Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-07

! positive in action, and quickly re-
lieves indigestion, constipation, sick
headache, belching, etc. Drug
! stores sell DR.. Caldwelps Syrup
Pepsin at fifty cents and one dollar
q bottle, and in thousands of homes
( 1t is the Indispensable family REM
| I edy. For a free trial bottle write
DR.. W. b. Caldwell. 451 Washing
ton ST., Monticello, Ill.-Advertise-
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us over 100000 more today than it
| did In 1907. because in 1907 we did
not have the efficient force Of men
at work looking after the health OF
our people that we have today.
Thank God, we have had no epidem-
les as in days gone by. And the
health of our citizens is worth all
the additional money that it appar-
emily costs. Do you want us to so
backward or forward in this matter
of life or death?
we have increased our facilities
at the City Hospital, we have built
a Nurses Home and a new addition
since 1907. Take walk there some
day and see if you don't think the
| improvements we have made are
worth $4,000 more for maintenance
| than in 1907.
IN addition there is a further
charge of $4,000 for sinking fund and
interest charges which the News fails
| to consider in making up its farcical
financial statement.
THE Passaic Valley sewer is over
| looked also by our friend the critic,
who fails to note that the city is re-
quired to make an appropriation of
100000 in our budget of 1914 for this
purpose. ..
Incompatible City Fairgrounds.
1.-THE condition OF our city play
grounds cannot be compared today
with the manner in which they were
operated in former years. These
breathing spots and Fairgrounds that
take our boys and girls from off the
streets and give them scientific in
struction in athletics SO that they
may grow up healthy men and women
costs the city $4,000 today.
1.-THE name of the city Fairgrounds
| does not appear in the budget of 1907.
Shall we dispense Nth the city play
grounds?
1--WE have constructed a number OF
bath houses since 1907, the mainte-
nance of which increases the budget
Of 1914 by $5,5O0
THE new State building code,
which operates for the protection OF
our buildings and enhances the char
acter of their construction, takes an
additional $11, 800 over the budget of
1907.
| THE outing camp located ON the
Jersey shore, where the little children
of the poor can go in the sweltering
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selves on the beach and in the water
costs us only $4,000 a year to main
tain. We had no such outing camp
in 1907, and to me this is one of the
proudest achievements of our present
administration.
1--WE had no band concerts, nc
Fourth of July and Columbus Day
celebrations in 1907. Together with
the Memorial Day celebration, this
adds approximately $1,000 to oui
budget of 1914.
We had no free dental clinic ii
1907. We had no art. science and in.
no City Plan Commission. These alb
sorb $4,000 of the 1914 budget.
why IL Credit withheld.
why is there no credit given for
these institutions which benefit
everyone and are required by the
public?
I'm the last seven years the law
| has been altered regarding de-
| ficiencies on assessments. In 1907
| there was an item of $4,000, esti-
mated only, and supposed to take
care of all deficiencies for the next
two or three years.
| I'm 1910. when the books We're ex-
4 4 10
| taxes dating back over twenty years
| which should have been taken care
| Of, but were allowed to slide along.
In 1910, on the advice of counsel, we
| disposed of all these bad assets as
any commercial house would, by
| simply charging them against the in
come of that year. The law then re-
| quired that every year in the tax
budget, the exact amount Of de-
ficiency should be set up as an APP
preparation. In 1914 this amounted
! to $4,000.
People Voted Salary increases.
"The question of increased salaries
has been pointed at In discussing
this increase, which is only natural
in a growing city of this kind. oui
critics omitted to state that we were
required to increase the salaries OF
the police by 800 each after 1908 in
accordance with the law. This, bill
was submitted to the public and by
referendum was approved. In add.
/ ton to that, in the police department
we were required in 1910 to appro-
pirate each year / per cent. of the
total amount of the salaries to the
Police Pension Fund. This amounted
to over $50, 900. In 1914 the percentage
is now per cent. and, 1t appears. will
cost us over $4,000.
prior to 1907 the city had the
benefit of dog tax for administra-
ton purposes, but under new law
this tax now reverts to the police
| department This amounts to over
Il $4,000
1.-The salaries of the firemen have
increased about $120, which in seven
years might surely be considered nor
NAL In any business corporation. The
value of the buildings in this city has
increased 80 per cent. The cost pei
capita for maintaining the fire de-
partment has only increased cents
so that each property owner can
Judge for himself. All the fire de-
lpartment Is costing per capita now IL
cents more a year.
Protection for Annexed Territory.
Another item that should not bt