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November
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<br />the City of Portsmouth and request that you transmit them to the City Council with your recom-
<br />mendation:
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<br /> lst.- We are of the opinion that two assessors, with the n~cessary assistance, should be
<br />able to handle the work satisfactorily in nine to twelve months. In addition to the two as-
<br />sessors we think that au engineer at $350.00 per month for probably six months, a rodman at
<br />$100.O0 per month for th~ same period, a clerk at $125.O0 per month for one yea~ or less.and.
<br />an assistant clerk at $125.00 per month for one year or less will be necessary. 'We also think
<br />that the assessors should each receive $5,000.00 net from the 0ity for his services. We also
<br />agree to assist in defending the City's interest in cases before~the appeal board.
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<br /> 2nd.- With this force, a proper assessment~with permanent records, which, it is agreed,
<br />shall-be the nroperty of the Oity, and which will be of great value in the future not only ~o
<br />the Oity, but~ to lawyers and real estate men, will be rendered available. It is our thought
<br />that the engineer and ro~an would be employed in making a sectional m~p of the City on which
<br />would be shown the blocks and separate lots, numbered in a logical manner. From this map and
<br />with th~ dgz~apro~mredby the assessors, the clerks would prepare a card similar-to theone
<br />attached hereto, on which would be show~ the owmer of each lot, the location and dimensions
<br />of the lot, the improvements on it, if any, and the assessed value, given separately of both
<br />lots and improvements thereon. It will be noted that this card gives spmce for a number of
<br />transfers and by keeping them up to date, the owner of any particular lot could be found with-
<br />out delay, as well as the assessed value of the lot and i~s improvements.
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<br /> 3rd.- Should the Oouncil deem the map unnecessary, the services of the engineer and rodman
<br />could be dispensed with. To do the work completely, we estimate would.cost $1~,000.00, which
<br />includes an allowance of $300.00 for stationery and incidentals. Should the Oouncil not del
<br />sire the map, the cost would be $13,300.00.
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<br />Yours truly,
<br />
<br />O. N. Markham,
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<br />W. T. ~laud,"
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<br />On motion, the communications were referred to the Finance Oommtttee.
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<br /> Sth. "As re~ired by law ! am transmitting herewith detailed budget sheets giving estimate
<br />of proposed expemditures by the several departments of the City for the year 1925.
<br />
<br /> A summary of these expenditures and the
<br />in 1924 follow:
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<br />General Government
<br />
<br />Public Safety
<br />
<br />appropriations
<br />
<br /> 1924
<br /> $ 6, 25 00
<br /> 7,833.00
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<br />for th~ corresponding items
<br />
<br /> 1925
<br /> $104,199.00
<br />
<br /> 233,393.00
<br />
<br />Health & Sanitation
<br />
<br />123.,811.00
<br />
<br />121,931.00
<br />
<br />Highways
<br />
<br />Oharities& Corrections
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<br />Education & Recreation
<br />
<br />Public Service
<br />
<br />Interest & Sinking ~dnd
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<br />Nisoells~eous
<br />
<br />Water Department
<br />
<br />Total,
<br />
<br /> 72,581.OO
<br /> 23,S~5.O0
<br />
<br />3o ,5oo.oo
<br />17,6o0.oo
<br />297,0 .00
<br />1R O .O0
<br />$ ,17 ,4 1.00
<br />31o,737.oo
<br />
<br /> 71,179.00
<br /> 23,965. oo
<br /> 33 ,60 .00
<br /> 25,o7s.o0
<br /> '37 ,3o2. oo
<br />
<br />$ 31 ,683.oo
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<br /> in addition to the current expenditure~for the Water Department, capital expem-
<br />ditures amounting to approximately $?2,000.00 ~st be provided for temporarily from current
<br />revenues, but as these will be reimbursed later from future bond issues they are not included
<br />in the total proposed ~rrent expenditures forths year.
<br />
<br /> The proposed budget exceeds last year's ~dget by-$145,721.O0. The increase in
<br />the estimate for General Government is due to the necessity of the provision for the quin-
<br />quennial assessment and to additional equipment and stationery for the Courts.
<br />
<br /> The increase in the appropriation for ~blic Safety is required on account of
<br />the necessity of replacing storage batteries and obsolete equipment in the fire alarm system,
<br />the increase in the appropriation for lights and that for auto supplies.
<br />
<br /> A slight decrease appears in the estimate for Health and Sanitation and in that
<br />for Highways. It is deemed well to ~galn~Call attention-to the fact that the account number
<br />'Health and Sanitation! embraces the Health Department proper, maintenance of sewer system,
<br />removal of night soil, street cleaning, the operation and maintenance of the incinerator and
<br />stables. The cost of the Health Dep~rtment proper is less than 50 cents per capita.
<br />
<br /> The increase in the items for Education and Recreation is due to ~a~ necessary
<br />i~crease in the school appropriation to make provision for the Truxtun School, slight increases
<br />in salary and to cover a deficit of $10,O00.00 brought forward from the lm~evious year. Pro-
<br />vision is also made this year for the maintenamce of the park which~was paid for last year
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