The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-21
Department Of Finance.

The mayor shall, within ten days af-
ter rt1p- beginning Uf-cdcfi- mayofafty
term, appoint comptroller VINO shall
hold office for two years and until ms
successor is appointed. The comptrol-
ler may appoint, To hold Office during
his pleasure, deputy and other sub
ordinates as may be prescribed by or
dnances OF the common council.
The comptroller and his deputy, be-
fore entering on their duties, must
give bond i'm a special sum, to be pre-
scribed by the common council
The comptroller shall superintend the
fiscal concerns of the city and manage
the same pursuant To law and the ordi-
nances of the common council.
Within ten days after the beginning
OF each mayoralty term, the mayor
shall appoint a treasurer, 70 hoi6 ofhcu
for the term of two years. The treasur-
err may appoint a deputy and such other
subordinates as may be prescribed by
ordinance TO hold office during hia
pleasure.
There is provided for, also, board OF
estimate and apportionment, which
shall consist of the mayor. comptroller,
city solicitor, treasurer president OF tina
common council, and president or the
board of tax assessors. The mayor III
to be president of the board and the
city clerk is to act az secretary there
of. Before the 10Th day of May in eacls
year, the board is directed To cause the
estimates submitted to Ii to be printed
and shall furnish copy thereon 10 any
taxpayer desiring ii. and on that day I'D
each year. or IL that day be Sunday
or a legal holiday. then on the next day,
IL shall meet and consider the estimates.
AT each meeting, or at any adjourned
meeting. while the estimates are un-
der consideration, the board shall hear
any taxpayer of the city in reference
thereto. After such hearings. which
must be concluded in the month or May,
the board shall make an estimate OF the
amounts required To pay the expenses
of conducting the business Of the city
i'm each department and office for the
next fiscal year. and also To pay the
principal and interest of any city in
debtedness falling due within the year.
After IL has made the estimates, tho
board sffittf Submit II in writing to thc
common council on or before the next
fifth day of June ON the 18th day OF
June thereafter. or If that be Sunday
or a legal holiday, on the next day. the
common council shall convene and con-
slider the estimates. IT NAV adopt the
estimates thus amended, but IL shall
not increase any item i'm the estimate
for any department. office or purpose.
When the council has adopted the es-
innate IL shall be entered at large p
it's minutes. and the several sums Inv
the final estimate 80 adopted shall be,
and become appropriated for the sever.
al departments. offices and purposes for
tho ensuing fiscal year.
The fiscal year shall commence on the
first day Of October. and on or before
the first day Of May. i'm each year, all
heads Of departments and officers en-
powered to control or authorize eN-
penditures. shall furnish To the mayor
estimates I'm writing of tho amount Of
expenditures for the next fiscal year In
their respective departments or offices.
rendering n statement Of the salaries
Of all their officers and other employees.
which estimates tho mayor shalt lay
before the board of estimate and ap-
portionment at its first meeting there
after
\ board ~ commissioners of sinking
funds is also provided for bv the pro-
posed charter. " shall consist OF the
mavor. cor1ntroller city treasurer
president OF the common council and
three persons 30 he elected by the COM
mon council All the members are 20
hold their Offices until their Successors
arc elected and qualified to act The
week I'm January. one for ore wear. one
FOR two wears and one for three wears
ThereP fter az tho eVniration of tho
term ~ any commissioner. the common
rourcil shall elect hts rrcceesor for
the ter", of three wears Vacancies are
20 he Htled nv election hy the common