Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-16

spend to haul It's officials and keep mo-
tor apparatus In operation.
The sum does not include a penny OF
the expense of keeping up motor fire ap-
paratus and police cars.
So far as the budget indicates it like
wise does not include the upkeep and
repair OF motor equipment of the street
commissioners department. the bulldog
department. the dog pound, the electrical
department. the department of weights
and measures. the health department, the
department of recreation and the depart
ment of parks.
Just what automobiles or equipment
are to be kept up with the $102. 700 item
Is not made clear by the municipal ga
rage budget, which is itemized, in part,
as follows.
overhauling and repairs, $20,5O0
New tires and repairs, $500.
Gasoline, $3co0
Oil, $4,497
Paint $500.
Tools. equipment, etc, 81 800
Replacement of eight cars, $12, 400.
Salaries. $27.700.
STREET COMMISSIONING
BUDGET TOTALS sI2,2I5.
In addition to these sums the street
commissioners department itemizes in it's
budget the following: 700 gallons motor
oil, $455, used for truck engines; 600 gal
Ions motor oil, $500, used on truck gears /;
700 gallons motor oil, $3.50, used for
motors in warm weather; 10000 gallons
gasoline, S10SO0, used in trucks and
asphalt rollers; 1000 pounds cup grease,
$50, used on trucks, rollers and engines.
The total Of these items is s12,215.
The building department budget al
lows a total of ST. 9S for motor equip
ment, repair and maintenance as fol-
lows:
Gasoline, S64s; oil. S12O; tires and
tubes, $3.50; miscellaneous supplies, $3.50.
The dog pound budget allows a total
of 500 for this purpose, as follows:
Gasoline Il 800 gallons), 1915; seventy
i've gallons motor oil, $50; tires and
tubes. 1925; repairs, $40.
For this purpose the electrical depart
ment estimates it will need S1,415.45. as
follows:
Gasoline C2,524 gallons), s757. 20; 1O1 gal
Ions oil. 5000; tires and tubes, S605. rs.
Weights and measures department
motor expense will total 1852, itemized
as follows:
lao gallons gasoline, $500; sixty gal
Ions motor oil, $40; repairs to truck.
500; ten inner tubes, $40; eight non
skid castings, $500; 1921 truck license, $40
The board OF health budget has one
item which may be taken to include
motor equipment upkeep.
1t Is listed as II. B. and transporta-
ton" Not more than hak OF this might
fairly be taken FOR motor upkeep.
The department OF recreation budget
calls for one truck driver, 81 800: one
Ford driver, SLIPS; one truck and re-
pairs, $1,000, and Gil and gasoline. $500;
totalling S504s.
All OF this total may not fairly be
considered as being for repair and up
keep. however. approximately $1,000 be-
ing considered a fair estimate Of this
expense.
The park department enters its motor
upkeep needs as 1920, itemized as fol-
lowsl
on and gasoline, $500; repairs, $500;
storage. $24O.
The additional amount thus Indicated
which the eight departments which al
low for motor repair and upkeep out
side OF the municipal garage fund ex-
peet to spend In 1921 is SEA. i30.45. making
the total for this purpose. outside the
fire and police departments, SI26 $50 as
superintendent WATSON explained that
whenever an automobile assigned to one
Of these departments is repaired. or given
oil or gasoline. record IS kept by him.
At the end OF the month a bill for
the amount used Is sent 10 each OF these
departments and settlement made there
on, 81 t.ch bears out the fact that the
sum Of Sl02, 700 Is not all that IL needed
TO keep the motor apparatus quartered
in the municipal garage in operation.