The Detroit times., 1914-02-03
BUDGET TOTALS
OVER $ll9,OOO,OOO
RECORD FIGURE
Amount Asked by the Various
Boards is S3.0O0,000 More
Than Last Year
HARD SLASHING NEEDED
TO KEEP DOWN TAX RATE
ID. T.. W. Only Department to Cut
Estimates-Many Salary
Boosts Proposed

The estimates for the fiscal year,
beginning July /. 1914. viii amount 10
approximately sTV,Zs2,20L33, the larg-
est ever submitted IN the history OF
the city With the exception OF a
lew minor items, Controller George
Engel has allIthe requests tor funds
IN his office
The 1914 budget viii exceed last
years by almost $4,000 600. Last year
the requests for funds totaled So.
393.795.39. the estlmators finally al
lowing S14,572 ,1S3.4S. OF which amount
s9,S77 ,1S3.43 was raised by taxation.
The balance being carried on bond Is
sues, less certain credits. The 1913
tax rate was $202915 per $1,000, be-
ing the highest ever. To keep the tax
rate around the $40 mark this year,
the aldermen and the estiRators--if
the estimators are still on the job
lwill have a herculean task, as IL VIII be
Impossible tor the board OF assessors
10 materially Increase the city's yalu-
ation figures except on newly i'm
proved property.
Hospital items amounting 10 ST.
100000, submitted by the Board OF
Health and the poor commission are
irresponsible for the most notable boost
in the new budget. \ bond issue OF
$l $50. 900 Is asked for the purchase
sof % acres aud the erection OF an adj
hilton 10 the tuberculosis hospital on
Hamilton blvd An additional unit TO
la detention hospital at $4,000, and
lnother story on the present hospital
ht $4,000 are among the poor board
TENS
The Board OF Education IS asking
FOR 1892 .695.44. several items for
hew schools appearing In the budget.
Police Commissioned Gillespie wants
t,f7SS,f60 for the police department.
asst year Commissioner Croul asked
81 ,275. 652.93. The 1914 police bud
et contains salary increases for the
latrolmeu.
The fire commission budget. which
las been submitted 10 the controller,
amounts 10 $3.50 .032.l2, OF which
hmouut STgU2 36012 is for mainte-
lance and S2S7.672 for improvements
inc hundred thousand Is asked for
halary increases 10 be distributed as
follows: Chief, $4,000 to s. 900 cap
aims. Sl,400 20 Sl.500: lieutenants, ST.
100 to 400. engineers. $1,000 10 ST.
poo: three-year hremcn 81 100 TO L.
Zoo.
The commission wants To establish
flying squadron at Juncuon-ave. and
togers-st in connection with Engine
o. No. q. and another In the Fair.
lew district. ont Jefferson-ave. An
'ngine company is wanted In the vi.
nifty OF Horace and McCloud-aves
he new apparatus and new houses
VIII total 1870 600. The high pressure
ystem calls for 100000.
The public lighting commission has
ubmitted two sets OF estimates, one
Under the provisions OF the old char
or and another under the proposed
,ew charter. Under the old charter
he commission wants 1858 500 50,
While under the new the total is 1888.
1851. the difference being due TO
alary increases as provided for in
he new measure.
Following is the budget, few items
being estimated as the complete fig
ires have not been received by the
controller; Sinking fund, $4,000:
interest fund. 1862 ,l0S water com
mission fund $4,000; fire department
tetired pension fund $4tS00: police
tension fund. 1920 (estimated) su-
berannuated police fund. $4,000.
luBu, S1DsVUU AtSll-
hated. grade separation fund, $780,
poo (estimated) recorders court
und, $17,400 Belle Isle bridge fund,
3, 450: public entertainment fund, 81
poo (estimated) public building fund.
s43 1913; market fund, sl707s; fire
commission fund. 1880 03212: police
und. sl,773.160 poor commission
und. $1,000, 550.72 public health
und $1,9S4,145 public lighting fund,
|763. 60056 cold charter); d. p w.
General fund. S76150: public sewer
und, 1924. 619.52; garbage fund. $loI,-
20.50; public library fund. S2l3,-
42.s7; Board OF Education fund, So
32, 1854; general fund. s481 1896 Ia
CIV items in this fund estimated)
General road fund, $2,927, 1000 park
and boulevard fund S776, O09.s0; TO-
al, SIS, 2S2 ,201.33.
Park Commissioners Dust has sub
nitted a budget under the proposed
hew charter showing q decrease OF
e35, 1850. ID. Z. w Commissioner
oenken Is the one commissioner TO
Greatly reduce the amount Of his re-
uests. His budget Is over s. 100000
over than the one submitted by
Jake" Haarer last year.
"Of course I do not want a high
AK rate" said Mayor Marx. THE
rapid growth Of the city and the am
pition of the various departments and
commissioners to catch up with the
work before them is responsible, I'M
oubtedly for the size OF the requests.
Possibly by careful study we may be
BILE TO eliminate a number of the re-
quests and cut down others to bring
he figure down TO point where we
NIL be able to get a reasonable tax
ate"