Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-12-24
COUNTY BUDGET
TAKESB|G JUMP
Tentative Figures of Free
holders Sets 1921 Budget
at $1,715,742.27.

BY Stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. "a
The 1921 tentative budget figures for
the county were reached by the
Board of Freeholders at their meet
ing here yesterday afternoon. being
$76,422 higher than>1920. The total
tentative 1921 budget for Middlesex
county Is $1.715,742.27 as compared
to $1,239.320.27 in 1920. After con-
siderable discussion these figures
were accepted by the board yester-
day and IL was decided to hold the
public hearing on the budget Thurs
day afternoon. January 6, at 2
o'clock
A copy of the proposed budget
will be sent to the commissioner OF
municipal accounts at Trenton and
a duplicate of the tentative figures
published in county newspapers.
Sheriff Elmer G. Wyckoff had be-
fore the board the salary schedule
for the employees under his direction
for 1921, they being as follows: Ste
$40; Mrs. Alfred Puerschner, ma
tron $50: jailers. George Rutan.
Harry Bach. Charles Blew, Harry
Kaher and Edward Roberts. 800:
constables, Patrick McCabe. 81
day. and John Elkins. $3.50 a day;
constables, Frederick Smith, Jr., II.
l.. Hullfish. John T. Applegate. A. s.
Conover and John c. Plat, SIS each.
and William Fitzpatrick, s91.66.
The Lehigh Valley railroad had
before the board a communication
asking that the present inadequate
draining system at South Plainfield
be given attention. County Engineer
Alvin B. Fox was instructed to work
in conjunction with the railroad en-
gineer In relieving conditions and
working out means of draining un-
der the tracks.
The farm report for the month of
November showed $1,175.30 turned
over to County Treasurer f. William
Hilker as a result of the sale of po-
tatoes. cabbage and apples.
A report of the explosives store at
Camp Raritan on Dec. 16 was re-
ceived. being as follows: Black
powder. on hand Nov. 16. 34,205
pounds, received during month 8,075
pounds. shipped during month 5.025
pounds. on hand Dec. 16. 37.255
pounds; high explosive shells. on
hand Nov. 16 2.052.345, received s.
sos shipped 100. on hand Dec. 16
2,050.254: pyro cotton. on hand Nov.
16 9.576.096 pounds, shipped 71.546
pounds, on hand Dec. is 9.504,55O:
smokeless powder. on hand Nov. 16
1S,210.586 pounds. shipped 800
pounds: low explosive shells, on
hand Nov. 16 5.420.030. shipped
300: sodium nitrate, on hand I0,-
050,931 pounds, no change.
The bond and contract of the Util-
ity Construction Company of New
Brunswick was approved for the
work on the Blazing Star Road in
Roosevelt.
The Perth Amboy City Hospital
will receive a $4,000 increase while
st. Peters Hospital, of New Bruns-
wick, will get a $1,000 additional In
the 1921 budget. No increases are
made in the South Amboy Hospital
appropriation. A cut of $4,000 Is
made in the mosquito determination
appropriation. An increase of about
1000 is made in the vocational
school appropriation to allow for
new equipment.
A decrease of $4,000 is made in
the repairing, preparing and gravel
ling of roads appropriation for the
coming year. AS result of the
women receiving the vote and the
necessitating of additional polling
places, clerks and equipment. an in
crease of $4,000 is made in next
years election expense appropriation
while a $780, deficit from this year
is carried over.