The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-22
Receipts Totaled $237, ,831.27,
Leaving an Excess of
$38,461.$.
REPORTS FORWARDED
Bonded Indebtedness is Re-
duced $4,000 in Last
Twelve Months.

heC6lptS OF Lnc CITY OF hlCumOnQ
for 1913 totaled $2S7 7,s3127, while the
expenditures last year amounted to
$199 9,369.31, an excess of receipts over
expenditures amounting to $3s, ,461.96.
Had the city paid the municipal light
plant for public lighting, however, the
excess of receipts over expenditures
would have been reduced at least $751;
900.
port mailed to the state board of ac-
counts today by City Clerk Bescher.
One of the most interesting facts
| contained in this report is that the
bonded indebtedness of the city in
cluding the $144,O0 bond issue for the
construction of the municipal plant,
had been reduced during the last year
| $4,000, the light plant paying off S.
600 on its bonded Indebtedness and
the city paying off $4,000 on the gen
eral bonded Indebtedness.
On December 81, 1912, the bonded
Indebtedness of the city totaled $194,-
| 500, and on December 81, 1918, the
| bonded Indebtedness was S181, 500. On
December 81, 1912, the totaled re-
ceipts of the city for that year totaled
| 1854, OF, and the total expenditures
| $201, ,21S.81. The net debt of the city
at that time was $165,751 "a, against a
net debt Of s142,2OOS9 on December
81, 1913.
With the city's financial report was
inclosed a report of the finances of
i the municipal plant at the close of the
! last year. The city's financial report
| follows:
! City's Indebtedness, 1918.
| City bonds outstanding Dec 81,
1918 (omit Improvement bonds) $751;
! 500
City's share improvement bonds out
Dec. 81, 1913, (for streets, sewers.
etcD $4,000.
Floating debt, Dec 81, 1918, none.
Warrants out, Dec. 81, 1913, none.
All other Indebtedness, Dec. 81,
1913, none.
Gross debt, Dec 81, 1913-s1S6,5 500.
| Cash in hands Of city treasurer, Dec.
81, 1913, (excluding sinking fund.-,
$29,14414.
Cash in sinking fund, Dec. 81, 1913
|-$9,317.S2.
Sinking Fund monies invested in i'm
provement bonds, $5,S37,15.
Total cash in all funds, Dec. 81,
1913-$44, ,29911
Net debt, Dec 81, 1913-S142,2 ,200.S9
Property owners share improve
ment bonds out, Dec. 81, 1913-$107,-
796 o.
Receipts For 1918.
Cash on hand Jan. l, 1918
tall funds) .............$ SO, 1873 .26
Receipts from city taxes
during 1913 ........ 162,227.73
Received from liquor Ii
censes ....... 13,6OO.OO
Received from all other Ii
cense and franchise fees 1,25S.3O
Received from sale of
bonds, 1913 ........ . None
Received from interests on
deposits, 1918 ........ 1883
Received from all other
! sources, 1918 ......... 6,es3.35
Total receipts, 1913 $237,S312
Expenditures, 1918.
Salaries Except police, fire
men, health officer) ....$ 17,384.66
Health Dept. (also health
officers salary ........ 17,324.41
Fire Dept and salaries 80. 26.214.7S
Police Dept and salaries .. 19,901.71
Water rent, 1913 ...... 14,324.55
Public lighting, 1913 ... None
Paid on street improve
ment bonds, 1913 ..... 19,435 90
Paid on general bonded in
debtedness, 1913 ... 100000
All other expenditures, 1918 1874 OC
Total expenditures, 1913, $780, 81