New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1920, Page 5

CURTIS” STATENENT ’ ON GITY FINANGES‘ Expenses and Returas of Running the Government Shown City Comptrotler. H. L. Curtis has prepared his annual report, giving the status of city finances at the end of the year 1920 (April 1), Tt cov- ors the running of the city as a con- carn, giving the income and the dis- hursezsents, with a balance sheéat sfme- i %o that of a corporation. The balanee s shown in the double col- umn matter below, the detalls of the “business™ -pf the city in that which follows. A close study of figures will #ive nteresting information, to those Who wish, as fa the cost of conduct- Ing departments. ~®or instance, fin scheduie “C™ appears the stategnent of wncollected taxes, {veresting he- cause of the fact that rhe Taxpayers' nssociation, when making out the budget that was passed by the voters last March, allowed, hi the estimate, for the collection of some seventy odd thoussnds of dollars in back taxes, thereby swelling the cfty income. _There Is but 361,000 odd on the books of the city in back taxes to ¢ collected boles. tools and machinery, worth $71,625.12. The unremunerative but realizable property is: Police department: real estate, bulldings and equipment; department: real estate ,buildings and oquipmeht; street department: real department: real estate ,buildings and estate. bulidings and equipment; rec- reation .pgrks, swimming pools, bath huum oducatien: school property, and contents; public ritiés: maniedpal farm, buildings, contents, liwasteck, office equipment, previslons, ete.; cematories: unsold lots, butidings and equipment, unre- monerative and unrealisable nitary pipe all eof which Available only for Capital Outlay: Sewer Fund ... $ 31,920.86 Water Fund 136,114.10 Schoal Fund 97,264.76 Park Funds . 889.18 Subway Funds ....... Munieipal Building Fund Improvement Fund Cemetery Fund Munieipal Ice Fund .. Reserve Fund Municipal Garage . Fira Headquarters Station . $ 325,085 S‘ Available for anlrll Purposes: Street (including Lighting and sprink- ling) fire. palice, health. charities, in- Total CAPIFAD ASSETS, Fixed Properties (S.Redule “A" Cash (Schedule “B'Y Total Capital Assots (Schedula “B"') Sewer (Schedule “C™) Street Improvement <Irhedulc ftreet Sprinkiing (Schedule “C" Interest Recelable On Propert Taxes .... On Sewer Assessments €n ‘Street Asscssments $8,400,418.61 325,085.88 4.698.01 61.56!,17 1.818.08 s 8264308 18,841.38 6,661.72 Y eees 1,002.77 —————————$ 26,505.85 10,267.78 T,195.57 1,275.33 18,728.68 TRUST ASSETS. Bond Sinking Fun Inverted in Bond $ 154,316.56 265,000.00 $ 419,316.56 PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS. Policr. Pension Fund Subway Funq .. Firemen's Relief Fund N Town Deposit Fund (Per Contra) . Park Purchase Fund War Veterans’ Memorial Fund .. Bondod Debt (Schedule * Maynrs' Neotes (Schedule * Unrem una®ntive I'reperty (Per Contra) Accounts Payable: Bond Fund Warrants Outstandin Sundry Creditord (Unpaid Bille). Capital Surplus (Schedule “E™) Excess of Capital Assets Total Capital Liabilities and Surptus ABILITIES. OURRENT LI Bonded Dobt—Refunding (Schedule Accounts Payable Sundry Creditors from Revenue Bound Interest Coupons Outstanding Revenue Fund Warrants Outstanding s 11,842.34 13,136.92 s 48,797.95 —$ 6§95,992.12 $3,474,000.00 1%3.700.00 1,401,041.58 5 $8,725,604.49 oy .. § 55,000 00 ——— 17,256.08 3,420.35 796,94 $ 2140237 55,000.00 Funds s CONTINGENT. Town Deposit Fund (Per Contra) Excess of Currgnt & Trust Assets “A" JInventory of City Propérty. Proporty, remunerative and realia- able of the city is: Municipal ind tries, water works, municipal lce plant, muaicipal bullding, sewage dis- ) posal plant, cemetery preperty, muni- cipal slaughter house, real estate, bulldings and equipment, total value $5,370,660.46. munerative but property Includes the subway, 2,170 Mneal feet of conduit, nd Schedule unrealizable with 49,138 foot of laterals 0 man- 13,136.92 $ 506,452.833 $ 595,992.12 In hands of departments: Water Department ... Charity Department Tax Collector 55.80 12,56 217.62 Grand total Schedule “C” Uncollected Taxes and Assessments. General Tax: City, Collectable ....38 61,605.65 Ol@ Town, Collectable 3.12 ssments: wer Assessments A 18,841.36 | fire | 4,598.01 Bonds lssued for Current Surpius at beginning of Deductions: Sale of Schedule Town and City Clerk's Office: Fees & Dog Taxes ... Municipal Building: Rent and Law and Courts: Police and City Court Safety: Highways: Sanitation: Unsurpassed Value! LIBRARY LAMP “MILLER” QUALITY BARRY & BAMFORTH 19 MAIN STREET “WE LEAD, T e 4Strce¢ Sprinkling Net Uncollécted Bonds Issued for Capital Outlay: Reserved Capital Funds Trans- Total Deductions Excess Capital Surplus In 1836 the Federal Government appropriated surplus funds from the Treasury for which it had po immediate use. The ' States distributed the am: t N Doses »-4 since that timé, th has been ¢ 1 of the town aand $13,130.92, Receipts Venders) SN NN RN U EENNENEEEENNNENENENRNEEE 1,002.77 $ 83,667,11 6.661.72 Publi: Service Bfiterprises: ———— | Su March Wa‘er Rents Cemeteries . . Municipal Ice l'lunl .. Street Improvement .. ' 17,233.47 285,147.31 37,422.50 1,789.96 975,000 $ 341,583.24 975,000 | Charities B 131,000 Miscellaneous 7,365.14 1,015,000 —_— 215,000 $ 7,365.14 113,000 Education: §0,000 ] Bond Issue for —_— Schools $3,474,000.00 Enumeration 183,700.00 Tuition, Ete. . Evening Schools Library and Apparatus Trade School Grant .. 31, 1920 88,114.62 Schools Water Works Subway Sewers Municipal Building Parks ... Receipts $ 183,700.00 ! 2,646.60 Outlay: Refunding 55,000.00 Schedule “E” Capitol Surplus. $ 236,494.91 Recreation: Walnut Hill Park .... Park Purchase Fund . Year $1,890,331.40 Additions: Comptroller's Balance Purchase Properties Revenue Funds .... Capital Obligations at Beginning of Year, Paid with Revenue Cash § : .639.25 | Taxation General Personal $1,141,957. 24. S $1,168,881.5 Special Accounting Credits : Cash on Hand April 1, 1919 .. -3 *Income from City Property ot Interest Tax on Bank and surance Stock Miscecllancous Sources 81,027.3 Total Additiopals Fixed Prop- erty from enue Funds to f‘d} for Acquired Assets » . $ 57,046.9 Receipts ...... $2,042,140. Expcnses. ferred Total Funds 788.46 Adjustment | General Government ...§ 10,699, 6,126.17 | Executive Offices: e | T T 64,439. ‘“‘: | Finance Office; sehniianiond fes, Ete. .... LCaw and Courts . $2.171.031.22 | Miscellaneous Executive l Offices | Elections Miscellaneous Temporarv Expenses Vital S.atistics . Municipal Building: maintenance, repairs and Alterations (‘uunu of Prior Pc— Additions 25,332, 409, Aotk 13,00 1, 1920 “F™ (Contingent) Town De- posit Fund. 9,031.50 4,765.7 several states ' to the mong pur- income 4 to the géRoral fund It amKunts to | various towns OT Expense of Total Gen- eral Government ....$ 88,261.72 General Municipal Expenses. 212,336. From Gemeral » nge. 6,293.85 | - o 2,251.04 Protecr Protectiu< of Life | _Property. 8.544.89 | Health and « ‘Sanitation Charities .. Bducation Recreation .. Public Service prises 157 §85.72 Expense of Debt Obligatio... (Interest Account). Coupons on Bonds, Etc. 13537897 | Payment of Debt il}and Account Misccllaneous Payments. 49,000.00 231,446.99 24,224.97 71,886.90 60,072.04 592,838.95 | 19,167.04 l 17,393.98 14,500.00 Heating .. Funds From Revenite $ 31,893.98 Enter: Fines and Costs 10,144.09 | Liecnses (Shows and and Am- bulance Service .. 3,746.00 3405090 | To Sinking Funds .....§ |To Local Institutions 22,250.00 | To State of Connecticut . 96,211.44 | To Public Trust Funds . 850.00 | 75 ' Dog Account . 34.40 $.543.00 47,940.99 Inspections and Per- mits . S 6,355.75 | Welcome Home Celebra- tion Committee 15,000.00 Total Expenditures ..$1,832,688.03 Miscellaneous Accounting Debits. Re-expended Appropria- l tions 13,987.75 10,911.08 11,922.75 | Streets .... Sprinkling Improvements . 36,821.58 Sewer Assessments $3,667.11 Total Re-expended ..$ 123,150.00 Electrical Wedding Gifts Because they are beautiful acces- sories in any home, and because they re- create joy and contentment every time they are used; electrical appliances are Ideal Wedding Gifts. They will be a last- ing reminder to the bride of the friendly thoughtfulness of the giver. 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