The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-04
THE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED


For the year 1900 tax of 4 mills on
a grand list of $2,S3562S was levied
giving an estimated collected income of
S10,54853.
The following introduction accompa-
MED the statement as submitted to the
aldermen last night:
1.-THE board of finance respectfully
submits herewith it's estimates Of the
moneys necessary to be appropriated
for the expenses of the city and of the
rate of taXation to meet the same, for
the year 1901, in accordance with the
provisions of Section Al of the charter.
Pursuant to Section ITO the board
has levied for school purposes tax of
3 mills upon all property within the
city school district. 1t has laid a tax,
exclusive of said school tax, of 10 IL
mills upon the polls and ratable estates
within the limits Of Wards ill., both
inclusive (Section 40, and tax of
mills upon the polls and ratable estates
within the limits of Wards 1915, both
Inclusive consolidation Act, Section
20). The total rate laid upon property
bearing the full city tax is IS IL mills.
1T is estimated that the taxes above
mentioned, with the other sources of in
come, will meet the necessary current
expenses of the several departments
and will provide $4,000 for public
wharf and $4,000 for public baths. 1t
also provides for the payment of $25,-
900 on account of the floating debt of
$t00, 900 and for the payment of $1O5, 5S4.-
80 to municipal debt sinking fund,
which, with the funds already in the
hands of the sinking fund commission
ers, will suffice for the payment Of
bonds falling due in 1901 and will leave
small balance in the sinking fund to-
ward the payment of the large amount
of debt maturing a few years hence.
''The tax of 10 IL mills also includes
$1O5,5 s43o as the proceeds of a 1 mill
tax for permanent pavements, as pro-
vided by mandatory act of the legis-
1a.ure."
A recapitulation of estimated expen-
Cultures for all departments follows:
Total asked for public works, $327,-
979.5O; allowed for public works, $218,
$50; allowed for permanent pavements,
$105, 5S4.30; total allowed for both 1924
1443O.
Asked and allowed for sewers, $780,
900.
Asked for fire, 1919, SIS; allowed $14S,-
43s.
Asked for police, 1924, 1856 43; allowed,
S193, 287.
Asked for lamps 500, $50; allowed, $751;
s61.25.
Asked for health, $34,1O0; allowed,
S24,1
Asked for board of assessors, $12, O2O;
allowed s11,82O.
Asked for education, $56S, $780, allowed
s432,o5O.
Asked for parks, $4,000; allowed, s15,-
900,
Asked for library, $1s,7Oo; allowed,
BIS, 900.
Asked for collector, $4,000; allowed,
SIS, 6e2.
Asked for board of relief, $4,000; al
lowed, 5000.
Asked for corporation counsel $18,-
300; allowed, 100000
Asked for charities and correction,
-$96 B27.7944, allowed, $80,744.
Asked for town clerk, $685. allowed,
ss.196.
Asked for registrar of vital statistics,
s5,550; allowed, $1,000.
Asked for sundry accounts, $533, 444-
go; allowed, s451 1880
Total asked for, $2,249,9 91.67; total al
lowed, $1,864, 226S5,
In the bureau of engineering in the
public works department the finance
board has made an increase in the
salaries of five assistants transitmen
and Jewelers. from $500 each to $1,000
each per year. An increase is made in
the salary of the tender of the Grand
avenue drawbridge from $720 to 5000
goer year. In the account for cleaning
sewers and draining an increase of &c.,,
BOO is made and an item of $500 is in
serted for two new road rollers and re-
pairs, supplies and renewals in the de-
partment of public works. $4,000 is in
cluded for building a public wharf at
FWaterside Park and $4,000 for bulk
head at the foot of Chestnut street;
for permanent pavements $105 5S430 as
against $62, o9S.62 for the year 1900
In the appropriations for the fire de-
partment the board of finance includes
the following: One combination chem |
ical and hose wagon $4,000, extra horses
$500, new fire alarm boxes 1925, two new |
gongs 5000. The amount appropriated |
for the payroll is $115,00O the same as
for 1900, not allowing therefore for the |
appointments of thirteen new men in
the department, as the fire board de- |
sired.
There Is a slight increase over last
year in the salary appropriation for
the police department, the amount be-
ing $131,500, while for 1900 it was $751;
BO4. S. In the lamp department there is
an increase in the appropriation, the
increase being $7,31325 in the account
for street gas lamps and Welsbach
burners In the department of public
health there is an increase of $4,000, an
dtem of 500 for sundries being cut out
and an item of $4,000 for a public bath
house, land, building and maintain
ance, There is cut of $f,150 from last
years appropriation in the estimated
needs of the board of assessors, the ac-
count for clerical assistance being cut
from $4,000 to 1900 and contingent ex-
penses from $3.50 to $50. For the board
of education there is an increase of il
$40 900, there being an Increase of $4,000
In the current expense item and an dn-
crease of So, 900 in the item for a new
school building. $4,000 is appropriated
for a new school building on the Cedar