Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
FINANCIAL REPORT.

FINANCIAL KEPOKL
The belated official statement of the finances of city
Jackson was published in these columns last week 1t
braces the two years of experience city
for the first year the law requiring the clerk to publish an
annual itemized of receipts and expenses
trey ignored is be regretted that the finances of each
year segregated the law requires 1t is still more
be regretted that the statement is made under pres
hurredy handed to the printer hour two before
the petition for dsincorporaton filed 1t is reasonable
that the city would try to make favorable show
ing the start, just the starting out on
business would endeavor create good impression
upon the minds of those with whom he expected to do bus
ness This same spirit ought control city government
Those nrusted with authority should try to be economical
and make the for far than when the
town under jurisdiction of the county government
Above ALL they expected to be scrupuous in complying
with the laws governing their Offices and be especially care
full against shaping things from personal motives or ndvd
ua gain They know, if they failed to make such
showing that the experiment of municipal would
be voted failure far this community concerned It'll
maintain city government than under the old
regime and the people warranted in looking for some
thing tangible for the they called upon
pay.
the sake of paron have endeavored to segre
gate the items and the result of the two years operations
show up follows
Total receipts for years. S19o73 cash hand JAM
19o8 $52o677; expended in two years. $I386719 divided
follows
Salaries, commissions sandf fees s9S8.o0
Rent, IL months Z9l.U a,o-o ~
lncdenas, stationery printing and other purely -, :.
H:$;5 5;$'.s E:$5.s gravel. S:$f: i!$$ s$i:
sprinElng cart surveying,
s 81: ;$.;sS;ia. $ss;.'. AZ. ...., 5z5 3#
Total sl3867 10
1t will be that the city expenses have already with
two years experience reached $4,000 per year. This
is not an exravagan for the maintenance of city gov
ernment IS heavy bill for city with only $6ooooo
assessment and viewed from the negative results obtained
The expenses of each year have not been segregated but
is safe that the for the second con-
sderaby $Ioooo and of the income gauged
by the es ed expenses If have reached this point
this early stage of the game is certain that the amount
will be greatly exceeded time goes BY Indeed the report
itself clearly indicates material increase of costs in theI
future The heavy proportion of COSTS such
salaries and ncidentalsitems from which the city
reaps no beneft-wl be at glance These have swa
up about 40 of every dollar expended We have
few street lights scattered the town. and this cons
tues the only noticeable improvement from city funds
antincorporaon times 1t will be Interesting reproduce
here portion of article published in the Ledger just
on eve election incorporation year ago. which
denounced the time grossly exaggerated forecast of
municipal conditions Let the public judge how
came to hitting the truth:
county government printing, etc. 1900
perca salaries alone III r..., 9orro
that rate, the terri taI t4 JI, - tro@
~,1 ~ lam osna+@ decrease them There
w @ W. oood r1n from here for fire projections
~ 20, IIc, quarannng against
w - ' diseases other
WIS sum 'F' - of 1t the Of