The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-22
ATHLETIC FIELD
FOR CENTRAL
HIGH in DANGER
Now Proposed as Substitute
That Park Open to All
Schools BE Provided
THREE BUDGETS ARE
PUT UNDER KNIFE
HaH-MilliOn Item for Geological
Garden Topped Off-Oth-
er Cuts Made

Council committees saved the city
several hundred thousand dollars,
Friday. by slashing budgets. While
the wild winds ragged without, there
was much ranting and raging within
the council committee room as the
aldermen continued to slash the esti-
mates.
The largest cut of the day was
made by the committee on parks and
bOulevards when the supplemental
item for a 100000 geological garden
was Topped of without ceremony.
The aldermen decided that while a
geological garden would be an educa-
tional feature worthy OF support, 1t
Is not q necessity at this time.
The committee Is also considering
cutting out the 100000 item for the
purchase and maintenance OF Cen
trail High school athletic field. Aid.
Barnett will ask his committee to
approve similar item In the park
commissioner budget to secure an
athletic field that will be open to all
the schools In the city. The alder
man expects to kill the Central item
through the passage OF an appropria-
ton for an open athletic field
The committee on fire protection
cut $96,676.52 from the nre budget,
leaving $l,233,0S7 TO meet expenses
and make improvements next year.
The appropriation for high pres.
sure system through the district
lx.I ~ hA 81 r oh a
north, Cass-ave. on the west and
Rivard-st. on the east, was cut from
100000 to $4,000 The commission
also asked 100000 with which to pur-
chase three new pumping engines.
motorize four trucks, and buy hose
wagon and auto truck, but the com
mittee cut ii down To $4,000 and the
commission will have 10 buy some of
the new apparatus another year. For
a new engine company in the vicinity
Of Clay and Oaklandaves.. the com
mittee allowed $4,000. The salary
of the secretary OF the department
was increased from $4,000 to $4,000,
and the salary OF the superintendent
OF telegraph from $4,000 TO $3.50.
The committee trimmed number OF
small items.
After much deliberation the COM
mittee on claims and accounts cut
sl7,071 from the library budget. Fri
day night. The library commissioner
themselves suggested that $4,000
item for a Delray branch be Topped
eff. They explained that this appro-
priation could go over until another
year. The board asked $4,000 for
new books, but the aldermen cut the
request down to $4,000 and warned
the commissioners that they might
expect another cut from the estima-
tors. The committee allowed among
other items, $4,000 for preliminary
expenses incurred IN the architects
competition for the new main library.
Under the boards plan the winner of
the competition will get $4,000 and
the FIVE losers will each get $1,000
each for submitting plans. The ad-
vising architect will get $4,000 and
each OF the three men selecting the
winner will receive $500. The prize
for the winner is not included in the
, $4,000 appropriation.
Because Commissioner Ginsburg
could not give an off-hand eXplana-
ton OF the uses OF a contingency
fund, the board lost $3.50. Asked by
Aid. Allan what the board used the
fund for. Commissioner Glnsburg
smiled and finally said that II an &C
cident occurred in one OF the libraries
ora window broken in storm, the
money would be taken OUT OF the con-
tingency fund 10 repair the damage.
Aid. Allan pointed to the boards ap-
preparation for repairs and shook his
head The aldermen finally allowed
the Item to stand at $500 Before
passing on the credits, Aid. Allan
stated that the committee would make
a personal investigation with the pur-
pose In view OF materially raising
some Of the credits.