The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
DUCATS TAXED
AGAINST PEOPLE
FOOTING bills
AND OTHER MU.
NIc1PAL. EXPENSES
DOLLARS IN TREASURY
Monthly Accounts; Statement
Showing Expenses of Year
Up TO Last April

1
Some idea OF what it. costs to run
the city Of Mankato, a million dol
lar corporation, will be obtained
from the following statements OF
the amount of money spent Tor the
maintenance OF tie several depart,
ments Of the city. Tor the nscal
year ended April 80, 1922.
According to the report OF the
chartered accountants, the total
cash disbursements for the year
above mentioned were. 1886, 003.79
and the total cash receipts for that
year were Sz59,440.95.
Department Of Public Health: In
the public health department, cred
its including taxes levied for the
fund care of the patients etc. to-
gether with the opening balance
amounted to $11,259.5S. The charges
for the collection Of garbage, labor
On the gaf6age o dInp u ans potne Of
expenses including alterations to
the detention hospital amounted TO
IS, O67.91, which left closing bal
ance of $2,19l67.
Department Of Police: Total
credits for the year $17,631. 95 %
which was added the opening bal
ance of s2,244.21 making total
credit of $19,S76.16. The total char
ges for the year including salaries
Of the officers and other incidentals
amounted to $17,622.48, leaving a
closing balance of $2,253.6S:
Sinking Fund: Total credits. s..
balance Of $S,230.61 made a total OF
s17,555.05. From this amount Of
credits subtracted $1,000 paid off
in bonded indebtedness, leaving a
closing balance of $6,555.05.
Printing and Supplies: Credits
together with the opening balance
amounted to $1,746.3O. During the
year there was spent for printing,
stationery, newspaper publications,
and office supplies, $1,553.88 leav-
ing a closing balance of $192.40.
General Fund: The total credits
balance of $40, 5000 came to $685.
250.05, while the total expenditures
came to s31,082.97, leaving closing
balance of $35,167.0S.
Salary Fund: Total receipts from
taxes and opening balance amount
ed to S16,34472. The total expendi-
lures in this fund amounted to $f4,-
l3o.25 leaving a closing balance of
Municipal Court Fund: This fund
shows total receipts or credits of ,
$S,6S9.64 added to the opening bal
airy paid out, $2.25S.S 6. leaving a
closing balance Of $4,474.64s
Library Fund: Total credits in
GLIDING school board text book fund,
rent etc. together with the opening
balance totals, $12,564.13. Salaries
and other expenses amounted to
$11 ,43S.64 leaving closing balance
Of $1,125.49.
Band Fund: From a total credit
of $1,s47.3s total expense of ST.
4s7.73 was deducted, leaving a clos
ing balance of $.49.65.
Park Fund; With the opening
balance of $2,77499 the total credits
in this fund amounted to $19,225.S9
From that amount was deducted a
total expense of $16.915.94, leaving
a closing bal-nce Of $2,310.o5.
Fire Department: From a total
Of credits including opening balance
Of $30,5S7.S5, was deducted total
expenditure of $25. 80 leaving a
closing balance of A.922.65.
Water Works Department: Open
ing balance together with total
credits in this fund amounted to
subtracted total of expenditures
amounting to, $24.3e6.s0 and leav:
ing balance Of $5,567.76.
Road and Bridge Fund: Total
credits in this fund including the
opening balance totals $f5. $4,000.
Total expenditures during the year
were $36,979.07 leaving a closing
bal.nce Of $S,7S0.93.
Hgnt Fund: Total credits, ST.
TAI. Total expenditures, SIS, S2s-
IA, closing balance $3,SS6.27.
Permanent Improvement Fund:
Total credits. s2s,27s.3s. Total ex.
ing balance Of $1,S04S3.
Permanent Improvement Revolv-
ing Fund: Total credits SIS, 4S5.7s.
Total expenditures $15,455.15, leav-
ing closing balance OF $30.41
Tstal bonded Indebtedness of the
city $i51 900 ar1S. the yearly interest
paid on this sSass1t comes to &c.
Amount Of insurance carried on
contents Of city buildings, $4,000
and like amount is carried on the
buildings.
The total assessed vafuation of
the city Of Mankato for the year
1921 was S7.01S,s5o. >. Z
The monthly payroll of the fire
department amounts to $1,174.SS,
the police payroll to s1,2S2.6e per
month, the city councilmen. mayor,
city clerk, city engineer, assistants
and office help to $1,13AS3 per
mouth The payroll each. menth for
the street employees. parks. etc, is
approximately 81 see. Sometimes IL
is less according to the number of
men who are employed by the hour.
The water works department paw
roll amounts to about see monthly.
The average payroll per month
amounts to approximately s.. SS8 81,
but this varies In different seasons
OF the year, when there is not go
many men employed on road and
bridge work. etc.