The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
BUDGET READY.
Finance Commissioners FIN
ish the Appointments
for the Fiscal Year
of 1886
LIBERAL PRUNING KNIFE
Police Board Receives a Large
Sum Permitting an Increase
Of the Police Force.
TAX RATE SAME AS LAST YEAR
Fire Commissioners Increase Tor a
Full Department Refused-City
Debt Reduced.

Tho budget of appropriations for the
fiscal year 1856 was completed py tne
Finance Commissioners last night All the
members of the Board. with the eAcep-
tion of Mr.. Hardenbergh. were -fgurins
on the estimates until after midnight
The law requires that the budget shaii
be made up before July 81 in each year.
The preparation of the budget this year
was a particularly annoying problem ow-
ing to the fact that the estimates OF the
various departments aggregated some
thing like $500 900 more than their appro-
nriat;ons of last year. In addition TO TINS
+be members of the Board of Finance
rsre confronted with an increased county
tax of forty cents on the thousand ra-
tables
The Commissioners were as determined
n nraver,t an increase in the tax rate as
mayor Wanser was to have it reduced
U-3tb that object in view judicious prun-
ing of estimates was in order.
The result of the labors of the com
.,..s.o,a.s is sown in the table in an ad-
joining column.
TAX RATE THE SAME.
TIVE tax rate. as foreshadowed in s'rhe
.Tersev CITY News on July "A. will be the
same as last year, $3.50 on the thousand
Notwithstanding the increased county
tax.
The. appropriations this year exceed last
vsars by s3a.8i5.s4 The total tax lew
las+ vsar was 1855. .ses.1e, This year it is
-. .G2. or $s5.S25.51 increase.
Far e.t: purposes last year the amount
- bs ya:se.l was si.7s7. .8ozo6 as against
si.7-.' .a..ee.fp this year, an increases OF
s.2.2ls.5l
4yse appropriations this year amount TO
sa0<,. .G73 sa. but from that amount S28S,-
15a. ,,as to be deducted, that sum being
rs.eirst] from the State fer school pur-
1ezes 1savfng s1Sol, ,s2o,s4. Again. from
this 600 received from the State from
railroad and canal property. must De
dedncss1. leaving s1,575. .92O.34 To this
latter sum one ninth is added to pro-
eide car deficiencies created by the Board
of lsnaoals reducing assessments This
one-a,,,fh amounts to s175lo2.26. which,
added to the a,575, ,920.34 swells the
amount to be raised to $l,751.o22.6o for
city purposes.
Tt.en canes the citys share of the
stssa school and county taxes. which
Is 2s4e Ags % and ss.196So respectively.
against swelling the levy and making It's
grand total 81 ,e8S.6s.
RESULT OF THE PRUNING.
Last year the Street and Water Board
received s2os. 800 and this year asked for
ess1. 900. 1t received s226,65o.
srhe Board of Aldermen had $57,o5o to
work with last year and this year
asked for ss5,o21.44. 1t receives $55,S2144
The Aldermen wanted to have the ap-
pointment and payment of an armorer
placed in their charge, but the Finance
Commissioners have placed the power
with the Street and Water Commits
soners
The Assessment Commissioners asked
for and received $500.
The Police Commissioners fare well
this year. Last year they received $685.
7e5. and this year asked for s4oS,oS6
The Boards appropriation is $495,6T6. 1t
includes a sufficient sum to permit of
the immediate enlargement of the force
from 30 to 220 members. Provision has
also been for an increase Of Chief Muir
phys salary from $500 to $1,000 year.
"Col" Robinson. Clerk of the Board,
was looking for an increase of his sal
airy frean $1,000 to $500 year. The
Colonel got left Health Inspector Ben
lalllin is in the same boat. He had laid
Jars for an increase in salary from
$1,000 to $500. but the city cannot stand
so many increases in salaries just at
present.
NO MORE LADDIEs AT PRESENT.
The Fire Commissioners got along very
well last year with s159,55o and this year
asked for s220, go. which embraced a suf-
ficient sum to establish full paid de-
psrtment. The paid department may be
not stand the pressure this year. The
Fire Commissioners also asked for a new
engine. r ey won't get it. They do re-
ceive, however. $500 with which to put
Fire Headquarters in habitable con-
dition.
The Board Of Education last year had
ss77,1s6 and this year asked for s4ol.s4o.ss.
receiving s3so,7so.
The Tax Board asked for ana received
$4,000.
The other smaller Boards received
what they asked for.
ECONOMY AT HOME.