Evening journal., 1908-07-28
Set Forth in the Reports of
Chief Engineer Leisen
Registrar McInfire,
Which Were Sub
miffed Yesterday

Chief Engineer Theodore A Leisen
and Registrar Charles McIntire, Of tbs
Water Department. yesterday submit
ted their annual reports to the Water
Commissioners. Aside from telling OF
the work done during the year, Alr.
.Leisen takes a parting shot at ths
amendments to the city charter, re-
quiring the Water Board 10 turn its
receipts over to City Council, which
Mr.. Lessen says has handicapped the
department. He also urges the COM
uletion Of a sand filtration system.
The report of Registrar McIntire con-
tains detailed financial schedules OF the
departments receipts. disbursements. etc,
and the following summary:
Preference to the balance sheet will
show a surplus in the special fund, June
80. 1905. Of s1S275.72 and in the current
fund a deficit Of Sc, 6,460ss The department
had cash on hand for current purposes
June 80 1907. s5leS3 and unpaid bills
amounting to s14ee124 making a deficit
June 30. 1907. Of S14.171.41. During the year
there was received by appropriation from
Mayor and Council sl2O, 10000 and an ad-
ditional allowance OF sl,s7ls2, being the
collections of June, 1907 In addition the
Mayor and Council turned over SS,Ooo0o to
be used for the payment Of interest on
bonds. making a total Of s129, ,S71s2 re-
ceived from Mayor and Council during the
year. The current expenses Of the depart
ment for the year, including $4,000 paid
for interest on bonds, was s122. .161. 40, leav-
ing a saving in the appropriation for the
year Of S7,7l0.43. which, applied against the
deficit at the beginning OF the year leaves
a deficit in the current fund June 30, 1908,
Of ss.4eoss
"The Water Department turned over to
Mayor and Council during the year $212,-
77S.63 OF which amount 81, 1858 was inter-
est on the bank balance Of special fund
and received from Mayor and Council
Sl29S71.s2 including $4,000 to cover in
terest payments. ss2,so6.71 being turned
over by the department in excess of the
amount received. Interest charges on the
funded debt of the water works for the
year amounted to ss2,245.oo Of which
amount ss,oOoOo was paid by this depart
ment by additional appropriations max
ing the net interest charge paid by the
Mayor and Council s24245.00 leaving a sur
plus turned over to Mayor and Council
in excess of interest charges on water
works bonds Of s5s66117 to be applied as
a sinking fund for the redemption OF
said bonds. Water works bonds outstand-
ing June 30, 1908 amounted to S79000O.00
and on this basis the Water Department
is turning over sinking fund 10 the
Mayor and Council sufficient to retire the
present bond issue in less than IA years.
The amount earned by the department
during the year was $212,29451, of which
amount s7,9S6s3 was uncollected June 30,
1908. The operating cost Of the works was
81, ,26757 and there was expended for main
tenance Of parks, insurance, water pipe
extension. service extension. new meters.
etc. s42, S93.92 making the net income of
the department for the year s9s,lSSO2.
There was cash on hand for special
purposes June 30 1907 s4,77s.96. During
the year there was received from sale Of
bonds s415, $4,000 and from interest on bank