Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-16
TO THE CITY COUNCIL on THE SUB.
JEcT or REDUCING EXPENSES.
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES THIS YEAR
For Eleven Months Past, Compared viii
Estimates Of Revenue.
To the Honorable City Council:

To the Honorable City Council:
As, under the ordinances. Won are
at this meeting required To- fix tho
expenses of the city government for
the next year, az least 10 the extent
of the salaries of such officers ns will
be elected NJ the next April election.
! deemed It appropriate 10 have pre-.
pared a report Of the expenses Of the
past eleven months made. thinking
II might assist you In your labors
The secretary has, at great trouble.
80 prepared this report as 10 show
the expense Of each department ~
the city and while IL Il not eXnct Ia
every detail, | trust IL is sufficiently
: accurate 10 be Of material assistance
10 you.
According 10 this statement the
total expenditure for the eleven
months Including some items for
twelve months, such a. interest and
sinking funds amounts 10 si3.als Oi
As against an estimated incom. If
tli'22s.s2' the last subject 10 be re-
! uuccd by non-paymcnt Of taxes
Nhlle | believe In an efficient scr.
vice, ! believe the same can lac Ind
at less expense than i'm the mast IL
you VIII examine this report Won
VIII mud that Of those expenses a.
1850 Is for salaries and commits
slons and while am ineNperienced
IN these affairs and don't know what
proportion Of public expenses shouId
90 for salaries, II occurs to mo tLnt
over one-third Is too large for tbnt
( purpose and | invite your attention
10 that item to see II there cannot be
u reduction therein hut while call
ing attention 10 that don't want IN
overlook anything else. and while n
large amount of the expenses for this
year was for property which we now
nave ON hand and will not be i'm.
Cured again, | trust you will find
the means of reducing the expenses
IN other particulars without inter.
ruptlng the work already planned
for the coming year
recommend that az the beginning
OF the fiscal year there be nm esti-
mate made Of the amount necessary
10 run each department of the city
Tor twelve months and that Tho
amount be- set aside to each depnrt-
ment and no one department be- al
I lowed To draw from another without
consent of the council and all order.
! or accounts To specify the depnrt-
ment Tor which II was made and mo-
account 20 be- approved unless first
Z authorized 10y the head Of the de-
] partwcnt and that The secretary keen
] Sulu accounts separate ON his h,,Et
In the report herewith submitted
school revenues and expenses have
been omitted, hut ! wish tn renew
my suggestion conveyed IN a former
/. message that the surplus I'm that
] iund be asceriuiued and taxes re-
/ duced 81 as 10 consume same.
also call your attention 10 my
. llrst message I'm regard to adoptiup
! the fee system In lieu of salaries. and
/ In disposing of fire horses, etc.
since writing the above In rrgnrd
% school fund ! have been informed
/ by one Of the trustees that the sur
/ plus Is almost exhausted and that po
reduction can be- had.
! think II would be- well 10 roouire
the trustees to report to the council
| quarterly tat leasD giving an Item-
lied statement of receipts and dis.
/ bursements.
Article y Of the revised ordinances
| provides that the marshal shall. i'm
addition 10 his other duties. act as
superintendent of streets. We have
not followed that ordinance this year