Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-20
REDUCED S2l,SS6
IN CITY AFFAIRS LAST YEAR
Clerks Report Shows, Despite Reductions, Elk
penditures for 1921 Were $45,658 More
Than Revenues.

The cost of city government during
the fiscal year ending April 30 was
81 $50 less than the amount expended
ing to the annual report of City Clerk
W. II. Harrison, completed Monday.
Expenditures in 1921 amounted TO
S342 4SG and in the year just closed,
$3320.600. Cost Of government in 1921,
the report shows, was necessarily high
er than in the 1922 fiscal year be-
cause of the fact that $32,043.56,
authorized the previous year. was spent
in 1921 for the completion of the south
side storm sewer.
A of City Clerk 1Iarrison's
report. supplying general knowledge
of the revenues and disbursements, is
as follows:
The balance sheet shows the expen-
ditures for city expenses including in
terest paid on bonded and warrant IN
debtedness to be $332O,GOO, and the rev.
enues from taxation and other sources,
$315,542, OF an excess Of expenses
over revenues of $5,057. The uncol-
lected revenues due from delinquent
taxes for the year amount to $15,115.
which appears on the books as an
asset. The collection of he same
would have changed the results from
a deficit to a surplus.
Expenses Reduced
"The expenditures for capital &C
counts or investments of a permanent
nature is $4,000. The excess of ex-
~penditures over revenues for all pur-
poses is $45,658. A comparative state
ment of the city expenses fo- the
years 1921 and 1922 is S342,4S6 for
1921 and $32O,6OO for 1922, or a de-
crease of $21,SS6. For city expenses
and capital accounts for the same
period is $4OS.17S and $500. TAT. or a
decrease of 1892. The expenditures
for 1921 includes $32,043 authorized
the previous year for the completion
of the south side storm sewer, for
sale. The average monthly expense for
the year ending April 80. 1922. includ-
ing interest on debt was 1857 ZIG, or
an average daily expense Of $500.
"A comparative statement of the
revenues for the years ending 1921 and
1929 shows 1851 500 and $326.I17 re-
spectively or a decrease Of s25,1s2. The
greater decreases being from general
taxes, road taxes, from licenses and
fines since 1918 shows a decrease of
"A per cent. The revenues from licenses
in 1918 was S31,649, and from fines
So9,117, or a total from these two
items of $50, 766.47. At the close of
this year, the revenue from licenses
was S.. and from fines S10.115, or
a total of 1851. The decrease is
due to the absence Of liquor licenses
and the repeal of other license ordin-
ances.
Bonded Debt SAFE, 900
1.-THE receipts and disbursements of
the water department show expen-
ditures for maintenance and operation
and interest on bonded debt $102.3S3.
and for outlay and betterments. $54S.
The revenue for the sale of water and
supplies. and from taxation for in
terest on bonds, $173 1865, or an
excess of revenues Over expenditures
of S7O.S0.3O. My report shows only
receipts and disbursements. The re-
port from the registrar of the water
department, now under preparation for
the public utilities commission and the
city council. will shows the general
operation of the plant together with
depreciations.
THE city bonded debt is $4,000,
of which amount $141, 900 will mature