The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-06
The City Receipts Show a Fall-
ing OF.
Must Economic to Come Out
Even.
INCREASED EXPENSES.
-
Big Revenue Received From the
Excavation Permits.
Sixth Avenue Viaduct Question
Yet UnsolYed.
CREASED EXPENSES.

With receipts failing down and ex-
penses running neck and neck with
those of last year. the city council Will
have to practice some rigid economy
within the next four months and a half
in order to make as good a showing as
the fiscal report fer the year 1905 in
dicated.
The receipts for the past seven
months ending with September 80 are
below those Of the corresponding
period last year-by $4,000. The great
est falling off in receipts is registered
in the general revenue fund. With a
greater number of excayation permits.
issued this yea than any other in the
history of the city and all lines of bust
ness prospecting. indications seem to
point to a laxity of collections on the
part of the city. The city has thus far
received over $4,000 from permits for
excavations, but there seems to be a
failure to collect all that is coming to
the city in some of the other depart
ments.
The month. OF September shows a
considerable increase ia the matter of
miscellaneous expenses this year over
last. From h general revenue fund
the expenditures of this character
were $410.S6 this month as against
$195.07 of September, 1905, from the
general revenue fund.- the comparative
figures are $666.32 and 52T.22.
Departments showing increases are
fire department. street department and
city officers. The fOrnreis increase is
attributable TO purchases made in the
way of fire equipment The street de-
partment, however is coming forward
and this past month October, forged
ahead of any other department in the
city for expenditures, amounting to
S3.201.5O. This is something unusual.
Most of this went for wages for men
employed.
The report of the city treasurer
shows on hand $f~92g039.57 of Which
$~14.o17.32 was credited to the general
revenue fund and ~21,150.79 to the
general Improvement fund.
The report of the city treasurer in
September
General revenue fund $500. 81, so6.O6 $2.647.4T
General improF. fund 800. 1850 1890
Grand total receipts s2Oo2.oe g. g647
Disbursements-Geuefal revenue fund
Police department -. -. 81, 4O4. 10 s.. 4S3.6 81
Fire department -....- 5.1l9.@ S.97S. %
City officers .....4.S -bs.s. l,4IS.0S 1,2s0.04
Sanitary department ..... 1911 a4S7.43
Miscellaneous expenses ~ A0-S6 1921
uses i7s 4si7-ss s5.T4s.o5 s.. 4gs.s5
General mproveneRE afund- 5i 81 z
Street de~partTnentec D. g.. ~. g5TsS3 s.. 40S.4S
City engineering depL.@. 665.16 rs251e
Electric light .FEs..=ssl ,1l6.6l 1,0Zl.69
Miscellaneous expenses --a 695.& 5H.Z2
S5.S46.52 $4.5sS.4 "A
Grand total disburse-
ments .....-...... .k.9.$15.092.51 S12s0ST.76
Seven months ending September 30
Receipts 1896 1905
General revenue fund.-. $90,OTe.3 "a SO. 1885
General improv. fund. 20, 226.3S 25.sS4.01
Grand total receipts. y $50, $685. y $6S, 1873. 50
Observation-Disclosures revenue fund
Police department ...+... SIC. 97S.SS SIS, 9S1.35
Fire department .-....... 4,26l.3 23,143.43
Citv OFFICERS ..-..... 9,0S7.3S S.928. %
Sanitary department 81. 2697.Il 4.01S-59
Miscellaneous xpenses :. 3.69l-94 S,1S8.95
sos. 1866 s60.202.55