Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-10
Budget Pass Measures as Report.
cd by Finance Committee practI.
ca|Iy Without Change.
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE FOR POLICE

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Cent Levy for sehools-alllk ordl.
nance Conference.
Ordinances covering the budget and
city Tux levy for the coming fiscal
year We're adopted by the board OF
aldermen during busy regular sos
sion last night. These measures, pro.
pared and recommended by the II.
nance committee, make several i'm.
nortant changes In the approprla.
.,ohs ana license tax assessments ms
they stood last year.
Probably the most important c,anpo
Is In the appropriation for the police
, department. which has been increas.
ed nearly $4,000, bringing 1t up tn n
total of $4,000. to cover an advance
IN pay OF $40 per man throughout tho
! department. Various other smaller
increases are made anu the total nh.
/, preparations for the year amount TO
$l4s.3lb.28. This. of course, Includes
interest upon bonds, redemption OF
emergency bonds and every other OK.
pense of the municipal government.
IL is estimated that the Tux levy,
In which various increases in licenses
| nave been made, will give the city nm
income of something like $15s,0O0 for
the coming year. As there are always
innny unlocked for additional appro.
4 'pr,atl0hs tnlaye sm ndes Ii In estimutetls
that the budgetF total should always
be at least $4,000 smaller than that
OF the income.
Regular Business.
| The aldermen met last night with
President Jones and Messrs, Burclier.
Davis, Selms, Weston and Robinson
present. The following ordinances
and resolutions adopted by the com.
mon council were concurred In:
An ordinance granting l.. n. Boil.
ing the privilege of erecting TEN.
porary frame structure on Washing.
ton avenue near Twenty.fourth street.
a resolution granting n leave OF
absence of go days to City Auditor
John w. Read
A resolution expressing the city's
appreciation OF the services rendered
by officers and men Of the German
cruiser Bremen at fire on tho nieht
of March H.
An ordinance providing that $5,e77,-
u, the balance due the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving Company, be demos
tied In local bank.
Conference On Milk Ordinance.
| conference was granted The com.
mon council In connection with tho
ordnance regulating the sale of milk
I'D the city and the president will ap.
point the boards committeeman at
once. This measure was adopted by
the aldermen Mt Its last meeting. but
the lower branch failed to concur and
asked for conference committee.
Additional Policemen.
| Ordinances approDriating $4,000 to
cover the expense of employing extra
policemen during the jamestown Elk.
position period, and 5000 to cover an
Increase Of $40, per man throughout
the regular department. for. the
months of May and June, was unani-
mously adopted
These ordinances are expected to
BIO concurred In ut special meeting
OF the common council to he held I'm
the near future The police board
! will put the regular patrolmen on
duty for twelve hours per day when
the Exposition opens and 1t Is prob.
able that the extra men will have to
be employed at that time.
Changes In the Budget.
Changes In the budget are made to
cover the following, In addition to tho
police department Increase:
An increase of 5000 in the salary of
the superintendent OF schools
making the amount paid him by the
city $1,000 per year.
An increase of $120 in the salary
of the superintendent OF streets. max
ing his salary for the coming year
! $1,000.
Increases of SIS per month each In j
the salaries of the carpenter and
chaingang guard, giving them SOS and
sos per month respectively.
Increase of $40 per Emcnth in the
salary of the chief of the fire departrl
ment, giving him $500 Der month; m.
crease OF from SIS to SEQ in the saa-
ries Of the fire department. drivers.
and increase of from SOS to $40 for
tho engineers u,
| Direct appropriation OF $3.50 to he
divided among the volunteer fremen.
Increase of from $50 to 500 in sal
airy OF sanitary Inspector. The ordl-
nance was adopted rs whole unani-
mously.
A table on the Eighth page gives the
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