The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-15
LIGHTING BOARD
BUDGET GIVEN
TASTE OF THE AK
Estimators Cut S2l3,000 from
Maintenance Fund; Fire Com
mission Figures Reduced
DECISION HELD UP ON
HOSPITAL PROJECT
Pres. Gordon Scores Rich for
Not Contributing More Liber-
ally to Relieve Congestion

The itemiZed budget furnished the
estimators by the public lighting COM
mission shows thar General SuperlA-
tendent Frank X Mistersky is being
paid $4,000 year and Secretary
Frank L Bowler $4,000. The board
steadfastly reused To submit an
itemized budget until the estimatorS
threatened To slash the estimates II
detailed figures were not forthcoming,
The assistant superintendent con-
sulting engineer, chief lineman and
chief engineer draw 81 500 each. The
estimators appeared very anxious 70
get these figures. The operation and
maintenance fund. totalling s23I,-
442.1S has not been touched thus far.
The committee cut $213,6l9 off the inn
provement fund. which leaves q net
total of $500 ,303.02 The reduction in
cludes the $4,000 item for the piece
OF land adjoining the public lighting
plant of Randolphst.
The estimates committee on fire
protection. has cut s45.775 from the
fire fund and may make few more
reductions before the final report II
submitted salary increase was re-
fused the secretary OF the fire com
UulssitH. AdtiOH lOI NAS
high pressure system IN the down
town district WAS cut to 100000
The $77,5 appropriation asked by
the common council for school play
ground purposesh will be cut out ac-
cording To Estimator Thomas Craig.
Supt Chadsey told the members or
the committee on the Board OF Educa-
ton fund. Monday that the scheme
OF using all school yards for play
grounds was not feasible.
The committee desires TO know
from Commissioner Haarer why the
school board has 10 pay for the re-
moval of ashes and refuse from the
school buildings when the department
of public works is supposed 70 do
that kind OF work. The $4,000 item
for the installation OF a printing plant
IN the Cass Technical high school will
likely be recommended by the COM
mttee. The plan has the endorse
ment of the printers union and the
employers association asked that the
$4,000 item for l6-room school in
the vicinity OF West Crank Bulevard
and Buchanan-st. he allowed. as a
new school in that district is badly
needed. The committee will make a
tour of the school buildings, Wednes-
day morning.
The hospital proposition was again
taken up In public hearing before
the city public health and poor COM
mission fund committee Of the board
of estimates. Monday night. Arthur
f. Gordon, chairman OF the board.
scored the rich men OF the city for
not contributing more freely TO relieve
the crowded hospital conditions The
chairman suggested that the wealthy
people OF the city could easily con-
tribute 100000 for additional hos
pital facilities.
The doctors repeated their plea for
the construction by the city OF unit
annexes to Harper, Grace and ST.
Mary's hospitals, while Aid Barnett
made his usual speech for a municipal
hospital. Estimator Muir boosted
Providence hospital which is now Of
fering 100 beds for city female
patients. After listening TO arrange
ments pro and con, the committee
took the matter under advisement.
The council will be asked Tuesday
night, to authorize junket TO Cleve-
land, Cincinnati and other cities so
that the committee may familiarize
itself with municipality operated in
stitutions.