Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-25
BUDGET IS READY
FOR EXCISE BOARD
City Fathers Will Ask fol-
$514,598.78 Upon Which to
Operate the City.
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED
General Fund Will Need $245,-
886.40 Upon Which to Draw
for These Items.
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED

The municipal budget for the opera
ton of Tulsa during the fiscal year
ending July l, 1913. has been com
pleted by the mayor and board OF city
commissioners and shows that it will
cost approximately $160,000 more to
run the city government during the
ensuing term than was asked for un-
der the budget approved by the coun-
ty excise board last year.
At an adjourned session OF the
board of commissioners held yester-
day afternoon the knife was used on
several estimates presented by their
respective heads. in an effort to bring
the total for he budget to figure at
which 1t would be possible to meet
the demands of the excise board, to
whom it will be presented within a
short time.
The budget as prepared yesterday
afternoon declares that in several de-
partments the expenses for the COM
ing year will be 100 per cent above
the amount asked for in the budget
for 1917. Especially true is this OF
the accounts for sewers, health de-
partment (garbage), parks and Con-
vention hall.
Need $500, 900 for Year.
The total net amount needed ac-
cording to the budget, Is $514.59S.7S,
of which the amount desired for the
general fund is almost half, with its
total of s245, $500. This last figure
is compared with general fund item
included in the last budget of $685.
224. The gross amount estimated as
need for the general fund is $404.-
3S6.40. but 1t Ia estimated that the in
come from other sources for this fund
will amount to S158.500 during the
year.
AS carried in the budget agreed
upon by the mayor and the board of
city commissioners, the following
items Of current expense are in
cluded. together with the amount
asked for in the budget Of 1917:
Fire department., estimated expense
$74,975. Last year the budget for this
fund was set at $43,425.
Police department. estimated ex-
pense $77,290 During the year OF
1917 II was estimated by last years
budget that the fund for this de-
partment should be $48.950.
The engineers department. accord
ing to the estimate completed yester-
day, will need $26.s40 upon which to
operate during the coming year,
whereas an estimate for the work of
this department presented to the ex-
else board last year was for $21, ,140.
The street department this year. 1t
Is estimated, will need $108,312, as
compared with the estimate of ST.
4s0 for the year 1917. and the budget
contains an Item Of Sl1.609 for the
sewer department for the coming
year. as compared with a budget Of
s5,245 for the past year.
The finance and revenue depart
ment will need $500 for the next
year upon which to operate compared
with budget item last year of IS. 100.
Two separate funds are asked tor
by the health department this year.
this being necessitated because tine
garbage work Is to be taken over by
the health department whereas In
the past 1t has been under the de-
partment of streets. The budget this
year for the health department proper
is $4,000, as compared with $1,000
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