The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-22
BUDGET ONLY
RECEIVED FEW
AMENDMENTS
r 4 CALLED MEETING Or CITY
COUNCIL THE euoo9T FOR
the gNOuiNo YEAR WAe PAae-
ID ON ire sEcoNn READING,
wAs AMENpgo IN soMR sLlohr
oErAiLo AND WAS ORDERED
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~ called meeting Of the city coun.
"a last night. the budget ordinance
wAs passed on IL second reading and
ordered to b sngrossed. practically
- II came from the committee; the
TAX rate ordinance was passed on It's
second reading and the rate tor the
next fiscal year nxed at thirteen mills.
the same % It II this year. Only a
few changes were made In the budget
ordinance, the policy Of the body
to accept the work Of the committee,
believing the members to have glen
careful study to the conditions con-
osrned In each item OF expense. An
effort was made by some Of the mem
bers TO curtail the expenses OF the
city but IN the main tLs ordinance
was adopted - It came from the com.
ujttee room.
TAX LEVY ADOPTED.
After the roll can and the reading
az the minutes Of the last meeting.
Mr.. De0ilva read the tax levy ordi-
nance and 1t was adopted on its sec
end reading. II will come up for final
passage at the next meeting.
II was suggested by Dr.. Rsnshaw
before MI. DeSilva began to read the
budget ordinance, that any member
VINO should object to any item in the
ordinance, should state his objection
1t the time the particular section was
read and not wait until the conclusion
q the reading.
No objections were raised until the
item calling for $500 for an assistant
comptroller was read. DR.. Renshaw
then asked what they wanted with
him. It was explained that the work
Of the once had grown to such an ex-
cent that 1t was necessary and that
during one or two months In the year
he comptroller had to hire an extra
clerk at his own expense. The item
~ sa1lowed to stand.
The next item to be objected to was
$3.50 for the custodian Of the public
building. Mr.. Meyer asked into this.
Or. RenShaw inquird elf the janitor
rot any Of this sum. 1t was q new
Item and had never been In the
budget before. DR.. Renshsw moved
mat the section be stricken put and
ne motion was seconded by Mr.. Con-
cannon. II was explained that the
city clerk was the custodian and that
he money was to pay him for his ex-
ira services and that in addition to
ehis the janitor got SIS per month.
: AZ the request of the council, Clerk
Aypard explained the duties of the
Dooition. He said that he had to hire
jsnitor and to keep right behind
him all the time to see that the work
Wos done. He said that the city had
0vosted q large sum in the building
and that II could not afford to let It
90 to rack and ruin. The vote was
10 80 r.
and was lost, the vote standing four
10 four.
The number of police patrolmen
WNs cut down from % to &c and the
nnmber Of desk sergeants and patrol
drivers were increased from two to
three In each instance.
At this juucture it was explained
that the city would be saved $4,000
Q year In water rents.
The salar yof the stock tender was
replaced at $55 per month after the
committee had cut 1t down to $40.
The appropriation for the Plaza. in
eludins the salary Of the park super
lntendent. was fixed at 81 800. The
amount appropriated for all other parl
purposes was $500.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
The appropriation for the engineer:
department came up and brought will
it . lengthy discussion. 1t was argued
that the expense Of the department
was entirely too large for the amount
Of work being done. The city en-
gineer was present and he contendeC
that he could not get along with any
fewer men at present and it wa.
claimed that should the force be cur
tailed while 80 much contract worl
was being done, that the city Nigh
BE- placed liable for damage suit.
should not the grades all be estab
lished as the contractors desired Il
DO the work. However, on motion o
Mr.. Concannon ne instrument mar
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