The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-17

gravity system. A two-tenfhs OF Q mill
levy il made for the library fund.- the
first time nich . levy has been made.
The regular incomes OF the city. such a
licenses. fines. water receipts. etc. inciud-
ing the Incorporated balances In the
city, the committee finds TO be $54I.als.sa.
and when TO this sum Is added the regular
tax levy, II viii be seen that the eslmat-
ed expenses OF running the municipal gov
eminent Of Seattle for 1890 are 1854. $50
The nine-miii levy applies simply to
extension OF the city limits some seven
years ago. By the new limits, where the
n mills levy applies. is meant the Ninth
and a portion OF the Seventh wards. This
section escapes the Ia mills levy by rea-
son Of not being required to pay interest
on the water and sewer bonds OF 1850 and
the funding bonds OF lssl-3.
The recommendations of the committee
met with unanimous adoption, as also the
passage OF the ordinance In accordance
with the. report and definitely fixing the
levy.
Councilman Navin explained that he
voted for the ordinance because he hoped
such levy would enable the laborfng
men of the city to receive some of the
benefits In the shape of decent wages.
President Rinehart thanked the commit
tee for the splendid report. and the
committee in turn thanked Comptroller
Parry for the valuable assistance he had
given In the premises.
The resolution as adopted is as follows:
Your finance committee, 10 whom was
referred a communication from the city
comptroller transmitting estimates OF the
several departments of the city govern
ment for the fiscal year 1900, would re-
speetfuily report as follows:
THAT the committee has held many
meetings and has considered each esti-
mate in detail and recommends allow
ances as follows. towit:
General Fund.
For the salaries and expenses Of the exec
utiye department ..........-.-.............$ 10 q
For the salaries aud expenses of the leg
islAtise department. including printing Of
municipal code and Of reports required by
ment '..' - $50 %
For official publications. bindings. etc. 500 %
For salaries and expenses of comptroler's
and license Offices Observation-Disclosures. 800 %
For salaries and expenses Of treasuss de-
law to King county ...................... ,.so %
ment -. ..........,............. $500 %
For salary and court costs. grade tax COL
lectors department --.-.--......--.....--.. zSo %
Fer salaries and expenses Of civil service
department including free labor employ
meht ptneau "a"
partrnent. including quarantine guards.
ambulance service and contagon hospital uO %
For salary and expenses Of barber depart
ment .......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iuW W
For salaries and expenses of judicial de-
partmsnt ...s--.-...-.- ---...---.-.,-.. S,sW W
For salaries and expenses Of police depart
ment including new >'s apparatus. - 10000 %
For salaries aud expenses OF board OF public
works. exclusive of salaries of members. 1900 %
For all expenses Of street and sewer mainte-
nance under the direction of street and
For salaries and expenses of engineers de-
partment. including field parties and IN
specsors local improvements g. 900 90
For construction work ehargeahle to the
city at large. including local improvement.
assessments upon public property. sewer
fv1Sfra tnNt y<ss}2 fsrsr oUar
connect With south tunnel special street
repairs account of slides and bulk
heads. renewing and repairing bridges
and the condemnation of property
quired for any Of the above purposes. 81 600 90
For all expenses OF building. bridges and
wharvcs department including public
buildings. pest house. building inspectors
office. disposal Of garbage and repairs and
maintenance OF city slips and wbarves.... 5000 %
spection etc 5000 %
For contingent, account to include payment
Of judgments, awards. claims and all mat
tiers not specifically provided for in de-
tailed estimates OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000 90
Total ......... ................... ,a2a. 900 90
Water Fund.
For all expenses Of water department In
Guiding maintenance. betterments and
extensions ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. .......s 81 900 %
For proposed extension of gravity system
to Cedar lake 5000 90
Total ............. ..................s SIS. 900 90
City Park Fund.
For n. expenses Of maintaining and i'm
proving city parks. including payments
due any park purchases. -.............3 Is, oc 90
Library Fund.
For salaries and expenses OF the library
department including purchase Of
bicycle Road Fund.
For maintenance and extension of bicycle
path system. 30 per cent Of estimated
from bicycle licenses. ..-.......$ $500 %
Interest Funds.
For interest on bonded debt follows:
W w & g bonds observation-disclosures a. so 90
Funding bonds 1891 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % 900 90
Judgment bonds. 1922. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. B75a 90
Cond award bonds. 1897. IL 90 %
General bonds 1881. ..................... 1909 %
Sewer bonds 1872 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ESQ %
Water bonds 1899 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 80 90