The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-18
SCALED NEARLY $4,000.
Tho Finance Committee Tackles
the Annual Estimates.
CONSIDERABLE WORK DONE BY IT
Toward Bringing tho Annual Appro-
prIa,ions Within tho Roveoucs. but
Thcro Is sim a Decided Discrepancy
TO be ne, In Some Uay-The Es,i-
mates Taltnn UP ny Items

When the council finance committee
mot las. night, with elk Of the eight
members prOscnt and Mossrs. Wheat
and Brock absont, tho problem stared
thcm In tho face. az explained in ycster'
day's LSTrLLiGESCrp, how 10 make esti-
mated revenues OF s490, 9iS CT ueet esLi-
mated necessary expenditures OF $751;
625 i9-shas is. what Of tho estimated
needs Of departments could be cut on.
Of the estimates SO as to mako up for 4
deficiency OF $50,9Y7 10.
Tho committee went wei most OF the
estimates with careful scrutiny Of the
mlnutest details, yet is action SO far
has only saved $3.50 as cOnp2tcd with
tho original figures. 1t is evident tina.
moro than ton times as much will have
to be cut somewhere.
Tho board OF public works contingent
fund was made 30, lS7 70, and the ten.
cent levy fund $4,000 ~. These IRE
fSed by law. The appropriations for
the redemption OF bonds and payment
Of interest had also, OF courlo, to DO
passed ns submitted, as follows: Loan
Of II, $4,000; 81, sl$,OG3; IS, sl3,500;
compromise loan, 5000; alain streot
bridge loan, interest, Sl,372 90; second
bridge loan, Si.i70; Main street bridge
balance, $500 %.
Salaries were also loft at $1,000. Tho
cemeteries appropriation was scaled
from Sl,000 to SS75.
Tho city prison estimate was next
taken up. Tho police committee asked
for Si.li5 in oil. Last year 1891 90
was spent. The allowance was scaled
to $4,000.
For the contingent fund $4,000 was
asked. Last year IL was under $500.
Several claims for damages are to be
provided for this year. So lar this year
$1,000 hos been expended After come
talk, this item was passed.
The fro department was passed, to
wait for n fuller attendance.
The health department asked for
SlO.501 Last year SV,3S4 WAS spent,
but the increase is due entirely 10 the
increased cost Of garbage collection.
The market committee asked for
$3.50. In this WAS an item of $1,000
for paving both markets. Captain Otto
moved to strike this out. which was
done. Tho committee was allowed 4
gross sum OF $500.
Real estate, $500. was tho no1.
clause, including S2,l25 for repairs to
the city building. This was reduced to
$1,000, and the cutire appropriation to
$500.
Scales, $500, was reduced toS750.
Collection OF taIea, 8 $500, was let
alone. II depends on tho amount OF
taxes collected.
The police department wanted s29,-
los, but from this one item was knocked
out by council, leaving in NIL S97,45
Mr.. Maxwell asked Ii i. would not be q
good Idea to reduce the number OF
police. lie WAC answered that the COM
luittee wanted two additional oncs. Mr..
Maxwell though. the department. Coz,
too much mono?. The appropriation
was finally left a. S2G, S45.
This left the water works, gas works
and fire department only unprovidcd
for. Tho water board was allowed its
entire %revcnucs, $4,000 6S, aud the
others passed.
Tho city clerk read q report OF tho
amount OF free Gaq furnished by tho
city works to public buildings and
charitable Institutions. lhc total WEE
$3.50 last year. After soU discussion
OF the items, without action, O motion
was made TO take n recess until this
evening. This was objected to BY sew.
eral members, and finally the commit.
tee adjourned till next Thursday even.
ing 10 complete its work.