The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24


materially for the appropriations of
last year
The city trr.s., asks rur ST 800 ad-
additional $l0O fol .9jalrg. utc and
$50 for a telephone.
The city clerk asks 20 have his al
lowance for printing and stationery
cut down from $500 to $500. This. il
is thought, will be granted.
The city engineer asks for only 500
more than last year, but makes a num-
bcr of changes in his expense items.
He increases the salary of the first
assistant city engineer from 81 100 to
S1,400; cuts down the second assis-
tants allowance from s1,OSO to $780,
raises the office clerk from 1920 to $780,
reduces the salary of the levelman from
$500 to S72O; reduces the force of rod
men from two to one and increases
the force of chainmen from four to
six, the two new ones being allowed
$3.50 each. This does not mean that
any of his staff will suffer a reduction
in salary. The office of first assistant
city engineer has been made vacant
by the permanent disability of Ed
ward Sherwood. Promotions were made
all along the line and a re-arrangc-
ment Of the salaries effected that will
give the old men the sam" or increased
salaries and permit of the employment
of two new men.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
The street commissioner asks $25
more for incidentals; S25 for printing
and stationery. $1,000 additional for re-
pair of bridges and culverts: $500 ex-
ira for cleaning cobble, brick and stone
paVements; $500 additional for repairs
to same; $l,50a additional for cleaning
sewers and drains; $4,000 instead of
Sl1,O0 for cleaning asphalt paVemcnts:
$lT52O instead of $4,000 for asphalt re-
pairs; $1,000 for adjusting the iron
bridges $3.50 for repairs to stone crush
er; 5000 for opening kelum court: 81, 900
for street grading and $1,000 for broken
stone. Altogether he asks $2i520 more
than was allowed last year.
The city assessors ask for So, 900 in
stead of 81 POO for assistant assessors.
Last year there was an extra allow
ance for the triennal assessment An
item Of S25 for notices and another OF
800 for incdentals are not included
in this years estimate.
In the police department AN addi-
tiOnal $40 is asked for clerk hire, $500
for an extra sergeant, $1,000 for an ad-
ditional detective and $ll, 200 for thir-
teen new uatrOlmen. The chief alsC
asks for $50 more for feeding prison
ers; $50 extra for repairing station
house; $50 more for lighting and heat
/ ing; 500 extra for keeping horses; $2'
extra for repairs of harness and
wagon; $2J for photographing Grimm
ais; 800 for membership fee in the Ma
tional Bureau of Identification: $25 ad.
ditional for equipment of police, and
$50 for a desk for the detective bureau
He also insists on a special allowance
of $4,000 for a new station house in
/ Providence.
The fire department wants $2lO more
for clerk hire; $3.50 additional for foul
new permanent men; SS3.37 for the
| maintenance of four new fire alarm
boxes; $500 additional for rent of fir
| engine houses: 500 extra for veterin
| ary; $65.OG less for purchase of hose
! $40 for keeping six additional horses:
$50 less for repair of hose. a number
! of miscellaneous items amounting t.
| 81 .633.37. are not included in this wears
estimate. The fire department asks, al
! told, for $2,76494 more than last year
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The board of health wants $4O0 addi
| tiOnal for the crematury employees: $l0C
| less for running expenses of the crcma-
| tory; $1,000 for plumbing inspector,
| salary; $50 for his incidental expenses
! $1,000 TOR the purchase OF the crematory
! lot; 500 additional for the health otIi
| GERS salary: $500 extra for the secre
! tary; $3.50 additional for printing, etc
! Altogether the board asks $4,000 NOR,
| than was granted last year
I The public library asks $3.50 additiona
/ for salaries, s., 400 for delivery station,
! and reading rooms, ana $6i0 for insur
/ unce and improvements. 1t asks $40
more than was allowed last year.
! Last year councils Appropriated a.,