Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
INFRINGEMENT NOW.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ONLY
MEET TWICE A MONTH IN
THE FUTURE.
And All the Departments VIII lie
called Upon TO Bear Their
share. of Reduction. {.

rs. ,srsnce committee of the city
.,nncil met yesterday morning to be-
sin the task OF making up the budget
az the city's expenses for the coming
,asr Mayor Paddock and Alderman
Tonlsr and the heads OF the principal
departments OF the city government
we're called in during the progress OF
4 the meeting and altogether 1t was very
much like a family council among the
members of the city administration.
& rewards the close of the meeting 1t
4 began to resemble a wake for there was
n r,ueh 10 mourn over The board of
A e1uallze ton has reduced the assessed
n valuatitn OF the city's property from
Il 80 lOssis to SlG,666,5Ss. The rate Of
II taxation last year was $i.55 on the 500
which produced revenue of SS59644.
n IT has been found that it will be neces-
sary to raise the rate for the coming
Ia year to the maximum allowed by the
A charter which Is Sl.75 on the 500. But
This Is not ALL Even by means of the
I'd maximum rate 1t will not be possible
*. "a make up the deficiency in revenues
(which will be caused by the reduction
"A in the assessed valuation. The revenue
f allowed Oh the budget last year was
,ssssii As It has been figured out. on
/. The first draft OF the estimates TO be
Islbmitted at the meeting OF the council
lTuesday night, the allowance for next
Xysar will be only sS2i,630. This will
make reduction OF S35,0i4 absolutely
Unnecessary As arranged by the COM
Hmittee II is proposed to distribute the
Hreduction among the different depart
E5nents as follows. the appropriations
or last year and the estimates for
next year being given approximately
n round numbers;
Police department last year, $4,000;
pext year, $4,000, reduction $4,000
Fire department last year, $4,000:
ext year, $4,000; reduction $4,000,
Street department last year. $4,000.
lext year. $4,000; reduction $1,000.
Aldermen's pay roll last year. $4,000;
0hext year, $500; reduction, $500.
City officers pay roll last year, $751;
n w; next year, $4,000; reduction. $1,000.
Electric lights last year, $1,000: next
I Eat, 5000; reduced, $1,000.
n Public schools last year. s3l, 900; next
ear 100000; reduction. $1,000.
faied
\ fauper expenses last year. $1,000; next
1ear, I2i00i reduction, 5000.
miscellaneous reductions, $4,000.
hW NY engineers pay roll last year,
spi next year, Sl20O reduction, $500.
stationery and advertising last year,
nVVi next year, $500; reduction, 5000.
Board OF equalization last year, $500
~ year. 800; reduction, 500.
ihis makes balance between the
aaget for 1896 aud the revenues
Mlng allowance for the falling on
tseVV9 The figures We're given to the
a.sue by the city auditor as repre-
Jung ABOUT what would be reported
ne city council.
mere was no end of talk in regard
me matter on the streets YESTERDAY
as above stated there We're vigo.
Isnts. VI "ep"'
,S. ssp,saklng Of the retrenohment yes.
= " eSy Mayor Paddock said
we onleials Of Fort Worth are paid
4. haiaries now than in any othei
W me state, and / do not believe
AZ, any room to curtail expenses
,,,N uirection The only alternative
w. W. 'eguee the number of the en-.
~ u the city and the current ex,
Il, IN the several departments
"a tnls VIII reduce the eficlenc,
A, conceded. | am of the opinion
NE business OF Fort Worth has
run as economically rs is con