The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

are deep in the work of preparing for
the estimates committee of councils the
figures which the committee will use
in preparing it's report to councils on
the 1899 appropriations. The fiscal year
begins early in April. Until then the
committee will be in a sea of data that
is bound to be unusually troublesome,
as there will be a great discrepancy in
the funds available and the amount re-
quired to keep the city machinery oiled
for one year.
For the current year $295.100 was Rp-
proprated and few city departments
will show a surplus at the close Of the
fiscal year in April. In fact the deflc.
iencles will reach total that will not
only offset the few surplusses but will
be so large as to startle the estimates
committee.
The 1898 assessment was S1,345,06j on
occupation and $21 ,645,25S on real es-
tate and personal property, a total of
$22,9933ls. Court decisions and exon
eratlons by the board Of revision and
appeal have reduced the total about
$500, goo or to S22, 593,31S. A 10-mill levy
on this net assessment shows a revenue
of $225, ,9331S. From this sum S5,9331s is
which may be added $65000 from Ii
censes and $4,000 from other sources.
on this basis, the estimates committee
would have S3OO,OO on which to work.
The figures given here are not final and
will not agree with those to be furnish
ed by the city controller, but they will
be found to he nearly correct.
DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES.
Nearly all the heads of city depart
ments have prepared their estimates,
! but only three have been delivered to
the city controller nearly all being
withheld for revision up to the last
possible moment.
one important estimate is that or
| Street Commissioner O'Boyle. 1t is
! S17 900 more than the $52,o76 allowed the
department last year. In considering
the increase it should be noted that the
cost of asphalt repairs is assumed to
be attached to the estimate, although
Mr., O'Boyle wisely leaves that item TO
the mercy of the court, whose opinion
on the contract with the Barber COM
pany is awaited with much interest.
Mr.. OBoyle's street department esti-
mate, which follows, is a fair sample
of what is required for one of the city's
several important departments:
IN pursuance to an ordinance directing
an annual statement of the proposed eS-
penditures required by this department
for the ensuing fiscal year, | most re-
spectfully submit the following:
! Salary of street commissioner. Low
| IncidentalS .....,..,,.................. 10
| Printing and stationery ............. 40
| Repairs to and supplies for road
roller .....,.................... go
Salary of engineer of road roller for
civ r,ontbs .. 600
! Repairs to bridges and culverts.... 5,OpJ
Cleaning brick, cobble and stone
block pave ..........................'. l,oV
Repairs to brick, cobble and stone
block nave .......,................... 80
Cleaning sewers and drains ......... 0VU
Repairs to sewers and drains ...... 5000
Cleaning asphalt pave ............... l. 900
Repair of Arlington turnpike West
Market street. .,.................... 1000
Repairs to stone crusher ,............ 20
Adjusting and repainting Of Linden
street, Roaring brook, Lacka-
wanna and Cedar avenue bridges. 1000
Repairing of Elm street, from Rail
road avenue to bridge ............. SOC
Repairing of jackson street, from
Van Buren, avenue to D.. l.. & W.
/ railroad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. uV'
Repairing of Mulberry street from
Prescott avenue to Wheeler ave
! nue. Observation-Disclosures. on
Repairing of Luzerne street from
South Maine avenue to D., L. q W.
railroad .......................... zoe
| Broken stone supply ..,........,...... 1900
Ward appropriations .................. 1891
BROKEN STONE.