Evening journal., 1909-11-05
DEFICIT, SAYS
CITY AUDITOR
COnnCiI Receives a Statement
Setting Forth the Financial
Condition Of the City

In a statement submitted to City Coun-
Gil last night City Auditor John d. Kurtz
set forth just how the city stood hnan-
cially, It being his first report OF that
kind since taking charge Of the auditors
office.
He called attention 70 bills left unpaid
by the last City Council and directs Coun-
clps attention to a number OF items total
ing si3,s99.Os, belonging 10 the fiscal year
ending June 20. 1909, which he says were
written IN the auditors appropriation
book by the former city auditor against
the appropriations OF the current fiscal
year ending June 30 1910. He says there
really was a deficit at the end Of the last
fiscal year. The auditors communication
follows:
1 respectfully submit herewith state
ment showing unexpended balances Of
appropriations for the current fiscal year
as Of date November 1st. 1909. These bal
ances will be altered by the amounts OF
any october bills that have not been
vouchered at this date The balances here
shown include all adjustments for
amounts charged to wrong appropriations
Interest s7O.7sL2;5 sinking fund, s25.-
1880: redemption of loans, paid in fun.
Board Of Education, current, $12), sc; 4;
Board Of Education, new schools. paid in
fun, Street and Sewer Department, S9I-
500; salaries s24572.56: hre department.
ss3. .O0s OS; Incidental and miscellaneous,
sssil.78: city election. S666.64; police de-
partment. s71.s7247; public buildings, So
e61si; printing and stationery, H,sj76O;
Board Of eHalth, s5,oSl5O; Park Commits
sioners. paid in full: public square, S169- =
Ga; garbage. S1O.S4S.1S; crematory, Sl,9l942;
wilmington Institute Free Library &c.
ses.7s; police committee, 5000; navigation,
So O67.4l; police pension fund. paid in full;
Board Of Water Commissioners, $4,000;
tax office, Ss.sS41s; fuel for the poor S.
$3.50; Board Of Health, special fund,
81, 600.
These balances are established by charg-
ing against the appropriations all vouch-
ers issued. by the Mayor and Council for
debts incurred and appropriations made
during the current fiscal year from July
1st, except the special advances made TO
the Water Department, amounting to
siOi, ,oOo and which are to be returned to
the Mayor and Council out OF the proceeds
Of bond issue.
Special note must also be made OF the
fact that the previous Council left un-
paid bills for April and June amounting
to s62s.s6. due the Wilmington Sanitary
Co, for reduction of garbage at the crein-
atory, and these liabilities we're not en-
tered on the books prior to July 1st, 1853.
These bills have since been vouchered
and paid by the present administration
and stand charged against the appropria-
ton for the crematory for the current
fiscal year. on account Of these payments
the unexpended balance IN the crematory
approximation IS not sufficient to meet
the amount coming due for the remainder
OF the nscal year, and a transfer OF
funds from some other appropriation vii
become necessary at a later date
The attention Of Council IS particular
ly directed to the following:
In the auditors appropriation book foi
the fiscal year 19Oe-1O the following itemi
belonging to the fiscal year ending June
sOth, 1903, were written into the book b,
the former audilor against the appropria
tions for the current fiscal year ending
June 3oth 1910:
Salaries. S2.75s.7s; Fire Department
sll1.lo; incidental and miscellaneous s77o2
city election $SOs5O Police Department
S7.S5149: public buildings, S2i2.05; printing
and stationery, s1S5.77; Board Of Health
S4sLSs public square, 80 cents; garbage
81. ss5.ss; tax office. s5SAO2 fuel for thu
poor. sl21o; total. slsSs9.os.
In making up the unexpended balances
OF appropriations for the current fisca
year, as shown on previous page. tn
above charges we're entirely eliminated
Respectfully submitted,
John d. Kurtz. City Auditor.
A supper will be given by the Ladies