Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-09
ALDERMEN WILL CONSIDER
BUDGET FIGURES FOR 1919
At THEIR MEETING TONIGHT
Increased Figures to be Delib-
Grated Upon Before Adoption
by the Board
APPROPRIATIONS, 1894, ,931
Water Board Financing Causes
Big lump, But Returns Will
be Greater

The Board of Aldermen will hold an
adjourned meeting at city hall tonight
at which time the budget for 1919
will come up for discussion and adop-
ton and the council may grant h
raise to fire house janitors and other
city employees. who have requested 1t.
The total appropriation for 1919,
subject to change, tonight will be
$S94,931.09. while the total amount
for this year was s676,2O7.07. The
reason the appropriation is so high
for 1919 is that the aldermen are to
finance the affairs of the water board
next year that body is to turn Its earn
ings over to the city council. This is
something that never has been at
tempted before, but it Is expected to
show a gain for the city at the end of
the year. The water board has asked
the aldermen for an appropriation OF
t224,011.25, and they plan to turn
over to the city at the end OF the year
s2SO,000.
Many people are disappointed that
the aldermen have decided not to
make the appropriation of play
grounds In this city any larger next
year than this year The way the bud
get is made up the city fathers have
agreed to allow for Fairgrounds only
$500 This year the Fairgrounds
were extensively used. Some of the
aldermen favor q large appropriation
for Fairgrounds and will bring this
matter up for discussion at the ad-
journed meeting. 1t Is said, and 1t
may be that II will be changed to
$2,5oo, instead of $500 before the
budget is adopted.
There Is an increase In the streets
and sewers accounts this year of
SS,400. The amount for next year Is
to be $4,000. while this year 1t was
$60,60
The aldermen have given consider
able thought to garbage collection
and 1t may be decided that the best
way out of the present difficulty will
be to have the city cart it's own gar
bage. Most of the aldermen, 1t Is
understood, favor this plan.
The appropriation for garbage col
lection this year was $19,600 but un-
der the proposed budget this will be
raised to $4,000.
The contingent fund is to be raised
$4,000. This year 1t was $4,000 and
next year 1t will be $4,000.
The harbor board is to get less
money next year than this year. This
year they got $4,000. Next year they
are to get $500 less or $4,000. The
Park Board will get $500 more next
year than they did this year.
The lamps and lights committee
will have $4,000 more to work with
next year than they had this year for
the appropriation will be increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. The Isolation
Hospital is to get $500 more. This
year they had $4,000, but next year
they will get $4,000. The public lib
rary will get an increase from $500
to $4,000. The police pension fund
Is to be cut 5000. This year they
were given $1,000 and next year they
will get $1,000.
In the money to be raised by taxes
the city plans to get next year about
$434.042.64 against $3S7,379.42 this
year.
They plan on receiving in excise fees
$4,000, the same amount as this
year, although the board of excise
commissioners Is now issuing licenses
for six months period and with a
provision that all saloon men and
hotel keepers can apply for a three,
six, nine or twelve month license.