The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10
CITY SHOWS 4
GOOD SURPLUS

Continued from Pare One.l
viii ind satisfacti0n In the fact that
the present city administration has
city'G business. In not one instance
has = city department spent a. much
Imoneysas Il was authorized to do when
the budget allowances were made.
ShortAee In Taxes.
In July. after the taxes Tor the ass
by the city from the county treasurer,
| 1t was discovered by Roy l. Bone. city
commissioner OF finance. that the
amount expected to be raised ny tx
alton had fallen far short of the esti-
mate. At that time f. appeared that the
amount Of taxes which would be raised
in 1919. would be $4,000 less than was
raised in 1872 To guard against q
shortage Mr.. Bone called attention Of the
heads Of the departments to the need
Of economy. They cut down expenses.
figuring on q basis Of 0.500 less from
taxation than had been estimated ON
the basis Of 1912.
AS a matter Of fact. the shrinkage
from county taxes really amounted to
less than 5000 many delinquents paid
up their taxes. There was also q
shrinkage in estimated city revenues
from licenses. ETC.. Altogether there
was -shrinkage of about -FOUR per cent
in the total estimated revenues of the
But notwithstanding this shrinkage,
the different departments not only
kept within their budget allowances
with a comfortable margin. but also
kept within the bounds prescribed by
the estimated shortage Of revenues.
Revenues Fell Short.
To show the difference between
mated to be. on the basis Of the year
before, and what they Y actually
proved to be. the general revenue
budget for last year called for $t52.-
1896; and the tax levy should have
produced $1O4.32O, and the receipts
from fines, licenses and other sources
should have produced $4,000. MAX
ing total of $154,32O. What actual
ly happened was that only $102, ,286.16
was raised from the tax levy, and
only $47,964.37 from fines, licenses
and other sources.
The general revenue fund, which
has a substantial balance for the first
time in the history Of the city, is the
fund from which the expenses Of the
fire department, police department,
sanitary department and city Offices
are paid.
From the general improvement
fund are paid the expenses of the
street department. the engineering
department. asphalt repair depart
ment. the crematory and electric
lighting.
The general improvement budget
for the year 1913 called for $94, ,196.
The tax levy should have produced
$96. 1876, but only $94,4s6 was raised
from this source. The total amount
expended from this fund was $92.-
521.s2. or $1,674 less than the esti-
mate and 1901 less than was raised
for the fund. A balance of $6,274.79
carried ri nd
spent in removing dirt from under
the Melan bridge across the Kaw
river.
The statement Of the city's financial
condition at the close of the fiscal
year. Dec. 81. 1913, is as follows:
Statement In Figures.
GENERAL REVENUE FUND.
Total taxes colleced from county
treasurer. 1918. .$1O2, ,2S5. .1c
Receipts from licenses. etc. ........ H,96l37
Total appropriations from general
fund. 1sl3.. .s14s. 3o4-@
GENERAL :snsa IMPROVEMENT fUND. d. Z
Total taxes collected from county
Balance carried forward from from :
AS@ .................... 0,zI4.1S
Total appropriations from Gen. s-'.
Imp. fund, 1913. Sl3.....................$ 49, 796s II
SINKING FUND.
Total taxes received from county
Received from sale Of bonds. . Zoo %
Balance carried over from 1s12....s 7.740 Is
Total 5 a. .2ss. 80
otal appropriations from sinking
FUND, 1913. .......-............-$ : H.l0e. 10
.
INTEREST FUND.
Total taxes received from county
treasurer, 1913. 3..:-.....-:..-........ - 3.5n.05
Total appropriations from in
terest fund. 1918. 913........... 0.2u9 9S
Balance 2,3e9W
LIBRARY FUND. zf
Total taxes received from county
treasurer. 1913. 91S............$ 6546 "A
Total appropriations from Lii
brary fund. .......................... 6,546N
Balance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0,oO0 90