Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-22
REDUCTION IN TAXES
 DOWN IN DOUGLAS
Administration Adopts Econo- my Slogan and Cuts
 Down Expenses !
Douglas International.l

The finance committee of the city council. after 8 careful inyestiga tion Of the probable expense and revenue of the city for the coming year, has reported to the city couu- cil. The committee finds that the approximate cost of running the city government for the next year will amount to s50,9OO00 and that the estimated revenue from all sources will reach s53,s50.O0, the tax revenue being based on a tax levy of 9 mills for the coming year Instead of 10 mills, which was the levy for last year. The committee accompanied the estimates of ex. pense and revenue with the follow. ing recommendations:
 That the levy on the assessed valuation of the real and personal property be reduced from ten mills, the present rate, to nine mills. on the dollar, for the year 1911
 That the regular force of the DO lice department be reduced one man.
 That one man be dropped from the regular force in the fire de pertinent. and that the call men be reduced to ten in number.
 That the city purchase two teams and equipment for it's use instead of hiring the same, and construct suitable stable on it's lot purchased for pound purposes for their care and shelter.
 That the city marshal be in- structed to make house to house canvass to collect dog tax.
 That all repairs of water mains belonging to the city and the sewer system. so far as possible. be made by city employees.
 And we further recommend that all surplus funds in the water de. partment be placed in the bank giving the highest rate of inter. est, after due notice for bids for the same and that an effort be made to place all moneys in the general fund of the city on interest to be computed on the daily bal ance.
 Your committee was instructed to investigate the cost to the city per team under the present contract system as compared with doing the work with city teams, and we here with report as follows:
 One team, under present contract system. F months. s1.53OOO.
 One team owned and equipped by the city, 12 months. s1,152.OO.
 Saved by each team owned by the city. sS7s.eO.
 The above s1,I52.OO is the ex- pense of keeping and operating a single team by the city which would be materially reduced on the aver age b. the city maintaining several teams.
 It win be noticed that the city will save by owning it's own teams in twelve months enough to pay for and equip the team.
 In our examination of the expend- itures for the year just passed we find that the police department and the health department overran the appropriations made for those de- partments, due no doubt to unfore- seen contingencies, but we recon mend that the heads of those de partments make an effort to keep the expenditures within the appro- priatiOn for the coming year
 In conclusion, we submit that tae budget above suggested, together with the recommendations herein made. will amply meet the require ments of the city government for the ensuing year. and also insure against any contingency that might arise. and we hope. leave balance that may be applied to city i'm proyements. while at the same time it enables to lower the rate of taxes thus relieving the people in that line