Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-23

To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
 of the City of Douglas:
 Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned, members of the finance committee, to whom the budget of the city for the ensuing year was referred, beg leave to report as follows:
 We recommend that the expendi- lures of the city be approximately as follows: .....--.. Police 720O Health and scavenger dept 5699 Park 1900 Street department ..... 5000 Fire department ~ 20O0
 Gen. expense and salary. 1850 Contingent fund ......., 5000 Total. S40,499 After an investigation we are of the opinion that the license tax pro- | per (exclusive of the gambling | license) will raise approximately | S25,000. The street tax on persons
 will raise about s450O, and a two-mill
 property levy will raise $3600 for the ! same purpose. We recommend a four-mill property tax for general pur- poses. raising approximately s7200. Dog licenses and the receipts from the l gas company should raise about s75O,
 making total revenue of S41, ,050 for ! the year. | We recommend that in the budget
 the gambling tax be not considered
 as adding to the revenue, for the req | son that it is extremely likely that
 the Littlefield bill will become law. and in that case, if our expenditures had been calculated with the expecta- 1 tion that we will have that revenue.
 the city will be seriously crippled. On
 the other hand, should the bill not 1 pass, surplus can always be disposed
 of to the advantage of the city, either
 by more benefits or by the reduction
 of the taxes next year. We recommend that the receipts be handled as follows: All receipts shall 1 originally be kept in the general fund | (except those required by law to be
 set aside for specific purposes), and l the board shall monthly appropriate kfor the several funds from the general fund such amounts as they shall think ! advisable, and no expenditures shall ! be made on account of a fund unless | the board shall have previously appro- | priated sufficient money to said fund
 to provide therefor.
 Respectfully submitted,
 R. B. SIMS, | BEN RICE Band Wants Help. A communication was read from the Douglas band, stating that the band
 was in debt, and asking for assistance
 from the city, so that the band con
 certs could be continued. As there
 was some question as to the legality
 of granting such request, the mayor | appointed a special committee. com posed of City Attorney Lockwood, | Aldermen Green and Sims, to con- slider the adyisability of contributing to the support of the band. If the 1 committee reports favorably the sum
 of s25 will be appropriated monthly | for the band.
 Permanent SidewaIke. The petition of the majority of prop erty owners on Tenth street between G avenue and Railroad avenue, re- | 1uesting the council to pass an ordi-
 nance in conformity with the territor- fo' that locality, was favorabIy dis | posed of, and the city attorney was ! ordered to prepare the ordinance. The petition of Officer Lee Thomp- son asking that the council raise his salary from s60 to 80 was granted, and will go into effect June 1. Seats for the Park. Ex-Mayor Overlook, who is one of 1 the park commissioners, reported to 1 the council that benches for the city park were being constructed, and that they would be installed in the near future.
 License Changes. The proposed ordinance amending sections of ordinance No. was read and referred to the finance commit I tee If 1t is passed, all merchants not otherwise provided for will be com
 pelled to pay 8 per quarter for every l person in their employ. They now pay 8 for the first and s1.50 for every other employe.
 Butchers. who now pay the same as other merchants, will have to pay an
 annual license of s100. in advance. Lumber companies will have to pay S30 per quarter.
 Hawkers and peddlers, who have heretofore been the victims of pro hibitory license. win pay s15 per quar- | ter
 Pawnbrokers must pay $50 per. quarter, and in addition must keep a l record of all goods pawned. which
 must always be open for inspection by the city marshal.
 All circuses. menageries. merry-go- rounds, and other street or tent shows
 must pay s25 per day.
 Vacated Alley. An ordinance yacating an alley on | Seventeenth street was passed at the l request of c. A. Overlook, who pays all expenses connected herewith. He also deeds to the city an equivalent
 amountso land in payment thereof. Petitions Granted and Rejected. The petition of the barbers of thei city requesting the council to repeal the license kon their shops was grant ed by a unaniD.ous vote. | The petition of the saloon keepers
 praying that the council pass legisla-