The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-31
BUDGET TALK.
Commissioners Will Try to
Get Along on the Appro-
priations Allowed.
TEACHERS ALL RIGHT
No Cut in the Pay Schedule
Close Sailing in the Fire
Department.
TEACHERS ALL RIGHT

Before confirming the budget figures
yesterday afternoon the Board Of FL
nance made slight change. Instead Of
fixing the interest to be paid on bonds
due 1902-19O3 at $34, 300, it was fixed
at S34, ,253.20. This made difference in
the Board of Finance appropriation Of
$46.S0 less, or from $915, ,242 %, to $685.
195,49 1t changed the total appropria-
tions to all Boards from $2,55S, ,46S.2 %
to $2,55s, 1860, and after deducting
taxes for railroad and canal companies,
franchise tax Q902, franchise tax Q901l,
State school monies, poll tax, and unex-
pended special receipts amounting in all
to $701 ,667 24, and after adding the one
ninth in Conformity with the provisions
of IAN act concerning cities of this
State" approved March. 81, 1884, fixed
the amount to be raised by taxation for
municipal purposes during the year be-
ginning December /, 1902, at $2,063,-
O54.72.
MIR. SNYDER'S COMMENTS.
Superintendent Snyder when inter-
viewed this morning by a News" re-
porter on the cutting down of the Board
of Education appropriations, said:-"I
haven't really looked at each item, but
l think that the Board of Finance have
done the best they could.
1.-The amount the Board of Education
asked for was large, because the number
Of schools is large, and the number OF
~. L. q
the amount fexpenses must necessarily
increase
'.The amount asked for was perfectly
honest and not padded in any way. The
Board thought they needed all they
asked for.''
When Mr.. Snyder was asked if he
thought the amount was large enough
he said, "We will have to wait now and
see how far the amount will go. We
can't be sure, but / am sure the Board
of Education will try its best to keep
within the amounts allowed by the
Board of Finance In the item of teach
ers' calaries the Board of Finance has
allowed practically everything that was
asked. This includes the amount needed
for the annual increase in teachers sal
aries, also the amounts needed TO mains
tain the new schools which viii be opens
ed in the Fall
THE FIRE BOARD.
Fire Commissioner Frank w. Angel,
when interviewed with reference to the
appropriation for the Fire Board said
Il have as yet made only superficial
examination of the appropriations but
think that we were treated as well as
any other Board. We will have to econ
omize, but just where it will be done l
cannot say"
President Henry q. Niblett, of the
Board of Fire Commissioners, made .he
following statement this morning I'm
view of the cutting down of the appro-
priation for which we asked, it will, of
course, be necessary for our Board to
exercise the strictest economy. We will
be able to get along, but it will necessi-
tate sailing very close to the wind IN
every particular. / am in hopes that the
prevailing high prices for feed, coal and
other necessary supplies will soon be
thing of the past, and we will thus be
able to save considerable money in COM
parison with last year when prices for
everything were at the top notch.
"We will have to be especially eco
nomical in the repairing of fire houses
and apparatus. There will undoubtedly
be cases come up where a new article
might be purchased at little more ex-
pense than would be entailed by the re-
pairing of the old article, but we will
have to make the repairs and save the
difference.
"At present l am not in a position to
say in what other direction we could
economic, not having had sufficient time
to go thoroughly into the matter"
POLICE BOARD.
Police Commissioner John d. MeGill,
in discussing the appropriation of S406,-
212 for the Police Board, said this morn
ing: "The steimate wasn't cut to any
great extent. The Board can get along
very well with the amount allowed if it
exercises the propre kind of economy
and continues the practice of open COM
petitions