The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-08-13
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF TAXPAYERS ARE
OFFERED TO PUBLIC
Suggestions of Citizens Com
Imittee Would Have Topped
$4,000 off City Budget
TWO PROPOSALS ADOPTED
Two Others Followed in Part
And One Cut Made Not
Recommended by Group

Recommendations for reductions in
expenditures by the city Of Bismarck
during the current fiscal year, was
made by the taxpayers committee ap-
pointed by the Association Of Com
merce, were made public Thursday.
Failure of the city administration to
follow the suggestions resulted in a
split of the city commission Monday
night when Commissioner Paul Wach-
ter and Mayor A. p. Lenhart protest.
ed because the ideas advanced were
not followed more closely in budget
ing the city's expenses.
AS proposed by the committee. the
city's budget would have been reduced
approximately $4,000. Cuts made by
the commission totalled $500.
A check-up Thursday disclosed that
two of the % recommendations Of the
committee were adopted by the COM
mittee and two others were adopted
In part. In addition, one curtallment
not suggested by the committee was
effected. This was the reduction Of
the salary Of the city weigh-master
from $500 to $1,000 a year.
Recommendations adopted were
the reduction in the salary Of the
nurses at the city detention hospital
from $1,000 to 5000 a year and elimin-
alton Of salaries paid to members Of
the city board of adjustment.
Those adopted in part were reduce
tons In the cost Of the city library
and the city auditorium. Suggestion
that the auditorium Be closed was re-
jected but the appropriation for its
upkeep was cut $1,000 from the a
mount originally proposed. The COM
mittee recommended reduction Of the
library appropriation from $500 to
5000. The commissions figure was
$3.50.
Members of the taxpayers commit
tee were r. B. Webb, chairman; J. P.
jackson, F. G. Ellsworth, Henry
Duemeland, j. A. Hyland. E. A.
Hughes, G. B. Little and B. O. Ward.
The detailed suggestions Of the tax
payers committee follow:
The following is q list Of recon-
mended or suggested reductions:
General Government
That the salaries Of the city COM
missioners be reduced from $500 to
$3.50 each per year.
That the salary Of tho. building In
spector be cut off.
That the salary Of the city treas
urer be reduced from $720 to $3.50 per
year.
That the salary Of the city attor-
ney be reduced from $1,000 10 $500
per year.
That the salary Of police magistrate
be reduced from $500 to $1,000 per
year.
That the salaries Of the members
Of the board of adjustment oe cut
off.
Police Department
That the suggested appropriation
Of $3.50 for the year for police off,
GERS be reduced to $3.50.
Fire Department
That the salary Of the fire chief
be reduced from $500 to $720 per
year. That the salaries Of the three
drivers be reduced from $500 to
$1,000 each per year.
Street Department
That the salary Of the street COM
missioner be reduced from $2,100 to
$1,000 per year.
That the suggested appropriation
for laborers, garbage collection, etc.,
be reduced from $ll,300 to 5000 per
year.
Health Department
That the salary Of the city physi-
clan or health officer be reduced
from $500 to $500 per year.
That the salary Of the keeper Of
the detention hospital be reduced
from $1,000 to $500 per year.
Poor Relief
That the city's portion Of the SAL
airy Of the supervisor be reduced from
$500 per year to $1.250 and that an
appropriation Of $500 be allowed for
assistants.
Library Board
That the proposed appropriation
for the maintenance Of the city IL
brary be reduced from $3.50 to $3.50
per year.
Recreation
That the proposed appropriation
for salaries and wages Of the super
intendent and guards at the SWIM
ming pool be reduced from $1,000 to
5000.
. City Auditorium
That the city auditorium be closed.
World War Memorial Building
That the services Of the recrea-
tional director be dispensed with ct
once II possible. otherwise Is soon g
possible.
Water Department
That the salary Of the superintend-
emit be reduced from e1.t00 to $4,000.
That the salary Of the filtration op-
orator b reduced from @al00 to
4l,0o0 par year.
That tho salary Of the engineer be
reduced frcm $500 70 1880 PEI
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