Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-21
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Appropriations for 1898 as reported in
April, 93, are approximately $l22.000. De-
Quoting this amount from Mr.. Turner'S to.
tai shows balance Of $97 600. From this
take unexpended balance SIC, 900 and tenn.
porary loans $50 .OCO and We have balance
of Sal 900. Does Mr.. Turner mean that
there has been already expended $Il 200
more than was appropriated? Again the re-
port shows that the appropriation for SUP
port Of poor (plus revenues)' amounts to
81 ,O3O.41, which 10 already overdrawn
81 ,515 "a, making total up to date for
that item of $S.546 25 which is more than
$500 increase over the appropriation as
made by the Republicans in 1892. Would
not this department bear investigation!
The appropriation for sewers is already
overdrawn $35C.s5 and We judge from the
smount credited that appropriation, that
Mr.. Turner has included as resources the
assessments which have been made by the
city government, nearly all of which are
now in dispute. If this 10 correct where
will the end be:
The appropriation for snow bills as
reported was $500 90. Mr.. Turner'S re-
nort shows credited to that item s.. 236 80
a I'd shows an over draft of $3l.55. This
would indicate that the original appropriation
for snow bills has already been overdrawn
$27GS As; and upon the payment Of bills
outstanding on account of the three recent
heavy storms, we predict that the over.
draft will exceed $5000.00
other items Of overdraft, scmc Of which
are:
Highways. seoa4 &
Perm auent improvements. iz49 !.
Printing, 4 w
Stationery, 67 a
sumner 81 insane $50 81
LIQUOR agency, Gs5 s;
which added to those already enumerated
makes grand total Of $G9ls.57supt to Feb
l, 94.
The New Age says certain Republican
politicians are predicting large deficit al
the close of the present year. Basing pre-
dictinns upon present indications, we dc
not believe that it would require an espec.
tally discriminating intellect to discern, that
it is foregone conclusion that the present
administration will discover itself to be
sadly ia arrears, after all bills which have
been contracted during the present year
shall have been allowed and paid. Now
for a moment let us compare THU
years results with those of previous
years. Take 1892 for example. At the
close of the year Mr.. Lane recommended 9
deficiency appropriation Of $1,000. saying
that he believed that would be sufficient to
meet all outstanding unpaid bills. Mr.
Turner'S report shows that this appropris.
ton has been exceeded by only $3.50 6s
Compare that with $69lS 81 of the present
year, overdrawn to February l.
Following the plan of Independent Vote
I should like to put one interrogative. IL
it not an established fact that the appropria-
lions for 1898 will be exceeded by more
than ten thousand dollars? Grant this
and add to the amount twenty
thousand dollars which have &C
crued to the credit Of the city by way of in.
creased valuations, and then compare the
past twelve months with their lack Of i'm
provements. their poor roads, their i'll con-
structed sewers, their open rum shops, theil
deplorable blunders in fact their ineficiency
as manifested in nearly every department
with the era Of growth and improvement
and business prosperity, which has beer
en- loved for the past decade, and decide
whether change of physicians has proved
beneficial to the patient.
REPUBLICAN VOTER.