Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
COUNCILS SHIFT FUNDS
TO PATCH UP CTTYS
MUDDLED FHNANCyS
Loan Moneys Transferred "a,
Departmental Salaries and
Other Items Go to
Mayors Account
WARNING ON TAXATION

In an effort TO patch up muaai.. y.
finances Councils today passed two NY. ~
transferring money appropriated ...,.
the year TO salary items. TO Mayor sm,,s
for official entertaining to the ash reuo,s,
Item and to items providing for addl,,o,,,
inspectors in the Highways Bureap M.
second financial measure transf.r, -
moneys to provide $4,000 for the pen.-.
ment Of Health and Charities and sao ess
to the city Commissioners.
Mayor Smiths transit lease plan ha. 49,
printed and appears on the Select C,e,,n.r
appendix. but viii not be taken up a. ,s.
committee to which II was referred ~
taHen no action. For the same reason mona
or the big financial matters such a. ~
crease In water meter rates and the arn.s,
budgets, were discussed today and An.
session was given over to the iuaeiing -
comparatively small sums Of money -
TO make ur The Mayors demand "a,
s4bis.53 for official entertaining the n.sS.
OF the Department OF Health and Chartlss
and the demVnds for the care and oou,'
ment OF automobiles for several densr,.
ments and the salaries for new h,rhw.x
inspectors appointed by Director Daiesnnan
the CouncilmaHic financiers found Il nec.ss
sary to take Various sums from the salarv
Items of Director Wilson's Office from, An.
Item to pay for the removal Of garbare
from salaries and wages paid al the uo,.i.
for Indlgent at Holmesburg and from
scores OF Other items that they believe can
stand the strain until the end OF the vesr
The bill transferring loan moneys taks.
an Item of S22.307, provided for the nav.
ment Of police and scores of similar Tens
and places u in the column Of new assets
for the Department of Health and Charl-
ties the Department Of Supplies and the
City Commissioners.
Aside from the financial measures. the
most important bill passed was ths
one revising the original authorization for
the construction of the Municipal Conven-
tlon Hail. This bill straightens out the
legislation bearing on the hall plan. and
Director Datesman. of the Department Of
Public Works. will ask for proposals for
It's construction in the near future
Bills designating the Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank an additional active city d.
pository and the Olney Bank. new stats
institution as a depository for general
funds. were reported to Common Counclls
by the Finance Committee
communication containing a resolution
adopted by the Olney Improvement Associa.
tlon was read in both chambers. The reso-
luton protested against any increase in the
tax rate on real estate until II has been
clearly shown that all other possible sub
jects OF taxation have been considered and
Committee.
Similar action was taken on a communi-
cation from the art jury urging the passage
OF an ordinance appropriating $500 to the
Department of Public Works for the max
ing Of n survey and plans for the i'm.
provement of territory adjacent TO the
Schuylkll River south from Callowhil
street. The letter calls attention to the fact
that the city is about to construct a new
bridge across the Schuylkill River on the
line Of University avenue, and TO recon-
struct the South street bridge. II these
projects are carried out they VIII increase
the clty'a income from taxation OF abut-
ting and neighboring properties as well as
greatly improve the section affected.
AS q part OF the planned improvement
the Committee on Surveys directed that an
ordinance to revise the lines and grades
of Thirty-fourth street, University avenue
and Vintage avenue be reported with .
favorable recommendation. The revision
was urged because bill approved month
ago appropriates 100000 for, the erection
Of portion OF the south approach of the
bridge on the line of Thirty-fourth street
over the Schuyltill River between Grays
Ferry and University avenues