The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-09
CITY MANAGERS SEMI.
MONTHLY REPORT
Continued from Page ~

| on SlS,O00 at q per cent would be
$1,000 per year. Thus the total
cost per mile per year would be ST.
944, plus the cost of repairs, or ST.
944.
From these figures it is sain that
the annual cost per mile of a good
road is the same as that of the in
ferior clay roads.
4. Your funds are now expended
under two accounts, general and
sinking fund. AS the budget for the
next fiscal year should be made out
at once, | beg to suggest that the
amount appropriated be divided into
sixteen funds as follows:
Interest, sinking fund, streets,
sanitary department, including sew
ers; salaries, parks, cemeteries, fire
department, Jail and pound, indi-
gence, police, contingent, legal, sun
dry, printing, hospitals.
AS far as possible each depart
ment above listed should be made to
get along with the amount assigned
to 1t.
To the above there should be add
ed fund which will pay off the
present floating Indebtedness in a
short term of years by paying a part
of it every year directly out of rev.
enue. This is the only way of get
ting rid of the incubus of debt
amounting to about thirty thousand
dollars, which was left to your hon
orable body by previous city admin
istrations. | am informed by com
petent lawyers that it is not posi-
Bile to legally pay off floating debt Of
this character by bond issue.
5. have had the honor of meet
ing with the health officer of this
city and convention of the physi-
clans Of the city at the Morrell Me-
mortal Hospital building to get their
views on the repairing the building
and refinishing the rooms. A COM
| petent architect is drawing up speci-
fications for work which will put the
building in shape to be used as the
nucleus of city hospital for Lake
| land.
6. The secretary of the investigat-
ing committee appointed by the
mass meeting of the citizens present
ed me today with list of questions
as follows:
/. What is the size of lot, exact
dimensions, now used for the plant?
2. What is the condition of the
building?
3. Give names of all employees at
the plant from superintendent down.
4. State salaries and wages paid
each man.
5. State duties of each man and
if all the force is necessary
6. State price paid for fuel, OF
whom bought, whose measurement
and if fuel comes up to specifica-
tions.
Z. State price paid for light poles,
of whom bought and where deliv-
cred.
8. State price of oil, waste wire,
etc, of whom bought and who has
charge of the purchasing of said sup
plies?
8. State if the plant is now over
loaded as to demands on same?
10. State If day current for power
and fans, ETC., is run at loss.
State what extensions of water
lines have been made this year and
cost of same.
u. State what extensions of light
and power service has been made and
the cost of same.
13. State comparative cost of OPP
Grating light and water plants for
months of April May, and June,
1913, and same months in 1914.
Is. Unpaid bills against light and
water plants July l, 1914.
16. Due by light and water con-
sumers July /, 1914.
The answere to these questions
will be furnished to the investigat-
ing committee on Friday.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD F. MCLEOD,