The Detroit times., 1910-04-28
EST|MATORs WILL
KEEP RATE DOWN
BY BOND ISSUES
Many Big Items, Including 100000
For City Hospital and Same
For Grade Separations,
Are Allowed.
DR.. Kiefer Says Years Delay in Pro-
viding Facilities For Treating Con-
tagious Diseases Will Cost Lives.

nc lolV TAX rate Is being steadily
hammered down toward the $ISO7
mark OF last year. Few of the alder
men or estimators believe IL will be
forced as low, even by the most
heroic sacrifices of improvements.
but the aim now is to approach the
mark as nearly as possible.
In the special meeting OF the COM
mon council, Saturday morning, to
consider liquor licenses. a resolution
wifi be introduced providing that all
permanent improvements In the bud
get not covered by bond issue so far.
shall be made contingent upon the in
crease OF the bonding limit by charter
amendment and shall be paid for by
issuance of bonds. This resolution
will cover 100000 of the sum voted
for enlarging the city hospital. $780,
900 for grade separations, a fire en-
CINE house and possibly. some items
in the park fund.
These improvements will thus de-
pend upon the favorable vote of the
people at the next general or special
election upon the Heineman charter
amendment giving the city power to
issue bonds for all permanent i'm
ment increasing the bonding limit
from per cent TO "a per cent.
Should these carry, the bonds can be
issued some time next fall, instead or
being available for sale at any time
after July |.
There was a battle royal. Wednes-
day evening, over the city contagious
diseases hospital Estimator Barnett,
aho x.f
mittee. had brought in report favor
ing the spreading of the entire cost
of the hospital buildings and equip
ment 100000 upon the tax roll. The
minority report would have cut out
the whole item by putting IT. over IN.
til after the bonding limit Is in
creased. Estimators Backus and
Bolton contended that the amount
should be allowed entire, but contin-
gent upon a bond issue.
There were arguments over these
various plans for half hour. Health
Officer Kiefer explained that the man.
agement of Harper hospital. where
contagious diseases are now cared for
although in inadequate quarters. has
given the health board notice that IA
tients suffering from some of these
diseases will not be received after
July l.
1T is a matter of lives" Health
officer Kiefer told the estimators. III
we have no hospital where we can
care for those cases, the mortality
will be greater. A years delay in
building this hospital means 200
lives"
He strangely opposed delay or al
lowing the hospital, with any contin-
gency strings attached. DR.. II. b.
Baker gave some startling facts as to
the conditions in the city resulting
from lack OF hospital facilities for the
care of contagious diseases. He had
come from a home where the health
of several children was endangered
by the fact that sick child could not
be taken away to a hospital.
AS a compromise. IL was finally lie
cided 10 allow 100000 by direct taxa
tion the other 100000 TO come later
by bonds. Aid. Gilman told the esti-
majors that they had no option as TO
bonds. and must either allow or dis
allow the item as one calling for di-
rect taxation. His view was not ac-
cepted.
may consider the board of education
and general funds. There Is expected
To be much contest over some items
OF these. The parks and boulevards.
genera. road and some minor funds
were reported In. Wednesday night.
There is a cut of sac. 900 shown in the
general road fund. which comes In ut
$15G3,S1 The item OF 100000 for
decorating the city during Elk week
Is allowed.
Band concerts I'm the parks are cut
out entirely in the park and boulevard
fund report. The amount asked was
$500. Automobiles for the Belle Isle
service are allowed in part 100000
Instead OF $3s 600 being recommended
by the committee Enlargement of the
Cadillac-sq convenience station Is dis
allowed. : 1000 having been asSed for
this purpose.
Salary increases in the board OF
health fund We're almost all cut our
by ihe estimators. Estimator ONeii
made the biterest attack on these
items. Finally he charged that the
board OF health had Employed Fred w.
Davis and Harry Barter and paid them
from the tuberculosis fund. Health
Officer Kiefer denied this.
Davis got the place YOU asked for
end did not get" was Kiefer's rotor,
10 ONeil
The sewer fund was allowed as re-
uorted I'm hy committee.