Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-02
COUNCIL MAY
GET ESTIMATE
ON CITY NEEDS
That Is, il Ashby, BrysOn and
Schmidt Can Find Reason
by Tonight.
ANYWAY, IT'S PREPARED

CORPORATION Counsel Samuel Ashby
was consulting the statutes today while
City Controller Robert BrySon and
President Of the City Council Gustav g.
schmidt were holding frequent telephone
conversations attempting TO decide
whether the preliminary estimates of ex-
penses for city departments shall be pre-
sented to the city council tonight.
Although the estimates are complete,
the officials debated the matter OF in,ro-
duction to the council because the new
tax law provides that the annual budget
shall be published before adoption.
The pointed out that the estimates, as
prepared. do not constitute a budget, but
have been arrived at at this time in order
that they may be given to the council
IN time for thorough consideration before
September, when the budget must be
adopted.
Controller Brysou believed that since
the estimates were OF a more or less in
formal nature It would do no harm to
present them.
WISH TO Use
CAUTION.
The corporation counsel and the presi
dent uf the council. hBN eVer, rroaaidy
being reminiscent Of the tax muddie from
which the city has been trying to extri-
cate itself. along with the remainder of
Indiana for more than a year, desired to
proceed with extraordinary caution.
Roughly dgured. the estimates. which
were In the hands Of the controller, show
the civil city viii need $3.76i,s73.s1 10
operate nex5 year.
The amount asked for last year was
S3.341 600. which IS approximately S423,SI5
less than IS asked for 1921,
dorowsroanf oF rub1fe marks and
of public health and charities also will
seek big increases.
All of the higher amounts arc needed
because of the increased cost Of labor
and materials. responsible officials said.
BOARDS WISH
BIGGEST SUMS.
The boards Of public works and OF
public safety are asking for the biggest
additions.
This year the board OF public works
will be able to get along. II Is said with
the appropriation of 81 .459, ,SG560 passed
by the council last year.
But for 1921 the board of works seeks
81 .632 i9s. .2S an increase Of $172, ,53i6s.
Individual items which account for this
increase are as follows:
Street lighting, 1921, se25, 1891; 1920,
S1SGfS541: increase, S39Ol9s6.
Street commissioners department, sal
aries and va ges: 1921. $3.50 6i7.4t; 1920,
S196. .246.72; increase. $54,370.69.
Street commissioners maintenance
fund 1921. S2l4,146; 1920 S1S9 562.4S; in
crease, s74.5S4.
Municipal garade salaries 1921, s27,-
700; 1920, 1890; increase. $40
A total increase Of S243 92647 is sought
by the board OF public safety, principal
~ to take care Of wage increases to po-
lice and fremen
Last year the board Of safety asked ST.
61j.CG3.72. while the present estimate for
1921 is s1,s5s99O.19
The finance department under Control
Ter Bryson estimates its neds at ST 7GT
les for 1921 than for 1920. chiefly for the
reason that S25, 900 paid out on street
intersection certificates last year viii not
be NEEDED this year and because there has
been reduction of about $1,000 I'm inter-
est charges due to retirement Of some Of
the outstanding indebtedness
INCREASE OF Si6O
OVER LAST YEAR.
The department Of public purchase re-
dulrements total S15,2S0, an increase os
S4G0 over last year.
The legal department requested s25 eSJ
LAST year and is expected by Mr.. Bryso
10 ask for Approximately $4,000
Dr. Herman c. Morgan, secretary Of
the board of public health and charities,
estimates his body will need $434, 1873 in
1921, as against $349, $50 in 1920, an in
crease Of $S495S, to operate the City hos
pital, the health department and city dis
pensaries.
Increased cost of groceries. equipment
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