The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-04-03
WHAT 1T COST
TO RUN THE CITY.

). WHAT 1T COST J.
: TO RUN THE CITY. J.
= Some interesting facts as to :,
- the expense of running the city :.
= government are TO be found in :.
= the annual report that Charles :,
!. b Rich. the city treasurer. will ;.
= make to the city council. Treas 4
= urer Rich's books are now be- :;
= ind audited by Mr.. A. J. Peck, :.
:. who was employed by the coun- :.
= ell to do the annual auditing :.
!. work on the books of the var 4
= ious city officials. Mr.. Peck has :
>. found the books in splendid \
= condition. :.
= During the fiscal year ending :.
!. March 81. 1906 the money re- :.
= ceived by Treasurer Rich for \
=. all purposes and from various =
!. sources of revenue amounted to =.
= SCI, 370.3G- There was bal =
= ance in the treasury on April /. =
= 1905 of S6.tS3. II. making =.
= the total funds available, $73, :.
= 554.07. :.
The receipts for the year ending
March 81. 1906 were as follows:
Police magistrate. fines and costs,
Sf27.55.
City scale. $232.3O.
Liquor license, $1,000.
job and express license. 1915.
City taxes. S3f, 05S.S1
Dog taxes. $4,000
PeddlerI' sce1se
Peddler's license. $4,000
Show license. $4,000
Plumbers license. $500
WatersrentaIs, SI2.56S.94.
nj Ffg n I
S2,57l53
Sewer assessment for district No
., SS,42G.O3.
Auctioneer, $1,000
From cleaning alleys. $G7.70.
From sale of old pump, $3.50.
II. S. Government rent of sewer,
; 10000
The total receipts amounted to.
sG7.370.3G.
The disbursements made by the
city during the year amounted to
500 %. divided up as follows:
Light fund, S4.290.9G.
Fire Fund, s3.44S.S9,
General Fund. S6,O7425.
Library fund, $1.63S.6S.
Police Fund, S3,3l6.43.
Salary fund. S5.964.0G.
Street and Alley fund. SO .G0S.27
Water fund. s17.961.61.
Interest on Bonds, $6.G50.0O
Interest on Sewer No. l, $2,541.5G.
Interest on Sewer No. ?, $7.75G.-
50.
Special Sewer fund, $500.
These figures show that the cost
IF running the city was about $4,000
greater than the amount of revenues
'eeeived by the city.
The total receipts with the balance
brought over from the previous year
mounted in all to S73.554.07 With
he total disbursements subtracted
caves a balance of $4.054.G5 in the
reasury and S150.13 due the city
rom the defunct Colorado State Bank
or It's trustee.
During the year just closed inter
ST to the amount of 81, Gal. IS was
aid on outstanding warrants. In
crest amounting to $1,000 was paid
mt on water bonds. Interest amount
ng TO S2.297.7I was paid on sewer
onds Making a total of interest
aid II .5S9.15. Consequently about
ne-siXth of the city disbursements
7as for interest.
The receipts from water rents We're
heavier during the past
ear than the year before. The re-
eipts from liquor license was about
$50 in excess of the receipts of the
ear before About 5000 more was
aid in on city taxes during the year
ust closed than on the year before.
1t has been several years since the
eceipts nave equalled or exceeded
he disbursements made by the city
ut the increase in the wafer rentals
fill make change in this order of
hings.
Taking into consideration the
act that the receipts the year before
we're largely increased by the So
90 received from the Indian school
nd 500 from the sugar factory.
while the past years receipts were
lot enlarged by any big remittanees,
he showing made in receipts from
ach source of revenue is very sat
sfaetory.