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IS LLS 1 ' 1 j u 1 . i I S!K A BY L1AY0R SlwDI, ... 1 - l! 1 n Siasmng or tsumaies ill W From Various Departments cf City Administration,, is Necessary. ' 5 . , Mayor Simon has succeeded In ham mering down the city tax levy to I mills. In order to do this It was nec essary to -cut to the bone practically all estimate filed by the several mu nicipal departments tor their expenses during 11L ,Th firs and police depart " ment estimates suffered most severely from the slashing. The engineering and 1 ttreet cleaning departments received 1 the heaviest cutting of estimates f all ying under the general fund. In order to maintain the department en the estimates allowed Mayor Simon recommends that ' working forces and. expenses h reduced. This order mors specifically applies to the street clean Ing and "nglheertngrdepartmcmtr.-p 1 plication ha been -made by heads , of several . departments , fox Increase, in salary-. for members ' of . their depart ments. ! j No Increases are allowed by the mayor. '''' V" Cutting into-the estimate filed by the chief of the fire department wa un- usually heavy..; as there have been many calls for new Btatlon and equlp- ment ,The estimate for the requlre ment for next year "for the department Is 6S9.fi.r, The mayor out this to J5I1.587. "The chief of police asked for $327,780. ' This J. cut ''to 1286.040. The estimate for s treet repairing Is 165. 1 !47. and1 this. is- cut'- to -J99.200. -The ' street lighting estimate is allowed In full, Which J 135,421.;;-Vv:?:,M.:;;; j M, , street ;Trmo .Hearler. , In J cutting th street repair ft estl J mate much work : of repairing streets will have to be postponed. - With the ".Increase " Of . automoblllng and heavy tfafflo ; the streets . need tonstant at- f tentlon . along- this line.' With the R rowth 'of . th Miy; iu64 especially with S the suburban territory, Added police pro teMion Is demanded. AOnftr half the ad. ditional 'men anfited by that department , were alto-wed. The am applies to fire nntMmi ' " ' ' -Aw... V. ,.ii,' 'i The m8yorrhai'.opposed.,'incfea8es"f salary, throughout the" entire year, and ' hos carried this' idea' Into his' budget.' i Several inf., the heads rot .departments asked1 In"; their estimates" for (increases i for men' In. their .departments.. - This f request., was ' made for those who have been ' long : In the .emnloy' of the city The following departments made such j requests, which rgmoufils-. covers the- in T crease" for the entire, year: City at f torney. $660; .auditor, $1300; pound de partment. $S00; oltv engineer, t.$4S0; pavk department. $1560, and strpet cican- lug department,- $1260, Should ail in crHPs have-been" aUowed( the amount I would have been $52SO. , ' Some Allowances G rented. 7 The estimates jtt departments bus ! tMncd-by .the general fund covered ad- . ditionai nwn, more fixtures, and other features demanded bl the Increase In business. Tho .street cleaning depart ' ment. asked for $329,566, and . will . be allowed $233,000. The engineering de- : partment askml for $21 0,1 3d and. Is al . lowed $140,000. , ' -, With such cutting heads of the sev eral departments began this morning figuring out what they, would do next u year. Many feel they,-have been nn ' Justly trtated,' and 'others feet- the city w(ll ,, ba.,xateiiallif.,, inJuredU.f,'.The,,4a levy has been kept to nj. mllla, und the : general fund reduced ' to the- estimated V revenues. .. ' . : :.J , s.,tA- . :: V ".'. ' y ' Should the council approve of the mayor's 'figures, it is stated by those closely watching municipal affairs that the tty. will be more hard pressed for 4 futids at the close of next year than ; at the'present time. The vtax levy last t year was - 4.1 mills, -which ; was much . lower tnan it Baa been for several years. 3 It is further et forth by many that this was entirely too low for the growth !; or ,na -city, which low tax levy ha re: Xmlted In the present, straitened condl i- lion or tne city-finances.' ,., ,' Gets kigues rrom Estimates. Portland, Or.. Nov. J J, 1J10. To the !, council: In accordance with the rennir. ment of .section J85 of the charter, the several officers, commissioners, boards and departments of the city, havo pre-. ; Tared a,nd filed witl the auditor an es- tlmate of the expenses and disburse- i ments of their respective departments - for the year inv From these estimates - me mayor is required to prepare his ; annual budget for the I of the nsliiOreejVn'a.vreaentv: thtt io me couftcn, eo that Jt may es-.- tlmate jand declare the necessary amount of money to be raised by ! general tax- atlon for municipal purposes, and ordain v the general appropriation ordinan , - "The following Is Ubulated sUte- menv w mo several estimates f lWd with JT'Vj audlt04:i--;':r-;-'?A-i: ;s;j,;:: - 'iv t "PayabU out of funds Iderived from " ui ovies; .. -y, foce department . . i . . . 827'780 00 I Interest on .bonded - hdeb ' ' " " ; hJ4 tvt;Hd1 m" r ociatior. '- .ooo:o Lighting streets and build-'"" i -! x-ayaoi om General TaxML Mayor's office .7, VM ! ' Auditor's office':' '.il t fi.300.00 i 42,180.00 a City treasurer's 6ffln City attorneys office ... Municipal Judge . I ''l"!?1"". J" wector's office . " Suilvd.Ln nPctors office Health department . .viM ,r(;; Jlarbormaeter . ... , l ( ivil service commission ,' beair j weights and , meas- ; 12.785.00 19,668.60 110,156.00 S.460.00 14.682.0 13,995.00 11,812.00 i 2,455.00 A 2,750.00 Uff'SJ . Poundmater ... ;;'... -'J:'- 7 417 en J Sup't garbage crematory iltllfo ;, Janitor's department i ' M 580 00 ' i erty for street improve--f ments aitd construction of ' , ry of viewers on street v (!-: extensions c-,v-i' aultrpora and metal- furnl- - Advertising , , . " t" ' ... '"I Mil . S.000.00 6.000.00 1MQ0.00 1,500.00 15,000.00 PflFC ri IDFH AT IIAlic m i tuur vuulu ni iiutviL DI ; NtW ABSORPTION f METHOD j If you suffer from bleeding,, itching, blind or protruding Piles, send me your ; iWres. and I will tell you how to cure , yourself at home by the new absorntlon .A.UeMXiant iH4.'Winis-nd- oraer of tlis home treatment free for trial, with ; references from your own locality if s '-required. .Immediate relief "and perma : i ' i t cure eur-l. nd no money, out ij ni tiers cr tins oner, write today " rs, jm, oumratT vox. r. fsotre - , ind. . i 7 l! Iks i is.r-an. : l.;$iVOi 1 ftatloncry and liiar.'Ks InF'.irRnre on oily property , Kelief of certain persons . . Expense of litigation - Expense of license tags .... Salary of council ........ Miscelaneous expense of council . . . ............. Miscellaneous expense of eral . . .- Furniture fund .-. . . . . . Examination of plumbers . , Official investigations . . Expense of elections . .'..' Free employments bureau... -B'ree museum . . s.tniu.vu 1 3,000.00 ' 2.000.00 1 4,600.00' 1,000.00 8,500.00 S.OOO.OO soo.oo 250.00 26,000.00 8.180.0U ,'2.500.00 4.000.00 Car, fere 4 ,,-.,..-' 878.655.60 3,000.00 10,000.00 90,000.00 10,000.00 t 6.000.00 80,000.00 furniture found . ..... . -. . S ' Transfer to street and sewer interest ' fund - ...;...-. . Tranef er to improvement bond Interest fund....... 10 per cent crematory bonds. Interest on crematory bonds Street' improvement , and sewer warrants ......... 143,000.00 tl,028,555.6 Deduct amounts duplicated as shown by auditor s es timate i 27,220.00 1 . . " 899,838.60 Sat to Taxpayers. - In the consideration of this Import ant subject I must remind you, gentle men of, the counctK that the duty we ewe fhe taxpayers of the city impera tively demands that we exercise scrupu lous vigilance lit the expenditure of the public" funds, carefully scrutinise the estimates" submitted " to us and limit the appropriations to the minimum sum consistent with intelligent economy, ' H will be conceded that the city has recently taken on almost phenomen al growth enoridevelopmentL and that this requires Increased expenditures In the conduct and maintenance of the business of the city. However, the tlmates filed with th auditor exceed by over 60 per cent the appropriations made for. the year now drawing to,a close.' Thla Is manifestly too great and too rapid an : increase in cost of city government, and ' therefore V demands from us that we closely investigate the items which bake up the several esti mates. I do not believe , It necessary that the taxpayers . of the city should be required to. pay out all this money tor municipal government, and ear nestly . request the cooperation of your honorable body in reducing the appro priations asked for and limiting the same to me lowest possible gums. . Cat Demanded by Department , The speciflo items of Lestimated ex penditure for the coming year filed by uie cniei or engineers aggregate $859,- 284.- in addition to this, there are fur ther recommendations .made, which. If approved, win ,add.AconslderabU um to that Already stated, - So far as can b;e .determined at'thls time, the. amount ox property within the; city limits sub ject to assessment vf or the year 1911, as determined by the, assessor (after de- aucting.4 per cent for dellnouencies wm aggregate $248,000,000. it The Char ter, limits the amount of tax levy for the maintenance Of-the f ire department to ;2i; mllls.' ; It1 will be-readiiy seen that the amounts of speciflo eetlmates. hot Including any of the special recom mendations made by. the chief engineer, will-very largely exceed the amount of money that can be derived from, a 2'i mill levy; and even If this is deemed advisable, it is imperative that the esti mates ,be reduced. - - - - After conference with the" firs com mlttes of the executive board and thi ... .... 0 ... v ... , urwu UUQ WUNU1", atlon, it has been- determined to reduce the estimate filed by omitting .the toU lowing appropriations therein asked for, which It ,1s believed may be done with out seriously impairing the efficiency orftne lire department during the com ing year Engine. Company-No, 2. Third and Ctllsan Streets, new ma terial! and . eoulDment. . . . . .t td ltH hh engine company wo. i , xwen- ly-iourtn and i.0 ve J oy stteets, new material and equipment 82,373.06 Engine Company No, 18, East i wenty-ionn ana Thomp ;:.fion streets, new material "and'enulnment 32,873.00 Engine Company No. 25, Ken-- 4i worm, - new material ana -equipment . . . . . . . 82,123.00 - 7,200.00 10.000.00 One water tower... t . 1 One auto aerial quick-rising . truck i .. t ........... . j. . j Two autos (runabouts) for assistant and V battalion chiefs 4,000.00 One auto combination- chemU ' , cal and 'hose wagon, for Hose No. 3, to replace horse- ' drawn wagon, which will go ' to Enstne No; ,20.,. .7 6,380.00 4.809.00 4000 feet i hose for reserve-. This reduction will aggregate t-188,497.00 Deducting . this sum, '' from - s6&S,Z84 lesven ........... , 600,7 JT.00 . Special. Seoonunendatfons. Taking up the special or .additional recommendations embraced in the esti mate, I desire to state that I approve the, recommendations of the chief en gineer to the effect that "the premises on which Engine Company No, 9 is lo cated, at Thirty-fifth and'-' Belmont streets should be - disposed , or and a new location secured In the same vicin ity, and that a brick building (should bo erected thereon of sufficient capacity to serve for an: engine company and a truck company, This will entail an ex penditure of about $16,000 in addition to what will probably be realized from the sale of the lot now owned by the city. - I also recommend that an ap propriation of $1500 be made' for the ( - erection of - an engine ' house on ' the site - the city hag pur chased at Kenton, and that $3000 be approprlatel , for -the .acquisition'., of a site and the erection of a "building for fire equipment at ,- Ros City ; "Park. These sums added to . the balance of $600,787, will aggregate $631,287, ' ' 1 "The recommendation of the Chief engineer -for the. purchase of a 4ot and the establishment of a fire station in the vicinity of Thirteenth and Alberta streets is approved,: but no action need be taken thereon as the council at its last session passed an ordinance ap propriating $3000 for the purpose. At the same meeting of the council, an or dinance was passed maklng'an addition al appropriation of $3000 to provide for the purchase of ground and the erection of a building If or t Jra protection at Archor Place and Anabel. " - - City Acquires "fcanl. -"The Subject of provldipg fire pro tection for this section of the city has long been nnder consideration, and only recently upon the recommendation of the fire committee of the executive board, the council appropriated $2000 for the purpose, and thereupon two lots a KernJPark were purchased, and Ar rangements are Under way for the 'in stallation of suitable fire protection for that point. -,' : 1 ' 'v' ."The city also acquired land for fire purposes at Thlty-fourth and Bt.' Fran ces avenue,, Kenllworth. The location selected by .the council at Archer Place and - Anabel is about equidistant: be tween Kern Park and Thirty-fourth and Frances avenue, and therefore some doubt arose as to whether there Is pres ent necessity ; f or fire protection at Archer - Place and Anabel. Inasmuch, however,? as It is contemplated that a volunteer company be installed at thfs point, I am rather- disposed to concur 4a-4ie- h of-he eeuneil. ' , "The chief of police has filed, with the auditor an estimate of the expensea of conducting ; the police department for 780. This contemplates an Increase In the police force of four sergeants of 1 ( t . . ; ' patrolmen. '1 ; . 1 reromnu'nJ.i ti nt t .1 rf t'-.-y ;5. " ;, - ' . ,r , $1-5. iltrs f ' -r iiN-oimnpnla- teetlve eer . i , i t . . r will ho spcciilca..y called to your at tention presently. N j Redaction Kece try. "I lyj.ve taken up with thechlef of police and the police committee of the executive board tli estimate filed and Impressed upon the gentlemen named the necessity -for reducing the estimate so as to place the same within the limits of a 1.15 mill levy. Following such conferences, I now beg to recommend that in place Of 35 sergeants' of police, the police force be limited to 12 ser geants (the number now employed), and In place of 15 detective sergeants, the number "be fixed at 12, adding one detective sergeant to the number now on the force. r I do not concur in the recommendation to Increase the .salary from $116 to $125. It will be observed upon Investigation that the condition of the city treasury does not Justify an increase in the salary of any of the departments, at. the present time. In place of the 40 additional patrolmen suggested, I recommend that the. num ber be lwnited to 26. 1 "J also recommend that the following reductions be made in the several spe cial estimates shown In the general es timate:. , 1 . Telegraphing from t 506 to f 300 Telephoning from.;. 600 to- 200 Photographing criminals, jueruuon . system sup plies '.v.. 460 to , 869 ): 2500 8460 r 8T0 Miscellaneous' expenses, ' ... .nil , I ., Jt partment, repairs, fuel, suDDlies. etc. 8000 to. Bents, Uet. Dept., Worn- un's .. .- Auxiliary -and . i - Athletlo Assn.. lockers i' for patrolmen and po-. lice band from ...... 64(0 to Feeding and carina for horses, ; veterinary, harness, ' saddlery, re- . . pairs, mounted service service , , and : stables, buying new horses,... 8266 to ;,'r';;v;,; Eliminate. AXOM. "I also recommend that the item, one auto patrol wagon and malntenace of same, repairs, oil, eto., $6600, 'be elim inated from the estimate." There is no present need for such auto patrol wagon, ' . ; . v ' . w . , " "The reductions recommended. If ap proved by the council; aggregate $41, 740 and will leave the amount to be appropriated for the police department $286,-O40. The x estimated balance a In the police fund on January 1, 1911, will be '$7,754.13. 'There is one item ; of dlsbursehaent that is not embraced In the above men" tloned ' estimates which must be pro vided for, namely,: theJudgment- X en dered against :. the clty. In . what Is; known as. the!" detective' salary i cases, aggregating fcbout $12,661 - To Arovide for the f payment; of tliese,.claIrB the puKKesiea levy 01 l.U - mills must be Increased to 1.20 mills. " " The estimate filed by the parkkeePer tor general ; expenses of the park .de partment for 1911 is $122,247.60, and for 'construction work 8168 200. in nil. Lflltlon to the latter sum here are street assessmenxs levied again tft pioperty un der the jurisdiction of the park depart ment now due and coming due during the year 1911, which :wim amount , to $100,000. The two items last mentioned aggregate $268,200,, and are payable out of funds realized from the sale of park ana ooiuevara oonos, f ,i- s - As to ly grounds. 1 "I the above mentioned estimate Of general expenses Is included an Item tor playground apparatus, $12,900, which is liroperly chargeable to the, construction 247.50 leaves $109,847.60.- Thq amount of '; thle estimate if approved must " be ralred by taxation.. A levy of .46 of a milt will be sufl: andI , recommend hat such levy a be maae, ?- - r 'fr; - r'r";: .v,v'In conhectiort w.ith these general -ex penses I beg to call attention to the fact that the parkkeeper has included In his estimates, and recommended for action by the council, the Increase in the sal ary of quite a large number .of his aai slstants and employes. I' need not'Nre peat what 1 have elsewhere said Ini re spect to -proposed increases of salaries, j If .'Without increasing .the annual levy cener salaries, cuuia oe puiu 10, aenerv Ing employes, It would afford me much satisfaction. I am. however, determined, so tar a it is iWitnm- my jpower to do so, to 'see that the levy for aie year 1911 for municipal purposes shall hot exceed 6 mills, and. because of this' I am un ple to . approve tne caiary increases The estimate, filed by the chairman of the committee on lights orthe exec utive board for Jlghtlng streets and city buildings, as installed- and to be In stalled January, l, 1911, is fizi.zoo, and the amount to be 'expended for aaji Uonal lighting during, the coming year , Amonat to Be Balstd, ' v Deductlnir the estimated -available balance-January l'49lW-4eaver the amount to be raised by tax levy $125. 421.20. . Increase in. population an ex tension of city' limits makes It impera tive to extend the lighting, area of the city.- The estimate for the yeaf 1911 is sontewhat In -excess of, that for the year 1410. but not Jnore tnan-, seems to ne reaulred W" reason Or the growth of the city. '; I believe tnat tne expense or main taining the police department is reuucea In the proportion in which our streets are lighted. . - r;.r. -v- ': , MI recommend tnat a levy pe maae in accordance, With thei estlmat filed, by the chairman of the committee on lights. "The directors of the ? Library asso ciation report that they , will require from the city, in order to prosecute ine work of the library for the year. 1911, the sum of $40,000; but also etate that in the event that a levy: of ,15 of a mill will not produce the sum named, tney will adjust the expenses of maintaining the library to the amount derrved from such levy.V While the estimate exceeds bv 810.000 the" appropriation made , for the year 1910.. I feel that the. Library association or I'oriiana is aoing a great work for the people of this city, and its usefulness can and will . be greatly extended by the additional appropria tion. I therefore recommend that, the estimate of the 'Library association for the year 1911, amounting to $40,000, be approved. . ; $165,847 eo.ulred.' ; The city engineer estimates that It will require the sum of. $165,247 for the repairs of streets and bridges for the year 1911. The aura estimated is large ly In. excess -at the appropriation made for the curfent year. I believe, thl ee tlmate should be reduced to an amount which can be realized from: a .4ft mill levy, and I recommend that such levy be made.' , ' ' . - "Two .new ..bridges located , on the east side, namely, the Kast Twelfth street and the Eatvt Twenty-eighth Btreet bridges, have now been completed. and are opento travel, serving , as ? a great convenience to the sections of the city in which the same are located, "Rights of way have been acquired and preliminary steps have been taken looking towards , the construction of what will be known is the East Twenty-eighth Btreet bridge, ia'view of the recent completion of the vast Twelfth and East Twenty-eighth street bridges, the near completion, of the Hawthorne alvenue bridge and the inauguration of wonrTDrrrne Tiroaaway Driae (the lat- ter two spanning the Willamette river). I do not believe the city Is warranted in hastening the constructlohjOf the East Twenty-eighth' street bridge. ' I rec ommend. however, that a levy of .05 of a 'mill be made to increase to that rvi.'nt tl,- f i."fi .1 1-si f , - ..... i '"' vid.i means fur d-'lrg s xti v. e i -y he deemed advisable darfnthe Cf.nlnj year. - "The statement prerared by 'the audi tor shows that the amount to bo r by tax levy to pay the bonded lnd.-iitel nes-s interest for the year 191113 :'! ),' T07.62, after deducting the estirnnted evailiible balance . on January 1, 1911. I'rovlslon has 'been made in thla esti mate for all maturing Interest coupons during ,, the ensuing year, including $50,000 entimatfcd, for interest on dock bonds. This latter sum wouiii pay one- half, year's interest on the total author ised Issue of dock bonds. , I do not be lieve it at all likely that the plans of the "dock commission" will mature suf ficiently to Justify the Issuance and sale of more than $25g,000 of dock bonds during the coming year, and If I am cor rect In my assumption, $5000 will pay all the interest required on these bonds, and the estimate of the auditor can be reduced to $285,707:63, .- v Interest oa Dock Bonds. "I recommend that provision be made for payment of $5000 interest on dock bonds, and that 1 mill on the dollar be levied tof meet the payment of bonded Indebtedness interest. Believ ing, that a wise and conservative busi ness policy required the inauguration of a system that will in time pay off the city bonded Indebtedness. I recommend ed to the council last year that provision, be made for the creation of a sinking fund, and your honorable body leyied a tax of .20 of a mill for that purpose. most earnestly recommend that this pollcybe continued and that for the year 1911 a levy of .25 of a mill be made for the benefit of such sinking fund. -The Buperlntendent of the street- cleaning department ' has filed an; es timate In, which he jrecommendsan ap propriation of $329,666.60 to meet the 'expenses of maintaining his department and providing additional necessary equip ment for the year 1911. The expenses ofs this department for the year 1919. based ori the amount already expended and estimating .what will be required for the balance I of- the rear, aggregate about '$212,000. It will thus be seen that there Is a marked increase in .the estimate for the year 19.11 -over the ex penditures of Hit. nrwnt -vii. - ..,. While the efficiency of the street cleaning department must ; e i main tained, and ample provision made for taking care of the additional territory acquired pTTi49 city and proper pro vision made' for the care and cleanli ness of the hard surface streets added during the present year, I believe that the appropriation asked' for ought to b and safely -can be materially reduced. The estimate Jncludes 'an appropriation of J40.000 for sprinkling streets. ,;: ff -.'; Appjoptiatloa ; la iio. .t:; .? - The-appropriatlcm made f of the yeaf 1910, for. this X . Purpose, was: $28,000. .While, , additional streets have been aaaea to vtne um of .the city,, there nas also been a material reduction in l me streets to do eprinkied by 'reason of the number of miles of hard sur face pavements 'added. In my Judgment this item or $40,000 should be reduced to $28,000, the amount appropriated for 1310. '.. v . I also recommend reducing the esti mate.. .'Miscellaneous , Items'4 $5000 to $1000.; J. do not believe thatr,it will be necessary to- expend more than $1000 for, miscellaneous purposes. " . ; "The estimate also contemplates an appropriation of . about 180.0Q0 . in ex. cess of the appropriation made for the' year 191tV for laborers employed on the day force smd night force.' Provision is made for auding a considerable nunr-' Der or laDorers and toe the increased c6mpensation prescribed by ' the coun-cll-ln the ordinance adopted fixing sal aries or sucn laborers, ' ... t , - ; , "There .must bo a material reduction made in the estimate submitted! My recommendation in respect thereto will ds xouna tinaer tne neaa or "Ueneral Fund,' to Which I invite attention, , , fErlT' In' the year,- under- authority of a resolution adopted by the council, I appointed a building code committee, who ih connection with -'aft advisory committee,, prepared the ' new Itoutldtng code enacted by the council, which hetomes effective January 1, 1911. This buflding i code provides for increased effleiency."ln vthe idepartmenik of builds Ings, as . well as in the plumbing de partment of the city, addlnga number of officials to 4he corps of employes now employed in both the building .In spector's department and, plumbing de. partment.- '',,,; , Effect of Ballding Code.' " . . "From the estimate filed It would appear that. there Is uncertainty in the minds of. the building Inspector, health officer' and -plumbing inspector as to the effect the new. building code has upon their-respective offices. .There W a marked Increase over 1910 In the es timates filed by the three differnt, de partments for, 1911. I. w-Ki. , 1 ' j :-! The estimate of the building inspec tor aggregates $33,995,; as against $10, 740 for 1910; the estimate of the board of health is $31,312. as against $21,912 for the .current year, and the estimate of the plumbing inspector Is $14,532, as against $7718 for the. year 1S10. -I find that the bulldlngy Inspector,-believing that the plumbing inspector depart ment will on January 1, 1911, be lodged with the department of buildings, . has included m pis estimate the entire ex pense of maintaining; the plumbing de? partment; except one Item included ;in the plumbing Inspector's estimate, Ex amination for plumber' license, S10Q. ' . in view of the fact, that the new building code rest jurisdiction , of the plumbing 'department with , the depart ment of .buildings,:; I wotild recommend that the estimate of the plumbing Inspector-be entirely eliminated, and. that provision .. be . otherwise made for one Item therein, 'Examination for plumb ers' license. $100.' ' , - The health officer has included In the estimate filed by him the following items: - i. Salary for two additional men to ' . replace . Inspectors i. from the - - plumbing department .$3000 Ambulance service - for- the year ' . .1911 ............ -1800 'Ref erring 'to thts estimate of the health officer, X would suggest that the item of $3000 for two additional men to, replace ; tho inspector from the plumbing department should be elimi nated, as Jt is ' contemplated by the building inspector to provide the board of health with the inspector required. I also recommend that the' Item of $1800 for ambulance- service be reduced, to $1000 for the year 1911. f '. J, ,i Advises Against Increase. V - Taking up now the estimate of the building Inspector, I find that he ha made provision for all the additional em ployes authorized by the new building cole. -1 do not believe that it Was con templated or that it is expedient . to Im mediately add 'the entire force author ised' by this building code. In time it may be necessary to complete the, ros ter ofofflclals provided for by the new code, but this ia not essential at present "I recommend -that the estimate of the building . Inspector be reduced by eliminating therefrom: " In divtson of construction - - 1 Chief inspector , of construe- .tlon during a period of six . , month ,....$1200 J Deputy f . inspectors, second . grade ."-.' ,.'1400 DivlHton ot plumbing .iXXttputrpafltas0teltrlo ity .. 1200 General expenses of office : ' . The item of tickets be reduced.. 660 " Telephony tolls should be reduced . 60 "The reductions Hero recommended in the pHtlmntes Tiled by the bulldjngtn spector aggregate, $0910. I recommend t t t:,. ri n.ii . r : t i . the I . . .' i 1 ' ' the 1 ilili ( i. !- ' ' ''l fe e- i. ito t f t i 1 1 recommends an asirreri ,.t of .) 1 j for the purehane of new f ui i.. . am. 1:- s item Is embraced and airr:-, !y roim cred in the esjtmate filed by the audi tor. I, therefore, recommend t.uit this Item be eliminated from jimuir estimate. "The estimate of the pound master for the year 1911 shows a decrease of some $200 over ,th estimate In tlio amount appropriated for the current year. The pound master estimates the expenses of his department for the year 1911 at $7417.50, and in this estimate he has included an Item of $300 to cov er an Increase of salary fi-om $1200 to $1500 for which he has applied. r Ths pound department has been well man aged and the revenue derived therefrom has been larger under the administra tion of the present Incumbent than for merly,. I recommend that the appropria tion asked for be made.',.;: . ' f.- : JWonld Slloe Eitlrnate. "An estimate of $25d0'has' been filed by the curator of the city museum for the year 1911. -r I would be. pleased if the finances of the city were in such condition as to justify this desired ap propriation, yet I eel that the. general fund, out of which this appropriation must be made, cahnot afford It." I there fore recommend that a reduction of $1600 be made in this estimate, and ah appropriation of $1000 be, -made, be ing the same as for the year ,1910. ,. .' The sealer of weights and measures has ' tiled an estimate amounting '-to $4498. This estimate provides for an additional deputy at a. salary of $1080. The .sealer of weights and measures deem it important for the-ef flciencjrof hia department that one deputy should be added. As will be apparent from an examination of the estimates filed, and now under consideration, many of the departments have. asked for additional assistance, and for increased compensa tion for a number of the city, employes. I have pot been able? to give my assent to this... The matter of supplying addi tional help to various departments and Increase 6f salaries suggested must be considered by you In connection, with the finances of the city. - Aside from the additional deputy asked for, I ap prove t he recommendation of the sealer of weight and measure in the Bum of $3418. v V-iV ,7,.y--..V .,, , The expense-of maintaining the city government other than for the .support. and maintenance of police, fire and park departments,; for street lighting, repair ing etreets, i library, k bonded Indebted ness interest fund and special bridge and sinking funds must be. paid, out ot the general fund.. -v.,'- v , : " i ' "jiiil .Cause. o..,Expendittufe.'..!j-.l-L "Embraced In these disbursement Is the general payroll of the city, inelud ing the large sum expended on account of the-engineering department, street cleaning and sprinkling department, cre matory; health department,, building in spector office, vtc, 1 A 1 well known, not a dollar of the genbral. fund comes from taxation, .but the same is derived solely from money received from li censes, fine Imposed by tfte .municipal court. Interest on deposit made - in banks., and the 6 pe cent engineering fees Included in- the etreet and sewer assessments for the benefit of the city. I'TJio requirements made necesBary by the growth of the city have in the past and will continue in the future to- verely tax thl fund. The Income de rived by the city for -the general fund has not - kept pace with the insistent demands ' made upon it During the present year, among mother things," the council nas seen, m to increase: ine pay of employes Jr. 'the, street cleaning department, to an amount which aggre gates nearly M20.000 per annum. Responding'- to a very general public de mand the council, also authorized an an nual expenditure of about $6500 for the purpose of Improving dairy conditions and for milk. inspection. The new build ing code will entail an additional ex pense in the building and plumbing de partment Of about $18,000 per annum. The new Incinerator about tde com pleted iwrth the modern- and Improved method of handling the refuse garbage Will cause an additional annual expendi ture' of probably $16,000. Thls.must all be met from the general fund, I men tion .these' Jtema .to show how the re source of the' tneral fund have been and will be strained, i As yet no mean have been provided to Increase the source of revenue for this fund, ' - Total Beeelpt $3746,429.89. " Ttom an Inspection of the estimate of receipts and disbursement on ac count ot the general .fund for the year 1911, filed by tho auditor, . It will be Observed that including the estimated available balance ot January 1, 1911, the total estimated receipts m this fund will be $745,429.29. The estimates that have been filed with the auditor by the dif ferent departments and official whose expenditure must be paid from the gen eral fund aggregate $999,335.60. This leave a deficit of $253,906.81. Unless some provision is made by your honor able body for raising money which may be placed in the general fund, 1$ rieces sariiy follow that the estimate filed by 4he different departments and of ficial b the; city jnust bo materially reduced. . Not only must 'this deficit 'of $263,906.31 b wiped out, but there must be some moneys left in the general fund to' meet contingencies always likely to occur and demand upon the' city which can be met only from such fund. . Thl. deficit will be reduced $15,000 by the retransfer to the genral fund from which the same came, of the sum of $15,000 appropriated- towards the construction, of a concrete dock at he foot of Stark Btreet , Since the enact ment 'f the charter amendment pro viding' a" department pf ' publio docks, the council has been deprived ot Its authority to construct thl proposed public dock, and the money approprl- l This Trade-mark Is on Every Genuine Paclcand oi ' ill which given py tell I 52 "KcjUUritU V. 8. i'ateut Office ;W i UP i ) i 1 1 : i in i ri . ' Th. ' fn le c -i.-i-tr:ts i.l ! : - if; sati-.ti.t ir.-i-;r i ilt oi t i wo itet ''i to euriie.-'t consideration. "One request Is fur an appropriation of $1500 to procure ownership of real property within the limits of the city of Portland. '',"', Can Avoid Expenditure.- "I believe that this expenditure can be avoided and the same purpose ac complished by the purchase of what la known as 'Block Books."1 which show the ownership, of all real property down to a comparatively recent date. By the use of the Dally Abstract, which .notes the transfers of real estate," one of the employes In the auditor's office can without much effort keep such Block Book up to date. This, in my Judg ment, can be made to serve the pur pose the audttor-deslre to attain. "The cest of the 'Bloclc Books' will not ex ceed' $60. -. - ' -' ,!- ;. - "An appropriation of $13,000 is also asked for the purpose of filing , and caring for public -records. 1 do not be lieve that the financial condition' of the city is suoh as to Justify; the expend!-. ture of this- large sum at the present time. There Is no immediate necessity for Such filing systeip. . ? ;" 'I therefore suggest that f the action upon the recommendations of the au ditor, all of whioh are no doubt meri torious, ; should be deferred until such time a the finances. ot the city will Justify1 tbem. . j - ''From an inspection of the estimate filed by .the. city attorney, I find that there has been included a therein the item, Litlgatlon ' expense. Including traveling expenses, $2500 This item of expense has already, been included in. the estimate of $3000 for like pur pose filed by the auditor. . The auditor has also made provision In his estimate for printing ipr all departments and thl will Cover the $500 Included in th city attorney's estimate, '--vjv' There 1s also included in the recom mendation of the city attorney a sug gestion that the city of Portland should acquire, a law; library for its legal de partment, at an expense of .about $2500, and that $600 should be appropriated therefor at this time. In . view of, what I have already said concerning-the con dition of the general fund, I cannot ap prove the appropriation 'asked for.? I feel lee hesitancy about thl matter owing to the fact that the Multnomah law library is eo near the city hall that it will not be difficult for the city at torney and h(r staff to avail themselve of this library when required.,' , s Increase In Salaries,., 5 :"';i;' Tberoaxa-aihio -er'tain-lnereaer"1n salary recommended by th city attor-J nay; I find many departments recom mending such increases, and while many If not J1 or tnem are meritorious, my Judgment 1 the city finance are not In a position to bear the increase sug gested. . , - , - After conference with the auditor over the items embraced in the mis cellaneous estimates; I beg to recom mend the following: 4 . .. ... .Reduotionst Expense .of license tagf ($2000 . reduced to $400: "street repair fund will nrovlde $1600)....! 1.800 Examination of plumber ... 4 ; 800 Vault room and metal furniturei llooo Ownership book t .... ; .... u . . . ' 1,600 Vihe-:- reason ror-'.eumuatwg'v? v. . .the last two item have al- 2 ? -,iA ready been given.) . Street" Improvement and" sewer; ; ' .warrants.'" Suggestion 1 -for -7 . purchase to the extent Of $30,-.. 000. 1 recommend that the ? '--- amount . of.-; such purchase , be s ? , reduced lo ,-,,, .-... , . .u 15.000 'Recurring to the estimate of receipt and disbursements on account of ' the general 1 -fund, I recommend that pro vision be made for the payment of $3750 for crematory bonds in place of $5000 Included in the estimate. ; The Bum named will "be .sufficient to: meet, the interest -; maturing' mf the .crematory bonds during the. year 1911.' : ; ' V The. aggregate of these reductions recommended by me is $80,45?, which, deducted from $253,316.81, the deficit hereinbefore mentioned, ! still: leave $173,464.81 tovbe provided for the, use at the- roneriil fund - nr for (heir da ductionn made In the estimates filed. This deficit will be reduced to the ex tent of $16,000 by the cancellation of the appropriation' heretofore made for the construction of a concrete dock at the foot of Stark street. , , . ', ' jiX'-ii.KJB'Mftoeerti ttMmtMlL.X The estimate for the city engineer' department is $110,156 and for 1 the street cleaning itnd sprinkling depart ment ti $319,66f.60.t The work In the city - engineer" department; during the napt year ha grown marvelously and the force of employes largely tncreaaea over any previous' period In the history of the city. The work done by this department . ha been beneficial and gratifying, but I think the time ha come when- this large force should be reduced and 'the work eft Improving the street and sewer should be more gradually accomplished. In view of the necessities , ot -. the f case, I recommend that thia-estimate ef $210,128-' be . re duced to- $140,168 and the elty engineer b directed to reduce hi.' force and limit, hi .expenditures: so; a , to bring the eame -within! the sum named. ...Recurring to: the' estimate filed by the superintendent of the street clean' lng and sprinkling department I regret to tate that ' it "seem , necessary , to make a Very substantial ' additional, re duction In this estimate. 'Obviously the larger the appropriation that can be secured the more substantial and bene ficial will- be the work' of this depart ment, but" it musi not be overlooked that-the ' charter requires the various department of the city' governmen to keep within the appropriation, .made, and no warrant-can be issued in Pay ment pf claim unless there -is money In ..the: treasury duly appropriated and applicable..,to fhe..payment thereof.. It will thus bo seen that no appropriation ' '4T; iff has a world-wide reputation' for high i r v 1 i H ; . , - a 1 t 0r mei f a k me scienunc Dienaing. ana ,an unquestioned value as a pure ."jjj and heaitniul peverage, Supplying the hody with some of the most es- -sential elements of nutrition. ' ;.' . ., ' - A beautifully illustrated booklet of Choice Recipest sent free, will a you how to use It in the hest way. Highest Awards in Europe and America rrWALTER - BAEER - .f ;" - (.' Established 17S9 3ncErzzzrzrzzzr:z:. : i t I t h 1 1 f t t i 1 u -dinttt j t t i I 11 f 1 -. 1. It 1 1 (' 1 -t I I 1 t LP t e di f t 1 1 t! e i. p cil f 11 le ducmr the appropriations smv -.I f-.;r by thc-HQ departments. Accompanying tnis , 4U(ipet will be found a statement show- i ing the constant Increase In - the txpen- j dltures. of ' these two departments for f the years "1903 , to 1910. This state- "j ment should be studied in connection r with the appropriations asked for. f Kayor Makes giiggeitioa. . , "I'ermit ' me to add the suggestion that should additional revenues he de-; rived from licenses or other sources during the coming year. It will be pos- j sible later on to restore the whole or j some substantial portion of the reduc- ! tions here recommended. I recommend ; I that the-estimate of the street clean- t ing and' sprinkling department be fur ther reduced so as to limit the appro priation to the sum of $235,666.50, and that the superintendent -of the street cleaning and sprinkling department be directed to reduce his force and limit i' his expenditures so as to brihg the same Withla the sum Just staled. ' -v;f These two reductions, if approved by yoor honorable body In connection with the. other reductions that I have rec-' Ommended, Will practically wipe out the deficit herein shown. The proposed In- -crease in the licenses, if made effective, : will Supply the general fund v. 1th a um? sufficient to take care of the un usual and miscellaneous demands Upon the city. .:.' . ,; r --1 .... "Where 'no special recommendation have been mad in respect to estimates ' filed, ! submit to your lionorkble bodyi the propriety Of approving jsuch esti mates -and authorizing the appropria- tions sKea; for. k ' Aitr the most earnest and palnstak- , lng' consideration of the several estl mate filed and the various! recommend- atlon made by the city officials pre senting the same and to which I have called attention. I respectfully recom- nand that trie following levy be made for in year,iii: : Mills. ; Fire . .; ,,i. .9.00 Police 1.20 Interest ............ .......... . .1.00 ' Lighting 60 Street repair ....,.....,...,,,.., .40 L Ubrary , ..4.. .15 Park ..i..'....,.....,.. ;-.4S 5 Special bridge ..................... .05 Sinking fund ........,......-...... .25 ''; Total . . . . . . .8.00 ' ,"I beg to state that in my Judgment the 6 mills levy recommended will meet the requirements of the city for the year. 1911.: I submit this hudget with the accompanying estimates and the rec- ommendation mad -by the several deJ partment .of the city government, and ' inVite your careful, consideration there of. - Respectfully submitted. -. - , "JOSEPH SHION, Mayor." "w . - ," ... ' GRACEFUL DANCERS : V1N "GISELLE'MONIGHT , The performance of the famou Rus sian, dancers, whose lovely and , artlitlo work took th audience by storm last ' night at the Baker theatre, will- begin sharply at 8:15 o'clock tonight for the beautiful "Giselle" ballet,' which 1 in f two acts, i long, .The latter part of j the "program will contain the olo and ensemble dance which display. te art and "versatility f th entlr ballet 0 , compreenelvely- '' ' . " ' The cast of "Giselle" and the rest of 1 the long program are given here in full: , , , s ,,,),,v;te,..):i,pART j , v - 4 Giselle, peasant girl i,,.. ....'-", I" : -. i, ....'... Mile. Anna Tavlowa . uug. Albert, disguiee-under the -, - name of simple- peasant, . -s V. -Loys f.Wlons. Mikail Mordkin -The Prince-. . . , Mons. Verenlne West Wilfried, esquire to the prince. - Mons. Serrel t Moroaef t ' Han, the gamekeeper - aions.-Kyprian Bat hoe . Bathlldet fiancee of the Duke Al-" , . ' bert . Mile, Bronlslawa Palltzkaia Berthe, mother of Giselle . . ,r. . . , - ; ..!... wile. Phyllis wrown Myrtha, the queen of the fairies ot the forest .Mile.. Alina ijchmbJt Peasants, peasaht girls and huntsmen, fairles of, the forest .r Scene I -A French village, of the period ;. of Louis XV. Scene II A forest. 1 ' - -, PART II. " -a Polish Dances, Glinka and Glazouhow , -Mil. Bronislawa.PaJltikala,., first danseuse., i- v' :?"' s-. :' . , Wiles. Hilda Bewickowa, " Ptanis . lava Kun, Stephanie Pasko- . - wlettkaia and AHna Hchmola - ,' Messrs. Kyprian Barboe, Mikall l Moisselew, Sergei Moroseff, Alex: Trojanowskl and Veronlne West.' 1 b ; Adnglo tPas-de-deux) . . . .Blelehman Mile. Anna Pavlowa nd M. Mikall v, j Mordkln. o--Variations Tschalkowski Mons, Mikall Mordkln. -v . d The Swan ........... Sain t-Saens - f Mile Anna pavlowa. . y - Rhapsodle Hongroise No,' If ,M.X.isxt - Mile. Bronlslawa Palltskala.. Miles., Hilda Bewickowa, Stanis , lava.; Kuh. Stephanie, Pasko- f wletxkaia and Alina Schmola Mons, Kyprian Barboe, - Mikall ' IVtoisseiew, Sergei Moroseff, Al - t;, exls Trojanowskl and Veronlne " West. n . - h r Bacchanale . . .... .'. . . . . . Glasounow Mile. Anna Pavlowa and M. Mikall x" Mordkln. - CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW ; . ; NOW ON AT R0SEBURQ- (Special plspateh t The Journal.) : ,N ' Roseburg, Or., Nov. 19. Roseburg' , seventh annual chrysanthemum how '. opened lt thl city yesterday and close ? this, evening. Chrysanthemum are a -flower that vl with the famous Rose- burg rosea in quality and popularity In -tbi .city. The number of 'chrysaathe mums on display, at the show Is. not as large as in previous years, but in else and quality they hav never been ex celled, So general and striking Is this feature of the beautiful. exhibit that It Impresses Itself upon the visitor at once. . - 4 'Mf EBB Ij6iVJ quality -f-a. delicious flavor i ' ; - . - -- - ft - C6Ltd. - r A 4 ) i DorcIicsler.'Mass. i