Arizona republican., 1918-06-27
CITY TAX RATE
 NUT EXPECTED
 TO GO HIGHER
Budget for Year Calls for
 $4S7, ,0S5.53 of Which Sum
 $l6O,O00 Will Come From Sources Other Than Tax

When the city commission met yes- terday morning the most important business transacted at the session was the adoption of an ordinance making a budget of the estimated amounts required to pay the expenses of the city government for the fiscal year beginning July l, 1918, and end ing June 30, 1919
 The total operating expenses for the year are $4S7,OS5.53. of this amount s160,O0O will be received from sources other than by taxation on real and personal property.
 Although the operating expenses of the city will be larger during the next fiscal year than for the 1918 period, the amour. to be raised by taxation is only $25,0O0 more than last year. A total amount of s327,- OS5.53 will be raised, according to the figures filed yesterday morning with the commission.
 The city manager stated that be- cause certain expenses have beer sufficiently curtailed and decreased that he believed that an increase ir the tax rate would not be necessary
 Division by Departments
 The city departments will receive the following sums as allowed in the budget:
 Legislative and executive council $4,05O; mayor, $7O0; city manager sS,47O; city auditor, s1,612.5O; city clerk, s2,000; city treasurer, s2,250 city assessor and ex-officio city col. lector, s6.77O; city attorney, s3.425 city engineer, $S,235.
 Nearly s2,500 was allowed for tn primary. general and special cleo tions to be held during the ensuin. year.
 The city magistrate appropriation calls for $1,S25.
 The sum of s90.4S5 is the amour | estimated to maintain the police an, | fire departments of the city. Thi | sum is divided to the department | as follows: Police department, s44, | 100; police reserves. S7,140; fire de partment, s39,245.
 | The automobile service station wi receive s2,625 according to the budget
 The sum of $6,57o has been set ou as the amount necessary to pay tn building inspector and the sealer c weights and measures will receiv $1,540.
 The employment seekers will cos | the city a goodly sum, as S72O ha been appropriated to maintain a fire employment bureau.
 Conservation of Health
 The budget calls for a large ey penditure for the conservation health. The health officer and physi elan will receive s2,240: sanitary of ficer. s1,500; quarantine, $500: pre- l vention of communicable disease $500; pest house, $500; food regula tion and inspection, s2.000; sewer and sewage disposal, s2,6OO; garbag collection, s14,055; street cleanini s35,300; public convenience statiol S2. 100 and other sanitation $500.
 It will cost considerable money { take care of the streets and highway in the city as indicated by tf amounts apportioned. The amount allowed are as follows: Highway $2,900; repairs to roadways, s15,4ot repairs to pavements, s2,100; repair to street structures. $3,220: stre, sprinkling, $20,S00; and street light ing. s21,50O.
 The city brides itself on the I brary which it owns and has allowe | F'fN"' AD hh IL AOl lilt iltAL llSNi year.
 Appropriation for Park
 The parks in the city have con in for a share of the allotment. u City Hall park receives s2,690; Ger Woodland park, s205; Federal par s220; Eastlake park, s2,125.
 Corrals, contingencies. rose garder l oY,d 1r-sII the peoples money.
 The city in protecting itself again employers liabilities appropriat sS.000 for liability insurance.
 To maintain the water departmel s5,275 for administration expens and $90675 for operation and maiI tenance expenses; s21,050 has Det allowed to operate the pumping st; tions and $1S,600 for irrigation wate City OutIays Large The city outlays are as follow City Hall equipment, s1.050; poli department equipment, s1,5OO; ii department equipment, s3,900; sewe age system, s3,000; general stre work equipment, $7,500; public col venience station structures. sf00; d;i hDiC PoNCiithNGs FIbOVO, sN1tCl Sbl VI lures, $4,950; street lighting equi ment, s5,O00; public library, boo and furniture, s2,9OO; park eauipmeI $500 corral equipment, $200; stre decorations. s200: utility equipme, $1,100: distributing system, s1G,5 pumping equipment, ss.OO0; irrig tion work structures, $500; autom bile service station tools and equi ment, s100.
 The sum of $5S,2452s has been a \ propriated to the interest fund a
 are as follows: City Hall and ii
 engine, s45113; water works, s1 . 0975O; Roosevelt road bonds, 5
 SS3.44; funding bonds of 1909, s
 769.3S; sewerage, s1S,045; municiI improvement bonds, s7,51S.76 fun ing bonds of 1914, s6,040.70.
 Retirement of Bonds
 A number of bonds are to be I tired during the fiscal year and this purpose s2s,075 has been allow, l City Hall and fire engine bonds
 January 1, 1919, s15,OOO; sinking flu
 of 1909, s6,20O; municipal improveme
 and funding bonds of 1914, $6,S75.
 The revolving fund of two a
 one-half cents on $100 of the assess
 valuation of property amounts r $500 and this has been taken ca T of in the budget.
 y Other business transacted at i e meeting of the commission was
 follows:
 Other Business Transacted
 An ordinance of the intention , pave Fillmore street from Second U Fifth avenues was adopted by | commission.
 The bond of L. B. Hitchcock, in y sum of $15,000 as superintendent
 streets was sent to the city attorr
 for approval.
 A communication from the Civ 1 od11nntiora doraa attr,a of fhn Wnnna