The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02

Budget. prepared by the city com.
mlNlonerS for the fiscal year ending
July ], 1920, show that approximately
81 10000 IS asked for the maintenance
OF the several departments. 1hi, 10
twice the sum of the budget appropria-
tion for the presen, fiscal year.
Mayor Wal,on's budget represents
an increase OF 800 percent over the
present year Though Mayor Walton
had no, definitely estimated the total,
he said this morning II will be APP
proximately S75000 The appropria-
ton for the present year was $1,000
Material increases in salaries Is
large factor in the budget boost for
the city executive.
The mayor plans to employ n
mounted including three lieu-
tenants. Ten additional traffic police
will also be placed on the force The
salary of pa,rolmen, .is said, will bs
increased from SlG2s0 to $50 per
month Mounted police will receive
sl5S monthly and the three lieutenan,s,
$40 monthly Motorcyclists will be in
creased to Slj5 per month A patrol
wagon and three drivers will also be
added.
The salary Of the chief Of police will
be $50 per month instead OF $lV.O
Captains will receive Sl7S instead oi
Sl2S. The chief OF detectives will he
paid $3.50 and the assistant chief, 500.
All municipal eounselors will receive
boosts in salary
Commissio Mike Donnoly's bud
get asks for $4,000 for the department
OF finance, and sl0o, 500 for the public
health department.
Street Salaries Hiked.
The department OF public works,
under the supervision OF Ollie vii.
son, will require approximately $50.
600. in comparison with $4,000 for
the present year Salary hikes, paw.
ing repairs and the cost OF material,
are advanced as reasons for tho
double expense for the coming year.
Paving repairs. maintenance OF sew.
ers, street cleaning and lighting are
listed in the public works budget. Ths
wage OF common laborers will be in
creased from 1925 to $50 per day
and the city engineers and assistants
are all slated for salary increases.
commissioner Mark kessler was
not available this morning for a state
ment as to his budget total, but he
was quoted as saying It will total ap.
proxmately 2S00O0 As in other de-
partments one item of increased cost
will he greater salaries, especially IN
the fire department II is stated that
the fire chief will be hikcd 20 $l92.W
to $3.50 per month with proportionate
salary increases for other officers and
fremen The installation Of the
double sniit-involying the employ.
ment of thirty more firemen-wll b
costly.
tJA6s4 for Water.
Commissioner Joe Patterson asks q
total of A4l.lS4 for his department.
OF that amount sJ4I6S4 is for the
water department The purchase Of
pipe and the maintenance Of the erner-
genoy pumping station and the new
waterworks dam, are lew budget ex.
penses this year. The total budget
appropriation for the department last
year was SJl2,S65. General salary
increases are asked for the coming
year. OF the total NJ.0& 10 ssho0
for parks and s2J,S2 for the public
library.
Extension Of the public health De-
parunent with the adoption OF the new
fiscal budget. i, promised by Commis.
.ioner Mike Donnelly. Donneiiy sska
for $lO9, ,566 for the health dspaftsent,
including the garbage departmsnt. M
latter department is MOI On expense =
the city as il IL self-sustaintnG.
A fund OF $4,000 Tor sxtrsordinssp
expenses Is asked. Of that sum &.0o
is asked for the suppression Of sps.
denies. Another 4sm 10 ior smbvs
lance service. Repairing and moving
the Tuberculosis hospital at the dsleas
tion hospital will cost 81 800, II h -
timated n water supp'y q ths ~