St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-02

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Of the receipts $401 ,666. 81 was derived
from the sale of 100000 of bonds, $4,000
from temporary loans made, S12,269. 80
from frontage tax. The general water
receipts semi-annual and metered, were
SlO2, 965. rs, an increase of $40, 70612 over
last year. The miscellaneous water receipts
from builders, water carts, flushing sewers,
filling cisterns and sprinkling streets were
Sl3 229 66, an increase of S24S. 10.
Here follows the statement of the moneys
credited to the different funds and accounts.
For meters have been paid 81, 633. rs; on ac-
count of city extensions, S207, 5S6.90; on ac-
count of construction, $40 30. All pipe
LAYING has been done by the board as
former V, and SSS, 221. OF has been paid to men
on pay roll during the year. The average
monthly number of employees has been 216
On Dec. l, 1884, there was S57 ,307 So due on
contracts, of which S24, 446 Is has been paid
during the past year, leaving S32, S61 81 still
due, SI4, 900 of which is due on pumping ma
chinery and SlS,S61. GA due Hough & Gear
contractors for sections one and two of the
conduit The bonded debt of the city for water
works purposes has been increased during
the year by the issue OF 100000 of per
cent. bonds. The present bonded debt is
SI,660, 200; this includes the SI60,000 of water
company's bonds issued by the city. The total
annual interest on the bonds is $4,000, which
is paid out of the revenue of the works.
During the past year 1,009 applications for
service connections have been made, of
which 365 are on the low or gravity service
and GA on high service. This is an increase
of 507 over the previous year, and the great
est number put in during the history of the
works. The total number of applications to
date is 3,940, of which 8, 1872 is On low service
and sos on high service, an increase of 1925
since the city purchased the works in Au-
gust, 1882.
Following is a statement of the receipts and
disbursements OF the water board since it
was established, Aug. 10, 1882.
RECEIPTS.
General water receipts, high serv-
ice. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ST,l99 81
General water receipts low serv-
ice. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 166,O36 20
General water receipts, low Serv-
ice, meters. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s5,357 50
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S256,593 IS
Miscellaneous. Observation-Disclosures. S39.252 rs
Connection service. ........... 45.425 o.
Shutting Off and turning on water. 207 90
Repair. Observation-Disclosures. 1872 OIL
Extension. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,0S5 4S
Construction NEW supply)...... 647 %
Bills payable. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000 90
Bonds -......................e j, 150, 00G 90
Interest. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20,911 06
Frontage tax. Observation-Disclosures. 1929 80
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81, S79 1854 OS
DISBURSEMENTS.
General maintenance. s39,27S 50
Connections Observation-Disclosures. 1925 Sc
Repairs. Observation-Disclosures. 9,S0l 81
MeterS......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,912 &C
Extensions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 43S,0S g.
Construction new supply)...... 751,423 %
Interest. Observation-Disclosures. 1850 05
Bills payable. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Total. 81, T95, III Il