The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-08
Council Passes Ordinance
7 Appropriating $254, SOS for
Expenses Of Various City
Departments.
CENTENNIAL OMITTED
Members Refuse to Alter Es-
Inmates but Agree to Take
, Money From General Fund
in 1916.

An ordinance appropri1ting 1854.
eO6.21 for the expenses Of the various
departments Of the city government
next year, $3,036.31 less than the bud.
set for this year provided, was passed
by couucil last night under suspension
Of the rules
Tho 1916 budget ordinance, as enact
ed. contains no appropriation for q
celebration Of Richmond's centennial
annivers4ry next year. an oversight
Mayor Robbins attempted to excuse by
stating that such an appropriation
would have been provided II the COM
rniSsion he had appointed to plan for
the event had taken the trouble to ad.
wise what amount the city should ap-
propfiate.
Prior to the meeting last night sew
eYaI councilmen confessed that no cen.
tennial appropriation was provided be-
cause no ono remembered that the
celebration was contemplated.
Is. Agreement Reached.
= After Councilman Waterman had
sharply advised the incorporation Of a
centennial appropriation into the bud
get to indicate to the public that coun-
ell and the administration were lined
upl solidly behind any movement to
pay honor to the best city the sun ev.
or shope upon on It's one hundredth
birthday several administration Off.
GERS and councilmen plainly indicated
their embarrassment It was finally
decided that next year an appropria-
tion would be made for the centennial
out Of the general fund OF the city.
The 1916 appropriations for the vari.
Gus city departments, as provided In
the budget ordinance, follows:
Finance Dept.-$10,9SS.26. This year,
l0,24s:57. Item Of interest and com.
missjon increased from $1,2sS.57 to
33,013.cs. $780,.
water Decreased.
Public Works Dept.-$22,900. This
year, $3.50 The item for metered
water is decreased from $4,000 to 49,.
200. 80
, Engineering Dept.-$4.15o. This year
34,050. The salary OF the assistant en-.
gineer increases from $1,000 to $1,10o
per annum.
Market Dept.-$1,11s. This year.
1910 Marketmaster's salary increased
from S720 to $40
Fire .Dept.-$4s,soo. This year, $42.-
ss5. Fire chiefs salary increased
rom 81, 200 to 1920.
Buildings and Grounds-$2,72o. This
year. $2.120.
Parks Dept.-$s.72o, the same as this
year.
Sewers, Streets and Alleys Dept
36S,2 This year, $53.725. An In.
crease from SIS, 900 to $4,000 as city's
share Of public improvements is pro-
vided.
Crematory Dept-$7,320. This year,
Sl4,310. The budget for this year In.
GLIDING an appropriation Of $1,000 for
Q new crematory.
Police 'Dept.-$21,e76. This year.
32o,o16 Salaries of officers were tn
creased this year after the budget was
framed 50 this years budget provides |
for the increase.
Municipal Plant-$65, 366.95. This
year, $66.99l.95. Saving is effected in
iAeidentAls. 49, -... %.
Assessment and Collection Dept
81 800. This year. $4,000. Salary Of as
sistant city treasurer reduced from
$500 to $500. ..-'
Health and Charities Dept.-$7725.
This year 1896. An appropriation of
s.. 900 for the hospital is provided for
next year the same as this year.