The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-04


gives us reason to pause with anxiety.
The city treasurer furnishes the follow
ing financial statement of the city for the
fiscal year ending September 80, 1895:
GENERAL ACCOUNT DEBT.
Bonds, per cent, gold, due July
1915. ............. &l5O,OOO.OO
Bonds, per cent. currency due
July /, 1889. ...................... 100000
Bonds, per cent. currency, due
july /, 1904. ........................... 5O,eoO.W
Bonds, per cent. currency, due
July l. isos.. ........,............. 5o,OOo.Oo
Bonds, 4 per cent. currency, due
July j, l9H... 5O,OOO.W
Bonds, per cent. currency, due
July i, 1919. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50OO0.O0
Bonds, 4 per cent currency, due
July l, ls24..... ................... 5o,OO0.OO
July 1, 1923. ........................ 100000
Bonds, 4per cent gold, due July I,
1886. e..................... ........... SOoOOO.OO
GENERAL AND:HIGHwAY ACCOUNT.
Bonds, 4per cent. gold, due April
/, 1923. ........ .............,....... GOOOOO.OO
GENERAL ACcoUNT-wIDENING AND OPENING
STREETS.
Bonds, per cent. gold due July 1,
l8A........ ................. 3OOOUO.W
Total. ..... ...sl, 200 100000
City notes outstanding, general
account .......................... ss4,Oc2 OF
General account, widening and
opening streets ................ ss,O73 70
Total.................,. ..........s2, ,O75 s6
CREDIT.
sinking.funds.. ds..................... 42,377 96
Balance due.......... ......S2,OI4,697 w
WATER ACCOUNT DEBT.
Water,.bonds, 8 per cent. gold, due
April 1, 1898. 100000 %
Water bonds, per cent gold due
April Il, 1899 ......''' '.......... 100000 90
Water bonds, per cent. gold, due
July n, l9l0.. .................... 100000 OO
Water bonds, 4 per cent. currency,
july L. 1919. ..... .....,..'. 4OO,Wo w
Water bonds, per cent. gold, due
,Julv |. 1894 ...... ........... 125,OOO 90
MISUNDERSTANDING. lO3, ,O44 "a
Total IDS, ,O44 "A
CREDIT.
Sinking funds -. .................. S5Oo,9l7 80
Balance due ....................$l,222,l 30, ,l26 30
SEWER ACCOUNT.
Sewer bonds, per cent. gold, due
April j, 1913. ..............'...... S4oo,uO w
Sewer bonds, per cent. Sold, due
July II, 1884,. f........................ lIo,OO0 w
City notes outstanding. ......... 234, ,426 %
$sO9,42 O6
CREDIT.
Sinking funds ....,..... Ss,sS9 ol
Balance due e.................. $s0O,536 55
~. RECAPITULATIoNioF.D DEBT.
GeneralI account debt. less sink
p ing funds. .........'.......S2,OI4,69 w
Water account debt, less sinking
fundsi ............... ...'.... -ZiZo-o3
Sewer account debt, less sinking
funds ... ........ .....,..... s0O536 50
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Grossgdebt less sinking funds,
October !, 1896. ......... 4,o3'3oo "a
Gross debt, less sinking funds,
December |, 1895. ................ 3,1I3SS4 81
Increase in debt, less sinking
FUNDS So-o,f'o ~
Cash on hand and other
assets October l, 1896,
applicable to the re
duction of the gross
Indebtedness, Sll,599 G
Unsettled accounts and
cash on hand Decem-
ber /, 1896. $l29,ll5.3s
Decrease in unsettled
accounts and cash on
hand .............. ..'.'. sii,oi' ~
Add unpaid bills, viz:
Free Public Library............ SSoosl
contingencies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2700
Core etc citv property.......... 20
Increase in net ndebtedness..l $436,226.45