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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1919, CITY AS A BUSINESS CONCERN SHOWN IN ANNUAL REPORT OF COMPTROLLER CURTIS, MADE TO COMMON COUNCIL @ity Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis | to the itemized has presénted his annual report ta the | dérartments “city, which The Herald presents here- | New Britain with for the information of taxpayers. A recapitulation appears in addition| To the Mayo chents and of the various Report of Comptroller. Conn April 1, 1918 Common Council of the City of New Britain Gentlemen 1 submit herewith my annual re- | port of the city’s finances for the year | With scheduled exhibi ending March 31, 1919, covering the | cach item cash receipts and expenditures of the | YVery re | cit classified by departments. | sources of revenue. and purpose of | | expens | cerni the city the assets and embodied in a pectfully HANFORD also other information liabilities of | cone« balance sheet ts explaining L. CURTIS Comptroller. General Balance Sheet. CAPITAL ASSETS (Schedule A) B) assets Fixed Properties Cash (Sehedule Total capital CURRENT ASSETS Cash (Schedule B) Uncollected (Schedule ) Prepaid insurance preminm Water rents, unpaid Accounts receivable, taxes due to city ‘Assessments payable Sewer (Sthedule . Street improvement (Schedule ) reet sprinkling (Schedule €) receivable On property taxes On sewer assessments On street assessments TAterest TRUST *Bond sinking funds in banks Invésted in bonds AR PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS Police pension fund e Subway fund 5 Firemen's relief fund 0% Town deposit fund (per contra) Park purchase fund Total $7,030,10 183.460.48 11.410.62 4,777, 2,171.19 5.02 10,745.38 141,850.85 213.000.00 I Ae | Bonded CAPITAL LIABILITIES Bonded debt (Schedule D) T emunerative property (Per ounts payable Bond fund warrants out. nding Sundry creditors, (Unpaid ills) Capital surplus (Schedule ) Total capital liabilitles and surplus RRENT LIABILITIE! (Schedule D) $3,340,000.0¢ Contra) 1,897, 1 debt. refunding | Acconnts pavable: Sundry creditors from revenue fund 5.71 Bond intefest coupons outstanding 55750 Revenué fund warrants outstanding 3.615 648 CONTINGENT Toten deposit fund (Per Contra) 26.92 trust assets S : 87 Excest of current and 051.58 e SCHEDULE A Inventory of City Property. Remunera and Realizable, Municipal Industries, Water Work Real Estate, Buildings and Munigcipal I¢e Plant < Real Estate, Buildings Muniéipal Building: City Hall, Tenement chinery and F Sewage Disposal Plan Real ate, Buildings Cemetery Property Land and Dwelling Houses .. Munieipal Slavghter House: Real Estate, Buildings and Equip ment ve uipment and Equip ment Property, Land, uipment and Equip ment Remunerative Buf Unrealizable. Subway: 332,170 Lineal Feet of Conduit .. . 49,138 Lineal Feet of Laterals . 440 Manholes . Tools and Machinery Unremunerative But Reali rtment: state, Buildings and Equip ment. Flire Dcpartment Real Estate, Buildings and Street Department: Real Estate, Building Recreation: Parks, Swimming Pools and Zducation School Property, Land, Buildings tents “Public Charities Municipal Farm, Buildings, Contents, Live Stock.- Office Toquipment, Pro visions, etc. Cemateries: Uneold Lots. Equip ment and Bquip ment. Bath Houses. ana Con Buildings and Equip ment Unremunerative and Unrealizable. Sqwer System Storm Sanitary Equipment Pipe Line, Real Estate and Fixed Properties SCHEDUI April 1, Total Cash on Hand. 1919, Available only for Capital Outlay: wer fund . ter fund Sehool fund Park funds Subway funds i Municipal building fund Improvement fund Cemetery fund Municipal ice fund. Available for general purposes: Street (including lighting and sprinklin fire, police, heath, charities, inte other sources ands of departments: Water department Charity d>partment Tax collector SCHEDULE C. Uncollected Taxes and Assessments, General tax: City, collectable City, uncaliectable 014 town, collectable 014 town, uncollectable Assessments Sewer assessments Street sprinkling Street improvement . Untollectable Net Uncollected, March 31, 1919 SCHEDULE D, Bonds Issued for Capital Outlay: Sehools o Water Works Subway .. s Bewers bogis Municipal Building Parks Street Bonds Issued for Current Outla Refunding ....... SCHEDULE E Capital Surplus. Surplus at Beginning of Year Additions: Tomptroller’'s Cash Purchase of Fixed from Revemie Funds Capital Oblizations at Beginning Pald With Revenue Funds Balance Properties of Year, Total Additions Deductions: Sale of Fixed Property Reserved from Revenue Fun: $2,843,960.44 5,000.00 275,600.00 50,000 00 43,000.00 6,000.00 £20,00 ,264.00 .809.04 5,000.00 000.00 224960 45 185.460.47 10,490.31 240.000.00 60.000.00 Acquired Assets . D apas . Capital Funds Transferred to Revenue Funds Adjustment of Accounts of Prior Periods 0¢ Total Excess Deduetions Additions Capital Surplus April 1, 1819 SCHEDULE F (Contingent) Town Deposit Fund In 1836 the Federal Government appropriated to the surplus funds from the Treasury for which it had no imme State distributed the amount and since that time the income has been the Town and Ci It amounts t SIPTS FROM ERAL R AND BOND IS§ ited to the 6.92. Z FOR APITAL OUTLAY. For the Year Ending March 81, 1910, Town and City Clerk’s Office: Fe . Dog Taxes Building and Heating Revenue Funds Municipal Rent From Laws and Courts: Police Court Fines and Costs Licenses (Shows and Vendors) Licenses (Liquor and Clubs) Safety Inspections and Permits Highwa Streets Sprinkling Improvements Sanitation: Sewer A sments Public Service Enterpr ubway Rentals Water Rents Cemeteries . e Municipal Tee Plant Charities Miscellaneous Receipts Edueation Trade School Enumeration Tuitien, etc. Fveninz Schosls Library and Apy ecreation: Walnut Park Hill Park Purchase Fund Taxation Gene . Personal . Special Aecounting Credits (Miscellaneous Objects.) Cash on hand April 1, 1918 Income from city property Tnterest " St e e Tax on bank and insurance stock Miscellaneous sources Total receipts . Expenses. General government Payment for expenses and outlays Expense of Legislation: t of common cour Salaries, town and city Supplies for office e Miscellancous advt. 2 ing cil clerk’s office Offices Mavor. clerk and office supplies Board of selectmen, salaries and telephone Board of relief, salaries and team hire Executive Finance O Treasurer. Comptroll Tax eollector plies Personal salary and office supplies alary and office supplies and clerks, salaries and su tax collector. commissio and supplies T e Board of compensation and assesment Board of assessors, salaries and supplies Board of finance and {axation Law and Courts: Corporation Counsel Tudges—Salary .. Do o o 300.00 Prosecuting Offlcers—Salar: el a siae 2.650.00 Clerks-—Salary 500.00 Probation Officers—Salar nd 91 Probate Court—Office Expenses Incidental Fxpen —Salary Supp Court Miscellaneous Executive Offices Board of Public Works ( Enginecrs and Helpers CURRENT 24,000.86 562.00 110,157.16 21,880.231.40 eral te use. states Mhe among the Yarious towns for school purpbses General Fund of BXPENSE Electrical Superintendent Asst. Elee. Superintendent .. Building Inspector—Salary and Supplies Plumbing Inspector—Salary Supterintendent of Health and Clerks Asst, Sanitary Inspector Milk Inspector ... .. s sector Weights and Measures e _Salary of Clerk.. Clerical Work on Blections Reg Miseellane Special Election 1z Expenses for Levying Tax Miscellancous Temporary Expenses: Drink g 5 o Rebate of Taxe Municipal Record # neous Indémnity Bonds Diréctories ....... Examining Land Records Pigs Killed by Dogs Gas Ld and Heat Official Time Potato Bin Flora]l Tribute Memorial Tablet Peace D. arads City Meeting Sundries . Exemption Boards Emergency Account: Rent of Potato Farm .. Alterations, Corridor, City Hall Deficit, Dog WAccount, 1318 Rézistry Boards . .. oo Rabies Antitoxin Treatment ... Berlin Fair Exhibit Auto Hire (“Flu") Honhor Rolls Milk Station Vital Statistics hs and Deaths .. 1 Returns Muni¢ipal Building. Maintenance, Repairs, Altérations Total Géneral Government Goneral Municipal Expenses. Highway Streets, Ineluding Bridges, Semi-Permanent Pavements. New Macadam, Grading and General Expeénditure ....... AR | Improvements 5,734.84 Sprinkling . S e .. . 17,993.14 State Highway o e 2,569.81 Lighting 108,842.06 Protection of Life and Properi Police Department Firc Department Health antl Conservation Dispocal of Garbage, Maintenahe¢e and Gen- eral Expenditure . S oo s Sanitation: Disposal of Sewage, Disposal of Sewage, New Cateh Basins 32,611.86 15,425.35 3,050.00 Construction Maintenance . Charities Town Farm Outside Poor ae Hospitals and Asylums Office Expenses and Miscellaneous . Education General Expenditure, Mainténance New Schools Reersation: Walnut Hill Park, Imp. and Main tenance Central Parks .. Stanley Park .... South Itnd Park Amusements Public Service Enterprises Water Supply Subwave for Wires Munitipal Ice Plant 5 Cameteriés, Care and Improvement Munitipal Slaughter House EXPE! OF DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Tnterest Acct.) Coupons on Bonds. et Sewer . Water School Refun Park Street Subway i Municipal Building Town Tmprovem Temporary Loans PAYMENT OF DEBT OBLIGATIONS, (Bond Acct.) 44,000 0O 00,00 ,000.00 5,000,00 Sehool Funding Park Subway “ELLANEOUS PAYMENTS To Sinking Funds Sewer reet chool 5 Municipal Building Water 15,000 2,000.00 5.000,00 000,00 26,000.00 T6 Local Institutions Hospital oe New PBritain Institute nd Army o Spanish War Veterans War Exigencies War Bureau Home Gardens 3,000.00 16,500.00 200.00 100.00 00.00 To State of Connecticut General Tax Military Tax To Public Trust Funds Police Pension Fund Firemen’s Associ it State of Connecticut Dos Warden On Account of Grade Lines On Account of Boundary Lines (Continued on Tenth Page) ) LIFETIVE OF™ SUFFERIN Prevented by “Fruit-a-tives”. The Wonderful Fruit Medicina 53 MarsonxEvvE St., Hurt, “In my opinion, no other medicine is so good as ‘Fruit-a-tives’ for Indigestion and Constipation. For years, I suffered with thess dreaded diseases, trying all kinds of treatments until I was told I was incurable. One day a friend told me to try ‘Fruit-a-tives’ (or Fruit Livey Zablets), To my surprise, I found this medicine gave immediate relief, and in a short time I was all right again DONAT LALONDE 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25¢ At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGD SERGEANT-AT-ARMS ONCE ATE PAGE 166,748.48 From senate page to &ergéant-ats arms spans a 30-vear expérience 6t David 8. Barty of Michigan. Th that time Barry has been stenographer fof congressmen and newspaper 6orres- pondent and has become an authority on senate customs and u s. CUTICURA HEALS SKIN TROUBLE On Back and Face. ltched | and Burned. *1 first noticed red eruptions break out on my back. After a short time they broke out on my face. They would itch and burn and I would lie awake all night scratching and bath- ing them. I would have to stop work, my head would jtch so. “I saw an advertiseraent for Cuti- cura and sent for a free sample Then I bought more and I used two cakes of Soap and two boxes of Oint- ment and they healed me.” (Signed) Miss Ida Frank, 193 Magnolia St., Roxbury, Mass., July 12, 1918. These fragrant emollients ae all you need for all toilet purposes. Do rot fail to test the fascinatirg fra. grance of Cuticura Talcum for the sk, For sampie of Soap, Ointment and Taleum free address postcard: “Cuticara, Dept. H. Boston."” 189,485.08 KIDNEY | TROUBLE! | make no mi { Bwamp-Root | At druggiste in { vottles. ~Samy | pamphiet | 143.818.86 large ize by vou ab. Kilmer > Britain Herald 56,000.00 MANY LIKE THIS INNEW BRITAIN Similar Cases Being Published in Each Issue. one of New Britain is but many It is an easy cannot ask for F. Cianflone, 147 ‘I couldn't stand vould begin to ache and pain my work compelied me to feet constantly, this mad 'y hard for me. 1 used to home evening: all tired out and ac across my s6 1 was miserable couldn’t on accoun e pain and often found it rd t n over bed Morning up, I was tired, lame and stiff. 1 took several boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills, which I bought at Scherp's Drug Store I now feel like a different man. Doan’s stopped the pains in my back and removed all other symptoms of kidney trouble.” (Statement given May 8, 1916.) On December 1918, Mr. Ciani- flone said: ‘‘Doan’s Kidney Pills put on my feet when I had kidney trouble and I am always ready to rec- ommend them.” l &0c, at all dealers,. proprietor of New longer shoe shop, Main street, Britain, than my back and as on m go hed back sléep Foster-Milburn Co., Mtrs, Buffalo, J& Y.