Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-25
TREASURER JOHNSON
RENDERS STATEMENT
Interesting Report as to City's
Standing in the Matter
OF Finances.

At the last meeting of the city coun.
Gil City Treasurer Col. W. johnson
made a report, covering the period
from September /, back one year and
among other interesting items in his
report, were the following Received
for liquor licenses, $1,000; fines in
police court, $3.50. 80; taxes (6 mills
$50, S67. 3d. circuses and shows, $40
from special fnud s25l. .23; from sewer
fund, s5340. 96; merry -go-round, 800
and other sources, making the total
come to $50. 376.lS. During that time
he paid out $14, O6l. .43 for warrants
outstanding; interest on same,
$2229. 83, leaving balance OF cash on
hand, September II, 1907, of "a, 0S4. go.
Other funds were reported as follows
Main sewer-bal ON hand, $5273. 36
sewer assessment, $40. 40; tax (31s
m ills $3492. 26, while $5340 SO has
been transferred to the general fund
and $4,000 to the sinking fund, and
$732.64 was paid out as interest on
bonds, leaving balance on hand of
$Sll2.47. Road Fund-Bal on hand,
$685.. SO, received for road tar 1915
hauling cement, s43 and paid out
warrants, sl54.l2 leaving a balance
on hand: 1858. Al. special Fund
Bal on hand $251. 23, which was trans
ferred to the general fund. Sinking
Fund-$l9,00 issue on hand, $1,000,
tranferred from Main Sewer Fund,
$1,000, leaving on hand, $4,000. Sink
ing Fund-$60O0 issue, transferred
from Main Sewer Fund, $1,000 paid for
bonds No. II and 10, $500 each, $1,000.
The outstanding warrants foot up
80, S1S.37, with interest estimated ut
5000, making total warrant debt.
September 1, 1907 rs $4S, S1S.s7, while
the outstanding $4,000 issue of bond
sl9, 900 and $4,000 issue $4,000, making
the total outstanding bonds against
the city at s2S. 1000.
Other matters coming before the
council were as follows:
An order was made for the con-
structing OF a new granite sidewalk on
the south side of L street, between Sth
and 10th streets.
A petition by H. c. Ackerman ct
al for . lateral sewer. connecting with
the main sewer on 5th street and run
ming into the alley of block SO, o. 7.
s. was presented and the work was
ordered done.
An ordinance. fixing the rates for
the water works was read for the sec.
ond time and was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. No rates were
named, but these will be inserted aud
acted upon at the next meeting.
The petition of I. W. Schallhorn
ct al for lateral sewer, tapping the
Pine street main sewer at the junction
of the alley and extending up said
alley 1875 feet, was referred TO the
Sewer Committee.
In accordance with the petition Of
Joseph Moss ct al new granite
sidewalk, beginning at the corner of
L and 10th streets on the south side
and running to corner of L and Sth
streets was ordered built,
A request was made by Messrs.
Williamson and Mason, who are open
ing new addition, facing the new
factory, requesting the council to
have the Southern Pacific to open up
at lesst one more waterway under
their tracks, to carry off high water.
City Recorder Clements was in
structed to proceed and compile the
various city ordinances and then have
the same properly printed for future