The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-22
NEEDS OF THE CITY FOR 1904.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
This pledge OF good business management
mas always been kept i'm mind, and the
reduction now recommended by which there
VIII not only be a saving i'm the gross
amount collected, but saving of cents to
every owner OF 500 worth of property-and
this saving to be upon each 800 he owns
comes as the fruit of this pledge, and
cSmes not through any neglect of any de-
form of city property, but comes with the
physical condition of the city vastly i'm
proved over its condition one year ago.
MATERIAL REDUCTIONS.
IAN examination of the figures submitted
to your honorable body will demonstrate
that material reductions have been made
In the amounts of money appropriated to
the Department OF Finance and to the De-
partment of Public Works. such decrease
aggregating $55.593.5O. while the increases
recommended have been to the Department
of Public Health, the Department of
Public Safety and the Department of Pub
lie Parks, such increase aggregating 49,
O33.y0, showing. as above stated. net de-
crease in public expenditures during the
year 1904, as compared with 1903. notwith-
standing the increased demands incident TO
the growth OF the city. of <26.55955. The in
creases which have been consented to have
been rendered necessary by the classfi-
cation of the members of the fire depart
ment and the readjustment of salaries in
cident TO such classification. The increase
10 the BOARD OF PUBIC Health is only Sucn
increase as is incident to the additional
work thrown upon such office by the an
nexation of new territory. To the Depart
ment OF Public Parks has been granted an
increase OF $500. bringing the total appro-
priation for such department up to $lOO,0S0,
az compared with an appropriation of 49,
025 appropriated by the preceding admin
istration.
IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS
'T believe that every citizen OF Indian
apolis will approve the policy of expend-
ing upon the park property of the city
every dollar which can be rendered avail
able. and | recommend this increase sat
isfied that its wisdom will be recognized
and the increased burden cheerfully as
sumed.
II also take pleasure I'm directing your
attention to the fact that from the appro-
priatioB made TO this department for 1905,
not only have the park lands of the city
received the same careful attention: not
only has the work OF Improvement and de-
VeloDment gone steadily forward along
fixed lines, but in addition. as result of
the economy practiced by this department.
as well as others, we have been able dur
ing the past year TO apply from the moneys
appropriated I'm September, 1902. approx
uately six thousand dollars towards the
conversion OF the grounds surrounding the
CITY Hospital into an additional park, thus
comforting not only upon the people OF that
section OF the city the Dement'S arising from
such breathing spots, but bringing TO the
stricken citizens OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
such hospital-the pleasures and benefits
in the Estimates made for the depart
ment OF finance IL will be observed that
there has been provided an appropriation
OF $500 for the recodihca ton OF the laws
and ordinances of the city OF indianapolis.
/ consider this work absolutely essential.
The last codifcation OF these ordinances
was had during The year 1884, ana AZ pres
emit IL is practically impossible without
great research for any person TO know Just
what acts OF the Common. Council are in
force. have been amended or repealed.
Frequent requests have been made of the
city by other municipalities for an exchange
OF municipal codes. IL has beer Impossible
for the city of indianapolis TO comply With
these requests / recommend the appro-
priation. believing that the same is abso-
lutely necessary, not only for the accom-
mediation OF special classes of our COM
munity. but also for the proper transaction
Of public business.
FOR NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
THE increase granted TO the Department
OF Public Safety is partly chargeabIe to
the fact that IL is the purpose during the
year 1904 10 purchase a new fire engine 10
be placed in the department i'm lieu of the
present engine maintained In HaughvilIe
The many large factories located i'm this
portion OF the city, the hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars there invested. the EN-.
pIoyment thus secured and guaranteed "a
so many OF our citizens. demand that this
protection shall be afforded al the earliest
POSSIBLE moment. The estimates OF sucf
department also provide for the purchase
OF such additional apparatus as may b.
required To properly equip new engine
house the construction OF which, nGtwith.
standing the reductions. IS provided for il
the estimates OF the Board OF Public Works
Such engine house IL Is the purpose OF thi,
administration 10 erect at the southern enc
az East street liz Garfield Park. 1 considel
the Immediate construction of this engin,
house absolutely required by the condition.
prevailing Ia the southern section of th'