Evening journal., 1911-10-09
CITY MUST
HAVE TAXES
$4,000 More is Required This
Year to Conduct City
Government
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
WANTS $l,22O,OOC COLLECTED

Chairman stover. Of the finance
committee Of Council, has prepared
statement Of the finances of the city
what the finance committee Of tho
last Democratic Council agreed upon
IN It's budget for the ensuing year.
concerning receipts and expenses for
the present year and what the present
hnance committee has figured the re-
ceipts VIII be and the money needed
to meet the city's obligations.
The reason for publishing the fig
ures Is to show to the public the
necessity for the present movement
10 collect all outstanding taxes, there
being thousands of dollars on tho
books OF the tax collectors. which
should be paid. II is said $27 900 is
due from one source. and those inter-
ested have appeared before the
finance committee to try to induce the
tax collector to ease up on them
The statement shows that the city
/ this year is expected to receive ST.
lb6,lll.15 from the samo source II re-
ceived $1,0S1 ,S6674 last year, an in
crease OF S74.245.0f. OF this amount
$4l,1l9.4S is shown in the budget "to
be collected from other sources but
| Just what these other sources are the
present finance committee has not yet
| learned
Revenues Fall Short.
A conservative estimate Of the re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1912. indicates that the total
revenue from the, usual sources will
not exceed S1,131 .646.63, which is
| S24, ,465.12 less than the estimate Of
the old Council and S49,779.89 mora
than the amount collected last year.
The city will require for the actual
expenses OF the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1912, the sum Of S1,220, ,S2618.
or $50, 1855 more than the estimated
revenues In the old Councils budget.
The old Council appropriated for
the sinking fund for the current fiscal
year $62,25O. but failed TO provide for
the redemption of Water Department
bonds for $4,000. maturing May !.
1912. and Water Department bonds
for $4,000. maturing June l, 1912. a
total shortage Of $4,000.
An act passed by the last Legisla-
ture authorized the Street and Sewer
Department TO employ a city forester
and assistants and provided that
Council should approhriate $4,000 for
this purpose The old Council failed
TO make this appropriation and the
present Council must find a means for
meeting the expenses.
Each OF the ten membrs OF the
City Charter Commission is to be PAID
$500 for services in formulating new
city charter. and there Is an allow
ance of 81 900 for expenses of tn
commission, a total or $4,000 in tv
years. The members o. the Publ
Utility Commission receive SO
each meeting attended which W
amount TO about $500 for the year 81
city Is required 10 pay one-half
the salary and expenses Of the Juv
nile Court officer amounting TO $50
All these Offices were created by q
last Legislature and no provision wa
made by the old Council for meetin
the expense.
The old Council expended S21.91S.6
I'm the incidental and miscellaneou
account last year. and for the sam
purpose this year they have allowei
the present Council $1,000 which Il
fully $4,000 less than what Is re
qulred
Last year there was expended OF
the public buildings s7.169.59. and
S6.50O allowed for the current year
The large amount OF repairs neces
sary this year will require fully Sl,50l
additional for this purpose.
Printing and stationery last yea
cost S6.3l2 and the present Council Il
allowed s3.5O0. while It will be i'm
possible to meet the demands witt
less than $1,000.
There was expended last year fo
fuel for the poor S5,792.04 and onll
1880 appropriated for this year
For city elections there is an allow
ance a. $4,000. This amount has al
ready been exhausted by various bill
Of the old Council not being pail
last year. The election of June
1912. on the new city charter. vii
entail considerable expenditure, an'
Il Is estimated that the appropriation
for this account is fully $1,000 lesl
than necessary to meet the expendi
tures
The city is under contract with thu
Delaware Society for Prevention o.
Cruelty to Animals I'm amount o.
$4,000 a year. No provision for this
was made by the old Council.