The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
Respectfully submitted,
 HENRY T. RAY,

HENRY T. KAY,
 Ways and Means Committee. Fairbanks, Alaska May g. 1916.
 The foregoing Is the budget of expenses which the new city coun- cil has undertaken to pay during the fiscal year which started when the new council took office. For the most part it speaks for itself as it is plainly itemized. It was present ed to the council at the council meeting held last Tuesday night
 IL is understood that the finance committee. making up the figures Of the list of revenues which 1t is pro posed to raise, merely made an esti. mate on the revenues of other years; particularly last year The total amount of money which 1t Is expect ed will be taken in may therefore even be greater or less than that named But if the council takes in the sum named and spends no more than is contemplated according to the list of expected expenditures enumerated in the budget. the city debt will have been wiped out en- tirely at the end of the fiscal year.
 The list of expenditures. of course, is based on actual figures of the amounts expended In other years. There can therefore be but little variance from the budget unless some now unknown complication arises which will be added expense to the city. Which will probably be the case. for incidental expenses of various kinds always crop up.
 It is stated in the budget that the city expects to spend the sum of $5,O5O on the streets. This amount will be used toward the upkeep of the crossings on the streets and toward the cleaning up of the city. By far the larger part of it, how ever is to be used in gravcling the streets of part of the business sec tion of the town, according to one of the coun( ilmen, as it is stated that parts of First and Second ave nues are to be graveled and that Cushman street will also be placed in condition as far as is possible. It Is thought that the approach to the new bridge which is to be built by the Alaska Road commis- sion will cost in the neighborhood of $1,5O0. The Cushman street ap- proach will, of course consume the greater part of the fund, but, after the bridge is built, it will be neces- sary that First avenue be graded up to the approach on either side. For 1t is stated that the Fairbanks end of the bridge will be about two and one-half feet higher than the present elevation of the street
 An item of $1,500 called repairs to waterfront" is also to be noted in the budget This sum of money it is stated is to go toward repair ing that portion of the waterfront between the A. Y N. and Pioneer docks and the raising of the dock platform, which is now on the verge of falling into the water Another part of the waterfront badly in need of repair is a small stretch just be- low the Pioneer dock.
 The city council meeting proper was the most interesting yet held by the new council Many matters oi old business were discussed ard dispatched, together with the rou, tine affairs of he day
 It was decided to have the tax payers improve the sidewalks In front of their property on Seventh avenue. between Cushman and Bar nette. A petition asking that thts be done had been presented to the council
 The school board was allowed the sum Of s2.0oo for expenses of all