The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
DEEP CUTS MADE IN
FIRE AND SCHOOL
BUDGETS
OVER 100000 CHOPPED OFF FOR.
MER AND TWICE AS MUCH OFF
LATT COUNCIL BEGINS
WHITING, FRIDAY.

The council committee on fire pre-.
lection submitted the fire commits.
sion's budget 10 the council. Tuesday
evening. after shaving s203, 79O of the
$i,2i5,265 asked for The committee
cut out two of the engine houses
asked for. one intended FOR the vein.
ity OF Hamilton boulevard and Eu-
clid-ave. and the other for the corner
OF AlexandTine and Hastings. The
Item OF $4,000 for a building and
equipment for the new auto detail
was disallowed, as was $4,000 item
for double hose for engine No. ) and
the auto company. The aldermen,
however. allowed two new ladder
houses and an engine house and $50
900 for new building for engine s.
The engine house will be located in
the Eighteenth ward. The ladder
houses will be located in the vicinity
OF Kercheval and Cadillac.aves. and
Alger-aye. and John R.-st.
The claims and accounts commit.
tee, at night session in the CON
troller's office. welded the pruning
knife with free hand in dealing with
the board OF education budget, cutting
out items aggregating s397,374Ol.
Among the items stricken out were
the following: $4,000 for additions
and alterations to the board OF edu-
cation building: $4,000 for site for
new high school near the intersec-
ton of Grand River-ave. and the
boulevard; $4,000 for six.room
building in the vicinity OF Jefferson
ave. and Fox Greek; $4,000 for new
heating and ventilating system in the
Fairbanks school, $4,000 for an orna-
mental entrance at the Western high
school: $4,000 for a l9-reem- building
to replace the Tappan school; SOS, OOJ
for a 17-room building to replace the
Pitcher school; $500 for an extra clerk
In the supply department.
The committee allowed $6S 900 for a
l1-room building near Livernois-ave.
and Herbert-st.; $4,000 for 19-room
school near Charlevoix-st. and Burns
ave, and $4,000 for I7room school
near Porter-st. and Clark-ave. Other
items allowed TO slip through were
$4,000 for sites for the three schools
mentioned; SIP 900 and $4,000. resp2c-
lively, for manual training and other
equipment in the Case and Eastern
high schools, and-s1g,3S9 tor the com
pletionGof the Gffilral high school adj
dtion, thooeh Vi 900 for retaining
wall was cut out The committee sub
stituted a i5-room building TO cost
100000 for the S-room building, for
which the board asked $4,000, TO re-
place the Firnane.
The ways and means committee put
in busy day on police estimates. Wis
iting police headquarters. the police
barn, the Belle Isle bridge approach,
where a new boat house and head
quarters for the harbormaster is de-
sired ana the Delray station Though
no action was taken, a majority CT
the committee seemed In favor OF at
lowing the item OF $4,000 for new
station house on the west side 10 re-
place the present makeshift station in
old DeIray. The committee found the
old police barn on Fort-st. greatly
crowded. The department Is asking
1000 for a new barn.
The market committee allowed the
estimate or 1886 for the public mar
ket fund TO slip through with two az
three minor cuts, and the recorders
court fund went through practically
without change except that the salary
of the clerks stenographer was in
creased from $3.50 TO $f.034
The council will begin, Friday 10
hold special meetings TO consider the
estimates