The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-02
THE MAYORS REPORT
FACTS TAKEN FROM THE FIRST
COPY OF THE ANNUAL MESSAGE.


The first copy of the Mayors annual
message to the Council. containing the re-
ports of the various city departments. was
delivered at the city Offices yesterday. The
books are not yet ready for distribution.
this copy being simply stitched together
for the inspection OF the city officials. It
is replete with information that shows
what has been done by the present admin
istration and those of the past
The financial condition OF the city IL.
shown to be in the best kind of shape The
saving in interest alone through the efforts
of the administration has reached the sum
of almost $4,000 a year On this subject the
Mayor says:
81 am glad to be able to exhibit to your
honorable body such healthy financial con-
fairs This administration assumed con-
troll sixteen months ago, when the city
was nearly 10000 behind in the current
payment of $4,000 OF the city's
bonds that matured July i. 1898. had been
Ssfauited whics greatly added e , The , sm
the bonds referred to. besides <4e SO or
other issues that matured In January ana
5u 1854 all Of Which AZ Is cent
Beside, cash premiums were received Tor
said bonds. amounting In the aggregate 10
charge, by reason OF these favorable re-
funding operations. amounts to $sssi3.5o.
1t is confidently believed that terms equal
~ as favorable will be secured In renewing
the 100000 series OF bonds TO mature next
July. thus making a further saving of $3.50
in our annual interest account. The N;oo1
issue of old fire department bonds maturing
at the same time will be paid on and can
celed when due. No other issue of the city.S
bonds will mature during the present ad-
m.nistration.
Since this message was written by Mayor
Denny: Controller Trusler has refunded the
other 100000 OF bonds referred TO and has
paid of the $1,000 of fire department bonds
The sale of refunding bonds was made on
terms very much like the ones referred 70
and made an additional saving OF $3.50 In
tai up to almost $4,000 saving each year.
or more than the entire cost OF the street
Continuing. the message enters into the
balance sheet at the end OF the year 1t3f-
On Jan. l. 1895. S4.55S67 OF the appropria-
there there was so.s4s.4s in the treasury. while
there was only $4,000 Of temporary loans
outstanding When the present adrsinis r.,
there were temporary loans outstanding
amounting to nearly $500 COO. and there was
not enough cash In the treasury 10 pay ON
Ivan administration. Thus the city was
bankrupt and the controller was not In
position that he could draw warrant Is-s 70
sumo sumo, letter aspect. Jan. is. 1884. after all
D1ilS OF every description TOT the pIeSeoiuk
year had been paid, there was a balance on
hand amounting 10 26,7Ss.43.
There are many things in. this report.
when compared with the reports Of previ-
Gus years. that are not readily apparent 70
the ordinary reader and will not be so until
they are pointed out For Instance. COM
pare the receipts I'm 1899 and 1884 IN such
matters as may suffer from the neglect OF
the city officials. The following are few
of them:
Dog licenses 2s6o75 s.. 36l. 90
Market leases. 10 $500 1921 n
Hucksters' ncenses-.---...- i,zS'W 7.soa-oO
Last year was the first time that any ef-
fort was made TO collect any license Zee
from owners of dogs. except from those
who were honest enough TO call at the con-
troller's Office and pay IL. License Inspec or
Balcom was detailed to LOOK after all Kinds
of licenses and he was paid about $40 fer
a years services for attending TO this work.
Through this effort there was collected on
dog licenses alone more than twice az
much as was collected the year before
when Mr.. Sullivan had charge of the dtys
affairs. The actual difference was 5000. Is.
which is s.. $50 % more than the entire sal