The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-17
City Recorder Hodapp Recon-
mends $4,000 This Year.
PRESENTS ANNUAL REPORT
First Year of Mayor Andrews Admin
istrs,ion Shows SI3s 900 Re-
csived, $4,000 Expended.
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
City Recorder Hodapp has prepared
his annual report for the year ending
March 81, and IT will be published
officially the fore part of next week.
1t makes some interesting reading for
those who follow municipal affairs
closely
The total receipts of the city for the
year, in all funds, were $l37,923.73,
and the disbursements $l29,634.S9,
showing that under Mayor Andrews
first year the city came out about
$1,000 to the good.
The receipts of the current fund
were S47,OO7.9s, and of this amount
$4,000 was received from saloon IL
censes, Sl3ls3.77 from taxes, Sl.54O
from municipal court fines, S3465O
from fees, 1923 from dog licenses, 1926
from hack licenses, etc, $l20 from
circuses and shows, and the balance
from miscellaneous sources. There was
received from the state fremen's re-
lief association Sl,l75.7l.,
The receipts of the road fund were
sl4,99s.79. practically all of which was
from taxes.
The receipts of the waterwOrks de-
partment were Sl339S.6l, of which
SlO93l.3S was from water rents,
Sl5l3.09 from the frontage tax,
$3.50 from water meters sold, and
the balance from sundries.
The receipts of the park fund were
S4.447.46, of which $3,7O6.72 was from
taxes, $500 was borrowed from the
current fund. and $24O74 was from
the sale of trees and hay.
The receipts of the interest fund
We're S9,47345, sprinkling fund 81
45O52, library fund, S4,9l2.72, sinking
fund $637.0l, water bonds redemption
fund S3,495.44, and special assessment
fund $37,lOl.75. OF the special as
sessments, $l3,77l.0S was on account
of the Broad street paving judgment,
and the balance for sundry local i'm
provements. OF the receipts in the
library fund, $9S407 was from sun
dries, and the balance from the tax
levy.
The disbursements of the current
fund were S44O24.6s, of which $7,l75.76
went to pay the salaries of city Off
Gals, S5,4OS.6l for salaries and other
expenses of the police department.
$2,7S24S for the expenses of the
health department, $s,27s.Tl for the
salaries and general expenses of the
fire department, $ll,59S.54 for sun
dries. and $S,7SO.5s for street lighting.
The cost of collecting garbage was
S44S.05, and the expense of smallpox
cases $l43.25. Some of the larger
items of the sundries were $1,000 for
new city well, $l,l75.7l for the
firemen's relief association, $S23.75 for
tiiicates, $65s.S0 for costs in law
suits, $672.S0 for new Illuminating
arches and repairs to the old ones,
s60560 for a tool shed, $500 donation
to the fair association, $4569O for
lighting the street arches, $40 to
state inebriate hospital fund, $435.lO
for election expenses, rent of armory
$780, city hall lighting $37l.25.
The disbursements on roads and
bridges were $l2,73S.Os, of which
SSl74T was for pay roll, $3,Sl26O
for sundries, and $750.7l for lumber.
The park expenditures We're 3d.
5l2ll, of which $2,422.76 was for
pay roll, $720 was for the salary of
the superintendent, and $369.35 was
for sundries The sundries included
$l43G0 for feed for the zoo.
The expenses of the waterworks
fund were $l2,37O6s, of which 3d.
3l5.l0 was for the expense of the
pumping station, $5,O94.26 was for the
extension of the water mains, 81 ,96l.32
was for repairs, and $3,0l2 was for
cash placed in bond redemption fund.-
Other expenditures were $s,775.4l for
interest on bonds, $500 for redeem
ing c. G. w. railway bonds, S4,64l.23
for library maintenance, S2,642.S6 for
street sprinkling, and $34,4l7.S4 for
special assessments.