The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-16

IL certain state payments, nut, or
course. met and not affecting the solv-
ency of the city. but nevertheless in
volving an actual deficit of sl,SS9,-
7s6.S2. In 1896 there was similar
deficit of Sl.459, ,569.0S; in 1897 there
was a similar deficit of SS2S,S25.6l, and
in 1898 a deficit of $40. .2S220.
On the other hand. in 1899, the first
year of the present city administra-
tion. there was actually an excess OF
receipts over expenditures. or a sur
plus Of S667. .4l6, and in the year 1900,
the second year, an excess of receipts
and a surplus of S64,6S6. In the third
and present year the controller esti-
mates surplus of Sl06,s0I.70,
Besides this steady Improvement in
the relation between receipts and dis
bursements, we have another remarka-
bic fact in relation between the munic-
ipal debt authorized and the municipal
debt Cancelled under the last three ad-
ministrations. In the Stuart admins
tration the debt authorized was Sll,-
$4,000, and the debt maturing and
Cancelled was Sl7,142,l40. In the War
wick administration the debt authoriz-
ed was SlS.556,OO0, and the debt can
celed s14.6ls.9g5. while under the pres
ent administration the debt authorized
is 10000 goo. and the debt Cancelled
S12l94.550 This exhibit Of debt au-
thorized and debt Cancelled for the last
ten years is most satisfactory in that
the city has not been greatly increas-
ing its debt, but il is most remarkable
in view OF the many charges recklessly
made that in the last three years the
debt cancelled has actually been in ex'
cess Of the debt authorized.
Even with costly filtration plant
under construction, we have an actual
decrease in the funded debt after q
lapse of 2l years and months, of
S2,162, ,444.59.
The city of Philadelphia can bear
comparison with any other city in the
United States or anywhere else.
We have more miles of improved
pavementS than any other city in the
world. Any citizen in the transaction
Of his daily affairs can look about and
see that our streets are kept clean and
well paved. ! doubt If there Is large
community In the present or in the
past anywhere in which there is a
higher moral tone among the people
and in which there are fewer forms
of vice and haunts of dissipation or
evil or wherein they are more quickly
suppressed than in this community.
There is certainly no community in all
history where there is a greater in
dividual prosperity Of the average man
than is found here. 1t has always been
our boast that our city is the city OF
homes, and we still maintain our repu-
tation in this respect. In the enumera-
tion of dwelling houses compiled from
the assessors books for the year 1900
we find that the total number of dwell
ings in this city is 262.775. We also
find that the number of assessed taxa
bles for the approaching election is
3S7 .625. Making due allowance fol
the increase in the number OF houses
since the last enumeration and CLASH
ication was compiled, bringing it down
to recent date Of the assessors list oi
taxables, we have every reason to be-
lieve and to declare that the separate
dwelling houses in the city of Phila-
delphia was very nearly equal in mum
ber TO the number of male individuals
We can. therefore, conclude that every
voter in Philadelphia lives in his owl
separate dwelling or under condition;
approximating thereto, showing there
by condition of well being not ever
approached by any other large city.
The people in Philadelphia will come
to realize, IL they do not now realize
the true condition of affairs. They car
not long be deceived. and they are moi
now deceived to any extent by the
gross partisan Misrepresentation Of
municipal affairs. What abuse may
prevail should be opened TO the mos
searching light and can be corrected
by an intelligent people without be
smirching with ignominy and shame
the fair name of great and prosperou:
community.