Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-06
DEFICIT
! Is Increasing.
It Now Amounts to
$65,000.
City Will Soon Have to
Issue Bonds
To Pay Salaries Of Off,
ciaIs and Employees.
Too Much Politics In Boards
Management.
TreasurerBeruer Gives Fiuures
Too Much Politics In Boards
Management.
TreasurerBerger Gives Figures
For Taxpayers.
City will Have Better Fire Protection
Council.

Council.
Treasurer Bergcrs report showing
that the funds Of the various depart
ments of this city have been over.
drawn, and that expenses of the de-
partments during the past six mouths
have been in excess OF similar periods
in other years, the principal discus
sion at the meeting of City Council
Monday night was upon the subject
Of City Finances
The fnct that Treasurer Berger has
asked that upward of s65,000 be bor-
rowed to replenish the treasury added
an additional gravity to the situation.
Treasurer Berger has prepared re-
port of the financial affairs Of Akron.
The report is for the past six months,
and was read before Council Monday
night. II follows:
CITY FINANCES.
General expenditures, for six
months ending March G, $24.l50,S5:
for street department, S13,3s1.15; fire
department. s3o,12s.10; police depart
ment, sl2,453.S9.
Average monthly expenditures:
General, $4,025.14; street, S2,23o.O2;
fire, $5,02l.40; police, S2.075.56.
Average monthly balance: Gencr-
al, 81, ,5s3 40; fire, soo7.2s; police, ss31.-
80.
Average monthly deficit: General,
so,46l.65; street, S2,230.02; fire, Si,.
o24.12; police, $l,24t06.
"In comparison with the balances
OF the past six months are shown
those for the preceding six mouths,
ending September 4, 1890: General,
So,3so; street, $2O2S.T3 fire, $5,osS.8s
police. $i,oso.o5.
Deficit for six months, ending
March 6. 1900; General, Slt,760.90;
street, Sl5,4os.S5; fire, $ai14t72; 20
lice, s7,464.36,
Total deficit for past six months,
S6I,7s7s3.
Total deficit for ensuing six months,
STa,2sTS3.
Expenditures in tho street, fire and
police departments during tho past
six months show exccsses as follows
over tho same period last year; Street
$500; fire, $1,000; police, $iToo,"
Other financial items mentioned
Monday night were that outside OF
special improvements there has been
paid out in the street department n
sum OF $4,000 more during the past
year than the one preceding it; the
street fund Is at present oyerdrawr
S9,s39.29 The fire department. OK
penditures during the past year arc
also $4,000 in excess Of those for The
year preceding. During The past year
10 date, the expenditures OF the ar,
department have aggregated the sun
of 100000; during the preceding year
the expenditures were $4,000.
WHY is IT THUS?
When City Clerk Isbcll had finished
reading Treasurer Berger's report, Mr.
Paul asked for the reason Of all th,
enormous increases In tho conducting
OF the DEPARTMENTS. In answering tn,
question, Clerk Isbell referred, anon,
other items TO the constructing of III,
automobile patrol, the repairing o
one OF the patrol Wagons, change
made In the rooms Of the police dc
partment and the building Of the au
tomobile station. Although the bill
connected with these features hav
not all been presented, yet the claim
allowed TO date aggregate the sum o
S7,60606. The total expenditures 10
and on patrol wagons are shown to h
S4.48733, The cost Of consiructin
and repairing the automobile patrol
almost $2.400. One of this city's patrC
wagons was improved by repair
amounting to $2o6, and after $40 ha