Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-30
TOTAL REDUCTION IN
BUDGET IS $1O,635
Recommendation viii Be Put into
Shape For Presentation TO Common
Council Next tuesday Hieht-
Police Justice. Chief, Attorney
Clerk, Auditor and Others Affected

BY recommending the reduction o
salary of every city Officer eNcept Tue
city engh Ger and the chief engineer
of tn fire departmnt, The retrehch
meut committee of the city cOuncl
last night effected further reduction
of sI,4Sn in the budget for the com
;ns fiscal year. The committee ha'
conpicied its labOrs and the repori
which 81 will submit to the common
council next Tuesday night VIII pro
vide for a total reduction OF $lV'o1'
In the budget as recommends py
the finance committee. a cut OF ~ l'a
having been made by the pruning
committee al it's first session two
weeks ago.
Salaries Reduced.
The salaries reduced were.
City clerk from 81 zoe 10 $1,000.
CITY auditor from 81 900 10 $3.50.
City attorney from $1,000 to Sl.UOO.
Police Justice from $1,000 To $1,000.
Clerk to commissioner OF revenue
frcm $3.50 10 5000.
city electrician from $1,000 TO ST.,
600.
Superintendent of garbage and SAM
tary Inspector from $1,000 10 $1,000.
Health officer from SSen to $500.
Chief of police from 81 500 to 81
SOC.
City physician and physician TO
almshouse from $500 to $500.
The committee rescinded its form
er action in recommending that the
offices of health officer and city ply
sicion be consolidated at "A salary OF
81 POO per year 1t was the unanimous
opinion of the members present that
both Offices should be maintained and
that the salary carried by each should
be reduced so that the two would not
exceed $1,000 per annum.
Councilman T. l. Ford. who is chair
man OF the committee, was called out
of the city yesterday and could not
be present Alderman Caleb ID. West
presided in his stead. The other mem
hers present were Aldermen Nelms
and I.ongan; Councilmen Christie
Jones and Spruill.
Budget Attacked Again.
Soon after the committee was call
ed TO order, the budget was attacked
for Il second time. II was agreed
and again the committeeman decided
10 put personalities out of the way
and TO consider only the office and
the amount of work il required
While the meeting was harmonious
more objections were raised than al
the first session and some compro
missing had To he done. However. al
ter the business was disposed of the
members agreed that they should
stand solidly behind their report and
not let one item OF it be changed.
No cut was possible in the mayors
salary for next year and that Ofic.
was passed by. The matter Of con
solidating the offices OF city clerk and
city auditor was taken up and Clerb
Hudgins read a written opinion from
City Attorney Massie as To sucf
action. Mr.. Massie ruleO that the
Offices could not be consolidated un
less certain ordinances Of the city
council allowing the Clera To cOllec
fees for issuing building permits anC
permits 10 move buildings along th,
city streets were repealed.
There was a general and some
what lengthy discussion Of the mat
ter of consolidation. Some OF IN,
committeeman contended that
would not be wise To consolidate IN,
offices as there would be no way o
checking the man holding the con
solidated office Under the prcSen
system, the CLERK and city audiio
check each other.
Cut All Along the Line.
Finally il was decided To reduce thl