The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Many Improvements Made ana
Nclls.s Administration Has
Much 10 Show for Work
Of Officials.
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Comptroller James Y Player has pro-
pared a comparative statement. showing
| tn" total amount Of money in TIE city
| treasury December q. and. Incidentally
it forms a startling contrast to the CON
dition of the treasury toward the close OF
the Ziegenhein administration
The report shows the surprising sum Of
| s1.42j.5sj. to the credit of the city in
the various funds and accounts. This is a
clear gain OF si,91s, $3.50 over the sum In
| the treasury or tho corresponding day Of
the Preceding fiscal year
When coraptI oller Player entered Office
m alarming state OF affairs confronted
him. Thc Ztegenhein administration went
out Of Office leaving a deficiency in the
municipal revenue OF $i21,7i6.G6, When
he took charge the books showed a nom
inal balance OF S28,;%j.G;j. but the out
standing obligations were far N excess Of
that amount. leaving the deficit stated
Tho records in tho Comptroller's Office
certify 10 the efficiency not only Of tn"
officials charged with the duty OF collect
/ ing the revenue, hut also To the care!u!
and economical management Of officials
in charge Of departments generally.
All Of til" departments have contributed
in 4 prop"-tiouate measure to the excel
lent showing OF the fiscal year to dHte.
.II. l'ldNtT SitIG NcSIt! Gay lilat tIi'h WDTh
OF the officials. done In the best interest
OF tn" people. and notwithstanding the
fact that immense sums Of money have
been spent in public Improvements. after
the disastrous regime of ZieGcnh"in. prob
ably established = record. as shown in the
handsome surplus in the Treasury.
WORK OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
The principal features of interest in the
administration OF the municipal govern
ment during the past year, depending
upon the apportionment and appropriation
of the revenue for purely municipal and
other purposes. are as follows:
The purchase OF lots and the commencement
The completion OF Laundry building tho
!'1"Ehouse and the commencement OF the etec-
ION Of an addition 20 tho pOOTlouse for host
pital and other purposes.
The completion "r ths new city. Hall
The pGac!Ioal completion Of the new city
Hospital. which loft in a driioraOly un-
finished condition as T. legacy fIom former
The lcas.nr with the .r.iyIicge Of purchase.
~ the Earhage-haUling plant az Vardeventer
avenue and Forest Park boulevard. on a basis
ut purchase by the payment OF monthly in
s;allments in rent.
The repairng Of miles Of streets with ,na-
ing an Increase in appropriations for such
rtrpo-"s Of $1,000 over the appropriations for
ri, extending AMI pa-fcc'ine Of the system
nf street cleaning, Tecossi;atinR. in this par
tIgnlar. an increased apprOpriaton this year q
u the work done by this brancl, OF the Street
Department is abundantiy attcsted by the "a
y stanGerE who visited tho city during she
Worlds Fair ceriod.
The construction. extension and iepa TinE ~
savers on a broader plan than heretofore EN-
rloyoi hereby increasing tho efficiency o,
Tho extension OF the waterworks system and
Tie cllrihcatiun ana purifiratinn Of she water
At a eol.P3rstiyely Nominal expensc resuiting
health Ot tho community.