Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-28
IlYOR SCOTS MESSAGE
y,-vnInous Report On Municipal
Affairs for 1890.
uornrs FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

,r,,, fo,,uop, SAT LAKE CGsi

70 ne Cw co""c'' sue '' -,
o..r,r,,rS,-In compliance with
ohayisions Of the city ordinance, !
tne nv first annual message and
suou oftbe heads Of the various
he Isycn.nts OF the city government.
oeE snss reports In detail show the
n,Ions. receipts and Expenditure
Ie,hs several departments dur
o. ,he past year. Neither the
Tvs allowed TO mo To pre-
VIZ. message, nor its proper scope
IMes',,s me 10 review these reports In
Iii bnt they afford such clear and
oesI statements Of the business Of
yatlous departments, that recon.
r Wv mat the reports or q summary OF
ne 10 publlshed for the Information
tIha n.ople, In order that all may
X. mrans Of knowing how and
h,,hat The revenue OF the city has
y. ~ .xpenicd. In some OF these
w. recommendation are made for
r.n,,,'s In the methods ofadJusting and
'Iiaetlng the city revenue, which "
.'ia,,rd would require changes In some
~ onIinnnces. These matters
o'.ovr,n,eud be referred 10 the proper
Is,,r,ittees. 40 ~ TO bring them before
the luIurll tiiNVhhh hti' la'INs NH'h
~. f,f their consideration.
call your attention 10 the recon-
mendallon Of the city treasurer That a
larger amount and for n longer I line he
roulfcd for liquor license In adyanc-,
~ means Of limiting the number OF
.,loous aud the amount OF liquor sold.
mi well worthy your consideration,
aswell NJ the other Recommendation
made by him.
When this Council came into power
there were sixty.six electric street
uehls nj cost Of sl5 each; there arr
nav los NJ n cost Of 81 $50 each.
The reports Of the auditor aud treas'
urer. show the total income Of the city
in lie wear 1890 wa. 5000, sos. 90, which
with balance on hand OF $3.50. .
January lst, 1890, makes n total d
ss55. Isl "a. And the total eXpendl.
mrrs lT,0l5.52, leaving a balance IL
Inc treasury January LIST, 1891, oi
sJ,s65.76. Tho report Of the auditor
ior 1853, showed the total income fol
mai wear was $500. 1878, and the eN
fenditurcs sj72, 49, 40; there was q
ialnuce In the treasury January LIST
$500. OF Sjis75.2s, which rcsultc,
from the credit balance Of SIS ,2d5. ~ OF
the ist Of January. 1850. The incrcns'
OF both Income and expenditure To-
$50 seems large, but careful cNnmin
alton Of tho reports herewith sub
mltted I'm connection with the valuable
Information afforded by the reports fc
issg, will show the Increase !. not dis
proroftinnate 10 the Increase ~ thu
city lnwenlth and 4, pull ton, OF 10 "
needs for lager tuvenuc 10 maxi
necessary improvements, aud meet Tia
demands Of ia increased volume o
bualness. We assumed the govern
ment Of the city February 10Th, 1890
and we have no official report for tn,
fraction Of the year ending on tina
day, but u comparison Of the report
for tho two whole years shows approx
lmatcly tho comparative rate OF ~
pcnJiture Of extra income from Janu
AIRY Let, 1859, 10 February 10Th, 1890
and from the last dat, 10 the end OF tn
year 1880, which makes RESPECTIVE
periods Of iali aud 100 months. Tn
ordinary income Of the city from taxa
ton, licenses aud other regula
sources, should meet and be nd
justed 10 meet the ordinary year,
expenses VI the city government
aud interest on Its public debt
As the city grows and its volum
u business increases there will DO nj
increase In this kind Of revenue an
also In the annual expenses. This ha
been the case In 1900. The growth q
the city has made II necessary 10 II
crease the number OF departments, Tia
clerical force, the police force, 10 OIL
large the ilro department., PRACTICAL
IN ssafal1tah nm .RVina.Rta "A t,a ~ "a cal
10 establish "a board OF public wori,
sums on the streets and In dcvclol
Ing aud increasing the water supply i
City Creek and Emigration Canyon
and In many ways TO increase the ~
penies Of the city government Froi
some OF the departments no Income
received or expected. From some Oh
Income Ii not expected to be- suiiiclcn
for IL maintenance, while from othei
considerable revenue Ia received. q
the other hand, the ordinary revenue
Of the city have Increased, and wi
hereafter Increase In proportion to III
expenses, az Will appear from the n
ports submitted. When bonds an
property arc sold 10 make improv,
ment the money received cannot d
called ordinary revenue, but the pr
oeeds should be used for permanrr
improvements. unless the Ordinar
revenue Of the city Il deficient for o
binary expenses.
A comparison OF tho reports for III
years lsss aud 1880 shows the COunc
In 1859 found the necessity for eNtr
revenue 10 make improvements an
carry on the business Of tho city, All
had wisely provided for It, Withot
that extra revenue there would hav
been no money for public improv
ments, and a deiloit In revenue 10 me,
ordinary expenses. The expcnditul
otthis extra revenue from January
1850, TO February 10, 1870, was nj abol
The same rate as from the last datc
January |, 1891. Counting the Who'll
o. the inst period Of thirteen aud tw,
thitd m0ntha, m requiring equal O.
punditures, though In fact large II
crease In expenditures did not reail
begin until late In 1850.
January !, 1850. there was balance
q W lhc treasury ss...,,....s.,......s..A ~ ,2u1
IN l.s' there was received from tue
tale o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lO1,AI
10 ~ there was recolyod from the
la issn, 9nof to February iSih, there ~
Wa received from tbs sale oiiand, i2s.CCs
Totnl,,...,......... .......SlO.i 400
peunct amount In treasury February
", ls,o.,..,.".,...,,,., aso,isd
htltateNenue expended thirteen aud
IN tNo'lhird mpntnt, ,...... ....s..... 2ll,3lN
Ihe preient government received
=. February "a. lss0. g9lsG
Sold b'hds IN spO.'..,..,,.,,,,,,,.,, @,vn
iVAAls.ss.ss..s sfsNht lei
psAnet balance In treasury January
hh'l's's''s.'....',.,... A,Ann
Itlfa revenue expended for ten and
ohe'tnird months, .............,...fads 10
This statement Is only an approx
nation, but certainly NOT too G,vorab