The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-12
HAS finished ITS WORK
Committee Reduces Appropriation
Ordinance to Proper Size.
WHERE THE KNIFE WAS USED
The $1,000 Asked for tho Opening Of
Wyoming Avenue Stricken Out-Rc.
arrangement of tho ApprOpria.
ton for Nay Aug Park.

After having already held five meet
ings. the estimates committee of coun-
ellis last night succeeded In bringing
tha estimated city expenditures for
the fiscal year 1895 to within $53S,64 of
the revenue estimated by the city con-
troller The estimated revenue Is $275,-
S99, which does not include $67, $50 for
special purposes and the Interest and
sinking fund. BY rising vote the
committee. after completing Its labors,
pledged itself to support Its siX-time
amended report which will be made to
the select branch tonight. The excess
of $53S.6 will be offset by resolution
directing the city controller to trans
fer certain 1894 balances.
One of the most important features
OF the final meeting of the committee
was its business-like proceeding ana
an absence of quibbling. This Is In
measure accounted for by the fact that
most of the members had, previous to
the session, arrived at an understand
ing of what should be done. the irs'
five meetings had been conspicuous
chiefly for debates, mistakes and get
ting mixed.
Park Appropriation Changed.
In the street commissioners depart
ment the item for repairs OF bridges
and culverts was reduced from $4,000 to
So, 700; the maintaining OF fire depart
ment horses was increased $42O.
Mr.. williams, the select councilman
from the Fifth ward, received unani-
nous support in his advocacy OF
change in the Nay Aug park approprla-
ton and which was suggested edltoriai-
ly in Yesterdays Tribune. This de-
partment had been amended to contain
5000 for a policeman, and S2,0Oo Tor Ia
Dor. Mr.. Williams motion prevailed
to reduce the labor item to Sl,o0O ana
appropriate $3.50 for landscape engineer
ing. 1t was contended that the labor
appropriation would not have been APP
plicable without definite landscape
plans.
Several large improvement items
were stricken out as follows: $1,000 for
a culvert over Stafford Meadow brook,
on Elm street; s., 900 for opening Wyom-
ing avenue, between Phelps street ana
Ash street; $1,000 for repairing Palm
street, between Cedar and Pittston ave
nues
| Eleven electric lights, at $9l.25 each,
for specified localities in Bellevue, at a
total cost of S1,003.75, were stricken out
and an appropriation of 1865 made for
! four lights to be located according to
a resolution to be introduced In coun-
ellis.
The Seventeenth ward appropriation
! for street repairs, which at previous
meeting had been reduced from 81 ,O66 TO
$6G6, was restored.
Did Not Favor Amendments.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Durr.
| of the Eighth ward, that $4,000 be ap-
propriated for paving Penn avenue, be-
tween Lackawanna avenue and Spruce
| street, was laid on the table. Mr..
Lauers motion that the pole tax be APP
piled to the opening of Wyoming ave
nue.. between Phelps and Ash streets
was lost.
The 1894 amendment was duplicated
which provides that the city controller
shall not merge 1895 specific improve
ment appropriations unless the work Is
completed: that uneXpended balances
for general items and departments shall
| be carried forward to the correspond
ing account for 1895; appropriating out
standing claims, not otherwise provid-
ed for, to general incidentals and judg-
ments for 1895; transferring uneXpend'
ed balances on appropriations to gen
eral incidental and judgment fund for
| 1885