The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21

looping off $56.s44.10 from the estimated
expenses of the city for the coming
fiscal year to make said estimate con-
form with the estimated revenue which
Is placed by the controller at $3l1 $4,000.
In the meantime 1t is interesting to
note the various Increases over last
years appropriation asked by the sew
eral heads of departments and just
what these increases are asked for.
The largest increase asked is one
little less than 1000 for the police de-
partment. Last years appropriation
was $54,6So, but Chief Robling wants
$74,520 for next year. This increase Is
explained when it is taken into con-
sideratio that the salaries of the ten
extra patrolmen and the three extra de-
tectives which the chief and mayor
thinks necessary are included. $1,000
is also asked for a police signal system.
Provision is also made for an extra
desk sergeant. An extra $500 is asked
for new steel cages for the North
Scranton station.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The next largest increase asked is
for the fire department. The appro-
priation for the past fiscal year for this
department was s43.6li.36, but Chief
Walker wants $57, 1894, or an increase
Of S14,025.5S, for the coming year. Onr
of the largest items Of increase asked
by the chief is $4,000 for a new hook
and ladder truck, which he says the
city is badly in need Of. Fifteen
hundred dollars, which did not appear
in the past years appropriation, IS
asked for the purchase of horses.
Three thousand dollars is asked for
the purchase Of hose, where S1.5OO was
appropriated last year. Two hundred
and fifty dollars extra is asked for the
purchase of a water tower attachment
and in the estimate the clerks salary
is raised from $500 to $500. The SAL
aries of the additional permanent men
appointed during the year, of course,
figure in the estimate. but as these
appointments We're sanctioned by coun-
ellis they cannot go back on them.
The estimate of the city engineers S
department Is $22,S2O in excess of the
past years appropriation, but this is
partly explained by the one item of
s17,52O for asphalt repairs which tte
city must pay yearly for ten years. One
extra rodman at $500 a year is asked
! for and another item is $4,000 for paint
ing and repairing the bridges of the
| city. Neither of the two latter appear
in last years appropriation.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The board Of health asks more than
| double what it received for the pas,
year. In the estimate the salaries OF
the various officers are increased as
follows: Health officer, from $500 to
$1,000; food inspector, from 5000 to $1,000;
| plumbing inspector, from $1,000 to $1,000;
secretary, from 5000 to $500; an increase
of $1,000 for the salary Of crematory
employees Is asked, and an extra 5000 Is
also demanded for the salary of ar
assistant sanitary engineer.
| In the estimate of the park commits
sioners an increase Of only 1927 is asked
| for. This is variously divided between
the three parks.
| An increase OF $5,1S4 is asked for the
general city department. Twenty
thousand dollars for judgments and
incidentals is wanted where only so, ,S0i
was appropriated for the past year. Tc
balance this, however only $4i,530 /:
asked for where s4S.774.95 was appro
| priated last year.
An increase of $1,301 for deflciencie!
is also asked but this appropriation
varies continually and is always al
lowed. The board Of revision and ap
peal want an increase of 81, 900. OF thi
$500 is for new assessment maps an;
5000 is for deficiency from 1899. IN,
board itself wants s675 more for its ser
| vices
The city solicitors department van
an increase Of $500 over last years ap
preparation, s4O0 of this is en- ircreas
in the salary of the assistant solicito
and the remainder is for stenogrGpt
hire. The city treasurer's department
demands an increase of $3.50 only. divid
ed between the several items In ces
the license tax ordinance becomes
law, $1,000 is wanted.
STREET COMMISSIONERS
The street commissioner estimat
is $l2249.10 in excess of last years ap
preparation, though the total estimate
ward appropriation is only a little owe
$1,000 in excess of last years. MI
Thomas asks for the following items
which do not appear in last years ap
preparation ordinance: Two thousan
one hundred and sixty dollars for thre
assistants; 1924 for a machinist 5000 fo
two dump wagons; $500 for paper re
ceptacles. There are increases varyin
| h,n s.,