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Domestic News
July 9, 1875
Public Ledger
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Report on reduced expenses in the Police and Fire Departments comparing April-June 1874 and 1875, showing savings of $5,106.30 in police and $2,311.42 in fire departments.
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Expenses Reduced
From the Commissioners books we take the following interesting items of news.
Expenses of Police Department for the months named is as follows:
April, 1874.. $9,021.54
May 8,003.23
June 7,034.50
Total.. 24,059.27
April, 1875.... 7,913.66
May 5,943.82
June 5,095.49
Total.. 19,952.97
The above shows a reduction in favor of 1875 of $5,106.30.
In the Fire Department the following are the figures:
April, 1874......... 5,809.86
May 5,524.24
June 4,791.77
Total.... 15,828.87
April, 1875 4,719.11
May 811.81
June 3,906.53
Total. 13,517.45
The above shows a reduction in favor of 1875 of $2,311.42
From the Commissioners books we take the following interesting items of news.
Expenses of Police Department for the months named is as follows:
April, 1874.. $9,021.54
May 8,003.23
June 7,034.50
Total.. 24,059.27
April, 1875.... 7,913.66
May 5,943.82
June 5,095.49
Total.. 19,952.97
The above shows a reduction in favor of 1875 of $5,106.30.
In the Fire Department the following are the figures:
April, 1874......... 5,809.86
May 5,524.24
June 4,791.77
Total.... 15,828.87
April, 1875 4,719.11
May 811.81
June 3,906.53
Total. 13,517.45
The above shows a reduction in favor of 1875 of $2,311.42
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Police Expenses
Fire Department
Budget Reduction
1874
1875
Domestic News Details
Event Date
April June 1874 And 1875
Outcome
police expenses reduced by $5,106.30; fire department expenses reduced by $2,311.42 in favor of 1875 over 1874.
Event Details
Extracted from Commissioners books: Police Department expenses for April, May, June 1874 totaled $24,059.27, for 1875 $19,952.97. Fire Department: 1874 $15,828.87, 1875 $13,517.45.