The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
BALTIMORE MUSF RETRENCH.
a Reduction of Ten Per Cent NeceS-
SUr,- in III. r-Er.-s $4,000

4
ssry i'm the CIty's Expense
BALTIMORE. Oct 15-City Collector
/ Gorter yesterday announced that he had
reached the point where her could stale
that the 10 per cent pro rata abatement
| oH The appropriations OF all municipal de
lartmeuts Of the city government for the
1 balance OF the year. warning OF which
was given some time ago by City Comp
trolIer Smith, VIII be- absolutely uecessa-
ny.
a 10 per cent reduction in all depart
ments win mean altogether" said Mr.
Gorter. about S203co0- At the beginning
Of October we had $4,000 to collect and
only three months to collect It in JUdg-
ing from the experience Of last year and
former years. / do not see how &c is pos
Stble for us 70 get In over Slg1.U a month
between now and January ]. and I think
we VIII be doing well 10 average that
amount This VIII leave us just about
10000 short of the estimate at the end
or the year. and the 10 per cent reduction
VIII be necessary.
This announcement. it Is claimed. means
lnat several OF the city departments viii
practically have 20 suspend operations
during the rest Of the year. There is
hardly department, except that Of the
superintendent Of lamps and lighting, that
IS not running upon the narrOWeSt sort
81 margin. and with no money 20 spare
The prospect Of a 10 per cent cut IN the
money they have left 20 see the year out
has raised storm Of protest
1t viii simply ruin me, said street
Cleaning Commissioner Iglchart- As IL
stands ?OW. ] nave eKaCrfy cents left
out Of my contingent fund Tor this month
. The fund was $50. and We have spent
s6-i95. / can get nothing more from the
board OF estimates. and u stamps or pens
or envelopes are needed IN this depart
ment have no money available TO buy
them. J have had TO keep small bills run
ming here for three months before being
able 10 save enough here and there 70 pay
them ] am determined the bills shail not
accumulate, and n we have not the mon
ey we simply do without But this 10
per cent reduction would just close US
up
the same situation This cut he saic,
would take away SiT 90 from me. and
this department might as well 20 OCT OF
business JUS now is the tiDe need
should be doEe- Il this cut is made. ~ b.
I can simply do nothing at ali
The police department viii likewise De-
hit hard by the cut. and II was stated On
good authority that the department would
iu all probability have 70 issue scrip 70
make out one q the ueuteuants. IL was
said some days ago senI q request 70
the board for a half dozen coal scuttles
for use in the statiOnhOuse- Word came
back that the statiCnEolSe would have
to do without coal scuttIes as the board
did not have available money enough 20
buy one. much less six
The health department has an exceed
inEly small surplus. and the cut would
seriously impair the work Of this depart
meut. as well as that Of the city ensi-
ueer-
About the only department that VIII not
be affected. more or less severely, IS the
subway. which is not dependent upon
tax collections.
City Comptroller Smith. when asked
concerning the reduction. said that II the
collections do not come Up 20 the esti-
mate there is no help fc- IL The char
ter" said Mr.. Smith. absolutely pr0hi5-
its any floating debt. and there is no other
way I can see to make up the deficiency"