The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-25

into the city treasury instead of being
spent by the department as heretofore,
Because of the change the Park De
partment's appropriation rs increased
from 81 900 to S1,100.
On account of the fact that the sal
aries of two police captains and two
turnkeys were recently increased $40 Il
month each, the appropriation to the
Police Department had to be increased
from $4,000 to $1,000.
There is also an increase of 5000 i'll
the Light department, made necessary
by two facts: % That the appropria
ton of $500 made last year was moi
sufficient to pay for the contract lights,
aLd (2) That five new lights have re-
Gently been put in and others will proc
ably have TO be before The end OF the
year.
The largest increase in any regular de
partment is the appropriation OF al,UV'
for cemeteries This has heretofore been
800. The $500 increase has already
been spent, being used in putting up
the iron fence around the old city GENE
terry. This is permanent improve
meart that will not come again.
OF the $4,000 Charity appropriation,
1000 is to be given to the hospital, $500
of it is the city physicians salary and
the remaining 5000 is for contingent ex-
penses.
The Water and Market appropriations
are the same as last year-water, $4,000,
and market, $3.50.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Ad-
administrative Department is the same. 1T
includes the salaries of the mayor anG
the city clerk, the 212 per cent. commits
sion given the tax collector. cost Of sta
tionery and other incidental expenses ne
cessary for the proper admins
tratiom Of the city's affairs and
not chargeable to any particular depart
ment
The budget above foots UP S59,S00.
The estimated income of the city is $50
355.62.
This is living close up to its income
and no provision is made for taking up
the s.. 900 Of bonds held by the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company. The
committee has not abandoned all hope,
however. of doing this. They hope: IL
To save by close economy; (2) To make
the receipts exceed the estimated 500,
35o.62 But it is principally on the last
named expectation that they base thell
hope of taking up these bonds. The
amount to be collected from taxes they
place at SOL ,000 This us after deductine
10 per cent. for Gmcollected taxes a
strong effort will be made. however, 10
collect much more than this increased
power i'm this direction having been con-
ferred in the new charter. The estimate
for the different license taxes was placed
at the same figure as last year, whereas.
as matter OF fact, with the growth OF
the city the revenue from this source
increases, for more licenses of varioIs
sorts are each year issued. Besides. 1t
is almost certain that ordinances Will
be passed at an early day looking to thu
collection of certain license taxes thai
have never been charged here, but are
collected by every other city In the Uni
ted States. One OF these is the privilege
of having cellar entrance or area WAY
on the sidewalk.
OF course to take up these bonds the
committee could have recommended an
increase in taxation, but this it neither
wished to do, nor Thought wise, preferl1ng
to practice economy for the coming year.
cutting and saving wherever it is posi-
Bile to do so without impeding the prog
ress and growth Of the city.