Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-04
RECEIPTS DECREASE. ] /
CITY REVENUES SHOW FAILING
OFF AS COMPARED WITH
LAST YEAR
EXPENSE EXP \. T: EXCEEDS |::: INCOME. E
budget This Year Considerably More
Than in 1901.
TAXES NOT BEING snrrrnp.
Figures from the Report of Auditor
warren to the Council Makes city's
Condition Known-DoE, Pound.
Cemetery, Markets, and Paving
Bills Sources of Revenue-Unex-
pended Balances of Appropriations

The receipts of the city during the
month of August were s4o,6569S, or
s6,3s1.S4 less than they were in the Cor
responding period in 1901. and during the
past month the handsome balance on
hand to the credit Of the city on July 31st,
which amounted s217, ,5s5. .6S, was reduced at
the close of August to S131, $685. a. The
expenses of the city for the month were
SS5, ,955.74 in excess of the receipts.
The collections as reported by City Col
were s475537.6S. The collections from the
same source for the entire year 1901 were
s103O, ,269.76. From this it would seem that
the collections for the first six months
this year are slightly smaller than they
were last year. If this be true, the pro-
blem may be a serious one to the city
because the budget for this year IS con-
siderably larger than it was last owing
to the fact it was expected that the re-
cepts from taxation would be even larger
this year than they were last.
The budget for the present year carries
the sum of s1,76o.e7492 and since it was
adopted additional appropriations. have
swelled the total some $4,000 or $4,000.
During August the tax collections de-
creased Ss,97750.
Gas and Water Pay Well.
For the first time in many months the
Gas Depar rtment showed increase in
its receipts. Instead of a deficit last
month. of several hundred dollars. the
figures are s1.2o2.64 to the credit of the
city. The water rents were S294S7 in ex-
cess Of the same month last year, while
the First and Second markets show sn1ali
increases and the Third falling off OF
$3.50.
River-View Cemetery netted s140 more
than it did last year, while fines and
penalties dropped $500.
The dog pound again demonstrated its
effectiveness by causing the taxes on
dogs to increase s67.25.
Izsss---s zs,7=-Ns AS to Car Lines. 7f&-e
For the first time the item THE Rich
mond Traction Company disappears.
August, 1901. that company paid the city
49, 613 03 and the Passenger and Power
Company did not settle during the month.
Last month the amount paid in by the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
pany was s565o.9S, which amount, If it
had been paid in the same month 1t was
in 1901, and not in August this year would
have caused the decrease in the city.
revenues for August to have been more
than $4,000.
The interest on daily balances in banks
in the city last year was s1,253,52, and
this year, s2.03111
Another interesting item in the report
for last month is that s177.50 was collect
ed on paving bills from individuals. Last
year the item did not appear.
The second report of Auditor Warren,
which was made to the Common Council
on Tuesday night. showed that at the be-
ginning Of the present month that of the
appropriations made for the year there
remained on hand the sum of $500, 96s2
unexpended.