, 1866-04-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF TIE
FINANCES OF TIE CITY 0F
CHICAGO.
From April /, 1866, to
April l, 1866.

TO IssteF 1: Bond, C:hafie. Z. r: holden and
The Common Council or The c.t, or Chicago:
At required By %ec4ion 9, Of chapter Of the City
80 Ea"ef. nercwttn submit tor your examination
md expenditures and the financial condition or thr
*aty tos the star endt:c April ii. 1856
An1 c1.e1d.d ses,s sonoetd'ps the m.naee-
At this Time he pec~tsAr5. ] hare followed the
rule heretofore sdopled apd paid regularly ali per
en sed e ,br %, .aF our Sy Eoysnen Inc
pef+1u who+e family VIZ depeuaent upou til: WAGES
Ss .asry rsoe,sea irom ,hs Guy, ha. suffered Or
part Of the city, All Of slo.+ malt:.. M Of 9aleuj
Ct oi,esence "h3eh 70 is~Quentls af1sc In ihe ad-
min,Aunnon h.xa ,enn Of shs ada1sA Of srea, cry.
very lew, II. any. claims ior comp .r-atou
or damages a1erpt such A. ART IN iiueatto,,
Il soa A. f. hs et1
% asEestlns ht:cumc more Apparent, and tho num-
ber q petitions or relief increases annually The
ana although not always to the en.irr sstsi4cf,on
Ct the parties prt+eut1nc them- havc beau sct1led
A. helseEe fa''is and in.tly have not been aole
aecn1dance with your report and she action Of the
Common Council. The a-se .srd valuc or The p,on-
cry Ita1 and personal amounts 10 <B170l fT7.O
FL ,eN, ,1S2.54 being IN inuca;e over last year or
z3la. .4d2 q which ~at moi 1nc1caee Of per cent
age hut of valuation. the estimated value Of the
than <2Sl0U.tUo Ihts tsx with the INCREASED n.
ccipts from other rources bsa enabled me TO meet
~ tbe current expenses Of 'be city. which for
uu8t continue to be very hcatF. until change &C.
cnts II financial affair." which ~il prsaucs m1e-
bor, anu ~hilc 20 man, heavy .b[tc fmprovc vcmcnis
Are pro1csrinc. II viii be rcen th wh The Retired
ben sad.d 10 ihe BONDED deb: or Ii: c,t1 Tnis Ii
has grown almo<t entirely OF .he cx+cosion and
oocesfaly changes oi The WaIer Norkt, Including
houses, the eeeer extension. canal enlargement aud
Hver Improvement, ant tnr echool ho se. The
only municipal bonds .old are those authorized by
the lat session at the ie,slause 10 hrIn. The %
lice fund I'D 10 the commencement o. the t,scai
year. the oihcfs mar ueve1 te 1e-ped. j. Will thus
bc rem that all Of thr hond+ have been f.lued lot
permanent Improvements to the ctty, and nothing
fur current Or incidental c1pcn.e+. the thl1tyouF
mut1c1pal bondE' were for deb which had been
sed b. ts@posy io.n a1d ehansst Tor seseral
a,e considered II will. think. present ratisiac-
tory exhibit. have no def-lcatton- to report, n
all ihe onoe4~ Of the c1ly have nhtul,Y drch4fcro
coming tn any way tn1o tdetr hands.
1ne receipts from general ta1e. for the year, tn-
1863 anu 1s1t, amoun, to th. sum ol <l1l0,4sS+s
Ihe amount ip the treasury atths closs of the h:ca
Outstanding drawn On the trca*ury ua. s10L03aV;,
and the .mount in be 'reasury IN exee.. Of uar-
centc+ ana Tor hnes eo forfeited hs,l hnnt. IN the
ltcordtt'e and Po,ce uus,e during the .c1r were
*1165ssCS neing an 1neles.e If fia,at..T oser
thosc o. '66a from ,he taue -ourcss; For ine mum.
bcr and amount Of bonds purchased ana said dur.
Ing the year, refer sou 10 the statement thes.of
given IN the appropriate tables blow.
l also append 10 this Ftairmept VT. c. C. Chase's
School Agent report Of the .eceiple and expendl-
tares and condition Of The School fund for The yeat
ending ApEt III, 1864 The exhibit Of the conui.
detail. iru4t WILL prove satisfactory.
The statCsnrnt4 and account herewith submitted
Will SuluteA you IN dt1alt Nil Of the TRANSACTIONS Of
my department OF The c1tF government, and your
careful attention 10 them ie Invited.
WALTER kIMBALL
Clty Comptroller.