Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
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In Alexandra
Budget Asked
Increase Proposed
On Reel Estute and
Property Toxes

A 1927, 749 budget for 1913, to
be financed by increased real estate
and personal property taxes, was
proposed today by the Alexandria
City Council.
Details Of the proposed budget
were published today and set for
public hearing at 1880 pm, Deem
80; in the corporation courtroom.
room.
The tentative budget represents
an increase Of $744,355 over last
years $2,483. 1893 budget. The in
creased revenues to meet the higher
expenditures next year are to come
from three sources:
/. An increase of the real estate
tax rate to $275 per 500 valuation
as compared with last years rate
Of $3.50. This tax boost is expected
to bring an addition of slightly over
5000, 900 in revenue.
20 Gents Increase.
z. An increase from $3.50 to s.
per 500 valuation for personal
property taxes. This is expected to
bring an additional $4,000 In
is4s.
3. Higher revenues from license
taxes based on the proposed bust
ness tax program made public Fri
day.
Revenues from licenses in 1913
are expected to be $525 900, as COM
pared with $325 900 In 1947. This
figure represents revenues from
licenses of all types, including city
auto tags. The license item is not
broken down in the budget to show
how much Is expected through
business taxes.
Teachers to Get Raise.
1t was disclosed that no city en-
ploye will receive more than a 5000
annual increase in the tentative
budget and that many city employees
get no raises at all. In one in
stance where the salary boost given
is more than 5000, the salary is con-
trolled by the State.
School teachers receive an av-
erage pay raise of 5000, it was
learned. The salary raises re-
quested by the School Board aver
aged $325. .....
The total school budget for 1913
is S846,974 as compared with S727,-
so5 last year.
Budget Is Tentative.
City Manager Nicholas A. Cola
santo emphasized that the budget
details released today represent only
a tentative 194S budget. He said
the budget In its permanent form
would not be adopted until after the
public hearings.
Largest departmental increases
were in the police, IRE, welfare,
sanitation and street and sewer
maintenance classifications. The
police budget this year is $261 900
compared with $225,55o in 1947. The
fire department budget calls for an
increase from $137,2S3 in 1s47 to
s164,15 1t is proposed to give the
welfare department $3.50 $50 in 1913.
The same department received
$3.50, $50 in 1s47.
The sanitation department budget
calls for $183,150 for 1913 compared
with $142,6o0 in 1s47. For the
maintenance of streets and sewers
which comes under the engineering
department, the budget provides for
expenditures totaling $164,8oo. This
same item in 1947 totaled s9S, 100.
Some Departments Cut.
Some departments suffer cuts I'M
der the proposed budget. These in
clude approximate cuts of $4,000 in
the city auditors office, 5000 for the
city attorney, $500 for the plumbing
inspectors department, $1,000 for
the city jail and $3.50 for the license
and tax inspectors office.
The new revenue schedules show
that the city anticipates $1,551 ass
from real estate taxes in 1913, a
total Of $4,000 in personal property
taxes and s525,o00 in license taxes.