The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-03
COUNCIL HASN'T
MONEY ENOUGH
FOR AMBULANCE
Denies Health Boards Request
of $4,000 for an Emer-
gency Hospital.
FUND WILL BE SUPPLIED
WHEN CASH COMES IN
Other City Departments Have to
9e Turned Down in Requests
for Appropriations:

According to the statement of City
Auditor George Forman to the finance
committee of the Common Council last
night. the city's contingent fund for
September is exhausted and conse-
quently the various departments which
isked for money had to be refused.
Health Commissioners Dobbins and
Wrightson asked for $4,000 for the pur-
chase and maintenance of an emer-
gency ambulance, but after hearing
from the auditor the city fathers re-
gretfully refused the request.
In anticipation that the request would
be granted, the Health Board had al
ready written to the public buildings
committee of the Common Council for
the use of the temporary firehouse in
the old burying ground as an emer-
gency hospital, in accordance with the
project advanced by THE EVENING
STAR. The city has not money enough
for 1t now, but the commissioners re-
ceived the assurance that as soon as
there were funds in hand the request
would gladly be complied with.
Mr.. Forman said that $11S,000 was
checked out of the contingent fund to
meet contracts and other obligations,
and that there was a balance of only
$500. which was needed as an emer-
gency fund. The heads OF departments
and commissioners made requests on
the financial body last night aggregat-
ing SAG, ,7306S, and when asked if one or
two of the more urgent requests for
funds could not be met, the auditor de-
IL 4nxI,- cell lla
state Franchise Tax Not Due.
He explained that the supplemental
appropriation to the tax ordinance is
still S1S5.000 short, and this has to be
made up out of the contingent fund as
the money comes in. The $4,000 from
the State franchise tax is not due till
December. "And we will not have any
funds until then" declared Mr.. Forman.
City Clerk James f. Connolly asked
that the officers at the special election
held Tuesday be paid this month, and,
as this Is compulsory. it wipes out the
small surplus and leaves bare running
expenses until December.
Besides the $4,000 for the emergency
ambulance the Board of Health asked
for s6, 721 to increase the salaries OF
health and sanitary inspectors, and
S2,0096S for fitting up a pathological
laboratory in the City Hospital
Not daunted by the turn-down of the
Health Board. President William Har-
rigan, of the Police Commission, asked
for an appropriation of $4,000 to place
ninety additional policemen on duty.
Chairman Sinnott informed him that
''1-ou cannot get blood out of stone
Alderman Mann Disappointed.
Alderman Mann wanted $1,000 for a
firebouse site in the Fifteenth ward,
and also went away empty handed.
City Comptroller J. Harry Bacheller
was instructed to prepare resolution
for presentation to the Council Friday
for the issuing of 81, ,361, 900 of fifty-year
school bonds. These bonds are to meet
the construction budget of the Board
of Education and $4,000 of bonds have
already been issued on the total neees-
sary issue of $1,553,000.
City Counsel James r. Nugent was
instructed to draft an amendment TO
the garbage ordinance providing that
the garbage cans be taken out OF rear
Yards instead of from the street hne
i'm front of the house. This VIII cost
the CITY $4,000 per year more. Inc
Board of Works will be notified tlat
the scheme is approved and that the
money will be Forthcoming