The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-28
KEEP IN BUDGET
CITY, Finances in Good Shape,
WassOn's Report Shows.
Expenses for Three Months
Have Been $66,59O.S4.
S21O, 997.3O LEFT TO GO ON
Every Department Has Kept
Expenses to Minimum.
General Miscellaneous Budget
Almost Untouched.
S21O,997.3O LEFT TO GO ON

The city of Topeka has been work
ing three months, January, February
and March on this years budget for
the general fund, $277,5SS.15. In
that time $66.59O.S4 has been spent,
leaving a comfortable balance of
S21O.997.S1 for the remaining nine
months, according to figures compiled
today by w. H. WATSON, commissioner
of finance.
In addition to tabulating the total
figures. showing the condition of the
budget, the finance commissioner has
n~enared a table indicating the con-
dition of all funds in the various de-
partments. Following is the table:
Mayors Department.
Fire partment-Budget, $72,-
52711. March bills, $5,119.16, balance,
Police Observation-Disclosures, $780,
O35.61. March bills, $4,155.9S, balance,
Extra fire platoon-Budget, $685.
36S.13. March bills, $1,966.44; balance
19,460.33.
Tandy's Department.
Engineering account-Budget, So
500, March bills, $780, balance 81
Street account-Budget, s43,6Oo,
March bills. S3,O94.50, balance, April
l, $35,41S.53- coe
receipts repairing pavement, quarter
ending March 81, $l2S;o9' Ma dcn % Dllls'
S493.i4: balance, April l, $3,923.SS.
-Four per cent, Reserve Depart
ment-Budget, s7,66739, March bills,
S15O.SS, balance, S7,216.1O.
NewIands Department.
Electric Light Account Budget,
s19,6521O, March bills, $1,909.54, bal
ance, $13,59O.S5.
get, March /, $S,796.55, March bills,
s32297, balance, $S,473.5S.
Porter's Department.
Public Building ACCOMMODATED.
s13,23O, March bills, $S73.33, balance,
S1O,720.44.
Sanitation and Health Department
Budget, s12,S94. "a, March bills, ST.
1O455, balance. $9,946.47.
Burton Hill Franchise-Budget,
$500, March bills, $25, balance, $225.
Food, Weights and Measures-
Budget, s6.34S.6O, March bills.
S6O4.47, balance, $4,S76.79.
Plumbing nspection-Budget, ST.
400, March bills, sos, balance, $1.145.
March bills, $40, balance, SLAB.
Dog Tax Accumulated, 1915,
March bills, none, balance. sS4O.99.
Crematory ACCOMMODATED, $9,324,
March bills, $591.S2, balance, ST.
567.S1.
Park Fund-Budget, $31.259s5.
March bills, $2,O61.39, balance, $26,-
563.02.
Garfield Park Improvement Fund
Budget, March l. Concession, $374.Sl.
March bills, $65.6O. balance, s42O.73.
Wasson's Department.
Salaries Account, mayor, commits
sioners and stenograp hers-Budget
n
$7,S15.
City Clerks Departmental Budget,
$1,000. March bills, including cleo
tions, s2,S14.17, balance. $S,395-03.
City Treasurer's Department
Budget, $1.45O, March bills, 500, bal
City Attorneys Department-Bud-
get. 1896, March bills. S367.O9, bal
ance, $2.674.15.
Auditors Department = Budget
S1,522.63, March bills, $115.15, bal
ance, $1.1S1.6S.
Budget. $1,115; March bills, $3.50;
balance, $S56.5O.
License Collectors Department
Budget, $1,140; March bills, $S7.70.
balance, $S64.1O.
City Weighmasters Department
Budget. $500; March bills, $40; bal
ance, $3.50.
Printing Department - Budget,
$500; March bills, $17.24; balance,
$472.S5.
Civil Service Commission-Bud
500; March bills, 80 cents; balance,
$S4.61.
Small Debtors court-Budget, $25:
March bills, none; balance, $22.
Commissioner of Finance Incident
! als-Budget, SIPS; March bills, $500;
/ balance, $3.50.
General Miscellaneous-Bu Budget. So
900; March bills, $44.07; balance.
| s5.S07.02.