The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17
BE ALL RIGHT.
Extravaganza OF Hughes Adj
ministration Must Be Net.
Revenues of City Will Increase
About $4,000.
MORE PROPERTY TAX.
City Has Already Drawn an Ex-
cess of 100000.
Financial Statements For April
and December.
MORE PROPERTY TAX


sumed office there is no question" de-
clares the daily morning apology for
the recently defunct city admins
tration.
That the treasury of the city of To-
peka was in still worse condition when
Mayor Hughes left the office there is
also no question.
There is between $4,000 and $40, 600
difference in the financial outlook which
was presented to these respective
mayors, and Mayor Parker will have to
take the minus column of the ledger.
County Treasurer Philips states that he
has paid over to the city $4,000 more so
far this year than he paid over in the
same time last year.
In. other words the city treasurer, UNI
der Colonel Hughes administration has
been forced to draw $4,000 more from
the county treasury than he drew for
the same time last year OF course the
city will come out all right, no one
doubts that.
were made by the county to the city
up to the date which corresponds with
the present one, January II. These
payments We're as follows:
December 81 ....-..........-. 4o,oOo
Tptal - ~ ~, s'o fo1O
ling amounts have been drawn by the
city:
November 20 --....................$1 $4,000
December 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2O,O00
December q ...-..............-.. 25,O0o
December 81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5O,VOu
January IA Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Total $9 $50, 900
The natuhai result is that there is less
money coming to the city at this time
this year than there was at this time
last year. By careful management con-
ditions can be improved. and that is
just what Mr.. Parker has before him.
The city treasurer states that after
taking up outstanding warrants he viii
have about S25, 600 on hand. Last year
the report of the city treasurer for De-
cember 81 showed that the city had $780,
1882 on hand. Part of this was used in
taking up outstanding warrants, so that
the actual balance in the hands of the
city treasurer for the years 1901 and
1902, on January II, was, as near as can
be estimated. about the same. And this
year there has been $4,000 more money
drawn. r q
There is one thing in Mr.. Parker's
favor and that is that the taxable prop
erty of the city has increased, and the
total revenue for 1902 will be 1000
$4,000 more than in 1901. The total for
the present year will be about $156,000
BY publishing a statement of the
financial condition of the city in April,
1901, and a financial statement for De
cenber 1901 the Hughes organ tried to
money in the treasury in April, 1901.
when he assumed Office, than Mayor
Parker had in January, 1902. when he
assumed office.
If Mayor Parker had assumed office
in April, 1902, he would have had no
money at all. When Mayor Hughes as
summed office in April, 1901, he found
about 81 300 on hand.
1t is not reasonable or fair to COM
pare a December financial statement
with an April financial statement. In
December the city has just received its
big return from taxes. Its Golfers are
supposed to be full. In April it is
naturally drawing toward the end of the
money received in December
The unnatural feature of the present
situation is that by next April the city
will be without a penny. And the short
age will be due to the present neces-
sity of paying off lot of old warrants
accumulated during the Hughes admin
istration, and part of which were con-
tracted because of unwarranted increase
in expenses
Instead of having $1,000 in April, as
Colonel Hughes had, Mayor Parker will
find the city treasury empty.
The following are the financial state
ments, furnished by the city treasurer
for the months of April, 1901, and De-
cember, 1901
City treas urer's statement showing con-
dition of all accounts for the month end
ing April 80, 1901: