CITY FINANCES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 7

CITY FINANCES.

sh g lit nzn £$£}.]£§■ :fif {raise t)? : j T ; jip estimates of "itiiS.jfcciPiiifs'iand^ox* ■ psirtd jl;m:<». ioi;. .Hijii»-; ; -;c;orpofatioi^'-;'pfS' AVbf/ ;fi.!)»lbit iijc iijeij'yfiiyi: ;1912 : f913' : ' , :v : Tii'C'i(lis-. i'A'iSffli- % ■fl.]qSfij.i\v'-^;iuc3r.i|a^iiicSl;r._-',« ■'.I'jiO: total ;si-e?Jumjof ..gpheiiilcitctpiruV .jy'ii.s<;£H GJOpiivirSj^yfiis : tfVlgii ;itfi. excess f'.qT Ji/ed-E'-r-? ■ :B.nt 'tliiJiiiuiiiUtyiWJmci^ivi^pclwl ' ;cef,tairf; ' : .i-cf\ii pj: jo n s(.- : ' nit vti n: i.Q ff" : (i!' -'ri\ 1 Xi2So<i,. 3fflllq.w'i'iif .-■aro ;(jic»^iiiiuin'js' 1 ';nn' ; lviiiclt :i;oiiifctiqnjs driil 6f : (:|ieiii::/\vorp! : amojij:.t ; ;port?)!>(; : iiin(i{!l ; !ia?Vi ■t'ijnatj^ASli-cofi'SvbrKs) , Tij.-j' resciw^ ; .ejiccft :#ofc :sftl'i.boUoit?pf"ji-cf uwj!' ;^77i;6 ; 'Wg, , - ■firbiVrigajJc^TiJS^Kvjpigiiif ; amtftstTcrf ■■ 'ijii^Rccri-ataOTv^jjroiinil'f.^Cido^jyfpnnin^ 'little. 'iiiplicr 4.l!'a).^^ft3yar[s^raouiit3it.v> ■ ',-.'/:','.; V ;;, Tfe'^ L '' ; '! or l s *SS V; : r?iii>'V ,! ? v; 7]iV)l!Qi\ : iiijf.; vJreduc-' .tipiis::-^-■,■■■' '. V,-j;o;;y'':'.>o. ; . ; , ;j;:%j ; : ; jvk;.-:'.;;;; .Strcc^^brKs^. , ?;,';.;';^^^;;?-';;^;;;-*;;;.?")''^ ; ! SaiiiJ;;iryVfioiiyoiiipiices: 'w.. j.-.-i:. , :;!';;:/.'.^ "I'flUO I ''00 I- l ßut h 'Houec; ' Kyi; 11< Baj- ; '. : ;.v;;=V.t; i :^ : -'J 1400 «rci*!igij(ii,vi^..^:^iVr.>;.C« ; S:Ws!lO ■*nf!:.Bi-'ga(lp : watering;-*Rnd'^ ,;: '' -■■ >,#drainagB:;:;,; ; ;;«;v:;.:;;;; ; . ■ Musert m-xi. ";.-;..\.-.,'-. ;:/.V.'.)S; ; ! £'Svi?&-.Y, I;-;, h' J v^'2so ■ : ' ;■■:!■'. ■' SfSp%o . : ->T]iftJlayor.iiiovwl ;is -aniendcd-.beJiiiijjvovcdv^^&sViKi'Si^v ,,l .-~-' ; : ■J v ? 1 -s;'.so'-lai'g.(>ttl'.afciJt r ail (ho ;uwn ;; . liow , .- eni ployedi for,-. Uip}- v.-liolo, year. '■' - .i-CqnncilloF» ; iliinlinhi , sh'vin6vcil,Vr.as- :i , , in , >incndißont;-.tb'at:;thb i iltiii>pt s£2So on ; acthe .;estiniatos:^.;He.-.;::thoii ß h(i,;;.;tlioL"ii!\i?e;mi ■shpnUlvbb-.gonci bn wiihydiklia'iiileii: over .to;:;Uio.'.GovcniiiKMif,.- ivhich'.twould 'spend Jmonpß.-nii ,, tho upkeep. ofvit, , - and it-was ■:unfriir-y, that.-tlip , f Library.:; nitei'sho'nlAs ha :SaddM'.,;w;tli*nUr thoVexpeiise'vof ;■" the .Muspum.&y.'j,--.£.--;;■£■ ■"'. '■■ ■ is;CQunci!lor ; ->;Atkiuspn--;rVsospnded^;tlH! imbtiohvi-^V: , ii^)J-|':*;!;s. , ;-;i:i ,, ;- ! (V-ii.".i::' ..i ,,, "":: , - , ,

•:v^^«st';.Hpld;;;pp.wn:E>ip(!tiditurci''A'\ ■ r;:;tlie"Mnyar.:?roint<'d,"pufcV.'t]ia(-'t]ioicsfl-itnatps.■■*ns,'.: first: submitted." to'* thei'commit,toe'.liij.;:cxcc?rloci.'{!io estimated;oxpend'-■tnre--b3 ; ;>.y;i3 ) the 'committee.-had jUicught-s that iit:.would v.be..unwise ■to go ;.on ■:\viUi:,.vseh'omo ; irhicli- would leave a deficit ,v of ■■■ anything;.; approaching - that .sum:;- '. Last year some special undertalc'lngs,:. notably.?-, tho' purchase of , land at Lyali Bny.:for;.E14;000, Jmd left the conn.cilr>.with-. a .'debit-.-balance of .£11,743. II; ■ivas'hot,i probable. Hint this -year < the rc.vonue'iwould- exceed lire estimate by anything,': considerable, but.if , it should lie Jouhdyti'iat the revenue -aw? expaiuling, ''sonieU.'ofi.these jeduced ' iloms/ niight lx> increased, or.-rejnstaled oft. the cstimatos. H^-further., argued that Councillor Frost's contention-..was not wiutml,- as'tlie- reduced estimate for reserves made, ilio ,: sum ■ avnil-'a|>lor.:'ab!)iit-:tlio;'sani6 as. that for .last year:' , Ir.it had boon posfiblb-.fo'lrpop all;.tUoVineii. working last.year, with this ~ , s um;?.i.tSiyould;,-.be, oqually , - , possible to do :.itf.tliis'\ycM;'.''';; Hes.would; lilccV; to'"tfo;• thn 'finances' , jifoi-c 'elnitic, l-butViiionutiirib tho councils must-hold down expendituro. In <1913-- niut; 19H the , ..city .would roceivowx-■'tra-.rcvoiruo, about , i;! 2,000, frern rentals, and .then- it-iwould-be possible to-, go ou : : .yv , ith:;uiore..liberal-' , .expeu<litm , e. i , /-. -■ ■. i : 'C2-': : &N 0 ""' for the Council..,-.-;, ' ; ;v;Co!inciilorj. Barber-objected .to the bald ?w'ay..;iinwhich?.tiieso:i'cdiictions-.wcro s\ib;mittcd',;t6 f, -thc' , scpniicil.- i^.-; He -.thought, all ■ tlio. aTailaJjJe.- <lc(nils onXivliicn tho reductions',, had beeri.'ibnscd should-have been 'placed;.;bt i for?.;'me'mbers. v Ho'' in tended to inove'a*. , fui'lhor . niufiidinent "that consideration, .'of;, the. estimates .be deferred .iihtnV-cpuncillors,'■'had , , the, 1 - necessary iiilormation I : before them'. , . ■'■ ; . -.-■ '■■■' -,' ■ .■• Couiicillor.'.M'Kenzio.': ;.correctcd' ; \tho ; Slayor'sv statement, regarding the, amount availablc'for reserves.'. In-, point-. , of. fact 'tho'eum. t0..b0 actually.; expended -liccordingi to :tho.'estimates \vas;v4!sopp,? wherens .;C7OGO had-.beeii available last. , 'year; and . hei submitted' for., tho ."Mnyov's" perusal a paper.'showing jV tho ; , expenditure; for 1911- ; -rThe .'Mayor repjied, that tlio. 'only' paper under cconsideration , ;, by,.. the.:.; council; at prosont. , . was-that;.; , , tho.. esti'jnates;;-.^....*.;*^;--*.;::.^..'-;',''? '■ ■'*:*<'''''?'?■■'' : "-

! ,i.:.Coancillor /-Cameron • alsoi./prqlestocl iagainsfetho Avayi/isiiwhich , . the Estimates had be/m. Tiro'ugnt'.down.,.. He : hiiusolf- ljiifl /received' notice of'the' reductions; at (i.30, j i mi(l'a,ti7.3o he'was tailed-upon- to.discuss !nliemVJ;Tiiero,:.:ivns no explanation* 1 " as ,, to' •'; the, items. ia ti respect; of which , reductions isWf«i ; e';'ii)adn.* , ' , Jlr.',"3rortonV eslimnies , for .''street;" , worts'" had bcon , reduced by ,£'>2flO, .'and'. ,, the council- knew , well'-- that. , "Mr. . *\to?toU(■ never- '.nsked .for*money unless ho ■''Oi:;' ;S Slooo'-.fov' Ninitary'"conve'niciices: ■ In .respect , ,of twhat'. districts? woro- , thorwlnc■J.tious :',:TilnVle?J : Xo infonnat.ioiL.-wns/; avail■;abtevv^llo;;,wouUl: givo lioiicci.. ■.; to': move Uhatylho'»estimates bt>, recommitlcd.::,?i ;^ • : ' : V'sl?:iVrtStrikeYa.Rate". i j-'.:.f-.4^«i- : ' , .."t' :;; ! ;.Couiicil!or'- i'lotche'r iip'oe'd-'-'witli-'ntiior. 'sgm'q'of the'works''rctrench;,odj':oui, r ]ifc' ,, ':to' : l)o carried out.'; The projipr ;,..wiiy';io:hrivb , . , l!ie work done'was- to^trikn , ' riite'S^rlf-the ■■ ppojjle wanted tho .works f hwlM'no .iniproycd-.-f eryiccs -.'.they ;fihoiild\.lK),;.pr'pi)nred..to' i for!.(hem. C A. .ratp.of-.oiifi-fciill) of. : fl ;: peiiiiy. would■ briiiu 'ifw^4ooo,v , ai!(]X;ft.'i\vo\ild J :,ii)Vert'i;!iol)n(iy. ,lie' gayct liotic-?|.tq. ; .'inoyoi..fdi ,, thiVj levying (of"iv:.provisiojialsvato.. , :; , ;*: ' J'.'-, ■■' , 'Co.itiicillpy.j , l'rjvorV-.sai(!;jli'pi;wriiilcl:.'.fi(;li(' ..oiio.ritcm .'-in "'the-; mlu'cl ioiv-' : (o' ; 'tlio. Hit tor ! ; -ciid hlli.ij t; (jthov : ,rediict ions ,, ; lie-:i p]irnveil; -, :.■. i>' ? Cb , iiiwJill6iv,U i f , <>lion; : '^,c6iiifratiil3te'il''. , ':tlio' '■.;.]' l iii'aiice;.',Co , iriihiltcp':" bn-;-.(lirir;4ve'd'iicod ' f'Stimntes;?.' : .ire, woulii ■-'iniidiHJii;sli!s2infltionV:- not. "i'in ■ nßV.oemeVit. , ; ■■willi'?;'\t lie ,, ;/ 'otlim^'-'^'spDiikerß: ?iis.:;-'(.0:,. :'ptli?i : ; ■'nnio'iinU'';'' v i thal , jW..-slioiil<t'' ■'lw , l)O;/in ;|ayour;of; .striking' s^:; ■i Poiincillorr.SmiJlr ap'proyo'd 'of the', o'kii- . rnate;i;'.ii];.;t!i«.Mii.r;i\, but' lio;-thought", mors spent/-on ■;.piiblic ):,c6n\Tiiiences:. : nnd", scavenging. ■■■•: Ho ". was ifo'rry'. '\to;f ijcdiico , t works;'; appi'o"'priaHjpjijl'Jjßc'aHso tliere-. wvro manyJshv-ois 1)0 'h-'ipaynhle'-■■.iiusiise'pss pi'ojiositionjjtol , liioclcs|wl'^:^!Ho""i;woHl(K supports tlip.'. f ftmendiiiciit : i3ie;Vm\weum; ; ; ; : t :\ ■;, ■ : ';o..f. n told s.thp ;i pounci! ;.'.\Y.liy:jsb';'nnichfmoneyi;Jwas i ;not: , available as ?lns(;''y^ i vV';Tligrevwns'air;(imount : of'-'i , ]flOO the ilinilfvot'cd of v^2000;.:■;:' i foK.'..;tlio'j; , ' , Kilbirni«,".*'fc't , i , ca{ioii I' ; , ;gi : ouhcl , 'i.:.a]ul;:aiioth'pr.,cf ■■ .C750■.f0r.- , the ■iin-i :','m-ovemonti pf : :, .the'.- L Lyiil' : Baj'-'TPfcrvc."' If yihie;^irip'noj;.f>vii , i..availal)lp' < sil:; : ''w6nld en: a jjon|j;.way;;,.to : n'ai;.ds ; ..f;nrryi!ig , out ,, the -works .- , ; , !ipwi. , .UTK , ed , : as.rniost-iie'ccssiiry. , /"It. was not , oposed;:.tplspen(lvless; , 'iiioiieyft!idn Inst .mbrp":;;\\-a3;-4b'cin(ti;,j : e<iuircd. for ■yii(?.lepeciai;<piirposes.: i monti<xiiod.. .'■'' ;--^- : ..- ;.v: 'I'lio.: , 4ufen(!nien carried 'A, otiv-" 5 flio ''.?'i(:i> ,^Meei;,;Poljiiis/:of>br^er^ : >y^ ~. >rCoiiriCillor, ' i.l! "given nqficeiltliai:: <lefnrrod 'untili^nex^Jn'p'eriiig^.of^tlid'-'-'cpiiricil.vV , .-: : ~, ': T !ni, ;iJ !n3-pr,';sa, i d^h(!f: ; iiopAl l -r Councillor 1 . ■Bjii'bpr-'.jwo.iil.ii'-'liio.l;-;.'; SJiis wonl<l of^tlio -.t'o;uiVpjnoK.;l.l);ii(ininrilr r ">'iwiFfi(i' n,; point, :o j[-. 'orgors.; ji r« i.iiK: -\ll.f at;- as \ Councillor,. BurP.p.i: liiin.: ;fpoken;.;:lio; "could-':not.^move-.an ■^nVpnflmenli;^; , /^^/ , ";?;'!; , ',.?':^^;::;';;::! , '-?-:, , I'-I/Hift.;pbir>f.VH{^.oivJ«r:'.,n : Bfly'mi'jtainid. in *ft,'**;- l 'f^V'l i npill< , r-vßii.rVt's J protest' that .wite Bites? uotiea 1 of 'iii^amQndmont, '

■sji * Whereupon" Onmcillsr Barbar said iic ■:V; would give notice at tho conclusion d ;ii > ~;« '-moctingAtnat' th«s ooimcH's ' decisions ;;* .*>'; ,w the. estimaics, 1)0,. rescinded. / ;?.ff ; ; _. A , long , discission,' ' mtwsjxsrsod • w-ii, Jfromiont. points of- order, frequent ii,,, ; -. : ]«:Uoij3,fn!id. eonwf laughter, provobil ii\ ■ : them/" took pkcq on an 'nmptulmenl hi ■.-Councillor Godlwr.-Umt tho iioni , '\S'm. /t&Ty4convonien«o.v : .£lofl0 1 " ! !0 rei'H.Vled :-■:■' Councillor Harimr rose aguin toMi-ik ■tnMJie , aiiinndinent, hut tbo .Aleyor 'ruJH ■.at-Uio.iTißtaneo of Councillor Hmdmar^r ,Jiiit : as Councillor. Barber had sjiokcn In ■.: Jic ; maiii question , he could not Pnonlr -,«p(nn.: lhjn:-rminjf Biiortenod the. dis-ciis-.sson\nj>nips!y.''./ia:/ ' ■;■ '' ■■i-'rho-.ttinonUmpntU-aq carried bv 12 voles ac ■ ull'crcd lw :«!.W.owond«(j-?:rc<iiidioii W er« edoptcd. Ratsi. '■ - ■.UThtt: Jlayor .then moved that , thn rates . ior Iho-ycar.iniS-ia sliould lw ns follow — j: On-unimprovod/vuluo: (jciicral-rate, .2- -1-1 M . ,; and sinlciuir ' .i.inul, vcily .iinprovpnionls Joan, J-.W.; rate- ior/intcrest' and sinking fund, wuii.t.itipn.loan f.o. J, : 7-2(U1.; rule for inierest and finkinj fund, raiiitr.tinii loan Ko. 2, 1-2CU.; rntc for , portion of (ho iniereit oa (coiisolidalc'd l ionn, ■'■ MOd.; Library rate, ■■,i-I.'jd.,f ralffl. for interest on sinking fund llclroso ,, improvements loan, ]-3d.; ralo ?for- jntnrcst'-antl .sinking fund .otj'tlyin;,' .districts drninnKo loniij 5-7 d. s rnte for hiterest and".:?sinking fund' Wadestown ..trannraySloai!.. , . (on :, Wadestown district ■;only); , :)!d;K i ;- ;! i .Sfc*- ■■ '" |-"-;, on Annual. Valiie:'.Water rate, 2i pef p'cent: , ; , ':hospitaiiand■ aid 'raie, 'jtylj.i.n^ttitf-JTqtf , annual value. ' ■ '... ' ii'j.^.'A..New-Rale Proposed. ■ft: Councillor. Vlctcher moved ihat the genoral ratoslioulil be increased bv 5-]oi!. It ■had been eituteil that night that the rate .was lower now-iliau it was fivo years u.«o. ;in lliOiK the , rnte had bwa 2Jd., in VM\R, I'JO7, ami 1808 2d., in 1900, lfllO, nnd 1911 ■2;. 1-lOd:-* lie did not think it would hurt 'nnvone' to ■ now add l-10d. in order to carry out; , works which wore absolutely ii/ccossary , ..' , ■' :>:'.OouncUlor Smith seconded the.motion. ■'.! Councillor*! Cnnioron said that "it- was ■<iuiti'' , "wrong to say that the rate had do- ■ rruasecl.for the reason given that night. ■■Values"had increased, and there were special charges, iiiso, ,, lo tnko into consideration'. ■ ■ ' o. Councillor Barber said . that ho had. ■given ii pledge that' he would- not vote tor any. increase of rate?. Increase? by way. of'rates or valuation were paid , by the:tenants, for the landlords increased their rents to cover the heavier charge?. ' ■ Councillor-Fuller declared' that there was no need' to increase, the rate. It on'yi mrant wailinjf for a yeor when tho works would bo done, and the city would be in a Rood position, too. : Councillor Shirtclifl'c said that Councilior Fullers speech was sound.' . ■■■ Councillor Hindmarsh interjected that that observation showed that Councillor. , KliirtclitTo was enually as ignorant as CoiiuciUor Fuller. ■ Tho Mayor: Don't interject, Councillor Hindmarsh; . ■ ' ■■ ■ : Councillor Sliirtclift'e: I donftliinicoiw hiciiibcr. of tlio council.-should insult another like that . ■-■' ' ■ . . . ; The" Mayor .".gain , deprecated interjections. ' " :'-.,■ 'Councillor Shirtcliffc: It is execcdmsiy bad manners for ii councillor. - .-■ ■■'■■Conneillor Shirtcliffo said that while ,:" Councillor Fitsgemld was quite fight in. snyiiiß that tho rales were !ow«r now than they were five years ago ho had- been a " littlo disingenuous. As a mate of fact ' more was collected in rates last year than ' 'previously. . ; ''.- 1 ■ Councillor Fitzgerald said that men ' camo into the council to do the, Irajt for 1 the people aiid should bo prepared to ; iireaV a flimsy pledge if it was .shown. ■ that it was desirable. ■ ■ ; '■■ Councillors: "OU!" ■■ . ' '' ~-. Councillor Cohen (to' Councillor. Fits-- : gernld): "Jlats." ■ . - ?■■■■'.■ ■ ■ ■' Tho amendment was lost;''.■ Councillor.-! . I Fitzgerald, Fletcher, Hintlmarsh... and ■ 1 Smith voted for the propositi..*;:; j-; :•; ■■' ';,. .