The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-21

al5bufSement or cash. The eXpend1- lures aro shown alphabetically for each of the two districts of the city 1 under thu appropriation headings as provided in the annual budget A4 the 1 beginning of the year. This annual 1 report merely shows tho expenditures | Ghargeabie to the appropriations ac- | count. Il does not show the original l appropriation Inade nor the transfers l from or to such appropriations, or | the unexpended balance of aESprapria- | tiOns.
 The Appropriation Report for the 1 month oG December purpGrts to st1Gw | the appropriations made for the fE- 1 ed for the month of December, the amount previou7ly expended, the to- 1 tai expense to date and the unsx- | pended balance. The total of the 1 that tt shows q total of apQrCprfa- ] ttOQs for the two districts of se,s22,- 975.80. The total original appf0pr4a- l tions as made by the Board of Ap- portionment and Taxation for both ] districts amounted to s7,g44, ,z1h.0Q, a difrerance of s2,17s.7so.5o. This difference largely consists of bal cluded under the head of appropria- l lions. After eliminating such baf- ances, together with various other the original appropriation act as passed by the Board of Apport1on- ment and Taxation. 1t appears that the appropriations have been in 1920 to December 31, 1920, s7e,. 06S-2S. Part Of this difference is ex- plained by the CredHinS of cash Go1- Iections received directly to aVpro- priaHonA
 Due to the fact that no register is kept Of transfers between appropria- ttons nor of new apProPriatios made by the Common Council, am unable to state whether these increases in the appropriations were duly author ized by the Common Council in &C., cordancs with the Charter or were made by the Auditor upon his own initiative,
 Successful management of business enterprseS requires accurate up-to- the Tnirute information regarding every phase of the business and no such information is prepared or pre- scented if Bridgeport
 June 20, 1s2L
 The following report was made to the Common Council by the Munich pal GarGlge Commission under date of May 26. 1921:
 ITO Thes
 Hon Clifford B. Wilson. Mayor. and
 Members of the Common Council
 We beg to submit the following report of the Municipal Garage Com mission from November 1st, 1920 to March 3a!st, 1921:
 Salaries = - - = - SIS, ,o2s.11 Coal .- = 1,SS5-0O Water -~ - - 9.e3 Gas and oil ---- - S,4o9.o4 Soap, sponges, Channels.
 etc, 26S.02 Office Furniture -- 69s-7s New EQEipment = 3,294O6
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 Total .. .. .. =. sa1,417so
 No. of Repairs Month completed Cost Novembsa .- 7s . 650.79 DeoembsgI - s6 - 1,156.os January ----- 15s ---- se3.ss EsS5Gary Magcn -: :i5 si5 -. 7,s4i:42 1.s4i:4S
 Totals s6s -. ss,O6o.ss Gasoline Used from Nov. 1, 1920 |
 tFo March 31, 1921. December - - :. G.SS5lS gaIs. January s--- 5,426 gals. February ." = ---- 4,ad2k gals.
 Total .. s1.s25 gals.
 Oil f,sed from Nov; l; 1920 Novernbee . s451G dts DecenbeF 569A ats | January 499A Qts- | HSoA C~A-S ,- oN1 14 qLS- | March = - --. - 6S4 ats |
 seventyithree j7sj motor % vehicles i st; receive supplies from the garage, and | all repairs for these cars are made | at the g3 rage.
 While I>o comparison can be made with the expenditures of previous | years for the maintenance of City owned motor vehicles, the savings Oh | garage rental and insurance over previous Gears will exceed SIS, 100000 | per year.
 Respectfully yours.
 F. w BEHRENS
 J. H. CALLAHAN"