The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-05-21
COUNCIL TALKS
 FINANCES; 0k'5
 SCHOOL BUDGET

When there comes gap between expenses and income and you have a fistful of "I. O. us" that's the logical time to go out and collect them!
 That is just what the city fath- CTS decided to do, at last nights meeting of the Juneau City Council
 A personal property delinquent tax list will be published weekly for a month, each weeks list to be re- vised according to payments made; then action will be taken to collect The total amount due the city in this category is S6,374e5.
 Partly because of the unforeseen and unplanned interim between March 31, the end of the norma. fiscal year, and the beginning of new one with the first fall elec- tion, problems of city finances are especially difficult in 1949.
 Interim bu0get
 Mayor Waino Henorickson pre- sented a tentative intermim budget, and requested the finance commit tee to go over it with him. w. Burr Johnson is chairman, and other members are Edward Nielsen and J. P. Christensen.
 The mayor told councilmen that his figures covered minimum expen- ses only, and allowed for no inn provement, but he pointed out that the city funds tied up in present improvements are by no means loss, and revenues will be coming in later.
 Councilman Christensen, chair man of the schools committee, re- ported on the budget of the Ju- neau Independent School District which had been referred to that group, and recommended setting aside mills of city taxes for tile schools, to meet the budget.
 The report showed that the city's share for the school fiscal year of July l, 1949 to June 30, 1850, will be 8O,12728, while that of the Dis trict will be $32. 2.O8481.
 Audit Shows Deficit
 Highlights of the audit by c, J Ehrendreich for the fiscal year end- ing March 31 were read to the council. The audit showed that excluding the Territorial contribu- ton of S9O,OO0 toward construction of the Airport Terminal Building the expenses of operating various city departments exceeded revenues by $5,87114
 The deficit was due principally to a decrease in license revenues and to increased expenses of street maintenance snow removal, as well as extraordinary repairs and re- placements. etc. Merchant license revenues decreased from $34,155.69 the previous year, to $22 ,336.27. Po- lice fines decreased from $13,482 0a to S10,271.O5.
 The cost of street maintenance went up from $28,535.85 to s40,- 896.l5, principally due to snow re- moval. City Float and A. B. Hall expenses increased, too, chiefly be- cause of extraordinary repairs and replacements.
 Ordinance 329, providing for assessment, levy and collection of taxes to conform to the changed fiscal year, was passed at it's third and final reading, after being amended to change the closing hour of business wherever it oc- cured.
 Ordinance 330, putting the city into the parking meter business, passed it's second reading.
 Child Welfare Lobby"
 Several persons attended the meeting in the interests of having the city resume it's contribution of $l50 a month to the salary of a child welfare worker.
 Mrs. Frank A. Metcalf, represent ing the Child Welfare Committed of the Juneau League of Women Voters, read letters from Mayor z. J. Loussac of Anchorage, and Mayor R. E. Ellis of Ketchikan, telling of the success of city par ticipation in their cities. She spoke urging the plan as did the Rev. Leo H. Sweeney
 As is the custom of such visita- tions by interested citizens, the lobbyists" left as soon as thelr special interest had been discuss ed, not remaining for further busi- ness of the city.
 Numerous details of safeguarding those using the pool in the Ever green Bowl were discussed The Bowl season was scheduled to con- tinue until August 10, when orgar- ized field games will end, although all equipment will be in use for the rest of the summer.
 Acting on petition from prop erty-owners, the Council voted un- animously for paving to be extend- ed on West Seventh if funds pro- vide-and the concensus was that