The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

PERCENTAGES OF the whole the appor-
tionment OF this among the various
Funds OF the City.
AZ convenient times. so that the
hnal apportionment shall be ready
not later than the nrst Tuesday In
January, the Board OF Estimates
shall meet and apport'on the Munici-
pal revenues among the various De-
partments so that each Department
shai. receive it's proper share OF the
whole. The Board. having deter
mined on a Tax Rate. not exceeding
twenty dollars t20) per thousand,
and basing their calculations ON the
estimated assessed valuation noted
above shall reckon the. total funds
available for expenditure Tor the
coming year. including any. revenues
derived from other sources. or TINS
gross amount fifteen tS) per cen,
shall be deducted as reserve tuhu
FOR unusual expenditures that may
arise. and the remaining eighty-hNe
(S5b per cent shall he apportioned
among the various city departments,
as the Board OF E<timates may think
ON. or before the FIRST Tuesday in
January each Department snail be
notified in writing as TO the gross
sum appoTtioned TO 10. and instructed
TO submit To the Board OF Estimates,
no later than February nrst ensuing:
a detailed statement OF Its proposed
expenditures for the coming year, IN
total not TO exceed the amount APP
portioned TO such Department.
The Board OF Estimates. In passing
upon these detailed estimates shall
have power TO reject. or reduce, any
item IL considers unwise, but the
Department shall have power TO use
the amount so cut out for any other
expenditure IL deems necessary. sub
The Board Of Estimates shall not
have power To reduce the total sum
originally set apart for any Depart
ment after the Department shall
- et.sts
ment; therefore. should the Board
and the Department be unable 10
agree on the expenditure OF any sums
I'm the detailed estimates submitted
bv a Department, such sums shall he
placed TO the credit OF the Depart
ment IN a Contingent Fund for such
Department which may be drawn on
for any emergency expenses during
being subject TO the approval OF the
Common Council Any uneNpended
balances OF Department Contingent
Funds shall at the end OF the fiscal
year. be credited TO the General Com
tiugent Fund. and not subject TO fur
Their drafts from the Department
Money in the Department Contingent
Fund or allowed for any special pur-
pose in the detailed estimates shall
not be used for any item specifically
disallowed by the Board OF Estimates
nor 10 restore any amount reduced
Any Department may furnish. In
addition 10 the detailed statement
above noted. Supplemental Estl-
mate 10 provide for improvements.
or for expenditures OF an unusual ma
ture. such supplemental Estimates
shall be carefully considered. al
lowed. reduced or rejected as herein
after specified. Provided that sup
Elemental Estimates which shall
necessitate Tax Rate OF more than
the twenty dollars per thousand to
satisfy them shall be unlawful
4. ~ Al al IA
10y accident or design. items shall be
void in the inverse order OF their be-
ing allowed until such rate based on
the hnal valuations fixed by the
automatically reached. Provided
also that items OF the Interest and
sinking Funds shall take precedence
over all others IN being retained.
shall not operate 10 limit the issuing
Of any bonds authorized by the cleo
torate subsequent to the proceedings
OF the Board OF Estimates in its final
appurti0ument FOR any year.
The detailed statements. together
with any Supplemental Estimates
shall be deposited with the Control
Ter by the various DEPARTMENTS not
later than February hrst Until the
organization or an office force by the
Board ~ Estimates the Controller
shall cause these records 10 he print
Cd in convenient form for their COM
sideration by the Board OF Estimates
and the Common Council. to be ready
not later than March FIRST.
SAID detailed statements may be
considered by the BOARD OF Estimates
~ their convenience, but must be
formally ratified by them prior TO
the htst wednesday IN April at noon
otherwise they shall become opera
tive a. originally submitted by the
Department. ttrrwrru March ffrterutn
and I'D first Wednesday in April the
Common Council shall sit. at it's con-
-. 10 sN.=HN he
Whole in Joint session with the Board
Of Estimates TO allow disallow. or
modify the supplemental Estimates.
and 20 decide what portion OF the
total allowance shall be raised by
Bond Issue which determination
shall be formally and finally ratified
~ q inint meeting held sometime
prior 70 the Sunday following said
first "Wednesday In April.
The Common Council shall have no
power over the detailed estimated
submitted. except in the matter OF
the Department Conttngnt Fund.
above noted. or 10 authorize for a
transfer 10 some other purpose
amounts which. In the original state
ment shall later prove TO have been
in excess of the requirements.
Should tho Common Council author
ize the establishing 81 offices for the
Board II Estimates. any clerical work
depnted IN this Act TO the Controller
or city Clerk may be transferred 10
the Board Of Estimates Offices upon
written advice from the Board TO the
officers concerned In this case De-
tailed statements shall be hled by
the various Departments direct with
the Board
The salary OF the elected members
of the Board OF Estimates shall he
five hundred dollars Cs500l year.
except N the case OF the Vice Chair :
man. who shall receive six hundred
$500 should the Vice Chairman
die in office the member receiving
the next highest number OF votes
shall become vice Chairman. In event
Board OF Estimates while in Office
his successor shall be appointed by
the Mayor, with the approval OF the
Common Council. he shall be select
ed from among the residents of the
same District as the deceased; pro-
vided. no one shall be eligible who
shall not have voted at the last pre-
ceding City election, nor shall any
one be candidate for this Board AT
any election who shall not have voted
At the city Election next preceding.
Nor shall any distinctions Of sex be
made. women otherwise eligible may
become candidates. II voting at the
last City election where womens
the election OF any candidate for this
Referred 20 the Committee on
Charter and city legislation.
Resolved That the Controller be
and he IN hereby authorized and d..
rected to make the proper entries
upon his books to effect the transfer
| Of a sum from the Contingent Fund
sufficient TO meet all vouchers sub
| year. chargeable to the "Advertis-
| ing Account" and credit the same q
said Account in the General Fund.
Adopted as follows: