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November 25, 1930
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<br />At a reg~Alar meeting of the City 0ouncil held November 25th there were present:
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<br />Messrs--Vernon A. Brooks, W.'R. Hutchlns,
<br /> A~chibatd Ogg~. J. R. Stewart. 5.
<br /> Also the Oity Manager.
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<br />E. W. Maupin, Jr.,
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<br />The minutes of the reg~tar meeting November 12th were read ~nd were approved.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the 0ity Manager:
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<br /> 1st. "Kindly transfer
<br />$6OO,OO-from the Special Cemetery Fund to the Olive Branch 0emetery appropriation.
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<br /> This is to re-imb~se the appropriation for money paidthe'Nater Department for e~tension
<br />of water line and installation of five hydrants during the dry season."
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<br /> Gn motionof ~r. Ogg, the request of the Manager ~as.ooncurred ~n, and a special appro-
<br />priation of $600.00 allowed Depar~ment:o~ Puh~i~:Welf~re:~or:O~eteries~and $600~OO transferred
<br />from 0emetery Fund ~o General Fund to cover this appropriation.
<br /> 2nd. "I herewith respectfully submit estimated receipts for the yea~ 1931, as follows:
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<br />Tax Levy
<br />Penalty, Interest and Advertising
<br />on
<br />Fines & Costs
<br />Ferries
<br />Bus,&--Oem fee
<br />Licenses
<br />Markets
<br />Miscellaneous
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<br />$
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<br />35,000.00
<br />20,000.00
<br />160~000.00
<br />15,000.00
<br />152,000.00
<br />7,000.00
<br /> 33,0OO.OO
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<br />$1,299,048.~2
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<br /> The estimate onTaxes is' made in the following manner-wi~h what information I
<br />h~ve in haad~ after adding estimate-for nsw improvements (buildings) for 1931, t ha~e ~e-
<br />duc~ed fro~ old mssessment an estimate of $~,350~O=~.AOO, in the mbsence of final figures
<br />from theAssessor's off'loe~ The Clerks in,his ~fice are now busity engaged in'making
<br />changes ordered by the assessors after the Pubtio hearings. This tax estimate is base~ on
<br />a $2.65 tax rate."
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<br /> "The following table shows the appropriations of v~rious items in the budget for 1930
<br />a~d those recommended in the budget for 1931:
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<br /> 50-DebtBervice
<br />1CO-.General Government-
<br />200- Department of Finance
<br />3Co-Department Public Service
<br />~O-Department Publico
<br />~O~OO~ Dep~tment$chooXs Public Safety
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<br />$ 1 ,267,00
<br /> 1OI,~02.00
<br /> 12,895.00
<br /> 5 3.oo
<br /> 79,653.00
<br /> 196,8q~.00
<br /> 382,649.00
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<br />$I,383,611.OO
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<br />$1,372,326.5o
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<br /> Gas and Oil for all departments
<br />Total- General Government
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<br /> 7,500.00
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<br />$1, 79,826.50
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<br /> Department
<br />Gene~al~Exp.enses
<br />Oapital Outlays
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<br /> Total- ~ater Dept.-
<br />TOTAL BUDGET .......
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<br /> 3 3,570.75 $ 3 0,O O.70
<br /> 19, SO0.00 13,5OO.OO
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<br />363,170.75 $ 353,580.~O
<br />$1,?~6,?~1.75 $1,733,40?.20
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<br /> You will note ~here is a dec, ease of $3,784.50 in ~he amount requested for General
<br />Government for 1~31. The total appropriati~~ requested for the Namer Department is $353,580.?0,
<br />or $~,590.O5 less than the-amou~ appropriated for 1930; The totalb~dget f~ General Govern-
<br />ment and Water Depamtment amounts :o $1,733,40?.20- which represents a totaldeo:ease of
<br />$1 ,37 .55.
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<br /> There is au increase of $29~O.OO i~ Debt Se_~vioe. The decrease of $1,8~9, in
<br />Elections is caused by ~he:e bemng only one election in 1931~ There is a de~rease of $~.
<br />in Pensions due to de&ths~ We have m.~.e various reductions mn ~pprop~iation~fo: the Department
<br />of Public Service- the decrease amountzng to $6,400. There ~s aa increase i~ Street Lighting,
<br />~hiteways, of $530.,~ made necess~y by the poor lighting on uppe~ High St~I~ is essential
<br />that the globes and equipment be put in proper condition.
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<br /> You will note that we have apparent increases and decreases in other items in
<br />the b~dg~t, which are~due to r e-a~r~ngement of charges under the new book-keeping system. They
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