The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
three thousand dollars, 40 follows:
General Fund, $500; Road and Bridge
fund, $1,000; SpeCjHl Fund, which pays


the Night Watchman's salary and
supplies the lamps with everything O.
cessary to run them. $500; Interest.
$500. no levy being made Tor interest
on tho Water Works bonds, - it was
expected that the revenue from the
works would pay that. a. wen as the
operating expenses. The revenue a.
ready received from the works, estima-
ting the rental from the b. b. Go. and
tho Mill Co., for the month Of March,
win be about $500. which would give a
yearly income Of about $l900. And
these are tho dulleat months Of the
year. Tho expenses, as the system. 10
now running, will BE- about $ll00 per
year, excluding the interest on the
bonds. -, i
The Street Commissioner and 'Tteas-
urer havt each Rled an itemised state
ment of their transactions, which I
have the pleasure OF submitting here
with. Tho TreasuTer's statement
shows where every dollar has come
from, and where it has gone, with the
exception of the $4,000 received from
the sale of the bouds, and this money
did not pass through his hands, but
was paid out by checks by myself. and
those checks also have tho
pleasure to submit herewith, showing
into whose hands that money went.
BY paying out this money myself we
saved the commission to the treasurer,
which would have been $500. When
the $4,000 license money was paid in, I
took it to the Bank of Wortl,ington
and took a certificate of deposit, and
that money remained there until the
first Of December, and had earned
$40 "a interest, which WAS all turned
in to the general fund. Our finances
have certainly been banded for the
interest Of the village.
There are the same number of street
lamps as year ago, but some of them
are in almost too dilapidated condi-
tion to be Of use, and some provisions
should be made to supply their places.
The total expense of the maintain
ance of the lamps. ard the night
watch, has been S632 SO.
The street commissioners account
shows that he has worked ~ days on
the streets, and that his salary for that
time WAS $3.50. In addition to the
work on the streets, he worked 80 days
on the wat5rworks. directing the sink
ing the second well, the come ction be-
tween them, laying some pipe, and
other work, and his salary for this time
has been $50. His report shows where
the work on the streets has been put,
and the amount expended on the diff
ferent Streets. The work which the
City Engineer did in establishing the
grades of the different streets. has been
great help in doing the work as it
sho uld be, and In saving expense.
I estimate that the amount saved
this year and in u year or two more, by
having the grades established, will
more than pay all the expense of
the engineer, besides the knowledge
that the work now done will be per-.
mxnent, and will not incur additional
expense in undOing the work of pre-
vious years, as has been done hereto
fore. The total expense of the engi-
neering account has bern $500, which
includes the instruments and all the
material for plats, grades, etc.
The total number of orders issned
and the amounts OF the different funds.
are ~ follows, Wi: Road and bridge
fund. 81 orders, $1SO4.6O. special fund,
20 orders, s667 Is, general fund. 225
orders, 7293.28. q grand total of 279
orders drawn, covering $9768 63.
have written and sent out during
the year. more than four hundred let
ters, circulars, etc., the answers to
many of these letters being now on file
in the Office, and containing inf"rma-
tion which will be of great help to tie
councils of the future.
A. the waterworks has absorbed the
most Of the money and attention dur
ing the past year, it will be of the most
importance to make u statement show.
ing the location of the pipes, and where
extra amount OF the money has gone,
over the original contract.
The pipe system as originally planned
was to consist Of the following: go
feet of 10 inch pipe, l545 feet of 8 inch
pipe, 1926 feet of 6 inch pipe, 5242 feet
Of 4 inch pipe.
The amount as actually laid, is 22e
feet 10 inch, 154S feet 8 inch, 1895 feet 6
inch. 1000 feet OF 4 inch. And then
there Is on the ground the 1857 feet of
the inch pipe on Lake Shore street
making total of 1916 feet of extra
pipe bought and laid or ready to lay.
This extra amount Of pipe was laid
on Sixth, Second and Third avenues.
Then, ~ the first we'll did not furnish
enough water for the home consumers
and the r. r Co., m additional sup.
ply had to be provided, and q second
well, with lake connection WAS made,
and all connected with the original
we'll. This incurred IN expense ot
about 500 dol .ars.
In conclusion, l wish to thank each
one OF the members OF tho council, fol
his help In many ways, suggestions,
etc. land to ssy that no council can pos
sibly work more harmoniously than thi.
one has, nor more conscientiously em-
deavor to serve the interests of the Vii
lage and judiciously expend the money
which Is placed in their hands.
Most respectfully submitted, this
| 2lst 0av of March. 1892.