New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
MORE MONEY ASKED FOR
Requests of City Department
Heads Continue to Increase.

The committee on budgetary publicity
of the Board 81 Estimate and Apportion-
meut has ISSUED a new bulletin on the
budget. Seventeen estimates are included
in the two bulletins so far issued. The
total amount asked for in these estimates
is $43.3lG.g72 =. an increase Of s7S7i.5oJ %
over tho amount allowed for 1912. Should
the same average Increase be requested
I'm all epartmcnts the expenditure for
1919 If granted. would be S22l 32>.5 81 80
against an allowance Of Sl5l. Gs0 2J5 y for
the expenses OF the present year
OF course. ali the estimates will have
10 be considered by the bureau of munich
pal investigation and statistics Of the De-
partment Of Finance. then referred back
10 the budget committee OF the Board OF
Estimate, which allows the department
heads 20 make their pleadings.
However, there are certain fixed charges
against the city. such as school salaries.
$50 10000: police salaries. s1l,OOo,0oo; fire.
mems salaries, 10000; street cleaners
and drivers salaries, $4,000; court Of
ficials' and county employees salaries,
S,O00,0cJ: semi-charitablc institutions,
81. so. so; city's debt contribution, &2-
Cc0.0c0: deficiencies in taxes. si,c0o,o1o etc,
IN ali amounting 20 about Sl2l, Wo.CO,
leaving. with an 1881 10000 budget, only
$50 10000 with which 10 buy foodstuffs
and other supplies and 20 pay salaries
over which the Board Of Estimate and
the Board OF Aldermen exercise control.
Bridge Commissioner OKeefe has asked
for 81. ~ .35S %, as against an allowance
OF ss3O1l2 x FOR 1912 The Commissioner
explains that his request is really $751;
1sG IS less than the amount that was al
lowed last year, for use this year for the
same purposes az are provided for In this
years budget. For instance. there Is in
Guided in the budget for 1919. for the first
time. tho cost Of maintenance og the
Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridge s,ruct-
ureg, amounting 20 sGl9, f01 u. Tie amount
allowed under another classification for
this cost for 1912 was s6@5CN 90. There is
also requested. TO pay the salaries and
wages OF employees who are employed IN
permanent improvements. the sum OF
1924 90 For tho expenses of The munich
pei garage. which Is maintained on bridge
dalton of automobiles owned by the city
departments there is asked ;11.iT 80.
which Is S6,7l2 &c under the amount allowed
for 1912.
In connection with the two bulletins
thus far issued, the Bureau OF Municipal
Research submits a table OF the salary
Increases requested in sixty-two DEPART
mental estimates thus far submitted:
1-19.2 per cent increase, Or. sSs64,27 GS
2-47.74 per cent increase. Or. 32ss,203 81
salary and wage increase for
present employees.
= ~ 2G T,o- cent Increase. or .... 1896 045 Gs
Payroll Increase for addi
tonai employees requested
l-lncrease Cor supplies. repairs,
etc. other than pcraonal SER
Nee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1885 02s "a
5-TOtals requested for sizty-two
Departments ................ 80 i503i5 %
Compared With SiG,2s6, 037 80
last year.
"Is this year for general increases
OF salaries, or should the Board of Esti-
mate first carry out It's pledges ana pre-
sent plans for standardzing all salaries
as a basis Of equitable salaries" asks
the Bureau OF Municipal Research.