Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-09
CITY DEPARTMENTS
WANT INCREASES
OF OVER 100000
Petitions of Two Heard by Mem
bers of Council Last
Night
WOULD MEAN 1910 RATE

AS increased appropriations Tor the
ensuing fiscal year, beginning July /,
asked for BY various city departments
exceed 81 900, 900, when compared with
The allowances for this year, tax rate OF
g.. 20. instead of 81 So, on 500 OF assess
nent as nj present, would be the result,
according to a statement made by Coun-
Gilman Mearns at meeting OF the Coun-
cilmen with some department representa-
tives last night. All of the increases Will
not be allowed. however, and the tax rate
will not be $40 :,
At last nights conference, which lasted
Tor about three hours, representatives Oh
the Board of Education and Public
R,njd,nq Commission were heard, IN ex-
planation of the estimates of those de-
nartments for funds which they say they
will REQUIRE during the next year Tonight,
following the meeting OF Council, tne
members of the latter body are TO hold
similar conferences with the Board OF
Police Commissioners and tiaTbOr tom-
mission.
The members of Council gave no intlm-
alton as To what thew viii do IN regard To
either of the estimates discussed last
night. After all the estimates are IN the
matter will be gone over and the appro-
priation ordinance for next year Will De
decided upon in accordance with the views
of the CounciImcn. The items are not
likely TO be definitely decided until Just
before the ordinance is passed, which VIII
be the last of this month.
In view of the fact that the Board OF
Education is asking for funds with which
10 improve the sanitary condition OF the
schools, Chairman James W Robertson oil
Connects finance committee, n last
- - : be fgyPS
of the board. pointed out what he con-
sidered a defect IN the present school
system which. If corrected, I'm his opinion,
would 60 s long way toward placing the
schools i'll better sanitary shape Mr..
Robertson called attention to the fact
that the board, by requiring the IanitorS TO
provide cleaning material out OF their own
funds, Were inviting such scant Use OF soap.
etc. rs To be detrimental. in his opinion
The boards representatives, Mr.. Robert
son said TODAY, agreed with him that ii
would probably be beneficial 10 change
the system BY doing this, Mr.. Robert
son said, it might be possible 10 save on
plumbing Improvements now considered
necessary.
At the conference the Public Building
Commission was represented by Dr l..
Heisler Ball. Charles III. Ten Neeges and
Superintendent of the Public Building
Robert ]. Forman-
That wages must be increased was
evident when the budget Of the Public
Building Commission showed that the
estimated amount needed for salaries for
the coming year totaled sl6,460, an in
crease of 81, $40 over last year and it was
stated that il was impossible 10 get men
to work in the building at $50 and 500
month The BOARD nf Education IN Its
budget provided Tor an increase in the
wages of the janitors so that none would re-
ccive less than $50 a month whereas at
present number of the men are receiving
SIS a month.
PUBLIC BUILDING EXPENsEs
The first delegation heard was that
from the Public Building, headed by DR.
l.. II. Ball, who read the items on the
list as submitted and explained just what
each one was for. The telephone light
and power heading showed an increase
of 1858, over last year, making a total
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