Show l. I A Avoiding a Spending Craze 1 WHENEVER funds increase se in public treasY treas- treas Y r r VV 0 i uries a spending craze usually Is the 5 reaction rea tion If the amount of taxable property v the assessment rolls is increased officials Vii t ft n increase their expenditures rather than thant t 4 1 cut the tax rate f V Just now this tills general principle should should-be be borne in mind by b the city commission The tco cots costs ts of city government are shown to be beJ J 1 5 i H I i 1 l less SS for the of this year ithan jh il for the corresponding period of 1926 f J if the usual thing happens city departS depart'S depart- depart r T- T S 'S r may be expected to try to spend a aI az I- I z j. j e more ji here re an and j there re in n or kr to eat at fv up p the balance in prospect The commission would be making a wise vise S m move ve indeed if it determined to maintain the I kind of a record it lias has started the year with I namely to keep expenditures below those of I preceding preceding years j Jt The use of fund from the 1 x surplus has been too heavy for the first i vF A Already eady out of the surplus of oi has been consumed At this f. f rate irate the surplus would be exhausted exhaust d during i rt the l third quarter Several departments are exceeding eding their b midget budget dg t estimates These con con- t. t ns demand a firm hand from the city JL A. A |