The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09

creases among other items in the
department make the .otal Tor the
department this year 500, 8l4.oo as
against $92, 631 last year.
In the budget for the public build
ings, parks and Fairgrounds salary
raises generally followed the same
scheme. The appropriation for IN
surance rose from $500 to $l,ooo
because last year insurance was
needed only for a portion OF the
year. The budget for this year TO-
tails SIP, 954.50 against $11,445 last
year.
The budget for the debt service
is a matter regulated by bonds Is
sued in previous years. This year
it will total $269, 273.5 as against
1858, 1872. so last year.
The total appropriation for health
and hospitals was cut from last
years $73, 112.26 to $68, 1872 for this
year. The sum of $4,000 was cut
from the appropriation for James
Walker Memorial hospital under a
contract signed by the hospital, the
city and county for a period OF
six years. The consolidated health
department was raised from last
years $34, 1925 to 8 ,942.28 but
the appropriation was still below
the departments request for $780,
772.28 {.
The street lighting fund was
boosted from $40, 900 to $21, 000. The
emergency fund remained at ST.
500. The advertising fund, which
was $500 last year, was cut to
IS, 900 this year, of which $500 is
to go to the chamber of commerce
$500 to the Wilmington Port Traffic
association, and $3.50 has tenta-
lively been set aside for the Ocean
Highway association. Other, COM
mitments which have been made
cut the cash available for expendi-
ture in this fund for the remainder
Of the year to near the $1,000 mark.
The city appropriation for the CT
ty-county Identification bureau was
upped from 1910 to $1,000.
At the Municipal golf course the
total budget this year will be $4,50O,
the same as last year.
The only change in the appro'
priation for engineering in the de
partment of public works is in the
salary for the rodman from $3.50 to
$3.50, making the budget for this year
s4,1O8 against $4,000 for last year
There was no increase in the salary
of the city engineer.
The FSCC 1ood stamp office for
the distribution of surplus commodi-
ties will receive s3,169.43 from the
city, making a new item in the
budget.
The total appropriation for the
water and sewer departments is $76,-
O44.20 as against s73,342 last year
Anticipated receipts from the opera
ton of this department are set at
$3.50, 900 in the budget. Salary in
creases generally followed the same
rule as in the street department with
the exception of the superintendent
and the chief clerk getting no raise
at all.
In the water and sewer depart
ment the budget for the operations
maintenance and repairs organiza
ton, which comes under the depart
ment of public works, makes w
s65, O7S.20 Of the total, with the
meters, billing and office force
which come under the finance de
partment, having an appropriation
of s10,96 to make up the total OF
SIC, O44,2 for the year.
In addition to the items shown
above the budget carries an iterl
of $4,5S2.13 to make up the deficit
left from last years failure to erase
completely a $16,0 900 deficit left from
the year before.
Last year the city receipts appli'
cable to the budget totalled $685.
S43.13. The budget for this year
carries an estimate Of $846,558.S9,
which balances the budget. However,
the recommendation of the account
ant when work was begun on the
budget was that the city should
count only on receiving $S31,7oO.
Sources Of revenue and the
amounts expected from them by the
commissioners as shown in the ten.
tatively adopted budget are: Ii
censes, $45,o00; current taxes $4oo,'
900; intangible tax (from the state
$500; delinquent taxes. $121,50O
rents, $1,000; street assessment ano
interest, $4,000; golf course, $4,000
water and sewerage, 100000; auto
tags $4,000; cost and interest $1,000
Abe board $4,000; miscellaneous
81, $3.50; plumbing inspector fees
$4,000; garage and sanitary $1,000
special assessment bonds $4,000.
Among the items recommends
when the budget work was begun
was one Of 100000 for repairs tt
ITALIAN Hall. The item was cu1
from the budget completely.
Another recommended item which
was cut completely from the bulge
was one of 81. 200 for a new pump
at TONERS Creek, to insure thu
city Of a salt-free water supply.
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