Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-14
city GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS ASK
BUDGET INCREASES
,I;,h cos. of Administration Evil
denced in Demands tor More
Spending Money
ASK RAISE IN SALARIES

The session of City Council last night
was featured by the presentation OF the
b,,,Lyets. of number of the city depart
menfs all asking for an increase over
last years figure. The Board of Health
asked for $4,000, as COMPARED with
s. 300 for the present fiscal year; Juveniic
Court Sc. .61O 46 and the Public Building
Commission, S71 ,S53.
The Board of Health. asking for the
increase. declared that the present appro-
priation was insufficient for the proper
conduct of the health derartment oi the
city. Reasons given for the increase askeo
are to give the city physician, salary 20
enable him TO have regular hours At tie
office: TO increase the salaries OF the heall II
officers from 500 to Sl2j month; the
employment of a bacterlologlst anu tne
establishment of city laboratory "hich'
however. is not to be done this year;
The Juvenile Court request includes
the following items: Judge. $500; cnlei
probation officer 81 900; assistant propa-
tion officer. $500; stenographer, si9u'
The Public Building request includes
S27 7.434 for salaries. with considerable
funds asked for various repairs:
The deputy tax collectors OF the Two
city districts, Samuel +. Cook, Dennis
F. Begley. Thomas T. Hall and lrvin
Stetser. presented request Tor an an ~
crease in salary from Sl,5OO TO s-,uoo
wear. while David Hollct, milk inspector
asked that his salary be increased from
81 900 to 81 500 year.
Following the reading OF the results
of the elections conducted by the various;
fire companies, President OF louncli
George T. LYON declared William J:
Iutz chief engineer. and Harvey lazcweii
and John Townsend, first and second
assistant engineers, respectively, ol inc
IRE department. i,
PROMPT action on the pending milk
ordinance was requested by the cihiu
welfare division of the State TCconst rue
tion program, emphasis beng placed on
the proximity of summer and the conse-
oucnt effect on the health of infants. \
rconcst for financial aid was also received
from l. J. Perkins, director oi this brahch
of the reconstruction program.
communication was received from
l.. s Conwell asking the aid of the city
in orerating the venereal disease work
nov being carried on IN tins CITY
The American NulcanIzcd Fibre Com
many presented a communication tavoTlng
the daylight savings plan
Councilman Abrahams presented 9
communication urging the establishment
of a municipal golf course at iort'l
Reservoir. The letter detailed inc
methods used in operating smiiar courses
in New York City.
4 letter was received from the i4lnerl II
Housing Company asking that the city
take some steps TO enable the engineering
denartment Of the city 10 furn lsh lines
and grades desired without applicants
having to wait week or ten days
Council adopted resolution caln'
m the Street and Sewer Commissioner
10 make traffic possible over street u
South Wilmington
The use of an arteslan well drilled u
1856 on the south side OF ruth stree
between Walnut and Poplar was urged I
give the city pure water. lhls We'll
was written, has been used 81 years an'
has shown no change III level. ne com
municatIon was referred to the Nale
Department.