The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-10
City Controller at Work On Annual ApprO.
pTlatlOn Ordinance.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS WORKING
Given Until Saturday-Some Changes
from Last Year-Ten Additional Pa
trolmen Needed - Many Improve
ments in the Fire Department Ser
vice - More Money Needed for
Cleaning and Repairing Asphalt.

neCteu with the municipal government
to send to the controller, not later than
Saturday, q statement OF the expenses
incident to the maintenance of their
respective departments during the next
fiscal year which begins on the first
Monday in April.
Many of the departmental heads
have complied with the instructions,
but some few have not as yet turned in
their estimate. 1t is expected, how
ever, that all will have complied by
Saturday and it is very probable that q
meeting Of the estimate committees of
both councils will be called early next
week.
The joint estimates committee con-
sists OF five members Of each branch
Of council. and is as follows: From
select council, e. w. Westphal, George
Sanderson, F. II, Clemons, o. p. Mil
Ter, Victor H, Lauer From common
council. 7. +. Davies, Robert Robinson,
William II. Mcdonnell, George j. Du.
higg, and S. w. Roberts. The latter
gentleman being no longer connected
with council. it will be incumbent on
President Moir TO name some com
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mittee.
APPROPRIATIONS SLIGHTLY INCREASED.
The appropriations at present in the
hands of Controller Widmayer show q
slight increase in the running expenses
Of the various departments which. in
most instances, is warranted. Those
heads Of departments who have not
sent in their estimates ara the street
commissioner. the chief engineer and
the board Of health.
In the controllers department no
increase is asked for; the appropria-
ton is the same as last year, namely,
SO 450. In thu mayors department an
increase of 500 will be asked to be
expended for detective hire. The ap-
preparation asked for this department
is $4, $50. In the city assessors Office
the same amount will be required that
was needed for the present year,
namely, S7,4lO.
In the city clerks Office the only in
crease asked for will be $780, an addi-
tional item for printing and stationery.
The salaries of the janitor and fireman,
amounting to 81. H0 per annum, will
charged to this appropriation, and the
sum total will be about 50. 4jO to 50. $50
for 1898 In the city treasurers Office
an increase of $3.50 will be asked for
books stationery and printing, while
the city solicitor will ask for $500 addi.
tional for his assistant, thus maxi g
the latter's SALARY 1000 and the total
appropriation So, 300.
OTHER INCREASES NEEDED.
In the street. police. fire and engi-
neering departments increases will be
suggested and asked. Street Commits
sionsr Kirst informed TRIBUNE re.
porter yesterday that s., 900 additional
would be required for cleaning asphalt
and ST. 300 additional will be asked for
repairs of asphalt. and the total appro.
priation will be almost $50, 900.
In the police department Chief Simp-
sou will ask for ten additional patrol.
men and for a small appropriation for
printing the new manuals intended for
the regulation of the department
This will increase the appropriation for
this department about s. 900 and will
make the total about $780, 900
LUG ulO NNphl blhUhb hpDlOpllhllOL
last year WAS $27 ,470. This ye ar Chief
Fsrber will ask for $4,000. The i'm.
provements he contemplates are: A
telephone, $50; two exercise wagons,
one for Crystals and one for the Hooks,
the cost being $3.50; purchase of the
Nay Aug engine owned by the Citi-
zens' Fire association. $4,000; chemical
engine. $4,000, horse for Phenix. 5000
double drop harness for same COM
pany, $l25; permanent engineer for
chemical engine, S720; keep Of extra
horse, Sl32; six fire alarm boxes. $3.50;
maintenance Of the same. $l66 6S; ten
men to bunk in the houses, $40 \
month each, $1,000; permanent engi-
neer for Crystal steamer, $720;
extension ladders, twin couplings. noz
zles and life saving net for hook and
ladder truck. 5000; permanent man
known as 'rover" to act as a substi-
tute, 5000; Neptune engine exchanged
for new one. $1,000; double drop har
ness for Franklins, $l25; single drop
harness for General Pninney, $75; barn
fer Excelsiors, $500; twelve horses,
81, 400; keeping the same, 81 ,5S4; veter-
mary surgeon and medicine for horses,
$3.50.
IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
The city engineer will suggest that
$4O0 be appropriated for the purchase
of new instruments At present the
CITY has no claim on those that are in
use. In case councils will re quiTe a
survey OF the city. he suggests engag-
oIlsIsnpn1 uin nnl ftxy,N
chainmen, The salaries in this de-
partment aggregate $1,000 against
50. 100 last year There are, however,
more men employed now than there
were last year, two corps being con-
, tinually doing outside work.
The board OF health has not yet sent
} in it's estimate, Secretary Briggs wait
, ing for the meeting to bO held Friday
before action is taken. Last year 50, 900
was appropriated for the running ex
penses of the crematory, but this sum
has been found inadequate. The sala-
ries alone aggregate 81, $50 per annum
while the coal bill for the year is
nearly S400.
There will not be many new i'm -
provements, Mr.. Westphals culvert,
In the Nineteenth ward. and Mr.. Ross
and Mr.. Goldens in the First, being
I the only ones mentioned The cost Of
, both will be about $1,000. The i'm
provemsnts last year aggregated $42,
400.
All of the requests made by the
various departments will be submitted
to the estimates committee, and as a
rule the action of that committee is
final.
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Leland 7. Powers In the Y. M. Q. A,
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