New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1928, Page 3

mustered d appeared in uniform [amusement, occurred ell;ly Bunday to aid the police where possible. | alternoon. Efforts were being made x Boy Scouts Asaist | to locate Oscar Johnson, New: Brit- The Scouts warned churchgoers | ain manager of the Johnson & Peter- | i 1 land curlous spectators away from |son photo studio, who does most of | { 9 {dangerous places and guided SBunday | the Herald photographic work. Mr, | . SRObCE o - " (Continued From Iirst Page) were installed, burned almost like paper. Lumber. wboden partitions | and several feather.beds stored in the ‘cellar blazed up and * sent out ©louds of smoke - us -the flames | moved upward, filking the auditori- Ym with Llack fumes. -Reaching | the ceiling they sped along the attic | to the rear where they broke out ! through the echo organ. Motion Picture Machines Savey Water * souked plaster, wate #moke, soot and other debris worked its way into the motion picture' booths, filling the machine with an | accumulation of dirt and rubbish and rendering them temporarily use- 1 The machines later werc re- | moved by William Bomba who is in ! charge of that work. and were stored in the library, which_was un- dumaged. No further damage was noticeable to the machines, althongh Mr. Bomba suid it was impossible to tell whether the heat had done any arm until he had a chance to test | them. A Jarge fircproof metal hox | containing the film *“The Country | Doctor” which was to have been shown last evening at the regular Sunday evening motion picture ser: fce, was removed by M. Bomba, | whe worked his way through snioke filled hallways and stairways to get | At ont ! Although firemen made almost superhuman efforts to get the flames under control, and their cfforts pro- voked many complimentary Jater- 1o Chief Noble, in |2t the > interior of the organ they ha The organ had more pipes beside an which ac pourcd into the instrument from all mides until water ran down the aisles of the church in brooklet Recall sonnded at 10:24 It was 10 call anneunced that the definitely out. Smoke and smolde; ng woodwork in almost inaccessible places made the work extremely dif- | fieult for the firemen. The necessity for placing 70 foot cxtension ladders n the intevior of the church up Aguinst the high ceiling also added to the hazards. The fire was fought from the Arch fire, would be the interruption of ! from the yard on thethe Sun street side, east side and from the interior. men poured water into the ment windows, shot streams through the auditorium windows and at the same time deluged the burning em- bers through the apertures formerly covered by valuable * stained glass circular panes in the skylights. In grder to fight the fire crawling across the ceiling it was necessary-to climb up on the side of the church and cut holes through the ceiling. At the same time firemen on the Arch street side chopped through the roof. A number of firemen and volicemen narrowly missed serious injury when a stream of water from a high pressure hose sent slate fly- ing from the roof to the ground. Celling Expected to Fall Glass, chandeliers on the ceiling #nd sife walls werd” broken by the $cat and dropped to the floor, and malls and ceilings were so saturated 4hat g was pecessary for police to warn ghurch officials who later in- spected the property not to enter the aisles because of danger from falling school children to the entrances used | Johnson resides 1in Portland, but | for ‘services. Indoors Scouts guard- | having just changed his residence, ed doorways into that portion of the | hag no telephone at his home, A | building where the fire was confined, ! phone call to the home of his| and informed Sunday school teach- | partner, Ernest Peterson, managej ers and pupils what doors they were | of the. Middletown branch, was re. | permitted to use, and which were layed to Mr. Johnson. In relaying | closed. !the message from Middletown to The man upon whom the greatest | portland it went through four dif- amount of responsibility fell uUnex- | forent persons. Finally a messenger | pectedly was Rev. Theodore S. Dunn.{ found Mr. Johnson in church at Rev. Mr. Dunn, who came here | portland and told him his place of | about a month ago to fill the vacancy ! huginess in New Britain had burned | caused by the resignation of Frederic | gown. The photographer had his | L. Fay, as dircctor of religious cdu- | cur oyiside of the church and 20| ation and assistant pastor, had not heard of the tire when aroused short- | v before § o'clock by Rev. William H. Alderson of the Methodist church. who called to offer the facilities of his church. The new assistant, al- though he has not yet had an oppor- | minutes later he was in New Britain, | only to find that his assistant. Otto | Schmidt, was taking pictures in the | burning church. . I Church Erected in 1866 The South church was built, ae- | open | 4 as af ans of water were | tunity to become acquainted with his | “0'1ing to Commander 8. H. Woods people, arrived on the scene and in 77 the G. A. R., who is a deacon, in | the absence of the’ pastor, Rev. Dr. 1366 It is constructed of brown- George W. C. Hill, who is confined slonc and has a fiveproof exterior, | to his bed by illnéss, took charge, !ts construction is remarkable in | Within a short time a notice was|ONe respect in that it is supported posted that Sunday school services Pesides its foundation by ten solid would be held as usual. Sunday | brownstone pillars, each pillar more school departments were reorganiz-, then four feet square and eight feet «d to suit the occasion, doubled up high. The church claims to have where nece and held their re the largest Congregational Sunday ular meetings while police and fire- | 8¢hool in America, with an enroll- men went about their work in an- | Ment of more than 1,300 active, other sectfon of the bhuilding. | students, and the largest Congrega- The assistant pastor, whose army , tional congregation in New England, training did not fail him, then went of more than 2,000. to the Methodist church, where he| The organ wuas presented {o the had an appointment to address the | church by the late Philip. Corbin | veryman's Bible class at 9:30 and was known as the Philip Corbin | a'clock. and delivered an address to | memorlal organ. It was purchased more than 200 men. Later he called | In 1896, the original purchase price parsonage for a conference being $15,000, Subsequently the with Dr. Hill und to discuss plans |ccho organ, the pedal organ, solo | {for the future. organ, chimes and other features | News 1o Dr. Hill Delayed were added. At that time it also Although Mr. Dunn had called at |was operated by a storage battery the parsonage hefore 9 o'clock and |and a water motor, which furnished {had conferred with Mrs. Hill, out of | power for hello These subse- respect to Dr. Hill's condition, the |quently gave way to the modern {latter was not informed of the fire|gclectric motor. Mr. Corbin pre- | luntil about 11 o'clock. Reports| the church with a sum of 1 o'clock bofore the re- [from (he patsonage later said the | money in 1913 to construct the echo fire was | minister ac ted the news philu-ln n. In order to find room for| sophically, althongh it came as a|this, it was necessary to cut away distinct shock and he was more or | part ‘of the wall in the tower cham- | less concerne yber. A new console was provided The winister, who was not per-iat that.time, a set of chimes was in- mitted to have any visitors, exceptistalled and the tower chimes were | his assistant, was reported to have aitached to the echo organ. Re- | stated that the worst loks outside of | contly experts have valued the or-| {the actual material loss * from the ‘gan at’ $80,000. | During the past four months the | vening motion picture |instrument has been undergoing a Iservices, which he has been informed { complete overhauling at a cost o lare doing much good in the com- more than $15,000. The overhauled {munity. He said after hearing the |organ was dedicated on Sunday, | report of conditions, that he did not | \ebruary 5, one weck before the | see why all the activitics except the | . It was used publicly only one | Sunday morning and evening serv- | gunday and then was destroyed. ices could not continue as usual. | Recitals Planned Churches Offer Facilities A scries of recitals during the Dr. Hill also was much gratified, | winter and spring had been planned it. was stated at the parsonage, to |y Carl L. Bloom, organist and choir receive messages from practically all | | ader, and us a surprisc to the pub- of the downtown churches offering 1ic it had been planned to give one their facilities and buildings. The | master recital by Joseph C. Becbe, sister church, the Kirst Congrega-|formerly organist here and consid- fional. an official invitation, extend- | ¢rod one of the most accomplished ed by the standing committee called | iy the country. Mr. Deebe now is {by the Rev. Theodore Ainsworth .y instructor at the Hill school for Greene in special session, asked the | Lovgin Pottstoxn, Pa. | members of the South church to join | The organ had almost 30 miles of that church in regular worship. IN- | jectrical wirlng and more than 6,- |vitations from the Tirst (‘on-“.o,, pipes, ranging from 19 inches gregational and Trinity Methodist s uare and 16 feet long to an eighth churches to join the worship were |of an inch in diameter and three- {printed on signs and posted on the | ;ignths of an inch long. | Fouth church lawn during the fire. Although no decision was made | After the recall was sounded,|yvegterday upon rebuilding the organ | trustees of the church held an in-|or repairing the chureh, it is likely | o Ly Jolmsen & Peterson South Church Organ Before Blaze jof walls and ceiling, it was found by salvage in the | this echo organ, CITY OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT ESTIMATED INCOME AND EXPENSES 1928- 1929 TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRITAIN | Gentlemen: | ! We present herewith to your body, i n accordance | with the Charter provisions of the City of New | Britain, the following cstimates of Income and Ex- | penses for the year ending March 31 , 1929, pre- | pared by this Board and published February 13, 1928, as provided by law. | And we further recommend to your Honorable ! Body that it lay a tax of Twenty-six and One-half (26%) mills on the dollar on the ratable estate of the City in order to meet the said expenses and f appropriations therefor, Respectfully submitted, Dated this §th day of February, 1928, | ESTIMATED INCOME State of Conneccticut: 8chool Enumeration Fvening Schools Library and Apparatus ., Penalty Tax .......... . Tax on Bank and Insurance Stock Physical Lxamination of Children Dog License Fund ... . Consolidated School District Town Clerk's Fees . Police Court City Court . Fines and Costs at Jail . Building Permits ... | Plumbing Inspector Electrical Inspector Board ot Public Works . | Board of Public Welfare .. 1 Board of Health . | Police ‘Department Subway Department ...... caes . School Fund and Town Deposit I'und | Interest on-Rank Balances ........... | Personal Taxea street: Sprinkling i 12615 Mills on Grand List of $114,086,- 233.n0 .. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Teaching Day Schools . damany Tuition—&tate Board of Education Janitors’ -Ralaries ...... . Janitors’ Supplles Open Air School Supplics Kindergurten Supplies Cheeeees Medical Inspection, Nurses, Dental Hygienists and Nutritionist ... Vacation Bchools ... Perveseene Salary of Superintendent of Schools .. Attendance Bureau Census Clerks . . Printing . Evening Schools . Supplies ... Text Boaoks . Library and Apparatus . | Furniture | Repairs ... Light and Powe Fuel Insurance Miscellaneous . BOARD OF FINANCE AND TAXATION, | E. F. Hall, President. 5,000,00 1,600,00 600.00 2,000.00 20,000.00 300.00 1,800.00 23,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 8,000,0¢ 1,200.00 1,200.00 900,00 10,000.00 3,600.00 10,500.00 1.260.00 4560.00 10,000.00 60,000.00 300.00 $235,700,00 . 8,023,285.17 $3,261,985.17 $841,074.00 75,000,00 52,600,00 3,500.00 3,500.00 700.00 21,000.00 1,800.00 6,5600.00 5,810.00 1,200.00 12,600.00 3,600.00 12,000.00 29,000.00 20,000.00 2,600.00 9,000,00 45,000,00 17,500.00 43,000.00 18,000.00 12,000.00 $1,236,684.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Payrolls .......... .. Ghairman and Clerk's Salary Gasoline and Olf ..... Automobile Repgirs . Automobile Equipment . Incidentals . Supplies ... 4 Lighting and Power , Fuyel ... Fire Alorm Subway Rent .... Repairs to Bulldings (“are of Quarters . Telephones Replacements ... ... Remodel No. 4 Fire Station .. . Fire Alarm Boxcs for Eleven Schools .. $199,045.60 1,000,600 $223,965.02 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Town Home ... $18,000.00 Town Home Repairs 800,00 Tewn Home Insurznce . 837.20 Outside Poor .. ' 28,400.00 Hospitals and Asylums . . 27,000.00 Hospitals, Tuberculosis . 4.600,00 Office Expensc 526.00 Miscellaneous 1,600,00 Salaries, Office 8,040,00 Salaries, Town Home ........ 5,180,00 Town Home--New Tollets Building (Two Floors) $91,38; SPECJIAL APPROPRIATIONS Local Institutions: New Britain Institute ... ... New Britain General Hospital . Memorial Day—Stanley Post, G.A.R. Memorial Day—8pan. War Veterans Visiting Nurse Assoctation ....... Trust Funds: Police Pension Fund Firemen's Relief Fund . 5,000.00 000,00 0,00 100.60 5,000.00 2,000,00 1,600.01 $46,950.00 Municipal Department (Ke-Expended) 5 City Hall Commission ... « 810,200,000 Comfort Station .. 4800.00 Public Amusemept Commission ... 7,600.00 Park Commissioficrs .« 60,000.00 Washington 8chool Playgroun: . 5,000.00 Purchase of Bleachers . . 121500 State Aid to Widows . i B 9,000,00 Street Improvement Fund ... . 20,800.00 Catch Basing ...... 5 City Plan Commission * . 1,000,00 Home Service Bureau . 2,600.00 Emergency Account ... . 16,000,00 Taxes—State, Military and County 107,300,00 £,000,00 $253.815.00 INTEREST AND DISCOUNT Sewer Ponds ... Refunding Bonds Park Bonds School Bonds ... School Bonds (New Issue) .... City Notes—Town Home Annex . City Notes—8mith School Repair .. City Notes—Mun. Slaughter House Addn. New Issues and Temporary Loans . ... $66,200.00 1] 6,000,00 232,241,806 PAYMENTS ON PRINCIPAL Sewer Bonds due 1928 ............... Sewer Bonds due 1928 (new issue) ... $28,000.00 morning that fire had crept | portion of which was not destroyed. Tontroctions were given fo start |under the floor and had burned = An inspection of the balcony re- ROARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s to such an ex-|vealed the pews there charred and 2 r. [timbers and joi {tent that Building Inspector Ruth- blackened, cushions ruined, pipes Street Department Which was not burned, Showing |cleaning, and clearing away the |erford ordered the floor torn up. |burncd, meited or twisted out n"th-v!i““:;" pipes melted and twisted untH they ' gebris. Church officials still are at a loss echo organ, moving picture bnoll\",‘r !“;‘-T {were worthless and much of the in- |, During the time the origin of the {to know just how much the dar llcd with soot and rubbish and the «‘i‘m? (’fs'h L strument a heap of charcoal. The |fire was being investigated. there age actually will amount to. It was chimes smoked and covered \with r;l“"""' CATE S Is and ceiling were water soaked | was some talk of the organ motor Ia«lmm: d)'ést‘(l*rdaly‘lfl:la! (l.‘ontr';\ctlor dc};;xs. 1(:0::::\":1(;:" nd Pavements . i N ¢ No. 6, was and some of the furniture was!nhaving bheen found running by fire- Allen had estimates he loss to be 'he two motion picture machines | O & :1‘:‘Ir(2)rm§“g'):‘“n;gl’:‘epaa:\)dNg(:s‘“w;;;;:‘T"‘"""L {men, g)lh Chapman admitted hav- |at least $140,000. This morning it were so filled with grease and nool|fi:|'.:|;;l" New and Repair ... on the roof of the Arch street side. Although Chief Noble placed the ‘ing thrown the organ switch at the |[was stated by church officials that |that it was necessary to send them E nne"'m" Dc'vt ‘Ex;’mn‘“ X Tie was placed in a special harness fotal loss at little morc than $100.- | request of firemen but dfd not the damage to the building will run back to the Pathe Film Co. in New | ;8 MeChNE FERt FRCRIE - provided for the purpose, and used | 000, church officials were reluctant {know whether he threw it off or on.|from $80,000 to $80,000; this is ex-York for an overhauling. [ Fiak gepin and DO 8 for the first time, and lowered to | to make any attempt to estimate the Mr. Bloom, who had e Refunding Bonds due 1928 ..... Park Bonds due 3928 ........ School Bonds due 1928 feeenes School Bonds due 1928 (new {issue) .. Sinking Fund—8ewcr Bonda .. Sinking Fund—=8chool Bends . 8inking Fund—Mun.Bldg. Bonds City Notes—Town Home Annex .. City Notes—8mith 8chool Repalr ...... City Notes—Mun. Siaughter House Addn. City Notes—Acct. of Defleit ....... Payment—Acct. Park Improvement . 15,000.00 Payment—Acct. Fire Station No. 7 .... £0,600.00 T'ayment—Acct. World War Memorial 26,000.00 . = {formal meeting in the church of-/qyjg work will go ahead without de- fice to discuss the situation. Tt was ljay, {lcarned that the organ was prac-|\ork immediately taking up the ca cally a total loss, 2 small section of | pets and cushions in the pews for plaster. A large portion of the front, containing the ruins of the orgau:and the pulpit was roped off later. Fireman Lowered From Perch Two firemen were injured. Chief Noble_sustained a painfully_injured knee Wlherf he struck ‘it against the corner of a pew. Iiteman Joe Ver- $4,500.00 200.00 2,600.00 6,500.00 20,000.00 500.00 1,400.00 4,500.00 1,100.00 10,000,00 5,000.00 5,000.00 25.009.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 33,000, been in the |clusive of an approximate $10,000 Throughout the auditorium the |' the ground by firemen. damage to pulpit furniture and or- | plastering will have fo come down, . Lcadsm Repair consciousness at New Britain Gen- eral hospital an hour later, Both firemen were treated by Dr. Frank Zwick. Because of the central location of Ao fire it was necessary to keep Main street open for He regained t John J. King maintained & traffic lane and Kept cars moving without congestion. Motor vchicles not having business in the fire zone were turned off at intersecting streets wherever possible. Buses were kept moving wifh no delay ex- cept that occasioned by the traffic lMghts. The Arch strect buses were routed via Glen street. In the church other policemen, a number of them in plain clothes, with Sergeant Joln C. Lieutenant Matthias Rival, helped handle thc persons who for one rea- son or another had business indoors or on the church grounds. Boy Scouts of Troop ‘2, in charge of Scoutmaster Harry I Bonney, were -iand Mr. Rutherford are satisfied was | Taken: (73 5 [onto the ! Organ builders had just completed |friends and y their work and cleaned up on Kri- |ists, the people of the 8buth church, but that!” It's exasperating when men don't understand — and cmbarrassing when they do. Women who have learned of Midol don't have painful periods, Midol is not a nar . only on the organs affected. fectly safe, but swift; it complete comfort in five to sevel minutes! No matter how hard a jou've always had, Midol will {the the American flag which occu- | It | pied a plac dispel every particle of pain. ¢ common sense fo use it does nothing 1o hinder th natural _process of but makes it painless. Get Midol in the trim little ¢ of aluminum, for purse or po Aty ceals, 8l awy drugstore for it flic, and a squad of traffic policemen in charge | adler and | normal. | flew from the organ, the menstruation: | byrncd full of holes and resembles {there was considerably more dam. | loss, especially in the face of the'church late the night before. is said |fact that Theodore C. Lewis of'to have recollected turning the Lewis & Hitcheock, organ builders, | motor off. [Deputy Fire Chier who have just finished overhauling | Souney admitted last night that it | the instrument placed the value of [ was perfectly porsible the streams ot the organ at $75,000, On this basis water on the electrical apparatus |it is likely the entire loes may exceed { might have thrown the switch and 1 $130.000, |started the motor. The running of Contractor William W. Allen, who : the motor is not thought to have has erected a number of large etruc- | had any connection with the fire. | tures and who surveyed the ddmage | Invitation from First Church with a great deal of interest, de-| An invitation to make use of the clined to make even a guess at the | facilitics of the First Congregational damage. “It would take an expert ‘church wae extended to the mem- appraiser on church buildings @ |bers of the South church soon after week“or 10 days to tell,” he said. 'it was learned that the latter house Ruilding Inspector A. N. Rutherford. (of worship could not be used for | who made a thorough inspection of | wervices. Rev. Theodore Ainsworth {the building, figured the height of 'Greene, pastor of the First church, 1he walls, ete. said the loss to the |Charles J. Parker, F. G. Platt, I". building alone would reach $75,000. | Vibberts, C. F. Bennett, Mra. F. G. | This added to the $75,000 organ | Platt and Mrs. Marcus White met would bring the loss to $150,000. |and adopted the following letter No_hlame is attached to any in- (which was dispatched to the South dividual in connection with the or- ! church: {igin of the fire. The pipe, which | |fire officials say became overheated | “To the People of the South Con- | | and started the blaze has been in the | gregational Church of New | same position for 18 years, according | Britain. Connecticut. {to Mr. Rutherford, and might have | stayed there for 50 more without | causing trouble. Mr. Chapman had | |less than two pounds of steam pres-| “Upon hearing of the most un- ! sure in the boiler. The pipe,-an or- ! fortunate fire in your church build- dinary furnace flue, went through ing this morning, a meeting of the two wooden partitions. the wood- | I'irst Ecclesiastical Society's commit- work being four to six inches away. | tce together with our representatives Part ef the pipe was dircetly under | on the Committee on Co-operation an open register, opening into the | between the Congregational interior of . thé organ. Firemen |churches of New Britain was called | found & heap of fine ashes on top of’| by the pastor preceding the morning | {the pipe after the fire, which they |€crvice and the following action “Dear Friends: sawdust and aweepings, swept| *‘Resolved: That we, the People through the register and which fell [of the First Church do hereby ex- pipe where it ignited. | press our sincerc sympathy with our fellow Congregational- day. in their present loss—whatever its | £200,000 Insurance on Building | extent may prove to be—and would | Church trustees 'announced yes- most cordially offer the hospitality | terday that there is $200,000 insur- |of our House of Worship and the | ance on the entire building, which |use of our Church plant, in so far also covers the organ. This is di- |as it may be needed, to house the vided among various agencies but |activities of the South Church until !just héw completely it will cover {such time as repairs or other ar- ! the damage they were unable to tell. | rangements can be made.® ! urer W. L. Hatch, who hawx| “With renewed aesurance of our figures, ix on his way to Ber- [rcgret for the accident, which has . and E. W. Pelton, chairman | occurred, and of our earncst desire anding committee, was out [to be of service to you and your of the city }mh!l!h-n& at this time, | An interesting exhibit of the fire | Belfeve us, | Faithfully yours.” Floor Ordered Tom Up Inspection of the fire scene this fact that | 1o the left of the pulpit. | Sitruck by burning embers an they flug in|morning revealed the flags one [age done than was thought vester- | | sees on exhibition. |day. Whereas it was thought that An incident indirectly caused by [the main auditorium had escaped the firc and which created a little ,much damage, beyond the soakiug | one of the many battle tal gan casings, not considered part of even to the ornamental the organ, and a possib damage to the organ, making a to- damage of from $150,000 to! (Continued on Different Dodge Brothers Victory Six is not only a new car but an entirely new and better kind of a car. For the first time in history, body and chassis are a single, integral unit. The wide, deep Victory chassis frame, flush with the body lines, eliminates the body sill and the customary body OVERHANG. Major body parts are reduced from 367 to 8! 175 pounds of useless weight are cast off! The gravity center is radically lowered—with head-room and road clearance unaffected. The results can not be expressed—they must be experienced. No unpleasant skidding or sidesway at the cor- ners. No back-wheel “chatter” when the Lock- heed Hydraulic brakes are quickly applied. A smoothness over cobble roads that you have never imagined possible. A swift car that is safe—a moderate-priced car that is unsurpassed in smartoess and individuality. 1095 4¢-DOORSEDAN, F.O.5.DETROIT S. & F. MOTOR SALES CORP., “Tel. 731. 1129 Stanley St. DODGE BROTHERS, INC. Page 10) BRILLIANTLY ot VICTORY SiX THE SENIOR SIX AND AMERICA'S FASTEST FOUR ALSO ON DISPLAY Ofticc Expense ....... plasterjug | o), Py 875,000 |over the central willars, The posts. o0& Of Btreets , Permanent Pavement Repairs | Railings, New and Repair | Semi-Permanent Pavement Repairi | Snow and Iee ...... | 8torehouse and Yard . | Street and School Signe | Tools, New . { Tools and Machinery Repair . New Work: ‘Grading. . .. | Macadam, New 1f:nnrr¢-1e Gutters Bridges . .......... | Rounding Corners . Stone. Traveled Ways .. 1,300.00 25,000.00 12.000.00 500.00 £,167.00 12,000.00 5,000,00 4.500.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 15,000.00 000.00 4.500.00 3,800.00 750.00 50,000.00 Tatal | Street Lighting . Sewer Maintenance State Highway .... | Permianent Pavement | | POLICE DEPARTMENT Regular Payroll Supernumerary Payroll Chairman, Clerk Gasoline, Oil ...... Aatomebile Repairs Automobile Epuipment Incidentals ... Subway Rental . Lighting, Power Rignal System ... Care of Querters Building Repairs Emergency Fund Telephones ..... Garage [tental uipment | Red Light System . Strect Lines ....... | Department Clerk . Petty Cash Fund ! Telephone Typewriter . | New Traffic Signals . New Cable ........ Police Equipment .. J.\‘m ‘ar for Detective Bureau 2217 HEALTH DEPARTMENT Collection of Garba | Dental Clinie Officc and Laboratory ... Printing ........ Tuberculosis Work S ries . Incidentals . . Saughter House Maintenanc Maintenance of Care Collection of Dead Animals .. | $283,217.00 65,500.00 25,000.00 5,000.00 20,000,00 $398.717.00 $174,278.00 19,000,00 1,000.00 1.800.00 1.200.00 300.00 1.536. 1.500. 1,000, 100, 300, 300. 750, 840, 50, 500 630.00 1,600, 1,800.00 500,00 200,00 1,660.00 800,00 1.000.60 600.00 $29,800.00 2,000.00 1,800.00 700.00 200.00 20,730.00 500 00 2.000.00 1.800.00 #0000 $60,330.00 $378.60001 GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCIDENTALS Office Expenses: Supplies and Telephones ... $7.200.00 Advertising and Printing £,000,00 Elections . 6,000,00 Judiciary . 2,000.00 Miscellaneous”Payments . 10,000.00 Personal Tax Enroliment Personal Service SALARIES RECAPITULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS School Department . $1,256,684.00 Street Department 288,21%.00 Street Lighting ... €5.600.00 Sewer Maintenance ., 26,000:00 State Highway ....... $,000.00 Permanent Pavement . 20,000.00 Police Department ... 217,266.00 Fire Department ... . 85,92 Department of Public Welfare . 91,383.20 Health Department . €0,330.00 Special Appropriations . 46,950.00 Municipal Departments Interest and Discount . Payments on Principal . Incidentals .... Salaries WATER DEPARTMENT In accordance with the amended charter of the City this Board estimates that the Water Commissioners will have an income during the year of $216,000.00; und recommends that appropriations for their dé- partment be made as follows: Capital Account— Collecting System .. Purification System . Pumpling 8ystem ... 730,000,00 $87,000.00 38,000.00 Capital Account— Digtribution System . M llaneous Capital 75,000.00 60,000.00 136,000.00 Operating Expenses— . Collecting System and 2 Purification Bystem 12,000.00 Pumping System ... $,000.00 Distribution System . 12,000.00 Repaira— Collecting System. Pumping and Dis- tribution ......... General and Mise. Ex- Penses ... 30,000.00 Interest on Bonds .... 31.380.00 “Sinking Fund Payment 30.000.08 Rerial Bond Payments . 25,000.00 15,000.00 Estimated 1ncome va. 0316,000.00