Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01
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The following il an incomplete state
Inent Of the receipts and disbursements
made By our city government during
the year ended December 81, 1884, on all
general funds as well a. grade fands.
10 far a. the exhibit OF general city
funds Ia concerned, il 10 an incomplete
statement. for the reason that the rush
90 the City TrcasureE's office on The 33sh
and 3ist to pay taxes WAS 90 great that
the Treasurer was unable 10 foot up"
closer than the 9Th. The statements
a. 10 grade funds are accurate and com.
plete.
The general city understandable
city, road. gas. IRE, cemetery aud water
we're in debt on the lss OF January,
iest, 10 the aggregate amount OF 81
Alto; disbursements since have been
ISL. tssss; total, <SS $3.50. To the
credit of the several funds On the lst Of
January last year vere fle ,S4. Is; re-
eaipts sinee, S44.ts9.Ias total, 81. rs 81.
Indebtedness January /. iSSS, xSs lts0. -.
To the credit Of the funds a this date are
O.. sSu u, The d iipqaent tax roll fooss
no en-, 6lss p6. We may add that since
the foregoing was written over &t5000
have been paid, which II incorporated
w0uld make the statement that much
the more favorable.
The funds for stree, Improvement
nov completed are in better conditions
than theY were year AGO. Then faey
weFe N debt - the amount Of xIis,-
! 10 ~; disbursements af the year we're
&Sa.t5l.is; total, &i72aIACgi. Recsipts
Of the year were &l03 SO a. indehsed-
ness January l. issa. $7Osso -.
For street improvements begun dur
/ inc the wear aud enmplesed $S.s76 q
we're paid ard <2.s50a9 are yet awtsg.
For street improvements now under
wAy $40 sol se have heen dissurseSi ~
! the esty, and for which nothing has vel
heen paid By the propsgsy owners bepe-
h,ed.
From this ID will lse seen that the
( indebtedness az The eity, rot lrclad
tng The Slao0e taken iE sinee 4he
report foregoing was made. Is 50 Ia Il
| Dne year asa, tsse balAHee sheet howed
the eitv eat % debt Wits ts.t>s Is 10 fts
eseiis, making aldeFencs % taeszAse
I Of ths debt aF fss.aSe 81. The showing
I 10 further appaE@nE that there are tAxes
vet 20 - cs,lleesed snsnansiag "a 81,
6ls.ek. AtaoNilg threS- eieh b feg d.
/ llnqnancy. very large proppgtlec. we
and that thaFs vlll proo&hlY be coslsc.es.
ssssweSn rev snd March I. sSSi, g..
/ eSs isA wAsah wtA materially reduce the
aasaoans as tnslsists aaes<. II has eeSs 70
raa the reSesamenf for ooe year 81,
/ fssS -, OF this amount So tSa.Qa hss
been spsns On streets
The tssAl ind~htecness * al grade
fSnSls isaaary !, isSA. ts S. III 10.
/ f1Ais Frrgx ssats the aReens "a oas-
staaa.sr graes scrip fhs total snf
sahtesare~s q ell grade fun6s ssnas1y
4 1, ISL, wax &its sSsalss. showing a ~
aasssea Zee the y~As OF $ssS,tsT.$S. I'hs
asnaAat discussed en- street CA - aES-
nag shs year has srss e76 ~ 81 ThS
aaean, Il taxes vsia ~ egss4es sUrsag
las same psFica wSs $ili 1Ss - Tbs
atsc FpYreS1ats sAs ANoans 81 Esa3e
scrip reSseenst. Tie trial Az2SsEf rsid
sgss street improvements feF the twsava
assashs. sHclRainz gu@d fazd. vas SilI.-
st4SA ard the teal aaoant 81 taxes
aSSlestsa feg sgre4t fnspeesesSsassD az
eladlne FaAd fund, wAS 4Ets sSes.s.
lt# tatAi asshaFsx xects GO al ksaa@ fer
she lass sS~lvs saeutAz ess gfss.kfS 81
ard tue total s~exfgts fresa al seassss
TOT "a sanse rsslsd was Ss.SSssssas.