Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
$4,000 IS ADDED
TO THE 1918 BUDGET
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that remained for the preesnt Coun-
ell to do was to pass the ordinance.
In the police department salary
increases are provided as follows:
Chief Wetzel, $500 to $4,000 year;
Captain Thompson, 81, $50 to s1,7OO;
Lieutenant Page, s1,320 to $1,000;
four sergeants at $500 each; four
detectives at $1,000 each instead of
$1,000 siXty-two policemen at ST.
200 each, instead of fifty-seven at
$1,000; two chauffeurs from $1,000
to $1,000 each; record clerk, Sl,2OO;
insuring patrol $270; re-arranglnS
office, $1,000; % sets of puttees for
traffic officers, $500; other slight in
creases in minor items. Total APP
preparation, S105,765; 1917 ap-
preparation, $S5,775.
Two Reductions
In the bureau of law there are no
changes in salaries and number of
assessment items are eliminated,
lowering the total for next year
from $9,726.56 to $7,S17.S0.
In the city clerks department a
salary increase from S720 to $500 is
given to the clerk. Elimination of
the salary of assistant city clerk re-
duces the office expense from s5,-
O2S.50 to S3,70S.50.
Harry d. Reel. inspector of weights
and measures is to be given a salary
increase from $1,000 to $3.50. Pro-
vision is made also for repairing
equipment in the office at a cost of
5000. Appropriation, 1918, S2,752;
1917, s2.S96.
Hit Important Work
In the park department the only
two Improvement items which Com
missioner Gross included were not
allowed. one of these provided for
finishing the rip-rap work on the
river slopes from Calder to Hamilton
street. and the other for the con-
struction of new road in Wildwood.
1t is hoped by city officials to find
available funds later in the year to
do the rip-rap work. A salary in
crease of $500 for the park depart
ment engineer is listed and s53S for
a Ford runabout. Other items re-
main practically the same with the
result that the budget estimate for
1918 is SAP. .0SS.57, while this year 1t
totaled $42.476.
Provision for ash and garbage coll
lection for January is made under
the old ruling in the health depart
ment budget as the Pennsylvania
Reduction Company contract does
not end until February /. The total
expense of the collection work for
the last eleven months of the year
totals $50, 500. of which 81, 500 is for
the salary of an inspector, 81. 400 for
I
penses; $4,000 for garbage collec-
tions and $40, 900 for ash collections
More Apparatus
In the fire department Commits
sioner Gross, abandoning his plan
to transfer the motorized Paxton fire
engine to the Royal Fire Company
has asked for S3,673 to purchase a
motorized chemical wagon for the
Paxton Company. The item is to be
included in the budget ordinance.
Appropriations for each fire com
pany have been cut to s400, with the
exception of the Mt. Vernon, which
has been lowered to $3.50, as the
company is housed with the Hope ap-
paratus. Two other items are added
to provide coal and gasoline for the
| department by contract. These are
SO, 500 for $50 tons of coal and 81 800
| for 5000 gallons of gasoline. -Four
self-rescuers at $75 each; $4,000 fol
new hose, salary increases for Chief
Kinder from 1900 to S1,620, and
for the fire apparatus drivers, com
plete the budget The total expense
| for maintainence is estimated al
$4S,463. The cost this year was $45,.
I159.
In the highway department i'm.
provements are eliminated also. In.
creases for street repairs and main.
tainance are provided as follows
Streets out of guarantee. from $780,.
600 to S22.500; resurfacing work