The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
NEARLY $5,000,0O0 VOTED
FOR THE C|TY'S SUPPORT
Annual Appropriation Bill Car.
ries $l0S,l9z.94More Than Last
Year-Over Three Quarters
Of a Million Dollars for Schools.
Fire and Police Depart.
ments Combined Take Almost
100000 :

The sum Of s4.s5s. .s4s.s4 Is CARRIED by
the annual appropriation bill, which
common council last evendng. This is an
increase Of slos 1924 over last years total.
The state tax this year Is SALE. 80 II,
against s40s. 600 last year.
The appropriation resolution Ia as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That, to defray the expenda-
lures OF the oity Of Providence for the
financial year commencing with the lst
day OF October. 1907, and ending with
the last day Of September. 1903. the fol-
lowing sums OF money or 30 much there
OF az are authorized by law, be and they
hereby are appropriated for the objects
and purposes herein Expressed; provided.
however. that payments hereunder shall
be subject to the city ordinance relative to
expenditures OF money from the city
treasury"
The largest single amount appropriated
goes 10 the public schools. s776,o0o being
found necessary for all salaries ana ex-
penses In this connection. The total for
public work is 81. .l54.716. while for the
maintenance Of the city's fire department
$4,000 is appropriated: $4,000 for me
police department. and the amount stated
above to pay the city's part of the state
tax. As q sinking fund So. no 10 approA
priated to redeem loans. while con-
tingency fund OF 1900 is provided. Inter
est on loans Will reach nearly s7OO.0oo.
From these larger amounts the single ap-
preparations run all the way down to
few thousands.
The appropriation in detail follows: Asy-
lum walls and buildings. $1,000; auditing
department, Including all expenses OF Of
nee. $500: olty clerks department. &7OO;
city council. including salaries and all
other expenses 10000: city hall, including
fkx.-
ployes and care Of hall, s2,Jo0; clerk or
council and Of committee. assistance and
expenses of office, S64O0; contingencies, In
cluding water at public fountains, books
purchased by mayor. observance OF Me-
mortal Day, band concerts In public
parks, observance of anniversary or
American Independence ($3S-J). smoke tn
specbor. summer Fairgrounds $soo0 and
other necessary expenditures as author
ized by city council. $4,000.
Elections. including salaries Of board
of canvassers and registration, and all ex-
penses attendant upon elections. SA'So
Executive department, including salary
of mayor, cherk, and messenger and all
expenses Of Office, including sum OF $1,000
which mayor is authorized to spend
$3.50.
Fire department. including salaries and
all expenses. with $4,000 appropriated ex-
ciuntvely for fire hydrants and water for
nre purposes the bill for which the board
forward for payment. $4,000; harbor, In
ciuding salary and expenses or haroor
master. running the city's launch. main.
drsdssns. u6ooo: schools. health depart.
mont including salaries and expenses or
Keeping all reoords and OF everything per-
tainins 70 the city's health: $1,000; In
pensos Of Office. $500; inspector Of milk.
all expenses. $500; inspector OF plumb
interest on caty's floating debt. $4,000:
interest on bridge loans Qssues due 1923
and l9sl). $le460; interest on Davis estate
loan (due July 4. 1909, 5000; Interest on
fire and police loan Sdue iss0 sS S,. inasI- as,a
1904 1890 and 1885, $93.5oo; interest on
Johnston loans (issues due 1903. 1912, 1917.
1924 1897 and lsao). sl2, go; interest on park
posed new issues). s56.s5; interest on
public Improvement loans Qssues due 1923
and 1887. with proposed new issue), $40:
1875, 1897, isaO. 1884. 1883 and 1880. ss7. 80;
interest on sewer loans Qssues due ISL,
1872 1923 1896, 1926 1877, 1928, 1923. 1880 1881.
1855 1884 and 1880. S2O. 900: interest on wa,
lsso). Sl7.565 total appropriation for In
tereot on loans $3.50, los; law department,
including salaries OF city solicitor all as
sstants and efpsnsss OF o,Oeyy,i,s oSe Fres
Library association, 1900.
Police department, including salaries Of
commissioners and OF all officers, patrol
men and employees OF department, allow
ances for pension fund, care and repair
OF buiidinEe, apparatus and expenses or
police court, the unexpended balance OF
previous years appropriation and In ad-
dillon, $4,000; printing, 5000; Lyfng-in
hospital, $5D0o public library, $SOo0 pub
lie buildings. including salaries OF super
intendcnt and all care OF buildings, $llO,-
000.
Public parks. including care OF all pub
lie parks and gardens except Roger Will
lianns, all receipts and In addition SIS. 900;
for maintenance Of Roger Williams Park.
unexpended balance OF previous years,
appropriation, income from Anna II. Man
fund and $50, 900: public schools. including
salaries Of officers, teachers and all en-
ployes Of department, rent OF Dexter do
nation land and for all other expenses on
account Of public schools, all money re-
ceivcd for poll taxes, dog licenses, tuition,
sale Of school supplies, from the state for
public education, and, in addition, the sum
OF $4,000.
Public works, including salaries and all
construction and repair work on public
bridges, expenses Of highways 03Oo.
expenses OF the department OF forestry,
maintenance OF public lights (S2SO, 1000, OF
sewers (s125,000), sidewalks and curbing
and water works (350, ,316), all unexpended
balances from previous year. and In addi-
ton the sum OF $i.l54.716; record commits
sioners. being expenses OF collecting and
printing early records, $1,000.
Recorder OF deeds expenses OF office,
$40 100: relief fund for firemen and police
men. unexpended balance. and In addition
s2437.17: Rhode Island hospital, 200; st.
Joseph's hospital, $4,000: sealer OF