The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-23
ALDERMEN HUMP
ON ESTIMATES
Whole Time Given to Budget, Which
Must Be Presented to Council
Next Tuesday.

The estimates are occupying prac-
tically the undivided attention OF the
aldermen just now. Two OF the com
mittees-parks and boulevards anu
claims and accounts, have completed
their work except for framing their
reports 10 the council The streets
committee has its hands full In try
ing TO cut down the budget OF the
department of public works The
committee on sewers started out Wed
nesday morning, for a tour OF the
city. Thursday morning, at O'Clock,
the committee on ways and means
will start out in automobiles for a
visit TO the various police stations III
connection with the police depart
ment's large budget. and the commit
tee on fire protection will tackle the
fire departments estimates, Friday
morning. at 10 o'clock.
The streets committee expects to
finish it's work Thursday afternoon,
as does the committee on health and
city hospitals The committees on
public buildings and markets and
pounds will meet Friday afternoon.
The judiciary committee, which has
charge of the recorders court fund,
will meet at the same time.
Only one more week remains for
the consideration OF the estimates b.
the committees, as he reports must
all be In the hands g. the council by
next Tuesday night. March IS. The
council will then consider the budget
in committee OF the whole and will
| al th IN, m r.
tee of the whole and will turn it over
to the board of estimates not later
than April s
The committee on public lighting
clipped only S33,6S9 rom the lighting
commissions budget, Tuesday after
noon, leaving the total appropriation,
as il Will go TO the council, at $475-
245.50. No cuts were made in the
items for operation and maintenance,
which total $212.195.30 as against
$l96,4l5 a year ago An item OF $41,-
39l Tor installing ornamental lights
on Woodward-av from Adams-aye.,
10 the Boulevard, was reduced 10 $26,-
486. This will permit the commission
TO carry the lights only as far as War.
ren-ave., this year. The aldermen al
lowed $22, 10S for similar improve
ments on Michigan-ave., as far as
Trumbull-ave. The department ask
ed $29,575 more.
While the committee on streets will
not meet to discuss its report until
Thursday afternoon. the members
have practically agreed on cuts az
gregating. upwards OF $500,00e from
the total OF $2.56S,63t asked for re-
paving. resurfaclng and patching.
Aid. John Grindley. chairman OF the
council committee on claims and ac-
counts, which handles the school
board budget, and School Inspector
Samuel c. Mumford, chairman of the
finance committee OF the board Of
education, went to Lansing, Tuesday,
10 get line on the amount of pri.
mary school money, Detroit will re-
ceive in the fiscal year starting July J..
Auditor-General Fuller estimated the
amount at $Sl9,932.50. the auditor
general computing the number Of
children of school age In Detroit to be
1903 ,231, a gain of 1867 since last
years computation.
Aid Grindley called his commit
tee together after the council meet
ing, Tuesday night, and the commit
tee finished its work on the school
budget. The committee estimated the
total credits at s40G,273.S7, net, aud
this sum was cut out of the budget
This with previous cuts, aggregating
$543 1920, reduces the budget to
about $4,000 900, In which form 1t will
go to the council.