The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
.DEEP CUTS MADE IN
FIRE AND SCHOOL
BUDGETS
OVER 100000 CHOPPED OFF FOR.
MER AND TWICE AS MUCH OFF
LATTE COUNCIL BEGINS
WHlTTLlNG, FRIDAY.

The council committee on fire pre-
lection submitted The hire commits.
siOn's budget 10 the council, Tuesday
evening, after shaving S203, 790 on the
81 245.265 asked for The committee
cut out two OF the engine houses
asked Tor, one intended for the yicin-
ity o. Hamilton boulevard and Ell
clid-ave. and the other for the corner
OF Alexandrine and Hastings The
item OF $4,000 for a building and
equipment for the new auto detail
was disailowed, as was u $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 500
600 for new building for engine D.
The engine house viii be located IN
the Eighteenth ward. The ladder
houses will be located in the vicinity
.of kercheval and Cadiilac-ayes. 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 a free hand in dealing with
The board OF education budget, cutting
ont items aggregaung S397,3740l.
Among the items stricken out were
the following $4,000 for additions
and alterations To the board OF edu-
cation building $4,000 Tor a site Tor
a new high school near the intersec-
ton Of Grand River-aye and the
boulevard; $4,000 for six-room
building in the vicinity OF Jefferson
ave. and Fox Greek; $4,000 for a new
heating and yentilating system in the
Fairbanks school. $4,000 for an orna-
mental entrance at the Western high
school; $4,000 for a l9-room building
to replace the Tappsn school; SOS ,0OJ
for a l1-loom 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 Llyernois-ave
and HerOertst, S7S 900 for Broom
school near Charlevoix-st. ana Burns
ave. and SOS. 600 for a l7-room school
near Porterst. aud Clark-aye. Other
items allowed 10 slip through were
$26,600 Tor sites TO- the three schools
mentioned. $4,000 and $4,000. respec.
lively. for manual training and other
equipment In the Cass and Eastern
high schools and S13.3S9 Tor the con-.
pletion OF the Central high school ad-
dtion- thpush -x45,1u0- feH retaining
wall was cut ont. The committee suO-
stitutCd iJ.ruom building to cost
So. 900 sor the Sroom building. for
which the board asked $4,000, 10 re-
place the Firnane
The WAYS and means committee put
TN busy day on police estimates, vis-
ting police headquarters. the police
barn, tht Belle Isle bridge approach.
where new boat house aud head.
quarters for tuu hdrDOrfnaster is de.
sired and the Deiray station Though
no action Was taken. q majority Of
The committee seemed In favor OF at.
low ing the item OF SIS 600 for a new
station rouse on the west side TO re-
place the present makeshitt station IN
--ii-l IT, ls+t-- =
old police barn ON Forrest. greatly
crowded. The department Is asking
S2J.uOO for ncN barn
The mark committee allowed the
estimate or Sg.3lG Tor the public mar
ket fund 20 slip through Win TWO ~
three minor cuts, and thu recorder
rr,tft- frtifA peHt- through Braetirstiip
withcu, change eNceut that the SALARY
OF The clerks stenopraphor was In
creased from $3.50 10 slQ34
The council viii Degin. Friday, &c
hold special meetings TO consider tn,
estimates.