The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-12
Of City SI70,8I5 of Which SI4S,.
300 Has Been Appropriated.
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT,
DEALING WITH THE cITY's FL
NANcES AND WHAT HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED IN THE WAY OF
IMPROVEMENTS DURING YEAR
ENDING MAY 81.

hoyOi NudS. H. bliss last night SUD-
mitted his first annual report to the
City Council as chief executive of the
city. The report is lengthy oae,
and covers in detail the work of the
various departments for the fiscal
year ending May 81 including the
city's financial condition at that
period. the Improvements that have
been made and those in contemplation
The report in part is as follows:
Mayors Annual Report
To The Honorable Board of Aldermen
! City of Pensacola.
Gentlemen:--In accordance with
: the City Charter, / herewith trans
nit to you my annual report for the
year ending May 31st, 1906, together
with the reports of the different city
departments.
comptro'Iers Report.
: The report OF the Comptroller
shows that the estimated revenues OF
| the city were $162 ,171.75, to which is
added an increase in estimate of IL
! censes of 100000, and from other
/ sources $1,S0000, making a differ
ence in estimate and actual casn
carried over OF s3,S4339, or a total
revenue of $40 $500 of which
! S14S,S09.76 has been appropriated
leaving Incorporated $22,005.2S
| Unexpended appropriations aggre-
gate S41 1887. which leaves cash in
! the treasurers hands of $4S,811S3.
Tax Collector.
! The report of the Tax Collector
Ir-t,o hot !, oh
June Sth 1905. he had charged against
| him $13.22426. The personal uncol-
, lected at the end of the fiscal year
81 ,50975 and the taxes on realty
amounted to S066.93. Errors, insol-
yencies and double assessments
amounted to $2,524.40. At the begin
ming of the fiscal year the amount
charged against the Collector amount.
ed to $115, 1858 of this there has been
collected s103,29S.57, of which So
4S6.6S represents back taxes and in.
terest on previous years. leaving a
balance to be collected On the 1st OF
June of ST 1924.
Tax Assessors Report.
| The report of the Tax Assessor
shows an Increase in 1905 over 1904
in real estate values in round num-
bers of $4,000, 100000, and in personal
values of over $1,000 100000, while
railroad and telegraph companies nave
been increased less than $500 10000.
! The total figures of the exact in
crease shows s4,356.637.00.
Treasurer's Report.
I The report of the City Treasurer
shows that the Interest and Sinking
Fund for the year had been credited
with s22, 3e3.49, of which balance OF
! S7OO49 remained unexpended. The
lFolice Fund showed a credit of $44,-
I121.79 with an unexpected balance OF
s3815.34 the Fire Fund showed a
credit of s42, O47.3O with an unexpend-
cd balance of $11 ,171.54, the Street
Fund showed a credit Of S40,775.03
I with an over draft of S4,597.55, the
General Fund shows a credit OF $751;
21713 with an unexpended balance OF
/ s32 d31.00.
City Clerks Report
The report of the CITY Clerk shows
that he has collected from various
sources the sum of s3,792.17 during
tho wear. He has issued All burial
permits. 327 excavating permits and
! 9S building permits in the fire district.
AS no building permits are issued out
side of the fire district, there Is no
way of knowing how much building
has been done. The Board OF Pubic
Works has already recommended that
! building permits be required for all
buildings in the City, and when this
Is done more definite data in the mat
ter may be had.
] The Clerks report further shows
that the white children born during
the year number 226, and the coiored
born number ia. making a total OF
1 400 children born during the year
Police Department.
The report of the Marshal shows
that there were 2,464 patrol calls dur
j IN the wear. of which 2 265 was Tor
arrests and the others were for SICK
caIts fire alarms etc. There were
j during the year 1876 arrests. over
three fifths of which were colored.
\ COS of which were discharged. loo
sent to Criminal Court, 81 had SEN
tence suspended under good behavior.
,About one fifth of these arrests were
r,omen most OF whom were colored-
j The charges against these prisoners
t are an interesting study. over l.zoo
q we're charged with drunkenness
while another 1920 were arrested 10.