Show MAYOR AFRAID MILL MORE TAIs IS I Commissioners Hear Bo Tell of Deficit J Facing City Q S 1 CHANCES CES OF l BUDGET SEEM SEE SLIGHT S t 1 tT T N calen R Expresses Hope TI Tha Paring Knife Will Be BeS J I S Wielded T Today day f That even the Proposed 1 mill OVer the tax levy or of last I Is Insufficient nt and ana a ara 2 ra H mn Inn may be necessary to take deficiency which care or of exists between estimated bud t t budget et estimated and the tier del revenue ii an 8 mill assessment wa as statement of oc Mayor B. B A t Dock Bock da day j est th In r reaching thiL COnclusion I Bock May Mar called attention to the fact tha although h the departmental ar are I undoubtedly high yet et there proba probably l no chance of estimated deficit ot of pruning t than 50 r rno per cent Ho then called attention f that the city'S to the f proportion or of tensions paving u and sinn curs curb and gutter gute ext ext H 11 u were authorized but completed 13 last year amount to 14 and If i any tn streets toM I Ipa are arc to paved ved w pa or curb and gutter laid bud this yea ru the city's cit's proportion of this merit must be added to the alread large larse amount on the theron ron wrong side of th lii ledger in There Is s only pia place placa the sinkin sinking fund und estimated acCor according to tb th budget alread already In the na ma ors or's hands hand and of or iraj this 1 Is f II fe n Inter Interest st leaving but hut iO for the r of oC bonds t c Hope Held Out Ty by y X Nelen teD i. i Commissioner C. C Clarence rt it marked of or that It was hardly fair to judg the city's expenses b by tho the depart merit these estimates of their budgets budget a a were ero undoubtedly greatly In ex cx cess of or the actual needs of the differ ent departments Commissioner Herman H If Gr Green en b b e that the commission slon when 1 meets this afternoon as a board of ot estl uti mates and apportionment t to work 01 o the budget will have no difficulty Ii paring it down to such an extent tha It ft would be unnecessary to levy Y an In more than an S S-mill assessment 4 f I The e estimated departmental expense I for or the current year car as set forth In thi th I I budget which will be presented to loth commission this afternoon are 2711 iU while on an S S-mill tho the total cit city revenue will be 2242 4 with nn fin additional o 0 unexpended appropriations lions ions brough over from last year far bringing the gram gran total of ot city revenue revenue to H Listed r The amount expended by each de dt in 1919 and the budget r re requests quests for 1920 follow J j 1919 19 11 9 Public safety Finance Parks larks Streets I Vater Water department Statutory general g 2920 Public 11 library bra 1 S Auditor Auditor i nii e ii eert |