Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-28
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board Of Aldermen

Board of Aldermen
At a regular meeting OF the Board
of Aldermen CT the city OF Alex
andria, Va, held June 81, 1911.
there were present; f. +. Marbury.
President, and niessrs. Hill. Ogden,
Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
Mr. Summers presented petit
lion of sundry citizens asking that
a gas main be laid On Henry street
from Wilkes to Gibbon, which was
referred to the committee on Light.
Mr.. Field, from the Finance Com
mittee, submitted the Auditors an
nual statement, together with the
report Of the City Treasurer in con-
nection Herewith. In presenting
the reports he read the following
statement;
In the financial report as present
ed the General fund shows balance
in the City Treasury Of S2S7.G2, at
the close of the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1911. which evidences that
the temporary loan of s2200O.OO
was sufficient TO meet the eXpendit-
ures until June 1st.
The necessity for the loan was
known prior 10 the matter being pre-
scented 10 Council in February last.
The first note was dated March Sth,
and was for $12000.0O, we do not
claim that we could exactly estimate
the receipts and expenditures for
three monhs. or the last quarter Of
our fiscal year AS fact, both our
receipts and expenditures exceeded
the estimate then made, but 1t is
none the less true that $22O00.0O,
was Just the amount needed. This
amount however does not represent
the difference in the disbursements
during the year, as compared with
the amounts placed in the appro-
priation Ordinance last year. Extra
appropriations were made as follows,
Cleaning streets 10000
Repairing streets l0e0.oo
General Sewer and st Work 100000
poor and Work House $4,000
Ont noor Poor 10000
Public Schools 52OO.O0
Public Property lUoUO.oO
Fire Department bou.oO
Alexandria Kindergarten,
Firemens' convention. Judge
ment against City Council etc. 10000
5 o5200.00
To which must be added $i5OO.0O
this being the difference between the
sale CT $1500O.00 bonds, which net
ted 81 Per cent. and the notes OF
Council for $T5000.00 for which
these bonds were given as collateral.
This makes total of $29,7O0.
II might be asked how we could
expend this amount when the aprro-
nr!ations were supposedly used IN
their order, and the estimate of re-
CENTS were not in excess OF the
claims against the City TO be paid
during tie year. This was made
Ecssible because the $2400.0D ap-
propriated for redemption OF Bonds
issue 1879 and 100000 for redemp-
ton bonds issue 1908, were not used,
as these bonds have never been pre-
san:ed for payment.
The collection Of taxes etc. vas IN
excess Of estimates 31oO.op
The receipts OF Gas Works was IN
excess of estimates anO.UO
The receipts from sale of houses
was In excess OF estimates 2O0.OO
The receipts from Electric light
franchise was in excess of estimates
10000
or a total of $7S00.00 or practically
tte differenc between S22DOb.OO
and So9700.00. This In 4 general
way gives some idea OF the receipts
and expenditures, the estimates ana
appropriations.
The amounts put in an appropria-
ton bill are usually expended. the
surprise If any. is not caused by the
fact that we come so close, but thar
we do not go wide OF the mark.
The charges against Courts, Jail,
Lunacy Commissions. CoronerS In
quests and Chain Gang, are paid by
order or the Court. ii will he noticed
the amount expended was $1,000,
the appropriation for same was
S5S0O.00. The charges against the
Fire Department aggregated SS49o.
90 The amount in appropriation
bill was $79O0.0O, extra apprprla-
ton $4,000, makes total OF $Sooo'
90.
In commenting on these receipts
and expenditures we wish 10 empha-
size the fact. that no efforts were
made BY the Finance Committee 10
cause any officer or the City, who is
charged with the Collection of ITS
revenues. 10 display any extra ef-
forts to attain this end. nor has the
payment Of any claim presented for
nayment, been deferred. both taking
their place in the business OF the
civ from week to week or month 10
month, from the beginning to the
end OF the fiscal year.
Henry *. Field
J, NJ. Hill
Chas. Is. Marshall
II. z. Burke
Committee.
Ar Field also introduced an or