The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-13
1911 Budget Ordinance Was
introduced Last Evening
and the Measure Will Prob
ably Go Through.
APPROPRIATIONS TO
AMOUNT TO STATES
With This Sum, It Is Figured,
the City Can Make the Nee.
sssary Public improvements
Next Year.

One dollar ard eleven cents On the
Aundred dollar valuation is the prob
able city tax rate for 1911. The pro-
posed budget orS..sEce, presented to
council last nirht Giakes a.2rcpT.s-
tions an,oI=:si-g 20 $174.7S6. fro:a the
municipal tcnds exclurive OF the iau.i-
cipal electric lisat iund; from the lat.
ter fund. appropriations amounting to
o69.ss22o
The total assessed valuation 10 $l4..
A93,792. The estimated return from
aiQuor licenses and other incomes
will be SGT, 1000 and there will be $149..
7S5 to raisc from taxation. The tax
rate 10 $1.06 on the general fund and
8 cents on the special. There 10 so
cent poll tax.
Both the budget and tax rate ordin'
ance were read for the Arst time at
the meeting Of city council last night
and then referred back to the ordin-
nnce committee.
Mayor Zimmerman has called a
meeting OF council. the finance com.
mittse and ainking fund commission
for Friday night. when ANAL discus.
son Of the budget and tax rate will
take place. Other than . few minor
changes. however. It 10 probable these
important ordinances viii be present.
"a TO council At the next meeting in
practically their present form.
For New crematory.
A number OF appropriations will
have to be made sggregating $4,000,
Including building and bridge improve
ments. which will not again be neces'
sary In twenty years. It 10 stated. The
largest Of these appropriations ID
$1,000 for building the crematory. The
present building has been In use for
twenty years and 10 now inadequate
To repair bridges OF the city. $500
will be appropriated. The Dorau
bridge to be refoored and painted; I;
the Main street bridge painted: North
Tenth and North Twelfth street
bridges renoored, and two wooden
bridges In Happy Hollow extensively
repaired.
A sum OF $1,000 will be necessary
TO put new roof on the city building
which has been q source of constant
annoyance 70 city oflicials for several
years. w bster Parry. former city
controller, was almost buried last
year in a shower of plaster from the
ceiling OF his office, The plaster was
damaged from the leaking roof.
t For Street Roller.
An appropriation of $2.500 for q
street roller and a new sweeper and
sprinkler. has been asked by the
street department and will very prob
ably be granted. for the present equip
ment Of this kind is practically useless
from age. The boiler Of the present
road roller is In bad condition and Il
said to be a source OF danger to the
engineer.
The appropriation for the Reid Me
mortal hospital. which IL made eact
year by council. will be decreased
$500. ~ the hospital board only asked
$4,000. Last year the appropriation
was $4,000 and two years ago $4,000
The hospital 10 gradually becoming a
self sustaining institution. through
the efforts Of the trustees. and they
hope within . few years that no aid
from the city will be required.
Other amounts to be appropriated
IN the different departments are prac
tically the same az In. past years
However. all the departments are
required to cut their appropriations
70 the lowest amount. and at the two
private meetings held by council and
the finance committee. these amount,
were trimmed down still more.
The proposed appropriations in the
budget are AZ follows:
APPROPRIATIONS.
Department Of Finance.
Salary OF mayor ..........$ 1900. OF
Salary Of councilmen ..... 1.s00.0(
Salary city clerk ........ 1000. OF
Salary city controller. ..... 1.200.O(
salary OF treasurer $500. 1.o000 on
0alary OF county auditor =. 10000
Salary sinking fund commits
sionsrs >. :. -. :. :. 10000
sinking fund commissioner
0000o 2O.O(
00co expense city clerk. lOO.O(
o0oo expense city control.
Mr.. ;. ............... 10000
Ground rent on account Of
sohool fund ............ sso.ot
O0co expense treasurer... 10000
Int. and commission ON all