New Britain herald., 1923-05-29
COMPTROLLER FILES REPORT FOR I922,23
HanIOrd l. Curtis Accounts Tor Money Appropriated and Spent

II
 Comptroller Hanfard l., Curtis ha
 completed his annual report for thu
 year ending March sl, 1888, eoYerinl cash receipts and expenditures of thi
 city classified by departments sources
 ol revenue and purposes of expense
 also other information cOnpeFnlnE ths
 assets and liabilities af lhe city, ner
 partmeRts audited are as follawsi
 Hoard Of public works including
 street, sewer construction, seNeI
 maintenance, subway, street lighting
 street sRrinkling, street improvement
 lund and state highway accounts also
 police, fire, salaries, general govern
 ment, iReiientals, health, interest and 1 discounts, payments nn principal, spez
 eial appropriations. charities. eeme- teflea city hall fund, schools, main ienanee, new schools, park commits
 sioners, dog fund, water fund, public
 amusement fund, municipal ice fund.
 state aid for widows. municipal gaF-
 age. municipal home service bureau,
 and the money accounts Of the fnl-
 lowing' clerk or police and city courts,
 health department, charity depart ment, tax collector. building inspector. chief of police. city clerk, city treas. rrer and the sinking funds,
 Listen under the caption of properties
 "Remunerativa and Realizable" are tho following; Water works. ts.s6S.- 76n,4G; municipal fec plant. s4,000: municipal building, siD0.000: sewage disposal plant, s55.000: cemetery properties. si7,094?b: municipal slaughter house, tii.b00. Total, ss,- SSG.3541l.
 The properties regarded as Re munerativo but unrealizable" are: sub way, conduit. 4sb.5e9 iineal feet, 62.e llneal feet of laterals and 5ia man holes. S13s,677.35.
 "Unremunerative but Realizable." properties of the city arc itemized as follows: Police department. 5i,77b: fire department, s283.a6750: street s20,00O; recreation, s632,- 747.42. education, s3,39s.69b.27; pub lie charities, $li5,000; isolation hos pital, sS,000; unsold cemetery lots S25,0oo. Total, s4.516.1S5.lo.
 The sewer system, valued at sl,- GS6.64S.SO is the only item coming under the head of "unremunerative and Unrelizable."
 On April 1. 1923, there was on hand a total of s377.9O0.66 available for capital outlay only, and itemized as follows: Sewer fund. s61, ,Ss0.92; water | fund, S24,622.41: school fund, s213,- 1 l32.37: park funds. $46,462.S2; sub 1 way fund. s4,764.73. municipal build ng fund, S6,6S5.10; improvement fund. sl0,3S7.17 cemetery fund, s1,- iS2.99; ice fund, $3,862.96; garage 'und, Sl13.93; street fund, $3,615.26.
 There was available for general purposes the sum of s5,o16.57. and in he hands of departments were the 'ollowing items: Charity department, 'f s6.242.i9.
 O3 March 31, the net uncollected ax fnd assessments were S223,3S2.25, tentized as follows: City tax, $170,- ,32.44; sewer assessments, $47,3243O; treet sprinkling, $1,1a0.S1: street inn s4,114.47. There were 'ersonal taxes to the amount of sS5,- S2.25, listed as uncollectable.
 Bonds issued for capital outlay are: 'chools, s1,S9S,o00; water works, 975,000; subway, $1S4,000; sewers, 1,S65,OO; municipal building, s215,- %; parks, $207,000; street, $165,000. 'otal, s5,009,000. Short time obliga- ions to the amount of s222,900 have : cen undertaken. i.
 The capital surplus on April 1, was 3,013, 3,007.2S. A deduction of $47,- 52.13, from the figure of the begin- ing of the year, which was s29S,- 54.0b. was made, and there were ex- ess additions of $292,147.93.
 There is on hand an appropriation $13,13692 made by the federal overnment in 1863 for school pur- oses, but this is likely to be recalled ventually.
 The years receipts were: Town and ty clerks office, s9,25S.59; munici- al building, S32,429.65; law and ourts, s22,7S2.o5; safety inspections nd permits, sl1.435.o4; highways, 192,o99.24; sanitation, $l23,42525; ublic service enterprises, s24O,962.- 2; charities, s10,545.02; education, E 72,567.94; recreation, s106,46I6S: .xation, general s1,792.479O6. per- ,nal s61,977.25, total s1,S54,456.31; Decial accounting credits, $235,411,- 1.
 The years expenses were: Expenses legislation, s14,392.S0; executive fices, s4,425.S6; finance officers, SO,636.17; law and courts, s15,S7O.- [; miscellaneous executive offices, k l4,291.07; elections, sS,961.S2; mis- 9laneous temporary expenses, s5,- l6.27; vital statistics, $571; munich Il building, s19,92414. Total for ,neral government. 0s114,o49. 59.
 General municipal expenses: High avs, s255, ,76643; protection of life Id property, s27S,122.36; health and s4S,47S.S1; sanitation, 31,923.T2; charities. sS2,960.52: ate Aid to Widows, s6.540.35; edu- .tion, s1,126,372.19; recreation, s67,- 7.49; public service enterprises, S0,599.37; expense of debt obliga- $ ms, s217,093.75; payments on debt
 igations, s1S5,700; miscellaneous H yments, s54,000; 10 local institu- ,ns, s37,750; to State of Connecti- t. s115,s23.1S; to public trust nds. s2,S50; dog account, $1,419.07;