CITY ESTIMATES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1788, 28 June 1913, Page 5

CITY ESTIMATES.

FOR YEAR 1913-14. RECEIPTS & OUTLAY EVEN. EXTRA KATE MOOTED. COUNCIL TURNS IT DOWN. Tho City, Council met yesterday afternoon to consider the estimates for the current year. As first presented, tho estimated expenditure was .£8353 in excess of tho estimated receipts, but tho council decided oil a reduction of expenditure amounting to .£OO6B. This reduction, with an additional receipt of ,£2352, which will be received out of rates, consequent 011 the now valuation of the suburbs, will give tlio council an estimated surplus of receipts over expenditure of <£07. The amended estimates are as follow:— Tho Estimated Receipts. Last Year.. < year. 1913-14 Rents— ' £ £ Reclaimed land ; 21,341 '23,500 Market reserve 1,061 1,700 l'ahiatua 6-16 GIG Street-widening properties G,058 G,BOO City reserves 621 700 Sundry 530 530 - LicensesAuctioneers 1,008 1,000 Dogs 887 1)00 Publicans 1,917 1,900 Vehicles 684 . 700 , Wholesalo 425 420; Other licences ' I.OGI 1,000 Building fees \ 848 , 850 Cemetery fees 1,978 1,950 Government isubsidy 450 450 Town Hall—Lettings > 2.55G 2,750 Baths 050 080 Public lavatories 459 500 Sanitation fee 620 420 ' Sinking Fund Commissioners' annual payment .... 200 200 Fees from reserves COS ' GOO Fire Brigade account, rent and' services 752 . 590 Gas Co., Ltd., annual payment 299 320 Interest and commission (abattoir) 480 480 Zoo 88 -100 Sundries 1.113 LOOO General rate, at 2 'and onetenth in £, estimated to produce — 85,934 Total' _.... 139,092 Estimated Expenditure. Last Year Ordinary expenditure.* year. 1913-14 Street.works 5i,413 37,007 Scavenging and 6treet watering ° 6,409 9,500 Collection and destn. of refuse G. 960 8.000 ■ Drainage G,279 5,800 Firo brigade .' ',287 7.257 City reserves 7,820 6,141 Cemetery ... '.408 I.OOi Street lighting '8,5(5 ■ B,uoo Baths lw-7 I*^3o Town Hall— Current expenses 1.256 1.0.i0 Interest on loans 3,218 3,248 Printing, advertising,? and stationery 865 000 feenitary services 1,502, 1,300 Technical eohool 300 . 300 Subsidy to city bands 150 200 N.Z. Academy of Fino Arts 1,000 • — Salaries 6j783 G. 733 Miscellaneous— Oflico expenses, cost of elections, insurance, fuel, lighting,. all sundries G. 020 7.009 Zoo 1.752 1,746 j City conveniences and bathing sl)eds. 1.218 750 Payment oh account Willis Street purchase (Duthie) 1,227 1,227 Public health G4 100 Government-. control^6trcet traffic — Motor workships 544 620 Forestry — 159 l;.Si>3 Special ExpenditureErection of conveniences — 500 Kilbirnie roc. ground 1,872 1,250 Lyall Bay rec. ground ... 1,978 1.05P Interest on loan's chargeable to general account—' ~ Street paving loans— .£55,000 at j per cent ana charges — 2,2/3 .£3575 at 4J'pcr cent — IG2 ■£10,009 at 4.J per cent ... — 151 Street widening loan— .£120,000 at 4 per ccnt ... — \ 4,SCO Consolidation loan (3-5 to general account) — 2,800 Overdraft loan, 1897, .£36,900 at 4 per cent — 1.473 Destructor loan, ,£20,000 at 4 per cent — 800 To Aro reclamation, loan, 1897, ,£3350 at 41 p.c. — 151 Horse tramway loan, .£20,000 at 4 per cent - SOO City works loan, .£35,000 at 4 per cent — 1.400 Hunter Street endowment loan, .£10,500 at 4 p.c. — 6GO Willis Street-Chew's Lano widening loan, .£40,000 at 4J per ccnt — 2,070 Interest on overdraft and deposit — 1.000 Sinking fund chargeable to* general account— / Street widening loan, .£120,000 at 1 per cent — 1.200 Street paving and Town Ilall loan— JJ105.000 at 1 per cent... — 1,050 ■£25,373 ot 1 per ccnt ... — 253 .£15,354 at 1 per cent ... — . 153 ■ Portion of consolidated loan— . Three-fifths of .£2OOO ... — 1.200 City works loan, .£35,000 at _ j 1 per cent — 350 ; Destructor loon, .£20,000 at 1 per cent — 200 Hunter Street endowment loan, .£10,500 at 1 p.c. — IGS Excess of receipts over expenditure — 67 ; 139,092 THE DISCUSSION. ' , In moving' tho adoption of tlie amended >i estimates to tlio council, the Mayor (Mr. ! J. P. Luke) said that tho reductions had met with tho approval of tho Engineer. Tho reductions totalled ,£OO6B. Tho Engineer's schedule, as first proposed, provided l'or a sum of .£10,322, which was .£8909 in excess of lost year. Tho, council had reduced the original ktim by/tti33ls. Itcscrves had also been cut down by i£1750, consequent on tho facl; that a sum had been- provided for tho Forestry Department, which would carry oil a portion of tho work which was carried on by tho Reserves Committee. Lighting had been reduced by .£353, leaving tlio expenditure equal to that of last year; ,£l5O had also boon taken off expenditure on tho Zoo, and .£SOO off tho sum (£1000) provided for public conveniences. Tho • Mayor further pointed out that tho Engineer got an additional sum over last year of £5594 for street works, .£lO3l for scavenging, and J21041 for tho collection of rubbish. Theso sums had been maintained. Tho expenditure on public conveniences had been reduced to .£SOO, but ; if the finances of tho council permitted, an additional.sum of ,£SOO would bo spoilt. Councillor- Luckio seconded tlio motion to adopt the estimates. Extra Rate Proposed. Councillor Fitzgerald moved as an amendment that a rate of 1-lOth of o. penny should lw struck to carry nut urgent necessary works, as rocommemlod by the City Engineer. Councillor Hindmarsh seconded (he amendment, and Councillor Flelclirr sup- ; ported it. ; The propo&il was strongly opposed by Crs. Fuller, Earlwr, Frost, Godber, I.Heine, and Wright. • . Tho Mayor then put tho amendment, which'was lost by 3 votos to 12. Ayes. Councillors Rt7.go.rald, HindmaTr.li, nml .Fletcher. Noes: Tlio Mayor, Council!,a'; Atiuuron, lla.rber, lluddlo. l'rost, Fuller, Godber, llislop, Lucldo, M l Kenzio, .Thoinp 6on, and Wright.