Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
GENERAL TAXES
REALLY REDUCED
TWELVE CENTS
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every item of expenditures TO the
lowest possible amount without
hindering the efficiency of 'eaich
department.
The police department was exclud1
ed from any allowance in the bud
get on the theory that it is self sup
porting. The figures of the police
department for the past fiscal year
show that it turned into the treas,
ury $4,326.30 over its expenses.
Library Tax Cut
1t is planned likewise to exclude
the city camp grounds from.s any
appropriation this year since it
was for,ad thaJ in period of
about eight months last year the
receipts from camp permits reach
ed approximately $l,600.00. I'm
provements in the park made last
year at a cost. of about 100000
will not need TO be repeated this
| wear, it is calculated, so that the
receipts of the camp are expected
| to be well above' the cost of main
| tenance.
| The library appropriation ut 10
/ cents this wear will practically equal
| that of last year. The expenditures
of the library for the fiscal year
up to June 20, 1924 were found to
be $12,594.46.
The fire department cost the city
$11.33S.76 last year. A new fire
truck costing about $2,600.W and a
! thousand dollars worth of hose were
| purchased during the year. The
new budget calls for an appropria'
ton of $l0,s75.OG out of which
amount it is planned that 81, 100000
will go for new hose.
The fire department is one Of
the brightest spots in the city de
partments, the conncilmen say. 1t
| has showed its efficiency time and
! again and is rated as the most eff
! fective fire fighting organization
in the Valley. It's membership is
made up of volunteers, who do not
! receive salary, and its expendi-
lures have been a cause for favor
able comment for some time.
General Fund Total
The total number of bonds to be
retired during the present fiscal
year are 500, 10000. Add to that
an Nnt $24 ,4S4.47 in bond inter.
est that must be paid, and the total
amount of the bond appropriation
shows at $4S.234.47.
The general fund this year will
to the budget. OF this amount the
have total of $64, 10000 according
street department is to get $l9,-
945.O0, sewers, $4,000, Parks, So
O0.00, public rest room, $1,750.0O.
In commenting on the expenses
in the various departments of the
city, J. S. Loofbourow, city clerk,
called attention to some of the bills
that show in the last year s expen
ditures. Among them is street
lighting expense of $4,200.00 for
the year. The power bill at the
water plant for the year was $ll,-
67I97.
In connection with the operation
of the water plant, it was pointed
or. that there was on hand at the
beginning of the fiscal year, July
department. In spite of the fact
l, 1923, but $943.0S in the water
that the water rates were reduced
more than 10 per cent, the amount
OH hand ut the end of the fiscal
year was $13,070.00.
$4,000 For Streets
1t cost the city about 100000
to sweep its streets during the past
year. Sprinkling the streets cost
about $3,000C0 and $2,500.O0 was
spent in grading and levelling city
streets.
The municipal playground cost
$sO7.00 during the year. Salaries
of the city councilmen totalled
81, 800, and expenses in connection
with maintaining the city clerk s
offices were $2,563.57. fm
"The council has utilized every
available scheme for keeping its
pledge to the voters in securing a.
real economy the city clerk said,
after reviewing the items of the
budget. cit is proposed to retop a
large part of the bad paving in
the city during the next year,. in
addition to building the new water
plant