Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
aud necessary improvements rade In
the past three years the following:

sue ptScuOlutsubHl kCOWln OT our CITY
is further evidenced by comp ris..n Of
the following figures: VIZ find that the
va aation of all property assessed with
In what be"ame the cOrp,rate limits .f
the city in the year lsM was 1l9u, 1893
upon which the rate of taxation WIS
471l mills OH the d .ilar. The asse.s..d
valuation Of b"tIa le,soaal aud real
property in the city "f llot Springs for
the year issEs is Sl.s4i ,saas. ami the Fate
of taxation 3s1lS mills OH Tire dollar fur
all purposes. In other words t e weaitl,
Of the city has Increased over 7M ler
cent during the short perid of three
years. and nOtwitllst .I'ding the expen
diturrs made necessary I.y t:e growth.
and development Of our city tile rate "f
taxation has decreased over iS p + crllt.
during the sane lpriWl. THE manifest
growth aud material prosperity "f ",,r
city is certainly cause for gratulati"n.
In submitting the tr asnrrr's report
1t seems proper to suggest that the aid
treasurer's report be published in full
for the benefit Of tn,se wllu are ill.,
t-rrsted in knowi- z the financial co,,.
ditiOn of our city. l, is true that tile
t"tal amount Of outstanding warrants
Is quite large. but considering the cum.
bined facts that over $4,tNW of the city's
funds are at present tied up in ,Mlllss in
receivers hands and not available; also
the exercising financial ssliugelcy
which has lessen,d tile receipts f,O,n
taxes by many thousands uf dollars. it
will readily be seen that tue condition
shown by tile t:easurer's report is not
by any IN, aus alarming. but in view
of tile present condition of finances,
wllic, are general. 1t bel,OOves this i,u,,-
orable body to call Il hiatt and scruti
,ze closely amy proposition calling fur
the expenditure of public funds.
The auditors r. port il herewith sub
mitted, giving in detail The amount "f
warrants issued ami redeemed and
whicl. perhaps needs no further ex.
planatiOn than only in tile matter Of
total indebtedness, which as si"wn by
hie r-p"rt is $78.,07. 90. From this
amount should be deluct.d d tllr amount
of special assessment warrants issued
for the improvement of certain streets
and for the payment Of which asss.ss-
Tents have been levied OH abuttimg
property. This amount rs
shown by the auditors report Is
Sl5.5la0s and can not be considered as
a municipal Indebtedness. The city
marslal's repOrt is also submit ed.
The p+rusal of which sl sgests til. COLI
clu>ion that thr city affairs in tile ju-
dietary department of"ur city are not
what they should he. Although many
complaints have t,ern filed and arrests
made. the total cOll, cted in tines since
the last report (tiay 4. 1899 aggregates
only the small sum Of S49333 viii. u it
is generally know that the receipts from
this sonr.'e should equal nearly as much
as this III each and every month. The
city has undoubtedly suffered to the
extent of not less than $3,OlW during
the past twelve months. OH account of
the conditions which, pertain at present
IL this department. 1t is greatly to be
tsired that tlle causes making tllis
state of affairs possible may speedily he
removed and that our city ordinances
may be legally enforced. (
Respectfully yours.
j.. B. DICKOvER;
Mayor.