The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-04
CITY OF NEW HAVEN
Estimated Receipts
and Disbursements
IN THE
YEAR 1905.
To the Honorable Beard of Aldermen of

lIt lily VI NC" 44CAFCIl-
The Board of Finance respectfully sub
nuts herewith its estimates Of the moneys
necessary to be appropriated for the cx-
penses of the city, and of the rate Oh
taxation to meet the same, for the year
lGI3, in accordance with the provisions
vi Section II of the Charter
AT the present time the Assessors re-
port the Grand List OF property in Wards
LA, both inclusive, as Sl04,66s. 2SS.
e The total amount appropriated for the
expenditures OF the ensuing year IS St,-
rs. 1850. an increase of Sill, 1916 over the
appropriations OF the current year. rms
is in response to urgent demands from the
heads of the various departments, the
increase in the appropriations for the De-
partment of Public Works amounting TO
$4S,S90.51, while smaller increases arc also
made in other important departments,
EEch as fire, education, health, parks, IL
lTaFy and police.
The larger appropriations are made pos
sibly not merely by an increase of one
half mill in the rate of taxation, but
also by an increase of about one million
dcllars In the Grand List, an increase
which has occurred In spite of the with
drawal of $l5.0)0 of property from the
assessment rolls, by reason of the ac-
QUESTION by Yale university of land and
buildings heretofore taxed.
Also, by the operation of the new con-
tract with the New Haven Water COM
rany, the city Is saved the expenditure
Of $4,000, the sum heretofore paid an
nualy for water TO" city uses
Pursuant to Sectoil 10 OF the Charter.
the hoard has leviad for school purposes
a tax of 81 mills upon all property within
the city school district. 1t has laid tax
exclusive of said GchOo! tax of 10 mills
upon the polls and ratable estates within
the limits of Wards ZIP, both inclusive
(SeCtion 44). and a tax of "a mills upon
the polls and ratahle estates within the
limits of Wards IBIS, both inclusive (Sec-
lion 27}. The total tax laid upon property
bearing the full city tax is 13lt mills.
IN addition to the ordnary current eX-
penses of the several departments, the
tax of 1874 mills provides for new fire
engine. ard a new engine house in tho
Fourth ward, for an overflow sewer i'll
Chestnut street, and for public bath
house.
For the payment of the funded and
floating debt of the city there is appro-
priated s95, 900 for the sinking fund, which
must be regarded as the minimum amount
to be annually set aside for several years
in order to retire the outstanding bonds
as they fall due. Provision is also made
for the payment of $4,000 on account OF
city notes (old town nctes) which now
amount to $4,000. There is also appropri-
atnd $}5, go towards the payment of notes.
the issue OF which has been made neces-
sary by the failure to realize the full
amount OF the estimated income from
year to year by unusual expenditures
forced upon the city by legislative acts
and by court judgments. There Is also ap-
prapriated $4,000 for New Haven county
tax.
1t should be borne in mind that in the
budget made up each year the income Is
estimated while the expenditures are prac-
tically absolute. If tnen the income act
ually realized prove less than the amount
estimated. deficit is created. To some
extent this has been the case during the
last FIVE years. From 1898 to 1901 the e-tl-
mated income from current taxes was not
fully realized, but the receipts for 1867
will doubtless be somewhat in excess OF
the estimate for the year. During the Ave
year period unlCcked-for expenditures
have also had to be faced, such as the
old town bills. court judgments, street
county tax of 1901. None of these items
was anticipated in the estimates but all
/ were imperative in their nature and had
! to be Paid. 1t has thus come about THAI
| at the end of the present fiscal year. De-
ccmber 81, 1902 the city will have de-
| felt of about $25O.O0O, due chiefly to the
causes named. This deficit has accumu-
! lated during the last five years and should
he eXtinguished ms speedily as possible;
$4,000 are appropriated for this purpose
for the ensuing year.
The advisability Of establishing public
market and Of charging the clty's own
ership in wharf property was debated at
some of the hearings of the board and has
been duly considered by its members; but
in view Of many more pressing needs we
are unable to recommend any appropria-
ton for these purposes at the present
time.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
J. JOHN p. STUDLEY. Mayor
/ JONATHAN N. ROWE. Controller,
! EDWARD G.. FREDERICK, Alderman,
JAMES LOGAN. Alderman,
CHARLES r. CURTIS.
+ WILLIAM HOOKER ATWOOD,
( JAMES u. DEW(GLI, JR.,
! Board OF Finance.
! New Haven, December l. 1902.
/ FsTTMATET INCOME AND AMOUNTS
| ALLOWED ALL DEPARTMENTS
As Per ltcmized Schedules Attached.
E'ctin,1tnG income " 81 T35 325 90