Evening journal., 1918-05-17
BLANK BUDGET Gets
FIRST Reading
Council Warns That Depart
ments Will Not Get All
Money They Ask
WANT TO KEEP
TAX RATE DOWN

/ Az kA ! T. DOW ~
Members Of City Council having
granted hearings 10 the various city
departments as to their needs financially
FOR the coming year, introduced ana
gave FIRST and second readings last
nighi to the resolution appropriatlns
Tho money needed TO operate the city
government for the year, beginning
July The budget was introduced in
blank II will be given its FINAL read
ine two weeks hence.
No comments were made last night
when the proposed budget was intro
duced but it was stated that II the
money being sought by the various de-
partments Is allowed 10 will require an
additional one million dollars over that
allowed for the operating expenses or
the city FOR the present year That the
requests for additional revenue FOR the
coming year were numerous was well
known to the coUncilmen. only two de-
partments OF the city government not
seeking an increase. they being the
Board Of Harbor Commissioners and the
Juvenile Court Association
The ordinance passed last week in
cresslng ihe salaries of twenty or more
city employees was reported signed
by Mayor Lawson and after July {. The
new wage scale will become effective.
This measure. 70 was stated. provided
FOR an extra 5000 yearly 10 wages
alone
The requests Of the school teachers
Tor e25.5OO 10 adjust their wages. as
well as the requests OF the Police Com
ulissioners FOR an increase in wages for
the patrolmen has yet to be decided and
the Street and Sewer Department bud
set for the coming year. which re-
quests an added appropriation OF
E78,000 Is vet TO be considered.
II was stated last night after the pro-
posed budget had been presented that
me numerous requess would have 10
be pared down To grant the requests
Of all. would mean a tax rate Of at least
$3.50 on the 500 assessment. Just what
the total assessment for next fan will
be was shown by a report Of the Board
Of Assessment 10 the Council last nighl
which was rs follows
May Sc. 1918
The President and Members OF the
Council OF Wilmington
0entlemen-The Board Of Assessment
for the City Of Wilmington respectful,
submits the following report OF tn
assessment Of real estate OF the CIT,
OF Wilmington for the fiscal year be
ginning on July 4, a. D., 1915;
Assessment for city purposes.
fun rste) ............... .ss2, a
Assessment for city purposes
half rate .................. 2.653.5
Total assessment .....,.. .ss5, 1892
Assessment Of Public Service
Corporations for street rail
way tracks used for gas
mains. electric light tele-
graph and telephone wires s 1885, 3
The school assessment is the same
The fssessment for city purposes.
Respectfully,
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT
For the City OF Wilmington.
w. f. SLOWER,
r. n. PRICE.
Members Of the Board.
The third and 1nal reading Of q
ordinance changing the dog tax WI
given the measure and referred 10 q
mayor for his approval. This ord
narce It Is felt will increase the revenl
rof the city between $500 and $40
fyearly, the tax being 81 for male al
g for Female dogs. The proposed orc
55tHnce becomes effective after Janua
q next year, however, and none Of q
asungy could be applied TO the budg
s6r this year.
Tho report OF City Treasurer Banl
d=HOwed the bank balance TO be si6s
nBt1.oa
The Cyuncilmsn gave the third an
xlnzl reading 10 the new ordinance, a
Enwing the Health Department TO awai
he contract for the collection OF garl
sag8 here on yearly basis instead
for hro years. as heretofore. IN
treasure was advocated by the formi
, bard OF Health as well as by o
niwly elected health ofiicials. The DR.
posed amendment was opposed by OF
Councilman, Mr.. Ward, OF the Eighi
ward
In speaking on the subject prior
ITS adoption. Councilman Robertsl
said that while he was disposed 20 vo
against Il, he was going TO favor 70,
the new Board Of Health should
given a chance which the old board n
failed TO grasp. He stated That the bi
recently opened by the Health Depal
ment for the collection Of garbage he
showed the company was asking s6i,l
a year to collect the garbage where
they had charged S6S,000 before
three years, an increase Of over 20O /
cent. This he thought was very hil
inasmuch as the company had offei
to show the Government how TO m,
money In collecting and disposing
garbage. and were charging this {
10 do the same thing. Mr.. Robert