Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-29
Autiii0r HrGcAetE's sseuor.,

he Auditors last a1pu,i r.part Of city al
falr' oonstlos much valuable Information whica
ought to DO brought to tho special notice Of III.
roopie. 10 Id iltion TO HE i!tmi2 I'd statements
OF Inc receipts Ind Expenditures for the last
htcs year, it shows tha expenditures Of The
city trr the f7o years. commanding juno /,
ISL, and enGing May Il. 1876. amounting 10
sG91, 233 Il. and for .he fso years, from JUICE
|. 1916. to May 81. 1881, 1888. 500 c., differ.
! once OF Sl5S, 724 0j-but from this difference
the former amount las shown by a foot note
ls entitled to credit of $Gl .0C7j0 in coupons
Over due, 'uoded in in;trost certificates, and $
| reduced rate OF ioterest on 1855, 800 of bonds,
nsklog % sc:ual saving wIthio The last five
years. iooludlog the repaeirg Of King street, oil
$lO2 SS4 Is 10 tho iuani1g expenses Of thC
government.
Among tho items showing tia saving i:
81 ,j92 C5 on account of the poor; IS $50 - Oh
| account of streets; $40 9G6.70 on sooouct cl
salsries; $l2. 040.43 on account Of tho poiio
81 GA 90 account Of ptioiug ard advertising;
81 10y 95 on account of the fi!e department
S3.9l6 50 on account OF repsiriog nrd expenses
| OF public properly; $l.372 for tho courts
| and .l, srd for temporary loans $G2 S74.25.
| The other items OF difference cla 10 readily
seen ny an examination Of The report.
The nalnteuaaoe OF the poor aud VOL hvusu
the number CT inmates with the places OF thril
nativity. the oost OF the outdoor poor aId oil
| tho public schools for sewers! yesrs past arc
| given in detail.
Tho pubic debt shows otal b3aldd i1dab:-
| ednCss Of 1854 SCI so. AID tho dates of the
maturity of tho bonds arc given. 1t oush: Il
Do source OF graduation on ths part Of oug
people 10 know that By reduction Of per o.
en- nearly tho whole of tho oily deb; the interest
| account hsa been ruIuoed $50. 900 annually, and
| this by tho c5rsoDt OF tho bordhcders.
Alter li2htiog tho city and the pubic build
ings lho not income of tho Gas Works is 81. 300
which pays The interes! 90 SIG GGG Ct of the
public debt AZ thu ratio Of per c,otun per al
rum.
Tho cost Of supporting the per OF the c''y
during tho past two CT three years, compared
with former years. is marked: In lS77-'S il
cost sio7S 10 to support TIE aims and work
house. and 1873 . it vas S.. 73S Is. Ia the
following Year tho late Mr.. C0rb.7ell toak
charge OF THIS losIiu!ion. AID hu reduced the
COST 10 - :b2 ~, and IN tho las. yrsr the e1st
was only 81, S2i - for II persons, or SO 81
Tor each psrson.
The Improvement ID tho management Of The
cut locr poor has been eqlally marked. piior
TO October, 1878. there were tour DIVERSIONS oil
lhs noor. 10 1867 tho cost was So los; 10
lS17-'S it Was s.. 4%S A. 10 tho following gear
a'lase cseis,er. Capt. w. w. Rsck. wa ao
pointed, and whilo tho poor wuro AZ well Of
tended to AZ tetJro. the expense WAS Only
S9,2ll 81. Swing of 81 20. 90 ov:r tho pta.
Sl0us year; aud III lS79-'SO the cast WAS iurh
tr reduced 1919. Sc. and. notwithstanding the
long ard savtro winter OF 1880 81 thu cu.-
door poor were supported at 40 tYpcran ut
50 l59 81, q saving Of 81 IFS 81 o1mp,isi with
1877 s. when foW oversaers weie in coatroi.