Evening journal., 1919-05-30
The Evening Journal n.'ros
COUNCIL PASSES
S2,III,IS2 BUDGET
'Contlnued From FIRST Page. }

/ VIII get Stu,tJo. but or THIS sum the
Commissioners have agreed to provide
an additional guard at Christina Park,
and allow all guards a weekly wage
Of S25 and 10 provide a pavilion at the
park and to erect a float in the river
Tor the use OF the public.
A substantial increase Is granted TO
the Board OF Police Commissioners.
which was allowed SiS2.OOO last wear
and receives S2iO.OOO this year. which
Increase. Mr. Robertson explained. Will
enable the Police Commissioners TO
increase the salary of every man on
Tie police force $500 a year. This will
Increase the salary OF palrolmcn from
sl,5OO TO $500 a year. This ,.spart-
lnent' 10 was also explained. will take
over and maintain the ambulance SER
vice, which will be given up by the
Phoenix Fire Company In September
The greatest increase allowed In the
budget however is that granted 10
The Board OF Education. This depart
Inenh Mr.. Robertson pointed out, re-
ceived s3o3,99O.9i last year. and In the
budget OF the coming fiscal year 10 is
allowed So56,6so the amount asked for
m the estimated budget OF that board.
This is the largest increase the Board
OF Education ever received. Mr. Rob
ertson declared, and he added that il is
more than II had received In ten years
before this time.
Mr. Robertson further stated that he
had attended a meeting OF the school
hoard, held yesterday afternoon and
at that time the members of the board
agreed that should Ciuncll give them
every dollar they asked for they would
get $4,000 10 be expended for the
erection OF a new school building. lie
then presented a resolution, which had
been adopted by the school board al
that time, In which this agreement
was definitely stated. Mr.. Robertson
pointed out that the Board OF Edu-
cation viii also receive sii5OO0 from
the state, and an additional $4,000
from the city for a new school. max
ing a total Of S61i $50 the board will
receive this year. which is s20sis
more than the total received last year.
After deducting the si5OOOO for the
new school building the board will
still have sjS,i0i more than it had last
year 10 expend. He declared that the
erection OF this new school building
viii be the best monument that could /
be left by the present Council.
Other changes In the years budget /
over that OF last year were pointed out /
by Mr. Robertson as follows: Water |
Commission. $4,000 last year. s225.OOO 1
this year: fire department. ss5iiO last
year s996i0 this year; public building I
commission, s29,2J0 last year. $4,000
this year. The Juvenile Court and |
school teachers retirement fund each /
receivs $1,000 more than last year. ]
Other changes are made IN the incl /
dental and miscellaneous and sinking
fund.
After Councilman Robertson has
spoken on The budget George b. Miller.
former president OF the city Board OF
Public Education expressed his thanks
as a private citizen 90 the councllmen
FOR the treatment accorded the school
board Of which he was a member at
one time Continuing, he saId. but !
do want 10 say how extremely grateful
am and how thankful the people OF
Wilmington should be for Councils ac-
tion i'm helping the public schools. As
Mr. Robertson said. the new school
building viii be a monument that will |
be a beacon light for people 10 look |
back at this Council" AT the conclusion /
OF the Council meeting Mr.. Miller thank
ed each Councilman personally.
After the adoption OF the budget I
Ward declared that he
wished 10 explain two matters about /
which the public was in doubt. He
explained that the bill introduced at the ,
recent session or the legislature provld-
ng for an enabling act giving Council {
bower TO establish a paid fire depart /
nent In this city h9d been killed. but
iome people were Of the opinion that
here was already sufficient law in ex- =
stence to allow Council TO create a paid /
Ire department should 10 so desire. !
ir. Ward declared that he had request /
d the city solicitor 30 give his opinion 3
lpon the subject, and that official sent Z
lin a letter declaring that he had look Il
d into the matter and expressed the !
plni0n that Council did not have the
lower TO establish a paid department p
j want the public to know that Coun- 4
n had no power TO create a paid de- :
he said. a
The other matter referred 10 by M :
Ward was relative 10 the garbage con- h,
ract. lie pointed out that the Board 4
resent one had received a bid Of si92,- ii
% for the garbage contract for three q
ears, but had rejected il. The sue n
eeding Board OF Health received the \
anne bid and rejected Il. making It
ecessary for Council 10 have the work p
arried on for year at a cost Of $50 =,
o. A bid has now been accepted Of =
10000 for two years. making a total
Z SOP 900 that the garbage collection =
ost the city for the three years. lie /,
eclared that had the FIRST bid OF Si92 /,
DO for the three years been accepted Il .
iould have meant a saving OF $4,000 n
Dr. the city.
o the President and Members OF The u
Council Of Wilmington, Delaware.
Gentlemen: Your finance committee !,
aspectfully submits the following h
.atement for the purpose OF making q
and fixing the tax rate =
IT the fiscal year beginning on the -
rst day Of July. a. d.. 1912 and end n
lg on the thirtieth day OF June, A. d. q
70: Ia
We find the appropriations in the ag- n
-egate to be two million one hundred n
even thousand one hundred eighty
yo dollars and siXty-elghtscenis (S2,-l A
a fS26S) 81
The revenue from all other sources n
her than taxation upon real estate y
I'd public utilities for the next fiscal n
sar is four hundred eighty-iye thous- IA
ID one hundred flfty dollars lSis5, ,f5O) p
The total assessment for city and y
hool purposes Is as follows, TO wit: n
on real estate-Full rate for city pur- M
,ses. SSqO75575 at Si25. Sfff3 bfi cq.