Evening star., 1946-12-31
Alexandra Balances
Budget; $108, 500 Cui
From 9 Departments

ness license fees and a balanced
budget today after the City Council
last night arranged to ove- come a
$4,000 deficit in the 1947 budget,
which totals $2,482, $40, by slashing
s108, 500 from nine city departments.
The budget, which was adopted
after many weeks of debate, calls
for lower license fees than first pro-
posed.
A large delegation, headed by
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke,
entered strong protest to Coun-
Gil proposal that merchants be
assessed minimum $25 license fee
for the first $4,000 gross revenue, 20
cents per 500 gross revenue up to
0000 and Is cents per 500 above
$4,000.
Tulloch Motion Passed.
A motion by Councilman r.
Samuel Luckett amending the pro-
posal to make it 20 cents per $100
up to 5000, 900 and II cents per $10O
above that amount was defeated
The Council then adopted motion
by Councilman John w. Tulloch set
ting the levy at 18 cents per $10C
up to $100, 900 and Is cents per $100
above that figure.
After voting numerous increases
while approving each proposed de-
partmental budget, the council
found it had authorized expenditures
amounting to 81, ,591 1893 .04, exceeding
anticipated revenues by more thar
$4,000.
In pairing the total figure down
the council eliminated ST. 500 from
funds allocated to the engineering
department and five of its subsidiary
divisions, as follows:
Sanitation, $25,0O0; street main
tainance, $4,000; street cleaning
$11 900; sewer division, $1,000; con-
struction, 5000, and engineering
$4,500.
Police Cut $4,000.
Other cuts included $4,000 from
the Police Department, intended for
the employment of 10 additional
members of the force.
The Health Department was re-
duced $4,000, part of an increase
intended to provide added personnel
for an expanded school health pro-
gram, while the final cut was a
$1,000 appropriation for a survey in
connection with the city's proposed
annexation proceedings.
A proposal by councilman Edward
Downey, to make up the deficit
through a move which would have
had the effect of raising the real
estate assessment base from so to
so per cent, was defeated five to
three after Councilman Paul L. De-
laney threatened to "file an injuc-
ton" against the city If the motion
passed.
The city capitation tax was in
creased from so cents to 81 and
local professional bondsmen fees
were increased from 500 to 5000
while out-of- town bondsmen will
pay $780,
Tax on Architects.
A new section was added to the
ordnance, assessing $50 fee or
architects, engineers and surveyors
in addition to one-half per cent
on net earnings. Contractors will
be taxed $50 for the first $4,000
gross business, 500 on the next
$25 600, $50 on the next $25, 900, $20C
on the next 1000, $500 on the next
l$100, 900, and one-fifth of one pei
cent on gross business above $200, 600
The council also reduced a $685.
600 appropriation within the We'll
fare Department budget to $4,000
From these funds the city govern
ment will provide for hospitaliza-
ton for INDECENT patients at pei
diem rate of 1881. A hospital re-
quest for a lump sum grant OF $780,
900 was not acted upon.
The council appointed commit
tee to study the establishment of a
department Of inspections in which
all present inspection work OF the
city would be consolidated. Mem
bers of the committee are Charles
Nash, John Ewald and Mr.. Luckett