Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-12
CITY HAS s. 100000
That Is Showing Made by City
Auditor Hawks Report
SOME INTERESTING TABLES
Tangible Assets OF City Of Des Mo'nes,
Exclusive Of Paving and Such,
Total Nearly Three and
One-1alf Millions.

Exclusive OF Paving and SucnI
Total Nearly Three and
one.nalf Millions.
Des Moines, Aug. eff the city Of
Des Moines were to be rated in any
commercial agency its present worth
would be $1,S49,216 or nearly two mil
lion dollars. In the column Of assets
would appear the figures $3,342 ,oO6.3s
and in the column of liabilities 81,
S49,216.
This condition of the city's finan
cial standing is shown in the second
annual report under the commission
form of government made public by
City Auditor John w. Hawk.
The assets are as follows: Cash on
hand. $676,557.92; city hall (oldD, $780,
900; city hall site new, $4,000; po'
lice station, $4,000; fire stations,
800, S33.1S; detention hospitals. 1885,
900; parks, $685.. 900; Laurel Hill Gem
etery, $4,000; Glendale cemetery,
$4,000; Woodland cemetery. $4,000;
library. $4,000 market places. &c..
900; bridges, $679,O41.5O; personal
property all departments. $245,073.79;
total assets, $3,342,5o6.39.
The list does not include pave
ments worth s2,S71.715,S7, curbing
worth $4Os,026.75, sewers worth ST.
49O,956.11, and the vast amount OF
money that has been spent for open
ing and grading streets.
The total office receipts for the year
were $131, 40O05, an increase OF So.
454.12 over 1909
Among other interesting tables II
contains is a statement OF the per
capita cost of government during the
past fiscal year which shows that 1t
cost each taxpayer of the city q total
of 1911 to maintain the city govern.
ment for one year. This is a slight
increase over the per capita in 1908
as in that year the total was 1896.
During the year there were 21.03O
warrants issued authorizing expendl
lures aggregating s9s5,O25.61. This
Is slight increase over the year
1908 which amounted to $9S2,OO1.9S
and in 1907 $77s,459,91.
The greatest liability Of the city Is
for general bonds aggregating 1885,
900, the next Is special bonds amount
ing to $47S,0o0.
Other liabilities are the Locust
street bridge certificates, $74.s00; spe-
cial certificates, sa,394.75; outstanding
judgments, $7o13o; payment for park
land, $22.6O3.54; payment for Gene
teries, $1,000; claims, $16.s23.4s, and
warrants outstanding, $5o.967.32.
Watermelon Day.
The youngsters who play at the mu-
nicipal playground, First and Raccoon
streets, were given a feast OF water
melon. The children were the guests
of the playground committee Of the
Federation of Women's clubs who
have planned treat for the children
every Thursday afternoon.
sheriff FoiIs would-se 5attIer..
What is said to. have been sched-
uled as regular" prize fight be-
tween George Showers and Roy
Fields, local lightweights. was stop
ped Sunday by Sheriff Ben Ness. who
arrived on the scene as the combat
ants were preparing to enter the ring.
Labor Parade for Convention.
AS the opening. feature Of the ma
tional convention of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, local carpenters are
planning a labor parade which prom.
Uses to be the largest event Of the
kind ever held in Iowa.
New Bridge and Flood System.
The new Walnut street bridge and
flood protection for the people Of Des
Moines will soon become realities.
The city council voted for both pro-
positions. The new bridge. will cost
$4,000. The food protection will
cost about 100000.
Want Annual Meet.
Polk county officers will make an
attempt to bring the next annual
meeting of the supervisors, county
auditors and county treasurers of
Iowa to Des Moines. The meeting
this year will be at Cedar Rapids,
August II, IS and 10.
Pleads Guilty and Pays Fine.
R. D. Burford, a dairyman, pleaded
guilty to charge of selling unclean
milk in Justice Aylesworth's court
and was fined $25 and costs. The in
formation was filed by w. B. Barney
state food and dairy commissioner.
State Agent viii Care for convicts.
Prisoners paroled from Anamosa
and Fl. Madison will now be looked
after by special state agent to be
appointed by the state board of pa
role and to draw q monthly salary Of
800.
Finds Old Photos.
E. r. Harlan, curator of the state
historical department, while rummag
ing in the attic at the state house
found number OF phosss Of legisla
tors who We're prominent In 1owi
affairs in 1870.
Brief Mention.