Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
TIE MAYORS MESSAGE.

AN INTERESTING AND CAREFULLY
 PREPARED DOCU MENT.
 Many Important Suggestions and Recommendations - He Says the streets Should Be Paved With Bel ginn Blocks-Intelllgent and Honest Ideas Upon the Water Question.
 Following is the annual message of May or Henry l. Boughton read last evening be- fore the new court of common council: To the Honorable Court of Common
 Council:
 GENrLEMEN This occasion is the thir- ty-sixth anniversary of our city's birthday We have reason to be grateful for its ac- complishments and it's good name at home and abroad. l congratulate you gentlemen on being it's chosen legislative representa- tives. In the light of experience in the past, trust we are able to legslate wisely The demand for public improvements has kept pace with the rapid growth of the city Not less imperative will be these demands the present year-of greater magnitude perhaps and involving considerable sum of money. It is hoped that all matters of greater or less importance proper to be brought before you will receive your care ful consideration and that you will afford the mayor yonr earnest support in the exc cution of the laws and all those ordinances and orders you may from time to time see fit to enact. 1 call your attention briefly to the several departments of the city with suggestions 1 have thought proper to make ::
 CITY FINANCES.
 Our system of finance is wrong because our system of assessment is wrong. The city is dependent upon the town assessment of the grand list as 10 it's values and amounts. While the expenses in nearly all the departments have increased during the past ten years, our city grand list has remained almost the same. see no remedy for this except consolidation of our several corporate governments under one municipal management with one assessment and one tax; such system prevails in Hartford, Bridgeport and New London. It is meet ing with favor in New Haven and other larger cities and towns in the state. This would require legislation and 1 recommend that it would be wise to consider the question through committee from this council.
 The bonded indebtedness of the city in 1888 was as follows:
 Water bonds, first series Sl9o, 600 Water bonds second series ......... a5, % Sewer bonds, first issue. e.............,... 5000 City hall bonds (city). 21 800
 Total S371 800
 'rhese is a reduction of the bonded debt of the city of about $5,5OO each year, the redemption of s2,5Oo City hall bonds and S3 ,O00 paid to the water bond sinking fund. The temporary loans and autstand- ing obligations of the city and now funded at the Dime savings bank, interest at the rate of per cent. per annum, are:
 City general expenses>. S.0, 900 Water depat tment account 2 ,5U0
 s97 300 Temporary loans during 1SSS ............. 35, GOO Floating indebtedness due on balance of
 sewer and other contracts (eStimatedD ... 5000
 The assets of the city December 3l :, 1888, appear to be as follows
 Louis Meyer. tax collector, about S. 900 0O Sewer assessments S....................22 223 2l3 3l Street 500 00 Work, account former street inspector 7a47 80 Water bond sinking fund less one years
 interest 60 49 B Account street pavement not assessed l0, 400 00 Notes secured by mortgage ........ 1,90o,0O street improvements unassessed (esti-
 mated} 5000 % Liens on property, account streets..... 2,700OO
 Total ............... .................S S129 no 34
 The total receipts of the city for 1888 were
 Cash in the treasury at the beginning of
 the year s 4713 a5 J II. Hart, taxes ......... ............ 6,l5l12 Louis Meyer, taxes ................. .124 l73 72 Town of Waterbury, City hall interest. 2,lO0 % Town of Waterbury, City hall bonds ..-. 2,5o00 % City waferWorks .................... 3S, 900 % Sewer assessments .................... -, ST 20 Temporary loan. 63,oOO % Police court 5,Is3.W Toial $269, 2 .3s
 The disbursements for 1888 appear to be as follows: Water bond interest, lst series |; E s,~t~ D $3,3I5. .OO; water bond sinking fund $3, 900 :; water account, $o,245.00; extension water pipe, SIP 2,530.0O; sewer bond interest, S3,- 400. %; expense department, $7,4l5.2S; po- lice department, $l9.97O.S9; police court s8, l63. 75; fire department, $9;33l. 20; lamps and gas, $16,696 .33; interest, $5,207.27 :; law expense, 3,253.60 :; public land and buildings, Sl45.7O; sewer department, $41,- l57. 20; board of health, $2 ,933. .90: redemp- ton city hall bonds, S5,OOO.OO; City hall in terest, s4, 4,2OO.0O; City hall department, $1,- $40. GA: temporary loan, $50 100000; balance in treasury Total SlS4 l65 9l
 For the year 1888 the following appro- priations were made by the court of com mon council Water bond interest, first series, SIS, 300; water bond interest, second series, S3,375; water bond sinking fund, X33 ,oOO; City hall bond interest, $2, 100; rec demption City hall bonds, $2. .5OO; sewer bond interest, s3, 400; interest. 2,OOO; ex- tension of water pipes, $12,OOO: water ac- count, S5, ,245; law expense, $2,OoO; police court, sl,ooo; police, s21 Ooo; City hal, Sl GOO; lamps and gas, $l6,5 300; fire, S10,- OOO. expense, S6,5OO; public lands and buildings, S250; streets, $25,0O0; street as- sessments. S1,OOO; sewers, S3,5O0; health S2,5OO; redemption of new water main loan, S1O,oO0; redemption of temporary loan. Si5, 5,OOO; total, $162, ITO.
 The court of common council in Decem- Der, lsSS, made the following appropriations for 1889: Water bond interest, 1st series $l3,3OO; water bond interest, 2d series, $3,375; water bond sinking fund, S3,OOO; City hall bond interest, $l 1925; redemption of City hall bonds, $2,5O0; sewer bond in terest S3, 400; interest $4 300; extension of water pipes, $l2 .OOO; water account, 5, 300; law expense. 1000; police court, s1.OO0; police, ,*2l 900; new police station, slo, ,ooo; fire. 5000; new hook and ladder truck, ss .ooO; expense, s7.OoO; public lands and buildings, $25O; street repairs and main