The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-05
THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED
RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
 AMOUNT TO $1,799, ,9ss.41.

RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
 AMOUNT TO $1,788, ,9ss.41.
 S209,7O s6 More Than Was Appropri-
 ated Last Year-Both Boards of the
 mates to 0 Special Committee to Re-
 port Back Within One weck-Ofher
 Business Before the Common Council.
 Both boards of tho common council held meetings last night, the session of the aldermen being a regular meet ing, while the councilmen held an ad- journed meeting in order that concur rent action might be taken in referring to a special committee the estimates submitted by the board of finance, thereby giving more time for consider ation of the estimates than would have been given had the councilmen not acted upon the reference until their next regular meeting.
 The statement of estimated receipts and disbursements is printed on heavy glazed paper, and is neatly bound. Pre- facing it is the following statement, signed by all the members of the board Of finance:
 To the Honorable Court of Common
 Council of the City of New Haven:
 The board of finance respectfully sub- mits herewith it's estimates of the moneys necessary to be appropriated If ba nitx of ho rate of taxation to meet the same, for the year 1900, in accordance with the provision of Section A of the charter Pursuant to section 110 the board has levied for school purposes a tax of mills upon all property within the city school district It has laid a tax, exclu- sive of said school tax at IS mills up on the polls and ratable estates within the limits of' wards 1-12, both inclusive (Section 44), and a tax of four mills upon the polls and ratable estatea with the limits of wards 1915, both inclusive Generalization act, Section 20). The total rate laid upon property bearing the full city tax is twenty-one mills.
 It is estimated that the taxes above mentioned, with the other sources of income, will not only meet the expenses
 
 the payment of $15OOO of sewerage bonds maturing in 1900; for the pay ment of $11 200 of the war loan bonds issued by the town; for $34.OOO for muni- cipal debt sinking fund, as provided by act of the legislature and $46, ,O29. .09 to be applied on other outstanding floating indebtedness Gold town notes) making ] total of $1O6, 6,229.09 to be used he n aI1f fcto 6iy,y debt
 From the tax upon the increase of the | grand list made after the establishing | of last years estimates there has been | received about $64OOO. This has been | more than utilized by the expenditure | of $2652562 for street sprinkling, and | $700 for increase of salaries of tax col | lector and sheriff made mandatory by act of the legislature Of 1899, and by 1 $42, ,26591 judgments of the courts which | 1t was impossible to anticipate a year ago.
 In making up the tax rate of mills for school purposes a credit of $1S,O53 is allowed for school tax collected in 1899 in excess of the estimated income due to the above mentioned revision of the grand list.
  09S62 as the proceeds of a one mill tax for permanent pavements, as provided by act of the legislature.
 All of which is respectfully submit ted.
 The total estimated income is $1799- 9SS.41 and the same amount is allowed in the total appropriation recommended. Among the items in the estimated in- +ha fa1J Ta 1c on grand list of property in Wards 1 to 12 inclusive estimated at 63937 ,0S5, of which it is estimated that 93 per cent. will be collected, amounting to $1,248,- 691.27; mills on grand list of property in Wards 13, IA and 15 estimated at S2. .S35 62S, of which it is estimated that 9S per cent will be collected, amount ing to $10,54S53 school tax $9,22311, un- paid taxes to be collected $1S0,000, cob ble gutter assessments $2O00, liens on property for street sprinkling, uncol- 1ected snow bills, unpaid ledger ac- counts, etc., S3,700, for liquor licenses S165, ,O0O, city court fees $9,500, from dog licenses and fees for recording in the town clerks office $9OO0, from the state S53 15O, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company's share of expense |. railway $3S, ,300 from Yale university for police service $1,575. : The amounts asked for by and allow ed to the various departments this year : and the amounts allowed last year are given below: f Public works-Asked for, $3S9,5OO.35; , allowed $2S2, ,29S.6 62; allowed last year, ! $16O,51o. Public works, sewers-Aslked for $50,- < OOO allowed s50,00 allowed last year, < $50, 900. q Fire-Asked for, S1SS,25O4S allowed, s149, ,750; allowed last year, $130, 150.
 Police-Asked for 14,256.06; allowed, 2 s191, ,311.55; allowed last year, s1S7, ,014.S1. Lamps-Asked for, 1466 25 allowed, SIS, ,1S0.50; allowed last year, $79,227.20. Health-Asked for, $17,000; allowed II e14, O00 allowed last year, $14,000 Board of assessors-Asked for, $13,- U 67O; allowed, $l2,97o; allowed last year, o s13,120.
 ducation-Asked for, $554, ,655 al- lowed, $422,95O; allowed last year, $3S3,- 1885, Parks-Asked for, $1S,000; allowed, SIG. 900; allowed last year, s16,000.