The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-01
ROBBINS OUTLINES
ITEMS OF BUDGET
FOR COMING YEAR
Of Many Needed Improve
ments, New Crematory
and Additional Streets Get
First Consideration.

Mayor Robbins today has a consul
tation with City Controller McMahan
in regard to beginning work on the
.rafting of the 1915 city budget, which
must be adopted In the form Of an
ordinance by the city council next
month.
Every department chief will. as usu-
al, be called upon to submit estimates
for departmental expenses next year,
and as usual each one will ask for
more than he knows he will get.
1t is planned to make the 1915 bud
get ordinance much more comprehen-
sive and detailed than has been the
practice in the past. It will be ex-
pressly set forth just what each ap-
preparation will be used for, and it
will be much easier to make an &C.
curate estimate Of the various city
expenses this time than ever before
because of the daily report system in
augurated by the board of public
works when the new administration
assumed Office.
Income About Same.
President Bavis OF the board today
estimated that the city's revenue next
year would only be about $500 more
than this year but he called attention
to the fact that next year the city
must pay for all the water it uses,
which expense the city had to assume
the first Of last July. 1t is estimated
that the city's 1915 water bill will be
at least $4,000, SO, as a matter of fact
the city will have but little larger
income next year than in 1914.
There are humorous and badly need
ed public improvements the admins
tration would like to provide for next
year, which should have been provid-
ed for years ago, in many instances,
but only a few or them can be under
taken unless the tax rate Is increased
or a bond issue floated, both of which
plans are Objectionable to the admin
istration.
Looming boldly in the list of most
badly needed improvements are:
Comprehensive program for the per-
manent improvement of the principal
macadamized streets.
A new crematory.
The reconstruction OF the storm
sewer system.
Motor ladder truck for the fire de-
partment.
But the administration will regard
IL satisfactory achievement II Sec
tions of only two or three streets are
paved and permanent relief provided
in limited number of districts where
more adequate storm sewer systems
are most badly needed.
Chief Miller of the fire department
is insistent in his demands for an
auto ladder truck, but there is small
chance, it is believed, Of his demand
being needed.
Get New crematory.
The demand of the health depart
ment for an adequate garbage dispo-
sal plant will very probably be ac-
ceded to. AS matter Of fact this i'm
provement is imperative. The present
crematory is not only so small that
it can handle only half of the garbage
and trash, but it is also out of opera
ton a good part of the time because
of accidents The health department
may also ask for an automobile ambu-
lance but the mayor and board of
works members will probably refuse
to make an appropriation for such
purposes.
The police department would like
to have an automobile patrol and an
increase in the size of the force by at
least two detectives and another au-
tomobile chauffeur. 1t stands a slim
chance of getting what it wants.