The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-30
S241,O00 INCREASE ] IS MADE IN BUDGET
Of city's Total, $72,000 Will Go For New Equipment In
 Various Departments

Increase in the municipal budget for salary raises, maintainance and new equipment will total approxi- mately s241.oo0 for 1924 over the fixed sum of the preceding year. or this total s72,oo0 goes for new equipment.
 Because of the creation of the park board, authorized by act of the legislature, parks of the city will have fund of $7s,o0 instead of the $S7,000 of last year. In addition the division of municipal affairs di- rected by Commissioner W, L. Har- rison was provided with s4,00o for new equipment and $4,000 for the municipal plant in North Birming- ham, making the departmental total appropriation for the coming year ! $26, ,000.
 Expansion of the work of the beard of health and city depart ment of health has made necessary an addition of s1s,ooo for the de- partment of health and education, bringing the sE4,0oo of 1923 up to s9o,- 900 for the coming year. This de- partment. directed by Commission CT Mary EchoIs will have an addi- tional $s.000 for equipment. To the department of relief S1,500 was granted, making the total ss6,000 for the coming year.
 More For Streets.
 The street and public improve ment departments was granted an additional s54,00O and 1000 for equipment, over the $400.000 of the preceding year, which sum covers paving done by the city and other expenditures for permanent improve ments. The total for 1924 is $475,- 900. Commissioner w. E. Dickson. who handles these affairs. includes in his division the city engineering department. inspectors of electricity, plumbing, building and other items.
 The department of public safety. because of the recent advance Tn pay granted policemen and firemen, advances S62,000 over the S790,000 of last year, which, with S3S.000 for new equipment makes raise of S100,000 over last year or total of | $500, 900. Commissioner w. B. Cloe, head of this division of municipal affairs has the police and fire de- partments under his portion of the budget, with several hundred men on the payroll.
 President D. F. McLendon, director of the city's financial affairs, Is credited with an additional s5,000 represented, in the main, in a few salary increases
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 New Auto Equipment.
 Among the items of added equip ment for the city are four White truck bodies for fire department bumpers, a dozen automobiles scat tered through the several depart ments, some of which will be par italy paid for by the surrender of old cars, a rehabilitated ambulance for the health department and the installation of laboratory sub sta tions in 16 parts of the city, these substatlons having supplies for ypecimlns for laboratory work and refrigerator receptacles for samples sent by doctors for analysis, Two new sprinklers and tractor will be part of the street equipment addi- ton.
 The budget was carefully gone over again by the city commission CTS at one or two impromptu meet ihgs Monday and special meeting is set for o'clock Tuesday morn ing when it is believed the final touches will be put to 1t. though the board has Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday in which to handle the question prior to adoption which must be concluded before November.