New Britain herald., 1924-05-16
CITY FINANCES
 ARE REPORTED
City Treasurer Makes Public Receipts and Disbursements

City Treasurer Curtis L. Sheldon
 has submitted the following report on the condition of city finances:
 General fund. s129.oS1.OS; water
 fund, s25,S6s.ss: sewer, sS2,319.o5; subway. s3,416.71: street improve ment. s7,1SS,57: park commissioners,
 ss,25s.Is: cemetery committee, s3,- 7o3.lo; city building fund. s924.S0; new school building fund, s9,S10.0S; dog license fund, s3,1S4.15; public amusement commission, $7S.91; re- serve fund for liquor licenses, S2S,- Sis.T5: municipal ice fund, s6,240.96: comfort station construction fund,
 NeeEaf.x3.si--s- ssesl sxs<i.ssssiEl OS4.5f; town home annex, Sl1S.S3; municipal garage fund, s202.43; state aid to widows, s11Ss4; municipal home service bureau, sa15.95; muni- cipal comfort station, s2S60.70; total S3i3,403.42.
 The receipts for the year, as shown In the general fund, totalled s2,492,- esT.25, including $75,15S.34 on hand April l, 1923. Tax collections on the list of 1923 amounted to s2,060, 401.3S and collections of back taxes amount ed to s11o,0ss.s1. Street sprinkling assessments brought in sl1,27S25; personal taxes brought in s20S on the list of 1921, ss.940 on the list of 1922. si7.2s5,5O on the list of 1923, and $2s,2St on the list of 1924 The nf fs5.60 for school enumeration and tfs,20i.74 in taxes on bank and in- snrance stock. Tuition receipts were &26,S42.50. Fines and costs at police court totalled s3o, ,S0S.71. Receipts from the board of public charities amounted to s7,s75.sS and the board st health. a,2SI4s. The police de- partment turned in S6,4So.S0 from the theaters. s402.5o for ambulance service. sS,oS7 from licenses; s567 from halls etc.: s1S0.e0 from miscel- laneous sources. Interest on bank balances amounted to $l4,56O.7e. These are the principal items in re- esipts.
 Disbursements totalled s.,sss.- ese17. leaving a balance on hand in shs general fund, of s12s.051.OS. The consolidated school district expendi- lures totalled @s7s,4s5.t5; street lighting s3s,si2.6s: street sprinkling, slAs7e.6s: state highway, s5,OOo; fire department, s163,s9o.s5; police de- partment, sibo.53o.s3; charities de- partment, sss,o2s92: health depart ment, ses.3s2.7f: sewer maintenance, slb,752,23; special appropriations, ' szfo,742.39: interest and discount, siSs.s31.ss; payments on principal, s3ib,sOO; incidentals, s24,222.12; | salaries s65,s6o.41; permanent pave | ment, sS6,7ss.s0; emergency account. si6,000; transfer to street depart- | ment fund, s1,27O.72: appropriation to street department fund, slss,- | so2.Oo; appropriation to town home annex. sio.00o.
 The water fund report shows cash on hand, April l, 1923, of s24,624.2l | md deposited by water commission | srs. s20o.i33.s4 with payments dur | ng the year amounting to s199,3S7S6, eaving s25,369.ss in the treasury | March 3i. 1924. The sewer fund has |e2oG.i7 in the treasury at the be- ginntng of the fiscal year, and the 'eceipts during the year were as foi- ows: City tax collector. sewer as- 'essments. etc., s2b,i45.66: board of public works, s3,47l.75; sale. Of wslfth series second issue sewer und bonds, si5o,o0o; premium on 'onds sold. s2.0i1.s0. Payments to- siled sis0.s5l.03, leaving a balance a the treasury of sss,sis.05, at the nd of the fiscal year. The subway und had ts.76I75 in the treasury at he beginning Of the fiscal year. and 5,s25.os in savings banks. Subway entals brought in si7,o3s.o2 and sav- nEs bank interest totalled s12s.52. otalling s24.75636. Payments made mounted to s1S.sS6.O4. leaving cash \ the treasury totalling ,3,4ls.7I nd in savings banks s2,s53.6i.
 The recapitulation Of the city's is as follows: Water onds, t975,o0o; sewer bonds, sf,5l0,- %; streeet bonds. sis5,0O0; subway onds, ti77.000; municipal building onds, t2i5.0o0. park bonds, s2O5,- %: refunding bonds. t35,00o; school onds. s1.s24,0o0: city notes, ss7.- %; total bonded indebtedness s,i2s.0o0. and the total of sinking lnds was s7z5, 5,bss.14, making the net t4.3s7.4s0.ss.