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September 28, 1926
<br />
<br />General ~overnment
<br />Protection Persons & Proper~y
<br />
<br /> Sanitation
<br />Highways
<br />Education
<br />Recreation
<br />Oha~ities &Oorrections
<br />'Public Service
<br />Miscellaneous
<br />Interest & Sinking Fund
<br />
<br /> Total
<br />Water Department (current)
<br /> Total
<br />Water Department (0ap. Acct.)
<br />
<br /> $82, ~67. O0
<br /> 225,672. O0
<br /> 28, 8.L2.00
<br />
<br /> 67~, ~13. OO
<br /> 316,500.00
<br /> 17., ~01; O0
<br />
<br /> 2 y, i65. O0
<br /> ,63, ~o. co
<br />.... ~e, ~. co
<br />
<br /> 8z,)Sz, ~. co
<br />
<br /> $4 ~5~ 335. co
<br /> ~.~5~.oo
<br />
<br /> ~, ?36. co
<br /> eg, 6io. co
<br /> 5_8, ii5. O0
<br />
<br /> 316 ,;O0. O0
<br /> 161 ~o6. O0
<br /> 261 ~60.00
<br /> ~59. oo
<br /> ~9. O0
<br /> '~ ~7. oo
<br />$~,354aoo. ~
<br /> ~2a, 3~. co
<br /> 67~, 5 i3.5o
<br />
<br /> The estlm~ted cost of operating expenses for the City is $6~3.00 less than for ~526; the
<br /> estimated cost of operating the Water Department is $i2,OO0.00 less for the coming year th2
<br /> for the current?e~ e~r, m~king the total estimated cost for 192? about $13,O00.00 less th,an for
<br /> 192~. Including proposed capital e~!oemditures for the Water Department, the grand total of
<br /> estimated expenditures for 192? is $23,000.00 less then for 192~.
<br />
<br /> The increase proposed for the Fire Department-is due to a ,small increase of personue~
<br />to provide for the new station in Harrison Ward. The mncrease in the Health Department is due
<br />to an increase in sals~y ~nich I strongly recommend. The increase in the~ appropriation for
<br />highways is absolutely essential on account of the J~rgely Lncreased mileage which must be
<br />look~d after in 192?. TQ~e increase in Miscellaneous expenses is on account of increase in
<br />pensions and certain absolutely necessary repairs to-the Armory if it is to be kept in a Im~i-
<br /> table condition. The a" -
<br /> d~mtmonal amoun~ needed for interest and sinking fund is to cover ad-
<br />d~tion~l interest on eur=ent loans. A guarantee simi~ar to that of last year should be made
<br />to the S'chool Bo~rd so as to insure for Schools a ~ necessary to meet their ~¢tu~l minimum
<br />needs.
<br />
<br /> The ~igures given in the budget are the absolute min~m~mms, if our present standard of
<br />service and salaries is to be m~intained. I do not recommend i~rther reductions in salaries
<br />or decrease in efficient service. If, however, the Oounoi~ is of the opinion that drastic
<br />changes are necessary, the lines along which these changes should be m~de have a'lready been
<br />pointed out in a memorandum submitted by m~ to the FinanCe Oommittee last-spring. I therefore
<br />deem its repetition here unnecessary.
<br />
<br />The estimated income for 1927 is as follows:
<br />
<br />Tax Levy $975,000.00
<br />Ferries 200,O00.OO
<br />Licenses 1~5,O00.00
<br />Mis. Income mm 75,OOO.~
<br />
<br />Total,
<br />
<br />$1,~25,000;00
<br />
<br />Oomp_aring~this with the estimated expenditures for the same year, a surplus of ~75,O00.O0
<br />remains. I most earnestly recommend that this be applied partly to continuing Sur program
<br />of permanent improvements mud partly to rectucing Our floating debt which, due to causes be-
<br />yond the control of the admLnistration, now amounts to a large figure.
<br />
<br /> It must be very ciearly borne in mind that the above estimate of receipts is based on
<br />trunsferring the twenty five cent state tax to the city treasury ~nd the continuance of the
<br />direct operation of~the ferries on the present basis of management, wages and working con-
<br />ditions.
<br />
<br /> That the City is administered economically in all of its deoartments is shown by the
<br />following comparative statements of per capita costs in PortsmoUth and Lynchburg, Va., and
<br />the total per o~oita costs in Portsmouth as compared with other cities in Virginia:
<br />
<br />Per Oapita. 0osts in Portsmouth and Lynchburg:
<br />
<br />General Government
<br />Garage, stable, street cleaning,
<br />refuse collection & disposal
<br />Public Works and Service admini-
<br />stration
<br />Street ~inte. nmnee
<br />Health Department
<br />Hospit~ts
<br />Oharities~& Corrections
<br />Police
<br />Fire
<br />Recreation
<br />Debt Service
<br />
<br />Portsmouth
<br />(60,000
<br />population)
<br />
<br />Lynchburg
<br />30,OOO
<br />population)
<br />
<br />· 99 1.93
<br />
<br />i~ -57
<br />.2o
<br />
<br /> 2~56
<br />1.~7 2.s~
<br />
<br />7.20 3.~o
<br />
<br />2.50
<br />
<br />
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