The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-30

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The tax levy for the five years in
cluded in the report was as follows:
1888, .019: 1899. .019; 1900. .01S; $40: 1901.
.017; 1902. .017.
The receipts included in the report are
from all sources, much the Larger pOr-
tion, of course being received from tax
es. The receipts from police court fines,
licenses and minor sources has amount
ed to from s14, 4,267.s1 in 1898 to the max
imum of $33 6S2. .43 in 1901.
The year 1901 is also memorable be-
cause on that year the city exceeded its
income by $25,32752.
The amount of the levy which is avail
able for the general revenue and general
improvement funds has remained sta
tionary at mills each, thus giving a
II mill levy for current expenses. The
expenses of the police department fire
department. electric light department,
street department and all other DEPART
ments, come out of these two funds.
Mr. Hales report will be filed with the
mayor and by him will be presented to
the ways and means committee at the
meeting which that committee will hold
on Friday evening.
CITY ATTORNEYS ESTIMATE.
City Attorney Spencer completed some
extensive figuring today, and as result
of it presented to the mayor his report
on the expenses of his department.
Really Mr.. Spencer filed two reports.
One of them he says includes the ex-
penses which should actually be charged
against his department. The other,
which includes the costs against the
city in criminal cases. Mr.. Spencer
heads, Police department expenses
The general expenses of his depart
ment for the fiscal year ending March
81, 1903, Mr.. Spencer estimates to be
$2,287. This includes Mr.. Spencer's sal
ary and the salary of those in the office
with him. Under the head of extra
expenses" Mr.. Spencer mentions the fol-
lowing items which are likely to be
called for before the end of the fiscal
wear.
J. D. Mcfarland, attorneys fees
IN waterWorks case -......-..-.. 81 ,OO0
Cost bills in civil cases ............ 200
Possible expenses in dollar gas It'll
Possible expenses in waterworks
litigation ........ 81, 900 to 1000
Total .......... ....... 700 to "a 200
Mr.. Spencer's report shows that the
costs in criminal cases are likely to run
from 1862 to s1,4O1, depending on the
outcome of certain disputed questions.
For instance, the city allows rs cents a
day witness fees in the police court.
but suit is to be instituted to force
the city to pay $1.50 day. The amount
of court costs can not be exactly ascer-
tained, and is estimated by Mr.. Spencer.
CITY PHYSICIANS ESTIMATE.
At the board of health meeting las:
night the city physician made public
his estimate on the expenses of his de-
partment for the next eight months
and showed that he will continue to op-
crate the health department of the city
on the same expensive basis which he
has been operating it in the past. His
estimate on the expense for the next
eight months, to the close of the fiscal
year, is ,406.
The estimate includes 81 900 as the to-
tai cost for the new detention hospital
It is doubtful whether the council will
allow this large amount to be spent fol
hospital which will be of little use ex-
cept at rare intervals
The city physician believes that he
can derive revenue of about 5000 a
year from patients cared for at the
hospital, by charging fees from patients
who are able to pay. The city may also
charge fee for fumigating houses
where the request for fumiga ton comes
from the owner of the house.
The report in detail is as follows:
City physician, mos at $5O. $40t
Sanitary sergeant s mos. at $50 4Ot
Sanitary policemen, six, at $50 per
month ....-..... .............. 2,4OC
Office supplies, DETER heads,
stamps, etc., ............ A
Medicines, mos. at SOS. . 20,
Ambulance horse. mos. at 81 per
Hospital guard, mos. at $50 per
month --............ ........... 40'
Hospital supplies, months at $50
per month 4Ot
Board of health, meetings at $5 81
Hospital laundry, mos at SO. 81
Hospital grounds .............. LOO
Hospital building -..........- 2,50
Hospital furnishing ........... 50
Guards, mos. at 500 per mo-. SOt
Disinfectants . Is,