The Detroit times., 1912-03-04
STANDISH BACYUS
SAYS TAX RATE CAN
BE HELD TO SIG
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will even approximate the original
total, What reductions will be made
4 by the common council cannot be
predicted at this time, but il is cafe
I to say that there will be ample mar
gin left for this board 10 cut, and
that without Inconvenience or in.
jury to any department
! Al this time | have no recon.
menoation TO make regarding any
specific item in the budget. The won.
/ derfui growth and expansion OF the
city during the last few years has
made necessary the provision OF ad-
diucnal schools, payements, sewers,
lights. parks and police and fire pro-
lection. None of these is, perhaps,
more necessary than good pavemepts
along tho main arteries leading TO
our outlying manufacturing districts.
/ "Detroit's reputation for reasonable
taxes. in conjunction with its natural
facilities and geographical location,
has been the predominant factor in
attracting new industries TO this city,
and therefore, is Immediately respon-
and prosperity.
! reasonable taxation In some munich
palities, that the total amount OF
money TO be raised by taxation is first
determined before any appropriations
| for municipal uses are allowed. The
city taxes are thus made TO fit the
| purse Of the taxpayer, instead of the
purse being stretched TO fit the city
expenditures. There is no reason why
this same method, with slight modfi-
cations, should not be adopted by this
board.
The appropriation made last year
aggregated a little more than 1880.
600 This included many unusual
items. There is no reason why a
greater sum should be Appropriated
foE the coming year III the prospec-
I tive Increase in the assessed valuation
of the city reaches s50,000.000 and the
appropriation allowed by this board
totals only S7.250,000,' the tax rate
will be approximately SIC per $1,000
| Therefore, il the amount allowed In
each separate fund averages the same
as last years allowance. the tax rate
will be normal and satisfactory to
ALL"
The committees named by President
| Backus are as follows:
General fund and recorders court
| fund-Estimators Nichols, Behlow,
| Gambler, Gordon, Michalak.
Public lighting fund, interest fund,
| Detroit city sinking fund-Estimators
Wilson, Dingeman, Frish. Kulwicki,
Patterson, Phister, Wobrock.
General road fund and grade separ-
alton fund-Estimator Porter, Bch-
low. Clark Davis. Flach. Kramer,
Streng.
Street opening fund, water commits
sion fund and garbage fund-Es dina
tors Robinson, Bressman, Brow,
Streng Wardell.
Repavtug fund-Estimatefs al
dell. Baumgarth, Cranshaw. Klecba,
IMichalak Phister, Wilson.
Fire commission :Gnd, and fire &c.
partment and pension fund-Estlnla-
tors Hebreek, Deief,- Ffaeh, Rollins,
Schneider.
Board Of education fund and library
fund - Estimators Craig, Barnett,
Gandier, MeGfaw, Nichols, Reid,
! Robinson.
Police fund. police pension fund nd
superannuated police und-Estimat-
ors-Patterson. Andrus, Carpenter,
STdehottom, Storm.
Public health fund and moor com
mission fund-Estimators Schneider
Baumgarth. Bressmon, Brow, Dinge-
man Klebba. Porter.
Parks and boulevard funds and
Belle Isle bridge fund-Estimators
Gordon. Carpenter. Craig, Davis, Kul-
wick. Shapland, Storm.
Public building fund. department OF
public works general fund and public
entertainment fund-Estimator Clark,
Andrus. Anklam, Barnett, Reid
Public sewer fund and market fund
I-Estimators McGraw. Delor. Sldebot-
tom, Theel, Wenzel.