Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-14
SOME FIGURES OF COST
OF CITY GOVERNMENT
IN 1871 AND At PRESENT

The expenditures Of the city of
Mexico are five tines the amount
that they were in 1871 The receipts
also show a much larger income for
the city than in 1871. That the re-
eeipts are much larger naturally fol
lows the fact that the expenditures
are much greater. else the city might
go bankrupt.
]. F, Llewellyn, who has a large
collection Of valuable serapbooks is
the authority for the information tina
has been obtained on the city's fl
nancial question. Mr.. LleweIlyn has
clipped from the daily papers Of Mex
leo the publication of the receipt and
expenditures of the city Of Mexico
since 1871 except for a yea or two
that mas been overlooked.
In 1871, the chief source Of revenue
to the city were the taxes and the
saloon revenue. The financial state
ment of the city showed the amount
o. taxes collected to be $4,4S0.O8 and
the amount from saloon license to be
Sl,664.00. During that year the
amount expended on street work and
material was $1.S15.42. 50, 10000 was
expended on the cemetery that year. !
That year the receipts amounted to-
SS,9S2.S2 and the expenditures amount
ed to $7.9i7.34.
The cost of operating the city gov
eminent vas about the same for the
following year. but for the year April
IA. 1872, to April IA. 1873. the city
fell behind $6,5S9,54 The total re-
for that year amounted to
$40, 1866 and the expenditures
amounted to $12, 1866. This made
the expenditures exceed the receipts
50, 059. 40. The city had previously
borrowed $4,000 and this, with the In
plus the excess of expenditures
made the city behind over $4,000.
Though the city was behind the
above amount, it might be we'll to
say that $5,O21.6S of the total indebt-
edness of the city in this year was
created for other purposes than de-
the ordinary expenses of the
city. The bridge at the Clark Aven-
viaduct was built that year at a
cost of $2,159.0O Three wells were
dug at a cost 10 $508.S5. Expense oc-
casioned by small pox amounted to
s725,00. These items with several
other items of expense totaled $5,021
So. The excess of receipts over cur
rent expenses for that year amount
10 approximately 81, 700 and had Their
been nothing more than the ordinary
expense the city's debt would have
been reduced the $1,700.
The indebtedness of the
city on April IA, 1874, amounted to
III. S4S.67. During the next year the
Indebtedness had been reduced about
3, 200, but for the year ending April,
1876, the city Jared a little better in
financial way. At the end of this
rear there was a balance in the
,ity treasury Of something over
70, 900.
Beginning with the year Of '76, the
Of running the city decreas
ID considerably for several years,
tut during the year 'S1-s2, the ex-
to the city was nearly s1S,0 600.
rheis was occasioned, however, by
street and sidewalk improvement.
During this year, 2,734 yards of rock
or street work and crossings were
Used which cost $2,042.71. In addition
here was other street work and side.
walks and breaking rock expenses
which amounted to $3,1S6 81.
Beginning with the year 1888, the
;ity began to redeem herself again
finances, During this year the
receipts amount to approximate
$40, $1,000 and of this amount ST.
'64.70 was taxes collected and &c..
was saloon revenue. Other re-
brought the total UP to
bout $20,500. AT the end of this
'ear, the other side of the Ledger
made a better showing. There was
i. 225.77 expended on street. work
md a note and interest which
amounted to $4,000, was paid off.
rhe Carter-& Hisey lot was pur-
,hased that year at a cost of $4,000.
In 1888, the finances of the
lily were making a better showing.
Fhe treasury report showed a bal
NEE on hand on March 80. 1885. of
7 1865. On March %. 1886, the to-
al receipts amounted to $23,460.50. j
After this year, the receipts fell
Town to $4,000. The expenditures
also were lighter and the financial
statement of the year 'S63S7 show.
ID that the city was in pretty good
financial standing.
From April II, 1892, to July I, 1888
he expenditures Of the city amount
I'd to approximately $4,000 and the
,eceipts approximately SIS, 1000. The
Expense of running the city govern
nent from July, 1898, to January,
I9OS, ranged from $4,000 to about
1870, 900. L
Beginning with January, 1903, the
expenditures for the following six
months amounted to something over
$4,000. and the financial statement
on July /, 1908, showed the
city's Indebtedness to be $4,000
From Jly /, 1908, to Jan. !, 1904. tn
expenditures were $14,942,69. The
.otal for this year amounted to APP
fortunately $4,000, Some street
paving was constructed during this
year and the present hitching lot wa
purchased at a cost of $4,000.
The expenses of the city remained
around $2S, 900 until the year 1906
1907. This year the expenditures
amounted to approximately $4,000,
The indebtedness of the city at the
end of Dec, 1907, amounted Alto $15,
700. This Indebtedness was occasion-
I'd by street improvements.
For the past year from July l, 1910
% July /, 1911. the total expendd-
.mpes of the city totaled $37,670.54