The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
GOOD SHOWING ON C|TY'S FINANCES Exum Gives Out the Figures
 for August EXPENSES DECREASE The Cost of Operating Was s5000 Less Than in July in Spite
 of Some Heavy
 Items

President Culpepper Exum of the com missioners yesterday made public the monthly report of the city showing the income and expense for the month and the items chargeable to each account or department According to that report, during August the city was operated at approximately s5000 less than in July not w.thstanding that in August s1405 was paid to examine the books of the South ern Bell Telephone company and So50 expense to pass the s1,0oo000 bond issue. Mir Exum was very much gratified yes
 terday as to the showing made in the ex- penses for the month, although the in-
 come sheet did not show up as we'll as
 during the month of July.
 For August the city paid out total of $94726.s0 as operating expenses, which
 vas less than in July, when the expenses
 were s9933l.72.
 The gross expenditures of the city dur
 ing August were $102, ,634. B. the difference of approximately $7OO0 over the operating
 expenses having been incurred in the acquiring of assets such as new equip
 ment for various offices and estimates and construction of new improvements. An item of $l615 3S, which is typical Of the new assets, was spent on plans for the city prison, which is being erected | by the city.
 l For August the income of the city was
 light, as only $25,6s3. 5S was collected from
 all sources. The largest item was licenses
 amounting to $S15s 70. while the fines and
 forfeitures amounted to s4427 .50. By re- | 1 af rio kinds and by selling a lot in Oak Hill | cemetery, the city secured s35S.96. while
 the refund items amounted to $S374.o5.
 It cost the city s2402 93 for the com
 nissoners.
 For the police department SIS, .15 was expended, which was far below the fire department. which amounted to sl7.5S620.
 The disposal of garbage cost $47S6.1S V hile the street sprinkling cost ss94.S2. Street cleaning, which is in the same de- partment, was done at a cost of s1320. 6S. The operation of the various city pounds cost the city no less than S692, $500 of which was salaries and sl92 expenses. Street repairs reached a total of ss5o1 .SO while the park department, from which thousands receive benefit, was operated aI a cost Ol AbVO .U-. Interest CHdfBts uuI- ing the month were $12, 16S.75, of which $743 D was on temporary loans and sl2.- Q2j was on the general city bonds. The sum of $96l .66 was appropriated for char ] ity, being distributed among 10 institu- | tions
 | The fact that the expenses of the city | were materially reduced despite the many extraordinary items created the most op- tmistic feeling on the part of President
 EXum of the citys financial department. Quitting the extra items during Septem- Ter and taking it for granted that tho city operates as efficiently during the past months, the belief is held that the city will show further reduction cOur pared to August.
 During the present month no extra ex- | ponse Is anticipated, and the reduction | will be even greater in the operating | expenses than during August. The whole heart of the commission is set upon op- eratng the city economically, but with | out decreasing the efficiency of the | rious departments. The income will be | greater next year than in the one clos
 ing this week, but the budget is being de- | signed to maintain a budget within tho | expenditures.