The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
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All the City's Boards Get
About What They
Ask For.
BUT ONE SWEEPING REDUCTION
It Is Estimated That the Tax
Rate Will Be $20. Is
AS Against $28.2O.
BUT ONE SWEEPING REDUCTION

The Board of Finance yesterday adopt
ed the tax budget for the next fiscal year.
beginning December ! of this year
President Lembeck and Finance Com
missioner Mullins were absent. The for-
mer is convalescing from an attack OF Ill
ness and the latter is soJournlng IN
Europe Commissioners Ringle, Midllge
and Carnes met at half-past one O'Clock
and were in executive session several
hours Mayor Hoos attended this session.
Free Library Trustee John j. VOORHEES,
and Police Justice James j. Murphy were
in conversation with one or more OF me
Commissioners portion of the time de-
voted to the executive session.
The budget was subsequently, adopted
in open session when other business was
transacted.
The total amount appropriated for the
expenses of the various municipal depart
ments was 81, ,554, 1912 The total amount
asked for was s., ,76S, ,92459 From the State
for taxes and from other sources, includ-
ing unexpended balances, the city will
receive the amount of S743, ,S02.5S, which
subtracted from the S2.554, 1912 appro-
priated leaves 81, $40, $50. 81, to which must
be added, as prescribed by law, one-ninth
of that amount, $201, 1870 Ito allow for
taxes uncollected), leaving s2,011. .04.
which must still be collected by the city
to meet the appropriations made.
The grand total appropriated last year
amounted to 50, 497, ,306S2. This years in
crease over that amount is 1850. But
while the ratables have increased only
81 100000, amounting to about $4,000 in
taxes the amount of taxes received from
the State and monies from other credits
and sources it is estimated by the Com
rnissioners, the tax rate will be struck at
s2S Is on the thousand, drop of five cents
from that of last year $500. Liberal in
creases have been made in appropriations
in a number of the departments. There
anpear to be no severe disappointments
Where appropriations were cut down be-
low the ameunts asked for the items,
after consideration, were not deemed by
the Commissioners absolutely necessary.
The estimates of the Street and Water
Board were cut down from S4240O0 to
s295. 900. The total increase over its ap-
preparation last year was $4,000. Five
thousand dollars extra had been allowed
for street cleaning and removal of garb-
age and cleaning asphalt streets; two
thousand extra for public grounds ana
buildings Qncluding salaries); five thou
sand extra for municipal lighting; three
thousand extra for armory salaries dn-
cluding signal corps armory rental; and
seven hundred extra for Engineering
Bureau salaries. The other items remain
the same as last year. Extra appropria-
ton of $4,000 requested for reconstruc-
ton of sewers general, construction of
sewer in Bay street, construction of
sewer in Van Worst street, and relief
sewer in Harrison avenue, were not
granted.
The increase in the appropriation for
the Free Public Library is for two-fold
purpose. Among the employees in the in
stftution are some who have been there
for many years and have become experts
in their work in the cataloguing, refer
enee and other branches of the Library.
They are receiving salaries far below
what is a sufficient recompense for such
positions. The Trustees have therefore
decided to make an increase in certain
cases.
The second reason for the increase in
the appropriation is that the Trustees feel
that there should be an executive head of
the Library. The work has so grown
during the past few years that the time
OF the Librarian, Miss Burdick, can only
be devoted strictly to duties pertaining to
that office and nothing more. An execu=
tive head is needed and the Trustees will.
set aside $1,000 per annum compensation
for such an office.
Up to the present the duties of that po
sftion have been filled by DR.. ~. J. Cor
don without sny compensation, and the
Trustees will offer the post to him. This
course was made all the more urgent be-
had been made to DIR. Gordon to fill
similar position there and the Trustees
do not wish to lose his eminently valua-
BILE services. DIR. Gordon will now be
able to devote his entire time to the L.
brary, for the welfare of which in the past
he has labored so diligently.
The Board of Education asked for
s5s2. asa and got 1886, 23S. For this year it
received s4g7, ,S24. It has therefore, been
given an increase of s3s. 414, but a decrease
of $50 216 from the amount which it asked
for. 1t asked for $93, $50 over the amount
allowed for the current year. Its request
for Sc 900 for salary of supervising archi-
tect, three musical instructors at $1,000
aniece. and for manual training, s3.000
was not granted The architect has been
heretofore paid out of the Boards salary
fund. The item of teachers salaries was
increased from sss5274 to $426,90S This
was made necessary by law. The ap-
preparation for night schools remains the
same, $1,000. The Board asked for $4,000
1t asked for $4,000 for books, stationery
and supplies and got the same as this
year. $4,000. It asked for sSS,S4O for re-
pairs to buildings and furniture, and got
the same as this year, $4,000.
The Police Board asked for $454 702 and
got S43S. 1872 This is an increase of 1924
over the. appropriation for the present
year There is a slight decrease in the