The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-11
Board of Public Works Has a
Hard Time Trying to Make
Original One Dollar Do the
Work of Two.
MUST APPROPRIATE
SOME LARGE SUMS
City Health Officer Asks Addi-
tionaI 1000 and Fire De-.
partment Is Also Broke
Discuss New CrematOry. .

From semi-annual reports Of the
heads of various departments of the
city government made at meeting OF
the mayors cabinet this morning it
is evident that funds in the various
departments will run so far short that
new appropriations wilt have to be
made, or funds transferred in the var
ious departments or from one depart
ment to another. In the report OF City
Controller E. G. McMahan is shown
that of the $4,000 set aside for the
miscellaneous fund of the fire depart
ment. $1.732.7O has already been
spent The chief item was the pur-
chase of 900 feet of hose at 81 a foot.
However. the old hose was sold to the
street department and no credit given
and this will come to a considerable
amount, it is said. $1,000 was appro-
priated for feed for the year and al
ready SITS has been spent.
The coal Appropriation Of $3.50 will
fall short about half. 1t is believed.
Sixty-five tons will be used in the city
fire engine houses and the public
buildings will take 165 tons. The total
cost of coal for 1910 will be s675, to
which must be added $147.45 for coal
bought in the spring. as not enough
was ordered last year. This makes
the total coal bill $s22.45 or $372.45 in
excess of the appropriation.
Health officer Needs $1,000.
DR.. T. H. Davis. city health officer.
stated that he needed an appropriation
of $1,000 for his department for the
remaining six months of the year.
5000 was appropriated and S505 has
already been expended. However, DR..
Davis is anxious that the public should
not think the department is spending
more than its share of money. During
the Schillinger administration, DR..
Davis stated the original appropria-
ton was $500 and additional appropri-
ations Of 1000 and $1,000 were made,
making the total $500.
In the public park appropriation,
81 200 was the estimate, and in the
fund s90.40 remains. This is the mis-
cellaneous fund and includes coal,
feed, farming implements and other
supplies: The expenditure for farming
implements was heavy because a tract
of land until recently leased by the
E. G. Hill greenhouse is now being
titled by the park employees. A team
of horses was also purchased. In the
street department, the miscellaneous
fund OF $1,000 has entirely been spent
while the sundry fund Of $1,000 has
not been touched. City Clerk Baltz
Bescher gives as a reason for this that
certain expenses were taken from the
miscellaneous fund that should have
come from the sundry fund. The mat
ter Of transferring funds will be TAX
en- up by the city attorney, A. NJ
Gardner. According to City Controll-
er McMahan, it is too early to state
whether or not the appropriations
running short will be balanced up by
those for which over-appropriations
have been made.
Sanitary Conditions.
Aside from financial conditions. a
number of recommendations of the
heads Of departments were discussed
by the board today. According to
Henry Schurb, sanitary inspector. and
Health Officer Davis. sanitary condi-
tions are extremely bad in certain
sections OF Richmond. but will receive
immediate attention. DR.. Davis sug-
gested that during July and August, at
which time the garbage department
has great difficulty In keeping the al
leys cleared. a one-horse express wag-
on be rented to answer ali complaints
of filthy alleys and clean them up at
once. The plan met with approval
and it is likely some action will be
taken later by the board or by coun-
Gil. 1t also will be necessary, accord
ing to DR.. Davis report, to buy a new
tank for one of the garbage wagons of
the city. 1t will come to about $40.
Need New Crematory.
One Of the most needed things to
promote the sanitary conditions of the
city. according to DR.. Davis. is a new
crematory. The present plant, Dr.
Davis said. is the same that consum-
ed the garbage Of the city when Rich
mond had $4,000 people. From the
opinions expressed by the board. the
improvement will be made next year
There were other reports by John
Taylor. market master. I. A. Gormon.
superintendent of police, Ed Hollarn.
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