CITY ESTIMATES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 7

CITY ESTIMATES

MUrtCDITAI TEW nUorllAL LLVi ■ ■ ■ ■ i •.■-.■ RATE INCREASED UNDER PROTEST /MAKING ENDS MEET ' The estimates for the year 1918-19 were Before the City-Council last night. The list as .submitted showed an estimated debit balauco ot' .£15,955, aud in his epening remarks tho Mayor suggested tliat tim estimated' ought to be reduced to enable the council to live- within its income. The estimated expenditure was niiil tho estimated 'revenue d:161,507. Tho\expenditiiro included an item of ,66183 to meet tho excess in the Hospital and Charitable Aid levy. The council hail appealed against the levy, and if the appeal was sustained there .vould.be- no need i'or tho money. If the appeal went against; the council it would ho necessary for ihe council to face- a deficit of. JJGOOO. if they did not jntike provision for the amount on the estimates and amend the schedule accordingly. > The Mayor mentioned a. fow .urgent drainage works which, he Baid, .would have to 100 done at once. Hβ mentioned that it would bo possible to raise the U26000 necessary for tho works by borrowing the nibnoy on temporary loan 4'roni the Electric Lighting Department, which had tho funds available. He gloved the usual motion providing for tho levying'bl' rates for the current year, with the exception that 1 l-6d. was added to the the Hospital rate to provide the sum of .£6500 for the increased hospital payment. ■ Thero was some littlo discussion on this, matter of the levy and tho raising of I ho by rate. It was argued cii th'e one hand that the council ought nut to risk, a deficit of ,£6OOO, and on the other hnnd, that if tho council raised '.the money, it would be compelled, whatever tlie result of tho appeal, to hand the money over .to tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. It was generally agreed that the estimates should be reduced, especially those for expenditure ou. reserves. . ' ' ■ . In the end the Mayor asked, and tho Council agreed, that the clause of his motion relatiug to the Hospital rate bo deferred until later in tho evening. That •clause pioposed that tho rate be raised from 31-3 d. to djd. to produce the sum of <£23,,055. The estimated return from Jill rates wisis set forth as .£180,904. following woro the estimates as subjuitted:— i . . RECEIPTS. ' ■■■•••■ . . Eelimated . ■ rey. Receipts; ceipts, ' ' ' ' .'■■.■ last 1918- . year. 1919. Kent- ■ . -. j> ■.■.Jβ Acclaimed land ;.„.. 31,830 32,000 s Market reserve 1,916. 1,560 Pahiatun 611 ! 725 Street-widening properties 6,521 v 6,550 Town Belt 668 G7O Sundry .'. 266 270 Licenses— | Auctioneers .-. '. U5 950 Dobs- : 1,071 1,070 Publicans ■: 1,88-i.' 1,890 Vehicles ...;.. ..„•..,. 1,091'. 1,100 Wholesale 420 ■ 420 Other licenses ■' 1,054 ! 1,060 Building fees ...„....,.; 1,115 - 1,100 Cemetery fees ..'............:... 2,231 2,250 Government subsidy 450 ■ ' 450 Town Hall 1,398 1,400 Baths ■ 725 . 750: Public lavatories 686 700Sinking fund comin., annual ■ • ; ■ payments s 200 200 'Pees from recreation grounds ; 191 200Fees from Day's /Bay ... : 478 500 Pees-from Bosin Reserve. 246 250 Fees from Golf Links 301 325 I'ire,Brigade account, rent, ' . . arid services ■„..... 1,137 ■ i-,406 Gas Company, Ltd., annual payment ...: 575 fiOO Zoo 1,152 1,250 Jfutt Koad repayments ... 2,811 1,110 General rate at 21-lOd. r '■ ~ : in £ :.. - 98,300 V i15?,086 Credit from waterworks '■. ' account — 2,719 . '■" ■ ' ' ' .• •' ■•-. #151,807 Estimated dr. balance ... — 15,955 £177,762 . EXPENDITURE. ' ■ ' . Esti- ' . mated Ex- ex. pendi- pencli- '■ ture ture last 1918- - year, 1919. jn p ' Street works 41,006 43,322 Scavenging and streetwatering :. 12,293 13,000 Collection and destruction ; of refuse. . 9,216 . !),800 Drainage '..L. . 8,011 8,500 Fire Brigado 11,880 11,884 Botanical GaTdens ' 2,20? J.7JB TJccreafion grounds 5,988 4,436 Day's Bay .1,017 902 Bnsin Reserve .... 867 823 Golf /. „..,... 435 170 Cemetery ._ , 2,001 J,9IQ Street lighting 6,393 6,500

Salaries • . 7,782 . 7,782 Baths :.: GSO ■ 700 Town Hall, current expenses 1,9-17 1,650 Interest on loans -, 3,195 3J195 Printing, advertising, and stationery ..; 1,362 1,350 Sanitary services 77-4 800 Technical School iiOO 300 Subsidy to.bands 200 200 Zoo - 2,992 2,735 Office; wages and expenses 4,522 4,000 Upkeep corporation property 301 300 Public health 30 .30 GotL, street traffic .' .500 500 City conveniences and bathing-sheds ;. 6SO 1,850 Motor workshops 787 800 Forestry, Central Park, and ■ small reserves '. .2,249 3,27S Miscellaneous, election, inBiirances, legal, and sundries. 4,050 3,750 Free Kindergarten Union, 100 100 Workers' Educational Aβ- -' sociation ' '. 100 100 Hull: Uoad maintenance 4,11.') 3,000 Superannuation • 650 250 , 142,245 Special expenditure— War expenditure 1,826 2,000 . N.Z.. Lands Dept., Wilton'Vßush —. • 700 Property, Islimdßay ... . - '811 Hospital nnrl Oharitablo Aid Board (excess) ... - 6,483 ' .. ... 152,272 Interest on Loans io Oieneral Account. Street pavinp loans— .ESOOO at 4 per cent, and charges — 2,219 J13.575 ivt 4J per cent. ... - 162 ..CIO.OOO at 41 per cent. ... ■ — 151 Street wideninj; loan — at 4 per cent... - '41800 Consolidation loan, 3-5 to . General. Account — 2,800 Overdraft -, loan, 1897,. .636,900 at ■•! per cent. '— ' 1,476 Destructor loan, .C20.0C0 . at 4 per cent - 800 To Aro reulnmation loan, ■ 1897, xmi at i\ p.c... ■ - Ml City works' loiui, ,£35,000 - 'nt i per cent.'........,... - 1,400 Hunter Street endowment loan, .C1(J,501 at ivx. - 600 Willis Street-Chews Lane widening loan, £16,000 at'iU per cent — 2,050 Cuba Street and Vivian St. widening loan, .£16,200 at 5 per cent — • 810 Hutt Road construction, ,£22,800 at 4 per cent.... - 912 Intereat on overdraft and deposit — 2,000 Street widening loan, ' ,£120,000 at ,1 per cent. - 1,200 Street paving and Town\ ■ Hall loan--.£105,000 at 1 per cent.... - 1,050 .£25,375 at 1 per cent.-... . —' 253 ■£15,354 at 1 per cent. ... .— 153 Portion of Consolidated Loan— . • ■ ■ . 3-sths of JJ2OOO : - 1,200 City works lean, .£35,000 at 1 per cent — \ 350 Destructor loan. ,£20,000 nt 1 per cent — 200 Hunter Street endowment loan, JC 16,800 at 1 p.c. — 165 Hutl Bond construction, JE22.800 at 1 per cent. - 228 ' .£177,702 •The 'council considered the matter of tho hospital rate in committee later. The decision was that under protest the. rate be- levied. It was explained that if the appeal should go in favour of the council it will not be necessary to pay over the extra money collected by the' increased rate, and that next year it would under those circumstances bo possible to adjust matters. '