Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-04
PARK AND
PLAYGROUND FUND
Board of Aldermen Will Act To-
night on June Budget at
Committee Meeting.
$500 FOR FOURTH OF JULY
SIPS, 900 for Maintenance of
SchooIs-May Also Try to
Improve Jail Conditions.
$500 FOR FOURTH OF JULY

With the addition of an appropria-
ton of approximately $126,000 for
the maintenance of public schools In
this city, the 1915 budget amount,
making allowance for credits during
the year, will be about s319,800.
Other additions are scheduled, how
ever, chief among which will be an
allotment for converting some of the
city property into public parks and
other recreation places. There is to
be an appropriation of $500 for as
sisting in giving safe and sane c.I-
ebration on July and there is
probability that an appropriation
work during the present summer.
There is also possibility that an
amount will be set aside for improv
ing jail conditions for females In
this city.
While the June budget is provided
primarily to handle the public school
maintenance estimates. 1t has been
the custom to include such other
amounts as are deemed necessary
and were omitted from the previc1 is
December budget ordinance.
The total amount of the last De-
cember budget was $285,000. De-
Quoted from this amount were cred
its aggregating $4,000, which left
1898 to be supplied by taxation.
The credits were made up of an
ticipated receipts In the various mu-
nicfpal departments including pub
| lie dock property revenues, police
court fines and the like 1t Is prae-
tfcally certain that to the amount
needed will be added $126,000 for
public school maintenance.
1t has been estimated by the pub
lie school authorities that 1t will re-
quire $214,446.40 for general main
tenance and $11 900 for the mainte-
nance of the manual training de-
partment during the year. This
makes total of s225, ,446.40. OF
this amount 1t is estimated the state
will furnish about $780, 600. leaving
balance of about s135, ,446.40, to
be supplied by taxation. This figure
the Board OF School estimate has
practically decided to cut to $685.
00G There Is to come further al
lotment Of about $4,000 for erect
| ing additions to the high school and
lpublic school No 8. This amount
viii be furnished by means Of bond
|
issue.
When the December budget ordi-
nance was prepared there was no
provision for supplying funds to the
shade tree commission nor the pub
lie playground commission. Accord
ing to reports among the aldermen 1t
is believed that an amount of 81 600
or 81 500 will be appropriated for
playground purposes, but there is no
indication that there will be an al
lotment for shade tree work.
Neither Alderman-at-Large w
Guy Weaver nor any other member
of the Board of Aldermen was in q
position today to state what amount
would be likely for public park and
recreation purposes. The subject
will be taken up at the committee
meeting of the aldermen tonight, at
which time the budget ordinance
will be prepared for introduction at
the regular meeting Monday night.
Mr.. Weaver stated today that the
park appropriation would depend
largely upon the report and estimates
OF City Engineer S. J. Mason, which
were expected tonight. Mr.. Mason
is preparing plan for filling and
DeautlIylnS the tOTlHtF htTiilt LIdCA
in the northern part of the city.
/ 1t appears to be generally agreed
among the city fathers that 1t is
necessary to set aside sum for
giving proper attention to females
at the city Jail. Alderman-at-large
Weaver stated today that the padded
cell at headquarters was hardly a
fit place for deranged woman He
held that If one there should come
to her senses the existing conditions
there would be almost sufficiently
bad to make her insane. The plan
is to have one of the upstairs rooms
fitted into q detention quarters for
women witnesses and some classes of
prisoners. 1t is also proposed to
have a matron on call who would at
tend to female prisoners and search
them. if necessary. At the present
time females at the station cannot
be searched.