The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-23

Scranton, Pa. January . 1896.
Statement of the Indebtedness and Re
sources of the city of Scranton, at the
close of business, December 3lst 1895:
BONDED DEBT.
Consolidated Loan
Second Series. due december lst,
1896 per cent t..................Sl0 800 0e0 00
city Improvement Loan, 1856, 4 per cent
Due july LIST, 1885. and annually
to year 1896, rate 81 10000. .... / 200 w
Due July LIST. 1897, and annually
to year 1906, rate $2,oooOO. ....... 20 900 %
Due July lst, 1907, and annually
to year 1916, rate s3,5OOOO. ....... 80 900 10
Funding Loan. 1856. per cent
Due July 1st. 1896 .................. l5 600 90
Due July LIST. 1891 .................. IL 900 10
Due July lst, 1906 ................ IL 900 90
Municipal Building Loan, 1890, 4 per
Due February lst, 1900, Nos, lG to
81 inclusive e..,.,................... 20 900 %
Due February lat. 1906 Nos. IS to
60 inclusive ...............,.,..... 25 900 oO
Due February LIST. 1910 Nos. 81 to
so inclusive c....................... 20 O00 20
slunicipal Improvement Loan, 1891, Az
per cent
Due December lst, 1901 ......... 81 900 90
Due December lst. 1906 ............ % OU0 w
Due December lst. 1911 ............ - OOU W
Due December lst, 1916 ............ - 900 UO
Redemption Loan Series. 1893. AZ per
put June ISL, lW', 4NoS. W at
inclusive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a 900 20
Due June LIST. 1905. Nos. 81 to Us
inclusive ...,....................... "a 900 20
Due June lst, 1918, Nos. 50 to 1906
inclusive ........................3 3S 900 90
Due June 1st. 1918. Nos. 100 to IA
inclusive ........................ IS 900 90
Bridges Loan Series. 1894, A.. per cent
elusive .......................... 90 900 90
Due June lst 1909, Nos. 81 to llO
inclusive ........................... 80 OoO 90
Due June LIST. 1874, Nos. lil to 1870
inclusive ......................... 80 OoO 90
Due June lst. 1919. Nos. lsl to 80
inclusive ......................... 90 OOO %
Total $3.50 FOO w
SUNDRy CLAIMS.
Unpaid Warrants. De-
cember 81, 1888 ..........sll 31S 70
Contracts and other ac-
counts subject to adjust
ment Neutrality-suspicious.. IS 5lS "
Total indebtedness Of
city ...................... Soo0 3ii "
RESOURCES OF THE CITY.
Cash in General City
Fund .......................ss7 1O7 30
Cash in Interest and
Sinking Fund .......... " 800 72
Delinquent Taxes and
other items Collected. 81 900 90
Net Indebtedness of the
city ..................... sG3j 979 CT
In addition to the above stated assets.
the City of Scranton purchased bonds of
the issue of 1898. Az per cent. TO the am
cunt of sl2l 100000 and one $4,000 Bond of
the issue of 1876. q per cent. No. so, for the
benefit of It's Sinking Fund an exchange
was effected by which ,UOOD was trans
ferred from the 1899 issue to that OF lS.6,
leaving a balance Of $l04 W in the 1893
issue and giving the 1896 issue credit of
$l7. .JUO. co.
Statement of the amount of last pre-
ceding assessed valuation of the Taxable
property of the City OF Scranton, Pennsyl-
vania. being the assessment for year 1873.
Occupation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. vi .iO
Real Estate and Personal ........ Is 597 76i
Total .sl9 SOl SOi
The proposed increase of Debt amounts
to Slo0,00OO0 for the purpose OF building
Niaduct as per ordinance attached and
Is equal to .O0S09 per cent. of the city val
uation 1895 exclusive of occupation.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County
of Lackawanna, ss.:
On the sixteenth day of January. A. D.
1896. personally appeared before me. the
subscriber. a Notary Public. duly commits
stoned and residing I'm the City Of Scran-
ton. +. j. Widmayer. who being duly
sworn, doth depose and say that he is the
Controller of the City of Scranton and to
the best of his knowledge and belief the
foregoing statement of the finances of the
City of Scranton is just, correct and true
and that other foregoing statement is also
correct. -
FRED. ]. WIDMAYER,
City Controller.
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
the date above mentioned.
Witness my hand and seal Of office.
ISealJ EUGENE D. FELLOWS,
Notary Public.