Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-06
EXTRAORDINARY APPROPRIATION.

City Council Making Provision for De-
hciencics in Certain Items.
H At the meeting of City Council on
Thursday Mr.. Kane, chairman OF the
finance committee, introduced and had
read twice and referred to the law COM
mittee an ordinance making an extra.
ordinary appropriation to the incidental
and miscellaneous account. The amount
was left blank. but will be filled in by
the committee before the next meeting,
when the ordinance will in all proba-
hility come up for passage 1t IS likely
that the sum will be $1,000 Although,
us is customary, the ordinance contains
provision authorizing Council TO
borrow the money from the banks,
provided the revenues of the current
year will not supply it, Chairman Kane
| expressed the opinion to u reporter OF
Every Evening that il would not be
necessary to take SUCH a step, that
| feature Of the ordinance being more OF
a precautionary move than anything
else. eve have the money in sight. -
be said, land expect to collect it, and
unless our calculations fail, we will
not have to borrow from the banks.
At any rate, | can assure you we VIII
not negotiate such loan at present.
and if it is necessary to do 50 later
shall be very much disappointed.
The object of the extraordinary ap;,
preparation is to supply unexpected
deficiencies in the appropriations
for salaries, public buildings and
crcnatory. The salary appropriation
will run two more months but the
other two are exhausted and must he
replenished a. soon ms possible, rs
there are bills Tor repairs TO the CITY
Hall, cramatory and other building
which must be paid. 1t is proposed
to place about $1,000 each % the
cramst0ry and public buildings
account and the remainder will 81
to the salary account. Az tie time
. the appropriations for the current FISCAL
, year we're iiXed, the improvements e
, the City Hall were not contemplated.
, The amount asked for by the cremptor3
committee was crt down, hence the
shortage there. All Of the amount
, originally asked for, $500 viii ht
, needed, as il has been deemed ad
/ visible 10 make extensive improve
, m nta 10 The CrcmatGry. In the salary
+ authorizations tho compensation Of thu
! social assessors was not provided TO
and no appropriation was made for tn
{ CITY Judge, a. Council refused to pa.
: Judge Churchnln unless he should b
/ declared by the court to be legalt,
r entitled to the Office. Nov there isj
4 city Judge and court clerk to pa,
r monthly and the appropriation ha
5 been depleted as II result Of paynI
@ salaries to the special assass0rs. each Q
= whom received s. for every day the,
+. served.
a CITY Treasurer Feaster reported
= balance to the account of current eS
/ penses amounting to sal. 1922. 80 G
10 which S5G.622. 80 is in the Firs
a National and 1000 in each Of tn
! four depository banks. His receipt
n during the week were as follows: broi
r Tax Collector Sayers, $500: Collectc
"A Lewis, s1,Ol9; City Auditor Boust
,e man. s632, tax en- poles Of the De
marvia Telephone Go, $40, tax Q
ia poles of thu p, ". Il b. Railroad Go.
r. S33. ~ overcharged bill.
( On motion of MIR, Kane, the sum
81, coo was withdrawn from each of Il
ra four depository banks and deposited
ma the active bank.
o. Tho following payrolls for Januar
ne including four days pay for Gil
,d Court Clerk Ichn +. Neary, we
iv allowed; Police Department SO. ol6.3
~ president and members Of City Cou
va ell. s276. &c other city officials al
Mt employees, 32,S4I IS.