Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-30

icordinely a 5000 cut was made IN inc
salary of the clerk aud SzzO cu'
was made In the salary OF the andl
tor.
Next came the salary Of the city
Iatforney. Some OF the committeeman
lregretted that a cut here should nave
no be made, but nevertheless $zoo
WINS Sliced on the salary. The salary
lof the police justice was cut $500. Inc
idea being 10 make the cut uniform.
The salary of the clerk TO the com
missioner Of the revenue was shaved
ISls0.
Eighty dollars per annum was tax
en- on the salary of the city eiec-
ltrician and il was decided to recon-
mend to the council that this onicer
Ibe attached 10 the highways ana
sewers department and placed under
the supervision of the city engineer.
The total cat in the salaries OF the
officers not classified with the various
city departments was sl0SO.
No salaries were reduced In the
highways and sewers departing Mt.
the committeeman leaving the salary
OF the city engineer at Sl.5oO per an
NUN because the extra duties now
| performed by the superintendent OF
streets and superintendent of sewers
are added 10 his other duties.
Fire Department Untouched.
As was the case at the first meet
ing of the committee. the fire depart
ment was passed over. nor were any
cuts made in the department of build
ings, grounds and lights.
70 mo Al
a consolidation of the offices of health
officer and city physician. the com
mittee sliced 5000 OF the salary Of the
health officer. Two hundred dollars
was pried OFF the salary OF the super
intendent of garbage ana sanitary in
sIector. a consolidated office.
In the police department the com
of 5000 per amman In the salary Of
OF 5000 per annum in the saalry of
the chief of police. At its last meet
ing the committee recommended the
dropping Of the detective sergeant
and one round sergean. ana the plac-
ing of the duties of those two officers
upJn the chief in addition to his other
duties.
This was the only further change
rad been reported that the commit
tee would reconsider its action and
cut the appropriation TO $4,000 and
leave 10 the board of police commits
siOners the matter of arranging the
department SO as TO keep within that
appropriation Several councilmen
already have publicly declared that
they will oppose this section OF the
committees report.
The last cut made by the commit
tee was In the almshouse and poor
department, the salary of the city
physician being reduced 5000 per
annum.
Purchasing Committee.
After completing its labors with
the budget. the committee recon-
mended the adoption of an ordinance
creating a purchasing committee of
the council to be composed of three
members from the common council
and three members from Inc board
of aldermen. IL shall be the duty of
this committee to purchase in bulk
form all supplies used in the various
city departments. the purchases to-
be made once every three months
and the contracts awarded to the
lowest bidder.
The idea o. having a purchasing
committee originated with Alderman
West and he stated last night that he
is confident that the committee will
save the city at least $1,000 per
annum.
Proposed New Budget.
As amended TO conform with the
recommendation of the retrenchment
committee. the budget Tor tn coming
fiscal years carries the following ap
preparations for all purposes.
Salaries ... 800. ..S I2.l772SI
Highways and sewers de
partment . 1890 $500 l0.730.OOI
Bridge department 800. 25O.0OI
Fire department ~ IS.2lOUGI