New Britain herald., 1927-02-08
Deep Slashes Made in Estimated Expenses of Police, Fire, Health. Park and Public Works Depart mcnts-Four New Patrolmen.

lures have been placed at S2,S32,- 920.
 Budget Items Rejected
 Among the items rejected were: A new ire station for the west end of the city; new bumper and two companies Of men for service in the northern section; two for manual switchboard service; a new vault tor the town clerks office; isolation hos pital maintenance; automobiles for the deputy fire chiefs and the mas ter mechanics; more than s10O,00O was taken from the new work item of the board of public works: new service car for the police de- partment; l5 new policemen reduc- ed to four.
 The water department budget Of $359,400 was left intact.
 The board made no allowance for appointment of a new police lieu tenant leaving this to the discretion of the common council since there are sufficient funds in the supernu- merary police item to meet the cost if there is to be one. The charity department budget of sS9,SG9 was allowed to stand. The health board asked s96,130 and was given S6S.- T30. One of the cuts was a S2o,000 item for the isolation hospital. The park department was cut from its request of S116,740 to s65, 1000. The public amuscments commission was allowed S7,000, the amount asked.
 Fire Department
 Appropriations recommended for the fire department were as follows: Payrolls 90,2SS.25; chairman and clerks salary. s1,0o0; gasoline and oil, S1,200; automobile repeirs. s3,- 00G; a reduction from s9,9S4; auto mobile equipment. s959.60, reduc- ton from S1,459.60; fire alarm rent al. $500; incidentals, S1,200, a re- duction from $1.50O; supplies s1,20o reduction from s1,4O0; lighting and power. s1,200: fuel, s3,500, reduction from s3,750; fire alarm system, SS,500. reduction from $10,911; subway rental, S2,35S; re- pairs to buildings s3,500 a reduc- ton from s4,925; care of quarters. $500; telephones. s970; replace ments. s3,oo0, a reduction from S4,- 279; insurance S200. On the special items requested by the board, action was taken as follows: No new fifty five-foot city service ladder truck and company; no new fire station in the west end of the city; two new men granted for the manual switch board at the central station: no ad- ditional man for the electrical de- partment; one new man each at Nos. 1 and companies for the bumpers: no new car for the assist ant chiefs and master mechanic, no new quarters for the electrical re- pair room and the master mechan- ic's department. On the request for s10,OOO for remodeling No. station the committee recommended s5,000.
 Public Works Department
 The board of public works budget received cuts as follows: Autos $3,- 675 to s3,400, bridges maintenance $500 to S200: care of trees, s5,000 10 S2,500: cleaning catch basins, ST. GOO to S6,500; cleaning streets and ravements, S2S.000 to s20,000; com pensation, S1,000 to s700; culverts, new and repair. s1,o0O to s750; dumps, $500 to s4.50o; engineering department expenses, s1,250 to $500; engineering department services. S14,535 to s12,000: general repair of street, s4O,0OO to s3O,ooo; macadam repair. $30,000 to S20,000; office expense, S1,500 to S1,3O0; oiling of streets, S12,000 to SS,000.
 Permanet pavement repairs, S1S.- 000 to 12,O00; railings S750 to $500; salaries. sS,167 to S5,667: semi-permanent pavement, sl7,500 to sl5,000; removal of snow and ice. S10,0OO to s5,000; storehouse and yard, S3.7S0 to s3,000; street and school signs. s3,00O to S2,O0o; new tools. $SS,O00 to S21,000; tools and machine repair, s3,00O and town line survey, $500.
 The item for proposed new work was cut from S30,50O to S15,O00 and the item for new macadam was re- duced from s95,100 to S2o,00 A reduction from S13,300 to s4,000 was effected in the item for new concrete eutters. The new bridges provision was reduced from s5,S00 to S3,500. The street lighting item was cut from S6O, 500 to $5S,20O. The street sprink- ling item was reduced from SlS,000 to S15,000, An item for s1S1, 300 for proposed new paving work was cut to S75,000 and the street improve ment item was reduced from s44,- 167 10 s20,0O0. The budget for the public works department for the coming fiscal years is s427,s17.
 Police Department
 A cut of sf1, ,4s725 was effected in the police department, the finance committee placing the appropriation for the year at s224,139.90. The po- lice board had asked for an appro- priation of s265.6S7.15. The amounts granted are as follows: Regular pay roll, s16O,S7160: supernumerary payroll s25,517; gasoline and oil, s1,Soo, a reduction of s200; auto- mobile repairs, s1,000, automobile equipment, s45O, a reduction of $50; incidentals, s2,500 a reduction of
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