The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-23
MORE MONEY BADLY NEEDED
WAYS AND MEANS DISCUSSED BY
 THE BOARD OF FINaNOE.


 Meetng-soIne of the Problems Win
 Probably be Solved at an Adjourned
 Meeting to be Held To-day-Needs of the Several Departments Considered.
 At the meeting of the board of finance held yesterday afternoon nothing detin- ite was done in the way of meeting the needs of the various departments under the city government of money in addition to the appropriations set aside for those departments at the beginning of the current year, By a discussion of ways and means, however. the board arrived nearer to solution of the prob lens and at an adjourned meeting to be held this afternoon some of the re- quests for more money will probably be disposed of It begins to look now as though it would be necessary to cut off some of the departments with no additional money, but the board at its meeting to-day may be able to devise means to satisfy the pressing needs of all the departments. The board is
 
 ner and whatever Is done will be done with view to looking out for future contingencies which might arise and be effected by any transfers that may be made now.
 At the last meeting of the board pre- vious to yesterdays meeting Controller Brown was directed to look over the accounts of each department.and ascer- tain both what additional amounts each requires and also what, If any, surplus exists in any departments. The &C., counts of all departments were care fully considered yesterday and some small surpluses were found. It was re- ported by the controller that in the lamp deartment $955 20 would be saved on the electric light appropriation, $1,- 2O9.1S on gas, and s29S2S on naphtha, making a total saving in that depart ment of $2,462.67. There will also be a surplus of about ,000 of the appropria- tlon to pay interest on notes and bonds and this amount with the amount which can be saved by the lamp department are about the only sums which could be found to transfer without inconven- fence. There is. however, an appropria- tion for hardening streets and in view of the fact that the appropriations are insufficient to complete the work of hardening it is thought that this amount may possibly be properly di verted to other purposes. The corpor- ation counsel has given an opinion that the use of the appropriation for har- dening to harden portion of the streets named in the order would amount. In fact, to exceeding the ap- propriation and therefore could not be done under the charter.
 A statement from the police depart ment showed that the additional amount needed to pay salaries in that department for the remainder of the year would be S10, 0,57265 From this amount is deducted s1, ,000 expected from Yale college and other sources, leaving the amount to be yet provided for s9,- 572.65.
 The fire department needs $5,200 for the equipment of the new engine house in the Tenth ward and $500 for repair and resetting of hydrants, making the total additional needs of that depart ment s5,7O0. It is estimated that the sundry account will need $4, 700, which includes $700 for the printing of the journals of both boards of the common council. It is also estimated that $500 will be required to provide offices for city officials who have not previously had offices in city hall. but for whom the new charter requires shall have offices there. The amount which will be needed for printing and stationery cannot be yet ascertained.
 The department of public works will olx. A1 necessary to pay for street sprinkling until November 15, provided the streets are to be sprinkled Sunday, and if only six days in the week the additional amount needed will be about $2,300. Of the original appropriation of $31,3o for general repairs, including street clean ing only about S4,000 remains unex pended and Director Beecher estimates that $11 000 in addition to this amount will be needed. For the parks and trees account for the remainder of the year $3 900 will be needed, for repairs of pavements S5,000. About $500 has been saved on the stone crusher and road roller account.
 There is also $500 appropriated to widen Union avenue, which has not yet been expended.
 After the accounts had been consid- cred yesterday the board discussed the possibility and advisability of trans ferring money to the departments ask ing it.
 Commissioner Forsyth was strongly in favor of accepting the $29,000 trans fer from the sinking fund as provided for in the recent vote of the aldermen. Commissioner Mansfield and Control Ter Brown thought that this amount should be allowed to remain In the sinking fund to apply on the SH,ooO | worth of bonds falling due in 1901, and for the payment of which there Is no | provision, The matter of providing the amount asked for by the police department was brought up for discussion, and MT. Forsyth thought that it should not | be allowed He said that just before the appropriat tions were made at the beginning of the year the police de- partment had put on eighteen extra men and paid them for a time out of savings that had been made in the de- partment. Then, he said, when the requisition for an appropriation was made to the old board of finance 1t was represented to the board that these eighteen men were regular employees of the police department
 The other gentlemen of the board | seer0ed 10 be of the nnipiop that the