The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06

keeping with the growth of reputation
of the city, it being established, that
the city is growing at the rate of
5 per cent a year. rl fvIts ar7
School Budget Large Item. er
The school budget for 1924 or the
amount the city is to turn over to
the schools for their expenditures in
1924 is 1878, 259.41; in 1928 it was
$716,969, showing difference of
$146,290.41 or an Increase of 20.4 per
cent. 1t should be taken into consid-
Grafton that this includes the setting
aside of the building fund for school
purposes as mentioned above and in
the light of that the increase is
not large.
The county and state budget for
1924 is $SS7,O29; in 1928 lit was
1857, $500, a difference of $29,474.S1
or an increase of S.3 per cent.
This would show that the municipal
budget has increased the least of
any of the budgets and has increased
only in the ratio of the increase
i9 population.
Where Tax Dollar Goes. .
The division of the taxpayers dol
| lar-the dollar paid in taxes, both by
the mill tax and the income tax
will be divided as follows:
The city will receive Alt cents.
The schools will receive 42,3' cents.
The county will receive 1913, cents.
The state will receive 3.2.ccents.
Cares for Many improvements.
The municipal budget carries with
it money enough to pay the city's por-
tion of paving six miles Of streets,
provides approximately $4,000 to take
care of the city's portion of building
sewers, and $4,000 for the purchase
of property for civic center and street
widening purposes. 1t also provides
for the building of garage for the
public works department. The city
has always found it necessary to rent
buildings for this purpose. This bud
get provides further for new piece
of fire apparatus, which will be
pumping engine of $50 gallons capa-
city, 1t provides for a new police
signal system, which is practically
completed at this time, new street
sweeper, new tractor with snow
pillow for the street department, APP
proXimately twenty new street lights.
Adopt Office Ordinance.
An ordinance establishing the vari-
Gus offices in the department of the
city and establishing the salaries and
bonds of the officers, was also adopted
by the council. This ordinance was
similar to the one adopted last year
making only a few adjustments in the
salaries of officials. Among those
whose wage was advanced were the
foreman of the water department from
$2,340 to 1900, the chemist from
$3.50 to $4,000, the chief Of the in
spection department from $4,000 TO
$2,700,, city nurses from $1,560 to
$1,680, director of outdoor relief from
$4,000 to $4,000, clerk in Office Of di-
rector of outdoor relief increased $50
year and the foreman at the city
farm Increased $50 a year
Provision was made for the addition
of an assistant to the staff of the
directory of law at salary of $4,000
a year.
Add Streets to be. Paved.
The following streets were added
to the list to be paved in the near
future: Erie street, from Tanck
avenue to Salem avenue, 80 feet wide;
Middle street, from Rowland avenue
to Charles street, So feet wide; Newell
street, from Florence street to Selma
avenue, 81 feet wide; Sixth avenue,
from Salem avenue to the north line
of Highland View, n feet wide.
Favorable action was. also taken on
petition to pave Fourth avenue from
Selma avenue to Salem avenue, with
the understanding that it was to be
laid over for another year if the
amount allowed in the budget for
paving did not provide funds to pay
for it. Similar action was taken
regarding Rice avenue from Bronson
to Albers street. ,tsM Fty3.r 81
The city council voted, ito, take part
in the civic meeting called by the
American Legion to be held on next
Monday evening at the Elks' club.