The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-07-24
RECORD
MADE CITY FOR
FIRST SIX MONTHS
FACTS WERE BROUGHT OUT IN
STATEMENT FROM CITY
CLERK LAST NIGHT.
In Spite of Depleted Revenues and a
Lower Tax Rate the City Has
Unusually Heavy Bank Bal.
ances.

At the meeting of the city council
last night, city clerk N. D. Russell
submitted to that body, as information
statement in connection with the
second quarterly report of the condi-
ton of departmental budget expendi-
lures for the first six months OF the
year 1908
The report in question is a splendid
advertisement for the city and shows
the city of Brunswick to be in splend-
id condition in spite of a general
financial depression and with the loss
of the revenues derived from the sale
of liquor.
The report in full is as follows:
The records, and approved bills
show, forBthe end of the second quar-
ter, June 80, 1908 that. while some
departments as slightly overdrawn,
the others are inside, but as a whole
the departmental expenses have kept
reasonably close to their budget ap-
propriation; the indication being that
on total appropriation for this pur-
pose of $75, 10000 the excess for the
year will not exceed $S0000 a trife
over one per cent. at the present ratio.
The uncollected taxes of $22, ,270.70
on the digest of 1907, brought forward
into 1908, have realized, by the rec
ords, within 100000 of the estimate
by the finance committee in their cal
culations for 1908 revenues, and the
Marshal had on July 1, mere than
enough OF solvent executions to cover
this amount. The collections on this
item were in excess of $4,000, and
the office force in the city hall in
compliance with directions of the fl
nance committee, was as lenient as
possible in collecting these back taxes
without working hardships during the
dull times.
The records further show that the
receipts from licenses on June 80,
were slightly in excess of the commit
tees estimate for the entire year of
1908, and that on July 10 at the epd
of the discount period, the total tax
collections on account of the 1903 di-
gest, were more than $1,000 ahead
.of the 1907 tax collections through the
month Of July. The records also show
that the revenues from other sources
have KEPT pace with the committees
estimate, and that, as far as it is pos
sible to make an accurate estimate,
the 1908 receipts will show an ex-
cess ever the committees figures at
the beginning of the year
After providing for fixed charges,
and portion of the floating debt fall
ing due this year ($3,400, of which
has already been paid, and setting
iaside $75,500 for departmental expen-
ses per budget, it was estimated there
would be margin of little over
$4,000 between receipts and expepdi
lures, for emergencies, contingencies
and further reduction CT the floating
debt in addition to those provided for
in fixed charges. The records for the
fist six months would indicate that
these estimates will be bone out, and
that, in addition to a reduction in the
tax rate in 1908, and Notwithstanding
reduction in the revenues CT $4,000
/ loss of license on account of prohibi
ton, the city will be able to show a
substantial reduction in the floating
debt at the end of 1908.
Respectfully,
N. D. Russell, Clerk of Council