The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-24
REPORT
Commissioner of Parks Files a
Semi-Annual Report.
Two of His Departments More
Than Pay Expenses.

Two departments under the control
of Commissioner w. L. Porter of parks.
public buildings and santa ton, have
brought in a greater revenue to the
city during the last six months tina n
they have cost, according to a SEMI
annual statement prepared for the city
commission and made public today.
The two departments are foods.
weights and measures department and
the dog department.
The plumbing department almost has
paid expenses the cost having been
$3.50. AS while the department has re-
ceived in revenue for the city the sun.
of $500. so. The department of foods.
weights and measures has cost $50 SO
during the six months and has brought
into the general revenue fund total of
81. 3OO74. The dog department has done
still better as a revenue producer. The
revenue has aggregated s2,478.50 at Il
cost of only $685.. 95.
The milk department cost the city a
total of S640.60 while the revenue de-
rived from it in inspection fees
amounted to $117. A revenue of s760 has
been received from the rental of pub
lie buildings. and the department.
which includes the care of the city hall
and auditorium, has cost a total of ST.
1872 81 A balance in the fund is noted
of s.. SO. the appropriation having
been $3.945 for the year, less than half
of which has been expended.
The crematory has cost more than
twice as much as it has produced n
the shape of revenue During the six
months of the present year it has cost
a total of s5140.25 to operate it. TIE
receipts have aggregated only 81 80.
There is a healthy balance on hand in
the fund.- the appropriate ton having been
s14 27O.66 of which 2.27O.66 was left over
from last year. The receipts go into
the general revenue fund, and are not
used to reduce the appropriation for
the operating of the crematory.
The greater part of the budget appro-
priation for music has been spent, bur
the collection of certain taxes that go
into the fund leaves total of 49, 20
on hand. The appropriation was ST.
1869. The expenditures have totaled
$712.96 The collection of taxes to the
extent of $22S.57. brings the balances up
to the figures shown.
Something less than half of the ap-
preparation for parks has been spent so
far. The appropriation was $23,472 to
which was added So, 275.O2 left over from
last year. bringing the total up to S26.-
554.02 leaving a balance in the fund of
SIS. 1913. Revenue derived from the parks
so far has aggregated S341.43 which has
been turned into the general revenue
fund.
The expenditures for the various
parks is shown in the aggregate 70 be
as follows: Gage park, s3,0O1.S4: Cen
trail park, S109.27 Garfield park for ma
teriaI, S15.60: total exenditure at Gar
field, $4S5.30; receipts from amusenents
at Garfield which go into the improve
ment fund. s306.S2. leaving a total in
this fund of $1,944.22; Shunganunga
park Expenditures, s432.95: city park
s46.OS; Willow park. s17.SS: westlawn
park. for paving $.026 80; Chesney
park 1925; Children's park. S4e.O5
Huntoon park. $3.50: Hawthorne park
$34.90 salaries for all parks S6.159.TS
removing dirt from Melan bridge. S516,
making the total expenditure shown of
81. 654.O2.
The funds are all shown to be in good
shape, none of them having been de-
pleted by expenditures of as much as
| half. 1t is the first time that a semi
annual report to the commission has
been made by the commissioner of
parks and sanitation, but Porter thinks
it will be good idea to keep it up, and
expects to make such a report every
year.