East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-10
.PENDLETON OPERATED
AT LOSS Of S252O.26
FITz GERALD REPORTS
Recorder Presents Figures to
City Council Showing Total
Expense $85,357.62, Leav-
ing $24,014.34 on Hand.

Pendleton's city government operat-
led during 1920 at loss Of $2520.26,
laccording to the report of Thomas
fitz Gerald, recorder, presented t.
me eity council last night. 1t had eN-
renses of $S5.S5762 and now han on
hand $24,0t5.S4. There is $4,000 in
script now outstanding
Except for the purchase of an au-
tomoble street flusher at a so,t Of
i$53i5, the city would have ope atod Al
u net saving OF nearly $4,000. the ic-
port points out The fllshe', how
ever, saved virtually half of its cost
during the first year of operation.
In 1919 street cleaning, by the horse
drawn method, cost the city s5e5470.
sprinkling the streets cost an additi-
onal S2S4o,eo, making the total SS,-
4S4.90. In 1920 the street cleaning
ana sprinkiing were both done by the
auto at saving or $3340.S0.
Receipts Total SI09.371.95.
Tax receipts to the city's purse to-
tailed $69.S66.59: fines, s5,7G0.15; IL
censes. sS.o57; @emetery. $2,467.9l
and other funds make the total of
S109,371.g6.
The police department cost S7,ASo.-
9b; lights cost $6.92U.7S, and other
disbursements were water, S3.600;
sewer. $9.Sf0.eS; city hall operation
ss.092.62; health, s2.97I25; library.
- ,sS1.A4; recorders office. $i,S3G.-
IS: legal service. sl.206: park, $S6L4S
sity surveyor s1,645.9g and street
leaning. including flusher, sl2,425.
30. The fltsher ocst S73t5.
The report Of Judge F1tz Gerald,
his 10th, as city recorder. follows:
The year on the whole has been an
uneventful one characterized chiefly
by the struggles of the council and
officers or the city to efficiently ad-
minister its affairs m the face of high
prices and to keep within the re-
sources of the city.
There were several districts of paw
ing started within the year but none
OF them were finished SO no report i
made on same.
There were 2l3 building permits is
! sued during the year for improve
iments estimated TO cost s31S.17S.00.
There were rs sidewalk permits issu-
| tA Nhi AldS tIit gtSAA AUi NttS NtiieAt hNAASAi
Of 6669 iineal feet Of sidewalk,
Fines Total S5760.63.
There were 500 cases tried in the
recorders court DUNG the year re-
sulting in the collection of fines in the
| sum of s57606S. There were It's Ii
censes issued during the year provid-
ing an income of $3209.0O.
There were constructed sewer later
ais on Turner street and Cedar street
during the year at a cost of S2790.l9
There was purchased by the cit,
during the year power street flush
er and street sprinkler the operation
Of which resulted in the saving to tn
city during the year of the sum o
S3S40S0 over the horse drawn flush
ers and sprinklers in 1919. The city
purchased about five acres of ianu a
an addition to the cemetery durin:
the year at an approximate cost Q
5000 for the enlargement Of the Gem
etery when the proper time comes 70
same, and there has been made othe
Improvement toward beautifying tn
cemetery which win make IL a cred
TO the elty of Pendleton.
j wish TO thank the members of tn
council. mayor and other officers, ia
1.-THE kind and courteous treatment &C
corded to this office during the ven