The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-30

sewers; fire department, $173, ,727.35; po- lice department, $1S9,Os7 lamp depart ment, $S6,05O; health department, ST.,
 200; board of assessors, $11,270; depart ment of education, $396, ,000; parks de- partment, $16,000; public library, S18,- 00O; tax collector, $7,760; board of re- lief, s900; corporation counsel, ,$6500; de- partment of charities and correction, $77134; town clerk, $S232; registrar of vital statistics, s4,00O; sundry account in the controllers department, $445,- 5o1 20.
 In the department of public works appropriation the increase of salary asked for by Clerk Newcomb Bassett Is not allowed and his salary remains at S1,500. The increase asked for in the number of assistants in the city engin- eer's bureau is not allowed and pro- vision made for the same force as at present there with no salary increases. Three stenographers receive slight in- creases. One stenographer for the mayor, the city clerk and the director of public works receive increases from $400 per year to $416 each.
 Last year an appropriation of $10,000
  the law then in force requiring a tax of mill for that purpose. The last leg islature, however repealed the law and the laying of the one mill tax for that purpose is made by the new law option- al with the board of finance. The board has used the option and appropriates for that account $1,000
 For the fire department the payroll account allowed is $116,14S.3 The de- partment is allowed $4,2o0 for new fire engine. For the police department payroll $17S,00O is allowed. Last year the finance board allowed for this ac- count s1S1 800, which the court of com mon council increased to $1s7OO0, The total appropriation for the department this year was $199,0 increased to this amount by the common council from s193,237 allowed by the board of finance. A new amendment passed by the last legislature provides that the common council may not increase appropria- tions.
 Heretofore the police commissioners have received handsome and valuable gold badges paid for my the city which the commissioners have kept on their from office This fact has been often commented upon and now the board of finance has taken steps to stop the practice. Included In the ap- for the fire department are the items ''sundries, not to include com badges, $2,46O," "commis- sioners' badges to become the property of the city $40.' In the police depart ment appropriations are the items 'sundries, not to include commission srs' badges, s61O,' commissioners badges to become the property of the ,ity, $40'
 In the health department appropria- lion an item which has been asked for for number of years is allowed for the first time. This item is one for the salary of meat and food inspector for which 5000 is appropriated. Provision 8 also made for the salary of one more sanitary inspector at $500 per year.
 There is considerable change In the l lppropria ton for clerical assistance in | he assessors office. For the present | year $1,200 was appropriated for the | 'alary of the clerk and $35O for compil- | ng the transfer book. Now the board | # finance allows only $t,000 for clerical l assistance to include the making up of | he transfer book.
 There is also change in the amount | lllowed for clerk hire in the tax col office. For this year there was appropriated $1,200 for the salary of the thief clerk. $2,262 for other regular cler- cal assistance, $650 for making liens for unpaid taxes, $250 for special clerical york. Now the board allows $1,200 for he chief clerk. $l,00O for the second | Jerk, S7S0 for the third clerk, and s7s0 | or the fourth clerk, for placing liens, J or street collection, for military bills md other work, making a total saving if $1O00 in the expenses of the office.
 In the appropriation of the registrar # vital statistics provision is made for he increase of the salary of Clerk Buckley from SLIGO to s1.200. This is aid to be one of the most arduous cler- cal positions in the city government nd the finance board considered that he increase was we'll merited.
 The controllers contingent account includes $500 for a pat iotic celebration on the Fourth of July, 300 for Memorial day observance, s15,- 1772 for the county tax, and s5,000 for ', jaoJo tio,, hoapita1