The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-24
STATEMENT SHOWS | EXPENSES OF EACH
 CITY DEPARTMENT
Despite Efforts at Retrench ment the City Is Going Deeper Into Debt
 Each Month

For the first time since commission gov- ernment took charge of the affairs of Birmingham a comparative statement showing the expenses of each of the three departments of the government separately was issued yesterday by the commission CTS. Tn the statement it is shown just what expenses come under the care of each one of the three commissioners and what each commissioner is doing with his department in reducing expenses.
 Incidentally the financial statements issued yesterday by the city comptroller for March show that in spite of all ef- forts at retrenchment the city is still go- ing into debt steadily at the rate of 5000 per day The report also shows that the annual budget in spite of all efforts at retrenchment is being monthly exceed ed by each of the commissioners in his department
 In the department of finance. accounts and public affairs, which is under Presi- dent George Ward the excess of expenses over the budget for last March was $1Ss2.67.
 In the department of justice under
 
 the same month by $2o5S.72.
 In the department of streets parks city and public property and improvements under Commissioner James Weatherly the budget was exceeded for March, 1914, by $2546.l6.
 The comparative report for the last three years of the month of March With each department separate is as follows Department of finance, accounts and public affairs, MT Ward
 Commissioners office. including city clerk and stenographers, 1912, S2572.02; 19lS S2372.0S: 1914. s26SS16.
 Comptroller's department; 1912, s1745.73; 1913 $2355. .09; 1914, sl69oS5.
 Fire department: 1912, $1l,557,65, 1913, $l7,- 49. .66; 1914, S19,398S4
 Purchasing agent: 1913, ss6.4o; 1914, $ls53s Building inspector: 1912 S4S3.34; 1915. $607 IS; 1914 s643.66.
 License collector 1912. s4l7ss; 1913, s474; 1914, $112274
 Warehouse: 1914 SEALS
 City planning: 1914, sl27.5S.
 Totals 1912 S22, ,77612; 1913, $2S, ,3S64l; 1914, $25, ,99O S9.
 Department of public justice-Judge Lane:
 City attorney: 1912 $7417; 1913, sso2 1914, sS1239.
 Recorders court. Birmingham: 1912. s2S5; 1913. $274.40; 1914, $306.
 Recorders court, Ensley: 1912, $50; 1913, $1S5; 1914, siS5
 Police department: 1912, $13, 4536l; 1915, $14 3Ti 30; 1914, S13354.64.
 Detective department: 19i4 s153s.sS.
 Plumbing inspector: 1912, s75o.76; 1913, $769.4l 1914, s675.21. Weights and measures: 1912, $115.74: 1913, $1l5; 1914. S1l0.64
 Health and sanitary officers and meat and milk inspectors: 1912 S2l243S; lyl3, "A.
 City physician: 1912, s1s65o; 1913. Sl53. 40; 1914, $l5S52. Quarantine and pesthouse: 1912. $50; 1913, sl7S.45; 1914, $2S6.45 Northside prison: 1912 sss3.32 1913, $566 A; 1914, S547.49.
 Avenue F prison: 1912 $aSol6; 1913, $1755.S3; 1914 s163l.29.
 Ensley prison 1912, $l47.5o; 1913, Sl79.73; 1914, $29O.3o.
 Pounds; 1912, s57157; 1913, s4so1; 1914, $515.24
 Totals: 1912, s2o, aoon; 1913. s22, ,2O6 ss; 1914. $22. .69454
 Department of streets, parks. city and public property and improvements-M Weatherly.
 City hails 1912, siosl.2s; 1913, sSe2 2.7S, 1914. sl1S71o.
 Engineer: 1912, s727 4o; 1915, s64ss; 1914, ss16.7s.
 Street commissioner: 1912, si5se2; 1913, $517.S7; 1914, S4S1.52
 Electrician: 1912, s92o; 1913, sS61; 1914, $iS1 .52.
 Street sprinkling; 1912 s25S.s6; 1913. sf66. fl 1914, S10S.S6
 Street cleaning: 1912. ss47.5s; 1913. slosl A; 1914, s690.40.
 Garbage 1912. sssoo.7o; 1els ss774.22; 1914, $35s5I1
 Sewer gang: 1912. s2SlSs; 1913, sii7ss; 1914, $362.72.
 Stables: 1912, ss4s6os; 1913, ss2o5.el 1914. s299l 05
 shops: 1912, s7ss.s7; 1913, sss4.f; 1914. $6S2 34
 Unpaved street repairs: 1912, $29T7o9; 1913. s297s. .42 1914, s2530.S7.
 Paved street repairs: 1912. sSs294; 1913. sli26s0; 1914, s193S.9s.
 Crenatory No. l: 1913, $329. .69 1914 $67.9S. Crematory No. 2: 1913. s116.67 1914 s67.45.
 Crematory No. 3: 1914 s36.
 Stock drinking fountains: 1912. sS9.so; 1913. s31.79: 1914. s40.S6.
 Street lighting: 1912, s41ss.5s; 1913. s4l5s 55; 1914. s43i9.s1.
 Parks: 1912, ssss.2s; 1913 slss.57; 1914, $1392.5 .54
 Avondale zoo: l?1s s2s.Ss: 1914, s129.1s.
 Smoke inspector: 1914. s263.66.
 North Birmingham waterworks: 1912 s11296l; 1913, s2436.1G; 1914 s133s.55.
 North Birmingham electric light plant: 1912. s10s2 6s; 1913, sS74.ol; 1914 slo25.24
 Oak Hill cemetery: 1912, s1s.s0; 1913, sl4s.16; 1914. s30i.
 Grade separation: 1914, $200 Excavation department: 1914. s405.53 Bridge Construction and repairs: 19li S1SO012. Fairgrounds 1914 s225 Totals: 1872, s2l.sS1.5s; ls1S s24.5l3.sl; 1914. &26.98s.16