The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-04
CONDITION OF THE CITY'S FL.
NANCES JUST ONE YEAR AGO
WAS DELAYED BY HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES
A Bad System of Making City Reports That
Ought to be Changed. Health nffice Sale
Recommends Purchase of Farm
For Dumping Ground
For Garbage.

For Garbage.
A bit Of rather interesting ancient
history came from the Christian Advo-
cate press yesterday morning.
1t is entitled. annual Report of the
Mayor ard Officers of the City of Raj
eigh for the fscal year ending Febru-
airy 2S, 1899"
This report should have been issued
year ago, and certainly not later than
last May.
1t Will be observed that the fiscal year
ends with the month Of February. One
month after that ought TO be sufficient
for closing up financial statements. com
pltting reports and having them in the
hands of the printer. There is no reason
for the document being delayed till sep
teinbcr, for the school report. lac
schools belong 70 the township and not
10 the city and the report of their con-
Guct and condition should hc 4 separate
document.
And if the bGsrita authorities neglect
10 furnish their report. a~ was The case
with the present document. why sucn
reports az are in hand should be printed
on time and the responsibility for the
missing ones placed whore it properly
belongs.
But the report now before us, beiated
a. il *. gives some interesting informa-
ton. In course Of his official letter,
Mayor Powell says. touching municipal
ownership:
''1he board Of aldermen should take
into consideration the purchase of the
waterworkS by the city. and if a salts
factory price can be obtained we should
ask the next Legislative to pass IN act
authorizing the issue Of bonds To pay
the purchase p.icc."
"Cur street lights are one hundred gaS
lamps. suprlied ty the Raleigh Gas
Company. These burn regularly and are
satisfactory. The electric lights are sup.
piled by the Raleigh Electric Company
and have been very uncertain and CORE
spondingiy unsatisfactory. The Electric
Company has however. lately put i'll new
and expensive machinery and we hone
that this trouble will s0cn ne over. IN
caRdcecent lights from both companies
do well"
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
The report Of the city clerk shows re-
coipts for the year. March l. 1898 to
March !. 1S99D. $S1.S4S.05. ENT"ndl-
lures (exclusive Of streets, SG0.9iS4O.
Expenditures on the streets, $41,249.2o.
Indebtedness of the city $3.50, 1882.
This Indebtedness is given az follows:
Six Per cent. Funded Debt
tonds. due July l, 1907 S4l 900 90
Five per cent. Consolidated
Debt bonds. due July /.
1919. ..... G7 $40 90
Five pcr cent. Street I'm
bonds. due July /. 1929 - 0O0 90
Five per cent. Pubic lm-
psovem Mt bends. due Iu,y
[. 1929 ..... - 900 90
Five per cent treet and I'M
frGyement bonds. due Oc
tober l, 1927. ......... 20 coo 90
Five per cent. Current Ex-
peISe bonds. due May.
1903 -. ........ - 600 90
Warrants outstanding on
March l. 1899 | : 443 9I
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
The Health Officer Mr. Sale. reports
that the total number cf dcaths during
the year was 250-whites, 126: coIored
l2l. The ratio per one thousand inhahit-
ants was for the whites / .; for the col ~
cd. 13.S. For all colors it was 12.5. The
average monthly mortality was-for the
whites. 10.5: for the Colorcd. 10.3; for al
cc!ors ii was. POS. Deaths under
years OF aee-for the whites was. h;
for the co'ored. ,3; for all colors il wa~
9S. Deaths over 70 years of age
whites. %; co'ored. &; an coos. 81.
Thoe" two "dded toe thor make 12t
aud is over fifty per cent. Of the ergire
number of deaths. This is indeed Il
very remarkable showing and is a rec ord
of which no city of twenty thousand
inhabitantS can boast
The whole number of births reported
was $50, Whites al. colercd 139.
Mr.. Sales report further on contains
the following important recommends
lions:
''Your attention is directed To the facr
thar out Of our sch0oi census Of 6.223.
there were enrolled in the schools
.. I3i, leaving 3.491 not enrolled. Even
uhcn W. deduct frcm this balance 81
3,49l. all over tiftpen years of age. MI
who are attending the excellent private
schools Of the city. all who are away ar
school or college. and all individuals 0