East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

the friends of an open town, that
Pendleton is dependent upon the
revenues derived from gambling with
which TO meet its operating expenses
and TO make necessary public i'm
provements. This the council virtu-
ally asserted at its meeting Wednes-
day when it indefinitely postponed
the macadamizing of the business
streets
The best refutation of the slander
thus cast upon the fair name of the
city is found in the annual report of
Recorder Fitz Gerald for the wear
1904, for thereby it is clearly shown
that the revenues aside from gam
bling fines are more than sufficient
to pay expenses.
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
81 hereby submit my annual report
as recorder of the city of Pendleton
for the year 1904, wherein it is shown
that the receipts from all sources
amount to s3S.791.66; that the oper-
ating expenditures amount to $26.-
9O2.OS, and expenditures for better
ments and monies transferred to the
sinking fund to be $S7S2.45.
That sewer warrants amounting to
$1,000 were redeemed during the year.
and sl97.SS of warrants issued prior
to 1904 were paid"
THAT a cash balance of $151O.26
was carried over from 1903, and that
the general fund cash balance now in
the hands of the treasurer amounts
to S2419.56.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS FITZ GERALD.
jan l, l9O5. Recorder.
In the detailed report which fol-
lows, the total revenues are shown
to have been $3S,791.66, of which
S14,607.64 was derived from saloon
licenses; $12,047 from fines, and $12,-
l4T.O2 from all other sources. An
examination of the police court dock
ct for 1904 shows that of the $12,O47
received from fines, the sum of $5,-
$3.50, less than one-half, was fines
from gamblers and owners of slot
machines.
The total operating expenses for the
year were $26,9O2.OS, divided as fol-
lows: Streets, S5932.44; interest on
bonds, sSO59.45; interest on sewer
bonds. s4O1.63; police department.
SSsSS.77; city lighting, $35345O; fire
, department, $2024.65; legal service,
$500; sewer operating, $663.65; cleo
tions, S45.25; cemetery, $1,000;
health, 1855.
Besides the above expenses the
sum of $37S2.45 was paid out for bet
terments, thus making a total of $780,
6S453 paid out during the year for
operating expenses and betterments
This last amount, when taken from
the total receipts, leaves a surplus of
$81O7.13. AND THERE WOULD
STILL HAVE BEEN A SURPLUS OF
S2,S14.6S HAD NOT A SINGLE DOL
LAR BEEN RECEIVED FROM
GAMBLERS.
Exhibit of Treasurer's Report.
The report of the city treasurer for
March showed a balance of SS746.29
in the treasury at that time, divided
: as follows: General fund, $SOS3.SO;
called warrant fund, $14.37; levee
sinking fund, $44SS.94; general sink
ing fund, S1159.1S. The treasurer
report for last month is not yet in,
but the records show that about
$500 was netted during the month.
THUS MAKING APPROXIMATEI.Y Y
S10,500 IN THE CITY TREASURY
, AT THE PRESENT TIME WITH
OUT A SINGLE WARRANT OUT
STANDING ON ANY OF THE
FUNDS.
With this amount in the treasury,
and with no warrants to be paid the
city council at its last meeting indefi-
nitely postponed the matter of ma
cadamizing, which would have cost
the city, according to the estimates
of the street committee, $1400 for the
squares and $4,000 for machinery. AS
to their motives for so doing, the
citizens of Pendleton may Judge for
themselves, with the above informa-
ton for their guidance.