CITY COUNCIL ESTIMATES

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22137, 6 July 1937, Page 10

CITY COUNCIL ESTIMATES

EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS

MANY GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

Following is the complete list oi" the estimates of expenditure and receipts? for the year 1937-38, approved by the Christchurch City Council last evening, in all cases shillings and pence being omitted:—

Grants Paid. Vote. 1936-37 1937-38. £ £ Canterbury Progress League 50 50 District Nursing Assoc. .. IM 1-aO Hoyal N.Z. Society for the Health of Women and Children (Phmket Soc.) 50 SO Christchurch Technical College .. . . - • 200 2ao Riecarton Bush Trustees 100 100 Creche and Kindergarten Assoc. • • • • M Libraries Subsidised £1 5s for £2 on subscriptions: St. Albans .. .. 10" J2o Sydenham .. • • I<><J *% Waltham .. • • 25 67 Addington .. •• £0 100 Woolston .. .. ?2 «'2 Papanui .. • • |;4 «« St. Martins .. .. | ( > Spreydon .. .. *? i.h Beckenham .. • • *•» «! > Opawa . . • • 4 a 56 Citv Council Employees' S'ick Benefit Society .. 200 2.M Workers' Education Assoc. st> 50 Canterbury Museum .. ■"O ouj Canterbury Public Library .. •• 25 " t ' om Canterbury Public Library 250 1,000 King George V Memorial Fund ■• •• ~ l.°o°

Unauthorised Expenditure Municipal Officers' Association Library .. .. 5 o St. John Ambulance Association .. .. 100 100 Sumner Lifeboat Brigade .. 10 10 Roval Lite Saving Society 10 10 Society for the Protection of Women and Children nO jiO Reserves Inspection .. 23 25 Beach Patrols, Sumner and New Brighton .. 50 50 Cliolmondcley Memorial Home •- •• 50 50 Roval Humane Society .. 5 o Sundry Payments (unauthorised) .. •• 709 600 Derry's Military Band .. Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. (£25 each) .. ... W. H. Winsor Testimonial

Fund ••,„•,• *~ Arthur's Pass National Park Board (coi.ditional) .. ™

Finance and Departmental Committee Mavor's honorarium .. 400 400 Staff salaries .. ■ • Clerical assistance: Preparing district electors' list, rate books, notices, and general .. •• *s}. I <^ Audit fees ■• ■• 184 200 Bicycle allowances: Six sanitary inspectors at 14 p.a each .. ■ • - u - , inspectors' Sunday attendances • • • • J x Travelling expenses (Mayor, councillors, officers, and others) ■• •• \\l \l\ Office lighting .. •• <H6 -30 l Ofli.ce cleaning: Chambers, rooms, windows, municipal buildings .. ■• M* '"2 Office heating .. .. f}» *j» Telephones .. •.• #>% \»* Office furniture and fittings 143 110 Jffice requisites .... 240 244 Books, newspapers, etc. .. n« »(, New cash register .. ~ jao Car allowances — Official car used by Mayor and other official purposes (M.E.D. garaging and driver £100) .. 234 2oi Paymaster's car, malhtenI ance £75, replacement ment £220) .. •• »" 297 Inspector Peek's car allowance .. • • ['J **j Health Department's car h2 «B Office motor-cycle .. 41 /(J Maintenance of office cycles o Guarantee premiums .. 4- 9.1 Advertising and stamps .. 4<-7 J'» Printing and stationery, including year book, bal-ance-sheet, and officers' reports .. •• *- 20 a i"*" Revising valuation rolls .. 1,123 1,100 Printing by-laws and law costs in re same .. 10* luu Printing district electors' list, clerical assistance, stamps, and advertising .10 500 Law costs .. •• 219 200 Fire insurance premiums .. Ji t>u Accident insurance premiums .. • • * w *•"" Contributions to superannuation fund, £11,400 — less employees' proportion, £7400 ■• •• 4,28(1 4,687 Puildings maintenance .. 425 327 Maintenance of city clocks 2J4 240 Licensing expenses (advertising and forms and share of expenses Lyttelton committee) .. •• 17 2o Licensing clerk's salary .. 30 .10 Court costs .. ■• 742 750 Overpaid rates to be refunded .. ■• 412 217 Dog collars and labels: Wages dog catching and ranger's commission .. 100 IjO Prbportion of dangerous goods licence fees to Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 07 100 Water supplies to libraries 1 Subscription to Municipal Association .. .. 25 25 Rates on property belonging to the city .. .. 518 550 Brass numbers .. .. 4 5 Rahger's salary, telephone 152 161 Impounding and destroying stray animals, rat poison, etc. .. .. 19 Council's proportion of deficiency, Pflpanui Town Hall .. 21 45 Refund tj Christchurch Domains Boafd, commission on rate's collected .. 139 139

Paid. Vote, 1936-37 1937-38 S. & Commission on interest paid by the Bank of New Zealand • • •■ 54 55 Commission on collection o£ workers' dwellings instalments •• „ •• 106 118 Allowance to junior officers —tuition fees • - "3 28 Richmond School site—instalment of principal £250, and interest £4O .. 2i5 290 Additions to Coronation Hall, Spreydon .. 200 Exhibition of British art .. 25 130 Investigation of milk supply • ■ • • Coronation celebrations .. Housing survey .. Balance on shares centennial exhibition—soo shares at 15s .. ..

Land for Street Widening General .. .. 020 500 Edgeware road between Barbadoes and Fitzgerald sts. Avonside drive iKennard and Mcintosh) .. • 80 Brougham street west ..

Bands and Entertainments Committee Municipal concerts—bands .. 232 232 Maintenance of rotundas .. 213 197

Baths Committee Deficiency on public baths: 8-15 840 Sydenham baths—repairs, caretaker's wages, etc .. IS - 8 Woolston baths —caretaker's wages, repairs, etc. .. -4 33 St. Albans public bathoverdraft of board of control . . ■-

Robert McDougall Art Gallery Salaries of custodians and casual assistance and accident insurance ■- J'O Copl .. •• - Sl 30 Lighting .. .. -• 19 Cleaning materials .. 0 » General maintenance, rate?, telephone .. ■• 109 "» Uniform .. • • • • 4 4 Insurpnce of building and contents .. • • 22 ~2 Purchase of picture .. o3 Reserves Committee Salary of foreman .. 291 300 Trees, plants, seeds, manures, etc. .. ■ • &> 10 ° Tools, materials, and petrol for mowers .. •• IJJ UJ Repairs to plant and machinery ■• •■ 147 l 3° Central and general reserves, river banks, insurance, water supplies, superintendent's salary, office expenses, and wages .. 3,014 .J.iua Maintenance of two trucks, two tractors, motor-cycle, and superintendent's car allowance .. ■• cl " wb Horses, feeding, and stabling .' ■■ U{) 1M Maintenance of Barrington Park • • • • "* Maintenance of Bradford • Park •■ •■ 7J 80 Maintenance of Bromley Park .. •■ V 5a Maintenance of Burwood Park •• •• >° 102 Maintenance of Elmwood Pa»k • • • • *»so "to" Maintenance of Linwood Park .. •• 286 Jyu Maintenance of Malvern Park • • • • Maintenance of Opawa Park 1»7 190 Maintenance of Richmond children's playground .. 54 b9 Maintenance of St. Albans Park •. • • 228 JZU Maintenance of St. James' Park • • • ■ 200 Maintenance of Sydenham Park .. • • 3 82 285 Maintenance of Simeon street reserve .. . ■ 3o oO Maintenance of Jerrold street reserve .. • • '2 «u Maintenance of Queen street plavground .. ■ • 5° 5a Maintenance of Phillipstown playground . . ■ • 42 43 Maintenance of Woolston Park .. •■ 260 266 Bnrbadoes street Cemetery .. •• r - l'l Somerfield Park .. '•' 7y Bottle Lake Plantations .. 812 Bdi Municipal nursejy .. 1,176 1,204 Private, works .. 46 100 Contingencies .. •■ 230 Mo Grant to Ch.Ch. City and Suburban Domains Brd. for maintenance Of— Sprevdon Park £3OO, Beckenham Pork £3OO, Richmond Park £125, Victoria Park £55—£780, less receipts £IBO .. .. W>° JVew Works and Spcclnl Items Drainage of Barrington

Park .. - " o° Drainage of Elmwood Park, half cost .. •• Drainage of Malvern Park Renovations to caretaker's residence and additions to pavilion, St. Albans Park .. •• Cold frames, etc., nurssery .. • • Wood sawing plant, Bottle Lake .. •• Mower attachment for tradtor .. .. Motor mowers (2) .. 180 80 Fertiliser sower .. Fertilisers for parks .. Afforestation, Chaney's reserve .. • 180 Fencing materials, Lynd- ( hurst and Cairnbrae reserves .. .. 90 75 Repairs, stables, Cairnbrae reserve .. .. —■ 40 Seats for parks and reserves .. .. Soil and materials for garden plots, Linwood av. Retiring allowance, D. Ferguson .. .. - 106 Compassionate allowance—widow late C. Spicer (unruthorised expenditure) .. .. Addinpton Public Library, building, painting .. -»■ 15 St. Martins Public Library, conveniences, etc. Beckenham Public Library Covenienees, Waltham Park Renovations to J-ton Singer truck .. .. Lathe for reserves department workshop .. Works Committee Salaries .. .. Telephones .. .. Furniture and fittings .. Books and newspapers .. Office sundries .. .. Stamps .. .. Advertising .. .. Cycle allowance to assistant building inspector .. Printing and stationery, maps, repairs to instruments, etc. .. .. 44 245 Town planning .. .. 289 35 Street reconstruction —tarsealing as per schedule to be approved later .. 2,972 4,500 Completion of Worcester street .. .. 5,360 6.583 Street maintenance .. 50,520 51,239 Boundary roads .. 191 100 Drainage Construction— Tuam street (Manchester to Colombo street) .. Tuam street (Fitzgerald av. to Barbadoes st.) ~ Barbadoes st. (Moorhouse av to Coventry street) Flockton street—Shirley road area .. Drainage, maintenance .. 628 819 Kerbs, channels, and paths—(a) Construction: Cover channels Moorhouse av. (railway) Gloucester st., north sidj (Colombo st. to NewRegent st.) .. • 184 Papariui road, west side, north of Office road (b) Asphalt paths, according to list to be approved later ..

Paid, Vote, 1936-37 1937- .8 £ £ (c) Maintenance .. 810 826 Plantla) Capital: Grader .. Replace 30cwt trucks (2> 586 600 Refuse trucks .. 2,210 1,700 Building inspectors' car (b) Maintenance: Rollers .. .. 1,039 1,733 General petrol transport, dust and refuse petrol transport .. 3,978 4,044 Electric transport .. 1,110 749 General horse transport, dust and refuse horse transport .. 3,298 3,392 Painting and repairing plant .. .. 1,094 1,110 Bridges maintenance .. 106 200 Refuse removal and di >osal— Collection, wages, etc. .. 9,392 9,631 Disinfectants .. 64 51 Destructor maintenance 5,556 5/591 Tip attendance .. Conveniences— Cathedral square: Wages .. .. . r ):;9 640 Light and power .. 102 106 Repairs and supplies .. 115 127 Cashel street: Wages .. .. 487 600 Light and power .. 33 35 Repairs and supplies .. 79 105 Urinals, sundry conveniences, and troughs G6 125 Women's rest rooms. Cathedral square: Wages .. .- 832 840 Light and power .. 129 156 Repairs and supplies .. 295 343 Insurance, rates, etc. 110 120 Takahe conveniences, wages, repairs, and supplies .. .. 35 50 Alterations at women's rest room, £478. and men's conveniences, Cathedral square, £200 Yard sundries and main-

tenance— MdOrhouse avenue: Wages .. .. 489 500 Light and power .. 90 86 Coal and other materials 185 274 Sydenham .. .. 146 14a St. Albans .. .. 141 '143 Spreydon .. .. 32 35 Linwood .. .. 140 140 Woolston .. •• 130 140 Week's holiday for outside / employees .. .. 1.017 1,050 Private works .. .. 3.382 500 CasYvel street. conveniences, replacement .. Relief oi unemployment— Works committee .. 5.879 10,340 Reserves committee .. 6,071 6414

Traffle Committee

Salaries .. .. .. Bicycle allowances: 14 inspectors at £3 p.a., two traffic clerks at £1 10s .. 32 45 Car maintenance .. 62 153 Telephones .. .. Furniture and fittings .. Books Office sundries .. .. Stamps and advertising .. Printing and stationery .. Car maintenance .. 69 92 Inspectors' motor-cycles: Replacement and maintCntenance 128 150 Uniforms for traffic inspectors .. .. 192 279 Plates d'scs for No. 14 Heavy Traffic! District .. 70 43 Plates for licensed vehicles 24 20 Traffic control, wages painting lines, maintenance of sif?ns, lights, street notices, etc 207 401 Cycle rests .. .. 50 100 Boundary signs .. .. New road marking machine Loud-speaker for traffic

dontrol .. .. 3o Additional office accommodation Maintenance of vehicle testing station—lighting, uniforms, telephone, and insurance .. .. —• 150 Station salaries ..

Estimated surplus .. GENERAL RECEIPTS

The council's receipts for the year are estimated as follows:

Rec. Exoect. 1936-37 1937-38 £ • £

Rates 1935-193G and prior 1936-1937, estimated to produce during the year 9,293 7,750 Additional 10 per cent, on rates .. .. 841 650 Subsidy on rate* .. 450 450 Licences— Publicans and transfers .. 1,988 1,975 Club charters .. .. 25 25 Wholesale .. .. 220 220 Pawnbrokers .. .. 10 10 Auctioneers .. .i 1,056 1,078 Milk .. .. 124 120 Drain .. .. 155 109 Elating House .. .. 218 200 Dangerous goods .. 683 675 Hoarding fees .. .. 321 300 Winemakers .. .. 8 6 Hawkers .. .; 14 15 Advert'slng and skysigns 15 14 Sandwich board .. 7 5 Balcony .. .. 23 23 Public building .. .. 406 400 Transfer of numbers .. 10 5 Coffee and ice cream stalls 206 202 Licences under "The Transport Licensing Act, 1931" .. .. 52 50 Weighbridge .. .. 7 6 Offensive Trades .. 33 33 Lodging House .. 15 15 Hairdressers' Shops .. 87 85 Motor Drivers' .. 3,597 3,600 Kerbside Pilling Point 54 50 Vehicle—City's proportion 416 400 Joint Heavy Traffic —City's | Proportion .. 151 , 150 Building Fees .. 1,369 1,500 Dog Registration .. 2,138 2,000 Premises Licensed under "The Health Act, 1926" .. 104 95 Fees and Fines—Magistrate's Court .. 945 950 Septic Tanks .. .. 24 20 Dust and Refuse Removal 1,649 1,469 Weighbridge Fees .. 41 40 Sale of indication discs, bylaws, rolls, brass numbers,, horses, rat poison, etc. .. 11G 50 Inspectors' Sunday attendances • • • • 8 10 Rents ■• •• L 747 2,386 Use of Parts and Rotundas .. ..416 426 Fish Refuse Removal ... 125 131 Subdivision and Transfer fees • • • • 168 100 Commission on Rates collected for other local bodies •■ 2,234 2,000 Sanitary Conveniences, Rest Room. Parcels Office, and rent of part of building 2,020 2,000 Interest on cost of Pavilions, etc .. .. 277 94 Disinfecting .. • • 1 1 Refunds for Clerical WorkAbattoir .. £3ao Cemeteries .. 310 Waterworks .. 1.000 Electricity Dept. 1,529 Quarries _ •• 375 Heavy Traffic .. 775 Joint Heavy Traffic 45 Vehicle .. SO •**« 8,484 4,464 Certificates of Fitness .. Works Refunds .. Destructor •• •• 211 ioo« Reserves Refunds, etc. .. 1,607 1,235 Court Costs—Estimated to produce .. .. 714 700 Heavy Traffic Fees and Petrol tax .. .. 8,600 9,000 Superannuation Cdhtributions ~_....,-i, v "** 260 Printirg Officers* Seport— Refund by M.E.D. .. ~ 30 Stationery .. .. Transfer from Halswell I Quarries Account .. « 7.500