Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-26
IGNORES DEMAND
FOR BATHHOUSE
GContinued From First Pasc.l

morning at 10 o'clock when Council
meets for the purpose in special ses-
sion.
Mayor E. S. Meals apologized for
Councils action in looping out the
hathhouse item by suggesting that the
proper. way TO obtain bathing facili-
ties would be for Harrisburg to float
loan in sufficient amount to provide
ample facilities.
Apologies
City Commissioner ". II. Lynch
who all along has opposed the $1,000
hathhouse item added little salve,
too. by stating that he, too. is for
improvements but he doesn't see how
$4,000 is enough with which to build
a bathhouse.'
The budget was planned in execu-
tive session and Commissioner Gross
declared that he wrestled for nearly
two hours to retain the bathhouse item
but il was finally cut out by vote of
three to one, Mayor Meals. Messrs.
Gorgas and Lynch voting against it.
Tough on the Little Folks
In other ways the city's little folks
will suffer during the coming year I'M
less Council reconsiders some of the
items before the ordinance is finally
passed.
just $1,000 had been asked in the
park budget for miscellaneous eX-
penses on the Fairgrounds. From s25
asked for necessary expenses on the
thirteen recreation places. This item
was cut out
Allowance was made for $1,000 for
contingent eNpenses-the same as pro-
Vided last year-and the miscellaneous
expenses will have to come out of this
contingent allowance.
What 1t Means
While at first glance the budget for
1917 with its total estimated outlay
OF $755,SS2.55 appears extraordinarily
big as compared with the 1916 bud
get of s599,S79, the difference isn't so
very noticeable when it is figured that
during the coming year the water de-
partments expenditures will be in
cluded in the general estimate. Here
tofore, the water department expendi-
lures were operated under its own
budget.
which will be- provided for, however,
are the following:
Improvements
Five new policemen, and $40 per
month raises for everybody in the de-
partment, and new police patrol
and ambulance for s2,500: an automo-
bile for the city sealer of weights and
measures for Sl,l00; new filing case
for the city treasurer at s325: $4,000
20 the city hospital for its ambulance;
SS,iOS.l4 TO insure all the city en-
ployes in the State Workmen's COM
pensation liability fund; $4,000 for
the re-surfacing of the city's streets:
$4,000 for repairing streets; $4,000
more for street sweeping; $500 for
an addition to the Toulouse; $500 for
a contagious nurse; fifteen new arc
nights; seven cluster standards for
Federal Square and the necessary
standards to complete the North Third
street lighting from Calder to Reilly
streets; $4,000 for underground wir-
ing conduits; Sc, 600 instead of the Gus
tomary $4,000 for fire hose; $1,000 for
new machine shop for the water de-
partment.
Where Most of 1t Goes
50 careful scanning of the budget
will show that the police and high
way bureaus netted the bulk of the
increases in lump amounts, as the ad-
ditional cost for the police department
viii run close to $16,0 and Mr..
Lynchs department gains close to
5000 when the money for street re-
pairs, re-surfacing and street paving
IS considered.
Here are the departmental appro-
priauons allowed for the new year as
per the budget passed on first reading
to-day together with a summary of
changes and comparison of the al
lowance for 1916:
Pohce-BuugeJ for 1917. sS5,TT5;
so instead or 81 policemen: $40 per
month salary raise all around and
$500 for the new ambulance; 1916
allowance, Si0.915.
Law-ls17, total ss,72656: dam
ages, salary of city solicitor reduced
from SS,SOO to s2,5O0; total in 1916,
Sls,227.74.
Auto For sealcr
City Clerk-1s17. total s5,02S.5O,
including some small increases; 1916,
City Sealer-Total s2.ss6: including
Sl,lOO for auto and maintenance;
| 1915. s2,100.
Prinung-s5.60o: no change.
accounts and Finance - Total, S4,-
42o; raise of 500 annually for Assist
ant NJ. Nerbeke, making salary 81. 400
| fixed by ordinance.
Treasury - Total S7.157, including
SS25 for ming case; 1915. s6,672.
| Other Items
| Tax Revision and Appeals = Total,
$3.50; including raise of $500 annual
| ly TO Assistant Assessor Townsend s
salary making ii $1,000.
| Miscellaneous - Total. SI77O4eSs.
including State taxes and interest sink
! ing funds, etc, on all bonded indebt-
/ edness including water department;
! $4,000 for hospital ambulance; $s,4O9.-
| II for insuring city employees in State
! Workmcn's Compensation Fund; 1916
J s15O, ,313.11. Last year. however. the
| water department took care of its own
+. expenses.
! Bureau of Streets Total $40
01O.S0; resurfacing streets, $40. 900 for
repairing street. $4,000; $4,000 in
/ stead of $4,000 for street sweeping
/ 800 additional for a Toulouse; ST.
( 500 for the improvement of Sunni,
street including building of steps;
total, 1916, 1921, ,063.66. The allow
ance of s11,672 for the city engineer
ing department remains the same.
Contagious Disease Nurse
Health :. Total s46.07s; including
contagious disease nurse, 5000;
| $1,000 deficit caused by the recent ty-
| phoid epidemic; and a raise of 500
for one of the food inspectors The
| additional food inspector and addi-
tional sanitary officer asked for was
not allowed nor was the $500 raise in
! City Health DR.. ]. NJ. j. Raunick's
salary. The plumbing and building in.
spector's department get the same al.
| lowances of $50 and SI,75O respec.
lively, while $1,000 is provided for the
city mechanician, a new office.
Lighting - Total, s64,6Os, Including
new lights in Federal Square and
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