The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-09
Appropriations for 1912 Are
Sliced Right and Left by
Council to Avoid Raising
the City Tax Rate.
PAVING PROGRAM is
GIVEN KNOCK OUT"
Council Decided to Raise the
Tax Rate to SLIP for FIos-
pital, but This Was Found
to Be Unnecessary.

AZ expected the pruning knife was
used with telling effect by the city
fathers in session last evening and the
appropriations were reduced SO that
II was not necessary to increase the
tax rate.
Council passed motion to raise the
tax rate to SLIP per one hundred dol
lars assessed valuation in order to ap-
propriate $1,000 to the Reid Memorial
hospital. but it was found, immediate
ly afterward, that the appropriation
could be authorized without raising
the rate, and the motion was with
present, $1.10.
As result of tho knitting. North
Eighth street, from A to +, South
Eighth street from to F.; North
Third street from Main to d, and
West Main street. from First to Fifth,
will not be paved in 1912.
The fire department will not have
an auto truck. At the first meeting
to consider the budget $1,000 was laid
aside for its appropriation but in the
pairing, only $4,000 was left in this
item.
lncrsase Sinking Fund.
The sinking fund tax was raised
two cents. making 1t seven cents, and
the general fund tax was lowered two
cents, making this $1.03. This was
done ct the instigation of Michael
O'Brien. Of the sinking fund commits
sion. who said that It would be neces-
sary in order for the city to pay off its
bonded indebtedness in 1915 and 1916.
At $1.O3. with the license fees,
there will be $10,40O paid into the
sinking fund. From the various IL
cense fees the city will receive $27,-
900. The total received in taxation
and licenses fees will be $190,42S.
A few other appropriations were re-
duced. From the appropriation for
grounds for a detention hospital $3,-
900 was taken; from the appropriation
for miscellaneous expense of the fire
department. $500 was taken; $500
from the police pay rolls; 500 from
the miscellaneous expense fund Of the
street department; $500 from the pub
lie building fund; and $500 from the
crushed stone fund.
Avoid Raising Rate.
Albeit, for a time, it seemed as if
the tax rate would be raised to SLIP,
council was able to provide an appro-
priation for the hospital without ad-
vancing the rate. The motion made
by Councilman Bartel and seconded
by Councilman Engelbert, to increase
the rate two cents, in order to make
an appropriation of $1,000 for the hos
pital, was withdrawn. After a lengthy
discussion 1t was ascertained that at
. $1.10 rate $4,000 could be given the
hospital. and that it would only be
necessary to take $500 from the mis-
cellaneous fund of the fire depart
ment to do SO.
The total amount shaved" from the
estimate, roughly made at Tuesday
evenings meeting, was $23,390. City
Controller McMahan and City Engi-
neer Charles, stated that they believ-
ed the Improvement Of West Main
street from First to Fifth. costing $3.-
900: North Third street, from Main to
d. costing $500; North Eighth. from
A to E. costing $500, and South
Eighth street, from A to f, costing $S,-
200 should not be made next year.
Council concurred with the two Off
cials in this matter. The $4,000 was
sliced from the fund for the motor fire
truck with some difficulty as num-
ber of the city fathers were adverse
to taking such action. II another wa
gon Ia needed at No. company this
year, 1t will be purchased with the ST..
900 still in the fund. -
To Purchase Ground.
Although $4,000 was taken from
the appropriation for grounds and
buildings for detention hospital, ST..
900 was left in the fund for the pur-
chase of the ground this year. The
mayor has not yet informed council
where the ground is located.
Councilmen, who are keeping an
eagle eye on the city's streets. de-
clared that the street department
should have larger appropriation
next year than in former years. Ac-
cordingly, this department will have
$4,000 more in its pay roll than this
year; $1,000 more in the crushed
stone account, besides $1,1O0 appro-
priated for a street flusher.
Plea From Gormon.
A communication was read from Po-
lice Superintendent Gormon, implor-
ling council not to lower the appropria-
,tion for the police department. In
lhis communication Mr.. Gormon de-
tclared that when the budget for 1911
twas made council appropriated salar-