The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-01
REDUCED EXPENDITURES

Beginning upon the budget for expen- ditures, the appropriation to the board of commissioners was cut from $36, 76 to $32U3976; comptroller's department, $21, ,240, was S22, $50; purchasing agent, s2300 was $2670; warehouse, Sl370, was $l050; li- cense department, sS700 was S10,S20; attor- ney's office, s12,0S0 was s13,So0; city hall, $14,O00, was $12, GOO; recorders court, EnS- ley, $2o2O, was $2760; excavation depart ment, s2250, was $2070; police department, $l529l0, was sl55,9lo;. fire department. $166 no, was $164, $50; building inspector. $7So0, was sl0i40; electrical inspector, s4740. was s55S0; plumbing inspector, $7050, was $7S50; health department, s34,000, was s37,- 500; city physician, $l500 was $1S00 quar- antine, pest house and burial of paupers, $l620, was $l440; garbage, sanitary admin istration, $6120, was $5SS0; garbage coilec- tion and disposal, s35.000 was $550O0; stables, $SS,00o, was s40,000; unpaved street repairs, $15,0O0 was s30,0O0;. paved street repairs. $S0O0. was S10,0O0; streets and sewers, right-of- ways $2400, was 5000; street lighting, $S3 500, was s35, ,0O0; Pisgah welfare home, 5000, was $s500; Avenue F prison eliminated, was $9o0 parks and Avondale zoo, $l0.000, was s15.000; North Birmingham electric plant, $16,0O0, was Sl5,000 municipal market, was 5000, elim- mated; expert accountants, $225O, was s20c0; libraries, $20O00, was s3O0O0 East i<sthC pdl h, $lo,VVU, WcS |lt,VVVI lttcICSt on temporary loans, s4000, not in previous budget; appropriation to fireman's fund, S4000 eliminated.
 The total increases in estimates of re- ceipts is $l1,700, while the decrease from the original estimates shows falling off in the citys income of $35, $50. or a net decrease of $23, $50.
 The expenditures were cut $s5950, while the increases totaled $s934, making net a n pf Q inc fn s77ol6.
 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
 Resolutions were introduced by pr. Bar rett at the meeting yesterday which in brief are interpreted as follows:
 "'rhat the city cease the up-
 keep of seven autom obiles belong
 ing to private individuals, which
 expense Inns been borne by the city
 in the past. Adopted.
 "That reGGisitiOn be hOnOred
 by the city comptroller the pur-
 chasing agent unless properly
 signed by the head of the depart
 mcnt from which the rcQuisitiOn is
 issued.
 'sThat. in view of the resignation
 of Frank E. Spain third assist
 mt city attorney. the handling of
 sanitary water closet ordinances,
 which this attorney handled. be
 turned over to the city engineers
 office and the same instructed to
 handle such matters in the future.
 That the department of garbage
 aud junk he abolished and the
 samc placed hack into the street
 department from whence it came.
 the street commissioners to have
 supervision over the same.
 The feature of the meeting was the uniform. harmony and the apparent de- sire of every member of the city com mission to stand the cuts and do all in his power from an official standpoint to make the city live within its income. Although Commissioner Burruss' depart ment was hit with a broad ax, he stood the ravages of economy like good sol- dier and stated that he would give Br- mingham the best streets possible with the funds at his command.
 BARRETTS LETTER The letter of pr. Barrett, addressed to the board of city commissioners. printed below, shows the spirit of the economy the board is endeavoring to practice upon
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