Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-01
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

mittee.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In 1890 this department showed an
expenditure of $5,2l4.9O, and for the
year 1891 ,$2, 1904; balance in favor OF
this year, $2,494.26. In 1890, as will be
seen by reference to the report of fire
committee, there were $334.s2 charged
to this account that did not properly
belong to it, which would reduce the
expenditure for this year by that
amount. TIE difference in the two
years is owing to the cost Of building
the new engine house and city hall in
1890.
WATER AND LIGHTS.
There is an increase in cost of water
for 1891, caused by the addition of new
fire plugs. The report of the commit
tee on water and lights will show
fully the ndmber of fire plugs and the
general condition of water supply, as
wGii as to throw some light on the
question Of lights, the cost of which
has been slightly increased by the
addition of new lamps.
SEWER.
There was expended during the year
1890 in the preparation of plans, en-
gineer's salary aud construction of
sewers $25, 1886, during the year 1891
$40, 1855. This latter sum completes
the original contract for sewers with
the extension that was ordered by the
board, as well as all other expenses
connected with the system, all having
been fully reported by the sewer COM
mittee. Other accounts of fixed
amounts do not need comparison or
comment.
The treasurer's report shows a bal
ance on hand to date of $7,456.77. 1t
will be observed that in his account of
receipts, there are bills payable which
are in the form of demand notes for
$S, 900, which show that if those bills
were paid that the city's account
would be overdrawn $543.23, which
would be rather bad showing were 1t
not for the fact that there is SO
large proportion of the tax uncollect-
ed, but when this is credited to the
assets of the city it shows very salts
factory condition of the finances.
The collections from the bridge have
fallen off this year $7Os.OS, and have
fallen below the receipts for 1889 ST.
194.41. The report of the bridge-keeper
will partially account for the differ
ence.
CITY MARSHAL's REPORT.
1t appears from this report that the
collections from all sources amount to
S32, $3.50, large proportion of which
was collected on last years taxes. Tax
es for '9l have not been very promptly
paid. There remain yet uncollected
about $4,000, about one-half of the
whole amount of taxes on his books.
Collections by the marshal closing as
they did this year, late Saturday even
ing, together with the crippled condi-
ton of his right hand, made it impos-
sible for him to furnish us with any
thing but hurried report, but it not
being final, any error, if such there be,
can be corrected in his final report on
tax collections for 1891.
THE SINKING FUND
Shows balance to the credit of the
city of $S,742.96. The commissioners
have bought during the year one $500
bond to be retired, which reduces the
Indebtedness by that much. The
city's bonds are held in such high es
TEEN that, although they were twice
advertised for, no more than this one |
could be had. There are $4,000 due
July l, 1898, that will be paid off and |
retired. The sinking fund commits
sion would be glad to retire them at
any time if the parties helding them
were willing to part with them.
CITY RECORDER.
This report is self-explanatory, and |
we only call especial attention to the
large amount collected on fines, as
compared with former years.
In this our final report we feel COM
pelled to mention the fact that the |
finance committe has to wait until the |
evening of the last day of January in |
order to get the reports from the Off
GERS of the city before they can begin |
to compile their report. This gives
them so short time that it is impos-
sble to compile and offer such re.
port as we would like to make.
The growing demands for improve
ments in every direction forcibly re-
mind us that Clarksville is no longer
country town, or village, but a grow
ing, prosperous city, and some of the
improvements that have been made |
during the last five years clearly de-
monstrate this assertion.
We do not think it at all improper to
state that we have paid off nearly
S23, 900 of the railroad debt and have