The Detroit times., 1917-04-28
CUT ELEVEN
MILLION OUT
or BUDGET
BOARD of Estimates
Urges Numerous
Reforms
SCORES SCHOOL
INSPECTORS
DepIores Long Delay
Tn Erection of City
Schools

In statement showing that %
cut more thau sll.ooooo0 from the
budget as allowed by the common
council the board of estimates ST..
urday makes several recommends
lions In tho conduct orTciry uFTHTr-
ments. which undoubtedly viii work
considerable saving IL carried oar
The recommendation OF the est
-,ators are
THAT a saving be effected thru the
consolidation OF the branches ~ the
city service which arc ia chafge "l
housing. smoke. sanitation, hHildlhs
boiler and elevator inspection
That the board % education Dc rec
ouired 80 Tar as possible. e. keep
within the salary approprlai IONS 20
specified by this board Also thht
encrts be made - complete school
bMdiugs with greater ceitrity ana
pstth appropriations as originally al
loved The practice Of ask ing for
Additional fands for the completion
Of school buildings g. not only IN
businesslike. bat dangerols as wen
rhat All credit accrutug tQ The
clty from whatever source excepting
refunds be turned into the general
fund and not used by the q partment
receiving them. Such course would
make ~ compulsory or departments
10 use only the amounts appropriat-
ed for municipal activities
That the balances existing IN items
Of appropriation for maintenance and
operation purposes De iiGuidated AZ
the close OF the fiscal yea r and that
no such balances. beyond the amount
anticipated required 10 meet the con-
tingent liabilities. be transferred 10
similar account or 20 any other
account In the succeeding year. and
that such balances revert 20 the gen
erai balance OF surplus account in
the general fund as above provided
such general bala noes 20 be used 70
reduce taxation.
The budget az passed by the
council totaled SIS .279, 249.66 OF
which $4,000 49.66 was TO be rails.
ed BY direct taxation and si6.Sl9.
600 by bond Issue. In addition,
supplemental estimates amounting
10 1885. Ss4.se, Of which S4ls,oo
consisted OF bonds, were placed be
for sthe estimators
From these estimates the board
reduced the appropriations 10 be
met by direct taxation By $3.50,
s2e.21, while the bond issues we're
cut 10 the extent OF $4,000 In
realty an additional $4,000, 900 in
bond issues were Topped of for
while the board approved the com
prehensive sewer plan of City Engt
neer Hubbell so that he might not
be handicapped in his construction
program. II was with the under
standing that not more than $4,000,
900 worth OF bonds would be issued
during the next year This raised
the total amount OF pruning TO more
than si1.00O,O00
Turnout its deliberations, the
board has endeavored to keep in
mind the rapid growth OF the city,
the addition of new territory, the
increased cost in living and mate
rails. and the need Of more ade-
quate police protection and sewer
facilities" says the estimators' on
cial statement, prepared al the con
cIusion OF its work Saturday morn
eing
"On the other hand it has striy-
en- 10 prevent extravaganza and
waste. both because IL wished 10
tighten the tax burden as much as
possible and because OF the en-
trance OF the country into the world
. war with the consequent tax which
such a step imposes
I'm considering the size ~ the
budget. as Il came from the alder.
men il should be borne in mind
that nearly onethird was for educa-
fional and recTeatiOnal purposes.
There was also a hugh bond issue
az $500 600 for sewer construction
in newly annexed districts. 81 1000
GOO for a tuberculosis hospital, a
mandatory appropriation Of more
than $4,000 for tho Michigan Cen.
trail depot approach huge in
crease Of men in the notice depart
ment and salary increases for
school teachers. hremen and police
: men totaling approximately Si.5oo,-
0e0.v
Enumersting its reasons for hav-
ing cut some OF the appropriations
asked. the estimators viii submit
the following 20 the council next
Tuesday night
Salary Increases were allowed fro-
men. policemen and school teachers
because We believe that the present
wages paid these employees are in-
adequate 20 meet the daily living eS-
penscs
All Of the additional patroimen re-.
ouested By Commissions C0uzeul
were granted because 80 is our iudz
ment that the present police force J..
too small 20 cope with criminals in 2
city which q constantly Increasing M
population and area
Much as ~ desired 90 reduce tn
bond Issues asked for. the board wa
>. OF the opinion that 10 would be ftls'
economy 90 interfere with thc sewe
program prepared by the city enRi
neer and which a. 80 vitai 90 The In
terests OF public health.
In n similar mind. the request r.
81 100000 for a ,tnhHrculoaia huepifa
y was Hlvcn our approval.
After rccciNinB che reports % th
investigation made by committe
selected ~ the mayor, the board dis
allowed the additional item require
for completion Of the HOues ~ Cor
roction ulidihe The majority 70
port Of the committee ie ln opposite
H. the Judgment ~ tho House ~ Cor
rtctiou officials, and we felt that BE-
fcrc the institution was construct et
additional information should he Oh
taincd regarding the advantages 81
the prison farm idea.
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