The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12

Treasurer G. w. Thomas has been
exceedingly busy for the past few weeks
with the rush of business that has come
into his Office. The work of keeping
the city finances straight is quite a
iaborious one, and so busy has Mr..
Thomas boen that no has not had time
to post his books up to date, and hence it
is impossible to procure an accurate
statement as to just how the city stands
financially.
The monthly statement of Auditor
Bennett to the finance com mittee how
ever, shows how the yearly appropria-
ton amounts to; how much money has
been appropriated and how much spent
up to December LIST.
There are twenty-five departments
under the city government and to con-
duct them during the present year Sl72,-
204 was appropriated. OF this amount
there still remains on hand S66, 500.
There are but two appropriations which
have been overdrawn so far, and these
are the public property and streets.
The former appropriation amounted to
$1,000, but already S3,O54 have been OK
pended. There was an appropriation of
So, 900 made to keep the streets Of the
city in good condition. Up to the FIRST
of the month this appropriation was
overdrawn S135. The street committee
came into Council and asked fer money
enough to run them to the first OF the
year, and Council granted them an ad-
dltlonal appropriation Of $500 per
month.
The largest appropriation for any one
item was $4,000 for interest. or this
amount bu5 81, TAO have been used, leav-
ing balan &c on hand of $3l, 26O. Tho
smallest appropriation, $500, was for
Roanoke county, and this whole amount
has been expended. For salaries there
was Sl3, 900 appropriated. of which 81, Cos
has already been expended. The salary
list for November amounted to Sl,127.
As there is only a balance of SIS, 335 on
hand it is probable that this appropria.
tion will not be sufficient to last until
the end of the fiscal year.
The money appropriated for the sink
ing fund has not been used, and of the
SS,l20 appropriated for this fund there
still remains that amount on hand. OF
the stationery and printing fund of
$4,000 there has been S75l expended,
which leaves q balance of Sl,740. There
was SS7 scent for this purpose last
month.
During the month of November there
was S232 of the $1,000 appropriated for
criminal charges expended, which
brings tho total amount spent out of
this fund up to Sl,O14. The $500 ap-
propriated for election expenses has
not been hit very heavily. Last month
there was S97 expended, and the pre-
vious payments during the year out of
this fund amounts to sol.
For insurance there was $500 appro-
priated, of which amount there is still a
balance of 1853. For lights there was
$4,000 appropriated and the books show
balance on hand to this account of
S1,0c4.
The police appropriation for the year
was $4,000. There was paid out for
this purpose Si,296, which makes the
total payments this year $S,Os6 For
paupers there Is q balance of STA out
OF $500 appropriation, and out of a
like appropriation for health, there is
still on hand S4O7. But $3.50 of the
$4,000 appropriated for water has been
expended, and of the 1914 for cemetery
there is still SOIL on hand.
The appropriations which have been
exhausted are as follows: Sewers and
drains, Sl7,s42; fire engine house, 81, pit;
fire alarm, S6,o52; bridges. S3,247; fire
apparatus, $4,752; map, $4.O25, and
streets (bonds), S2O,2l0.
The total amount of bonds sold up to
date amount to Sl4a,OOO. OF these
$4,000 were of street bonds; $4,000
city may; $4,000 fire alarm and fire de-
partment; $4,000 jail and S2s, 200 sewer.
This includes the $4,000 worth of
street bonds recently negotiated for
through Mr.. Trout and S., 900 worth Of
fire apparatus bonds which are to be de-
livered to j. Allen Gaylord. of New
York, on the 18th instant.
The following table shows the amount
OF money appropriated, what has been
expended, and the amount still on hand
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