The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-28
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The actual expense in running the
city during the previous fiscal year was
1851, 1893. The principal items of ex-
pense were police department $27, 400.11,
sanitary department $6,128.04, electric
light plant $14, 1862, fire department
$39, 026.S0, street department $27, 422. "a,
engineers department 81, $3.50.
The fire department, police depart
ment, street department and the cleo
trio light plant are the departments
which show the greatest degre6 Of fluc-
tuati0n from year to year in the matter
Of expense. The sanitary department
also is fruitful source of Inismanage-
ment sometimes and can be made one
Of the most extravagant departments
under the city as has been the experience
in years past. Aside from these five
there is little to vary in expenditure
from year 10 year, it's simply a mere
item OF salaries paid and office expenses.
Except in instances where employees in
the offices have salaries increased or
their numbers increased there is small
opportunity for fiuctuation
The explanation for the increase in
the IRE department is largely found in
the item of maintenance for the new fire
station in the Fifth ward, which goes
into commission this coming month. 6.
.. W1lmarth, fire marshal figures that
the cost of maintenance for the new sta
ton will cost 81. 301. % for the fiscal year.
g 053.2S for pay rolls and running ex-
penses, amounting to $248 extra The
large items in the estimate all in all
are the pay rolls at $34, 13116: feed for
the horses $1.782-57, horseshoeing s441 II
repair and maintenance of the fire alarm
system at s412.79, repairs to fire an
paratus and station buildings at $515. 10
and the purchase of z. 600 feet of hose at
81. 200. The extra items of expense al
estimated last year for the purchase of
equipment were: hose at $3.50 and a.
new wagon to cost $442.
The street commissioner in explana-
ton of his increase in estimate figures
on considerable repair work which will
have to be done on the Sixth avenue
viaduct and repair work on a large
number of bridges over the CITY
bridges which were taken in this
spring when certain additions we're in
cluded In the city limits by action Of
the council. Mr. Ramsey too at
tempted to run his depa rtment with a
force of men which was Inadequate to
the needs of the city. He has proba bIy
realized that and makes a certain al
! lowance for a larger force of men dur
/ ing the coming year. Ramsey started
out to beat the record made by his
! predecessor in Office. Frank Snyder. in
/ the matter of expense He did keep
the actual expense below that of
/ Snyder's but it was done by employing
/ a small street force. A larger street
! force ought to be employed to keen
| the streets in the best required condi-
/ ton He has done exceedingly well at
/ that
Because the city has been unusually
healthy during the past eight months,
DR.. H. B. Hogeboom. city physician,
! believes that the city will not meet
with any serious disease epidemics
4 during the year to come and as a con-
sequence cuts down his estimates from
$9999 to S5.470. Il haven't figured
on any contingency. Just the ordinary
routine expense connected with run
ming the department. have not
counted on any serious epidemies. -
/ said Dr. Hogeboon. The expense of
| running the city sanitary department