we recommend the
provision Of $1,000 for this fund upon the
express condition that such a fountain
will be purchased and erected in said
park, sss
Ws;belisve this tax levy to be suffi-
,ientstO provide for the wants Of the
city during the present year and yet
none too large to meet the increasing
demands Upon the city funds, and
respectfully recommend that this or
dinance be adopted.
The ordinance was unanimously
adopted.
VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS.
The finance committee recommended
that the report OF the city auditor for
week ending August 81, 1893. and his
monthly report, showing the condition.
of his books for the month OF July, be
tiled;s recommended that $4,000 be
transferred from the salary fund to the
cash fund; that $28,50O be transferred
from the internal sewer fund to the in
ternalp sewer interest and sinking fund !;
thatKhe be transferred $3.50 from the
cash, fund to the fire department fund;
that there be transferred from the new
water, fund TO the library fund the sum
of 1900; that $4,000 be transferred from
the new water fund to the Westlake
park pipe line fund to be applied on the
Westlake park pipe line contract of the
Culver & Little manufacturing COM
pany; also that tax sale certificate be
cancelled az per Wesley Clark's petition !;
referred to city attorney. Also can
collation. on Mary Ballantyne's petition
referred to finance committee and city
attorney. Also returning $5.66 to A.
Shumway on account OF erroneous as
sessment and cancelling tax sale certifi-
cate. Received and filed.
sns BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. sass.
Ihe report Of the board Of public
works was read. The Union avenue
grading was set aside. The matter Of
improying Sand street and Broadway
was referred back to the board Of public
works to report next week. The re-
mainder OF the report was adopted as al
ready published,
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT. ass.
The city attorney presented an or
N0ance granting property owners per-