$155,860 Deficit Bared In Alexandria
Members of the Alexandria City Council disclosed a city budget deficit of $155,860 last night and proposed cuts in operating expenses to get finances back in balance.</br></br>Six of the cityÛªs seven coun-cilmcn addressed members of the North Ridge Citizens Association at George Mason Schol. The absent member was James M. Duncan, Jr.</br></br>The budget is in the hole largely due to lower revenue receipts than earlier anticipated, the councilmen said.</br></br>Deficit operations for fiscal 1953-54 were reported at $120,-869. Moreover-, the city heads added, an additional defit of $35,000 has built up since the new fiscal year began July 1.</br></br>The $35,000 figure, they said, results from lower receipts than were anticiapted from the cityÛªs new utility tax.