Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-15
AUDITOR REISER
MAKES STATEMENT
Tells Council the Sum Necessary
To Meet Expenses,
sSal,575 MUST BE RAISED.
City,s Expenditures For the Year
Reach the sum of s639,2OI'
No Rate Mentioned.

City Auditor Reiser presented to the
council last night an interesting STATE
ment showing the estimated expenses
Of the city affected by the tax levy
and the revenue necessary 20 be raised
by taxation for the current fiscal year
ending Dec. 81. 1902, The total to be
raised by tax levy he places at SjSl'-
$40, this including 5000 for surplus
bitches, which may be paid out OF the
bond fund II the city council SO di-
reefs. Auditor Relser says the amount
of assessed valuation for the year WV,
as furnished by the county auditor, IS
$3S0Sl. 752, exclusive OF assessments
made By the state board Of equaliza-
ton, the proportion of which belonging
TO Salt Lake city, the county auditor
Is not yet able to furnish. For this
reason he submits no figures as TO the
rate OF taxation necessary 10 raise the
amounts required by the various FUNDS.
The statement follows
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
Estimated expenditures ......sSSO, 776. 90
Estimated receipts
from licenses and
Miscellaneous
sources !. =. go. 1907, 625 90
Revenue to be raised
by tax levy 800. Ia. ISL 90 $3.50, 1850
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Estimated expenditures ..".,slOO, 90
Estimated receipts from miscellane-
GUS sources are practically none, ex-
cept poll tax cash collections Offset by
poll tax expense not included In above
estimate. The above amount must,
therefore, be raised entirely by the tax
levy.
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY.
Estimated expenditures ......S 10000 90
Including 5000 for surplus bitches in
Parley's canyon, which may be paid
out OF bond fund, II ordered by the city
council. The balance, $4,000, must be
provided for by tax levy.
SEWERS AND DRAINS.
Estimated expenditures ......s 100000
To be provided for by tax levy.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Estimated expenditures :. 81 1900. 90
To be provided for by tax levy.
Total TO be raised by tax levy,
per above estimates 500. 1881 ,576 90
II surplus bitches" are
paid from bond fund ......, 1926, 576 90
The foregoing estimates OF expendi-
lures are made up of the following
principal items:
Contingent expense fund
Interest on bonds,..... =. Sis, 600
Department expenses. =. :. 1899. 90
Salaries of officers. -. =. -, AZ, 3SO.0O
Street lighting. =. :. :. g. 3l,2O3 %
Settlement of Parleys Con-
duit litigation. q. =. r.., 2,7l4.0O
Miscellaneous claims and
damages. !. -. ~. 80. 5000. 90
Y. r. Ry. land contract. -. 1900. 90
Printing and Advertising. =. 250O.00
$3.50, 1900
Streets and sidewalks
Street department mainte-
nance. :. !. :. . ....s 22,OOO.Oo
Street department improve
ments. :. :. 49,. 49,. 1000. 90
Street sprinkling. =. =. .u. 10000. 90
Purchase two new sprlnkling
wagons. :. !. :. -. 1000
Printing and Advertising. e.. 1000 90
Engineering department,
street and sidewalk ac-
COUNT. :. ...... 10000
Intersections and grading for
South Temple street paw
ing ..... !. :. :. :. q. -. $500. 90
City's portion OF cost OF State
street paving, from South
Temple to North Temple
streets. :. :. :. :. :. 49, 100000
Clty's portion Of cost Of paw
ing alley in block 70..,. ., 10000
Sidewalk paving account... 1000 90
Retaining walls. .. =, .... 1900 90
Surveys on First street., -. 1000 90
Purchase Utah Central right
of-way... 49,. -. :. 80. 5000. 90
Collection of city taxes. =. ., 525.
800, 425. 90
Irrigation and water supply
Irrigation department main
tenance., q. .. .. ..,....,S lb,O0O. 90
Land and water commissioner
department. >. 3. !. ..... 10000. 90
Engineering department ir-
rigation and water supply