The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-11
ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR
SUBMITTED BR NEARLY ALL THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS.
Four Departments Not Heard From Yet
Total Estimates Will Approximate
81 ,5OO,OOO-Largo Increases in Estim-
ntes of Fire, HEALTH and Police De-
partments-An Appropriation for Day
Nurseries Asked For.
Nurseries Asked For.

The board Of finance last night re-
ceived estimates from all the depart
ments in the city government except
from the board of education, the depart
ment of the charities and correction,
the tax collector and the park commits
sion. Nearly all the departments which
have thus far submitted estimates Of
appropriations needed for next year ask
for more than was allowed last year
and some ask for more than was asked
for last year.
The department of public works
wants $S02,220. Last year $3S9,500 was
asked for and 1922, ,29S was appropriated.
The police department asks for S216-
O36.31, while last year $214, ,256.06 was
asked for and only $191 Bliss was al
lowed, while the fire department asks
for $214,175 Last year the fire depart
ment asked for $1SS, ,25O.4S and only $14s,-
75O was appropriated. The lamp COM
mittee asks for 300. Last year $751;
466.25 was asked for and $78,1S0.50 was
appropriated. The health department
asks for double the amount asked for
last year. s36, 100 is asked for while last
year the committees estimate was $17,-
900 and $4,000 was allowed. The asses
sors want $12,020. Last year they ask
ed for $13,670 and $12,970 was appropri-
ated. The public library directors ask
for S23, 400 while last year they esti-
mated that they would need $4,000 and
got $4,000 The corporation counsel
asks for $4,000. $4,000 was asked for
last year and 81, 100 was allowed. For
~, ,In J-i,- i, octsy =
ed as needed for expenses as against
s9,156 asked for last year and $S,536 al
lowed. Last year the registrar of vital
statistics wanted $61S4 and was al
lowed $4450 and this year S4,700 is
asked for The harbor commission
asks for $497 against 5000 allowed last
year, and the city clerk $1,T00 against
81, 900 allowed last year. The new paw
ing commission asks for $3.50 and the
Beaver Ponds park commission wants
0,000 while last year only $4,000 was
allowed.
The charities and correction depart
ment was allowed last year $7s,7Oe, the
board of education s422,950, and the
park commission $4,000. Estimates
have not vet been submitted by these
departments, but estimating from what
was appropriated to them last year the
total amount of the estimated needs for
the various departments for next year
will probably be at least 81 ,542, ,730.
At last nights meeting of the board
of finance a communication was re-
ceived from the Mothers Aid society
asking that the city appropriate $500
to help maintain the Day Nurseries
conducted by that society. The COM
munication was signed by Mrs. j. B.
Sargent, Miss c. Winchester, Mrs.
John Wurts, Mrs. Henry s. Parmelee,
Mrs. w. C. Wurtenhurg, Mrs. f. j.
Kingsbury, Jr., Mrs. Leo Hers and 9TH
ers.
Controller Rowe asked for transfers
of s6014 from the contingent account
to the telephone account and of $4,000
from the interest account to the con-
tingent account
The board voted that the expenses of
the special election held last Monday be
charged to the contingent account, the
election expense account having been
exhausted.
The first meeting for the considera-
tion of the estimates will be held at
1880 on the evening Of November l.