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Show IREPQRT OF MOI FOR 1916 OAS BEEN FILEO Ogden s waterworks department, owned bv the people, earned in 1910, a total of 9118,904.81. The operating expenses were $25,607.76. Interest on the bonds was $25,564.87. Net earnings were $67.732 18. Except fori the Interest on bonds, the net earnings were $93,297.05. The total receipts were $137,866.44. and the disbursements were $126,-900.99. $126,-900.99. leaving cash on hand at the end of the year. $10,965.45. Earnings of the waterworks depart ment have been largely used, and 8t HI I are being used, to pay the running expenses of all other departments of j the city government. City Auditor Reports. City Auditor Arthur F. Iarsen filed hi6 report for 1916 with the city com-i com-i mission this morning and it was formally form-ally adopted. Following are the items ! Ol unusual inter si The bonded indebtedness was 045,000. Warrants outstanding December 81, Jll6. $134,834.87; claims and accounts of 1915, alloweri in 1916, 86,770 14 Warrants redeemed during 1916 with receipts credited to business of 1915, $28,683.13. Balance warrants outstanding. $115,921.78 Receipts, general fund Liquor licenses, li-censes, $48,150; business licenses, $12, I 17,82; poll taxes. $3,600; dog taxes. $1.1 lh. occupation tax. $1,400. commissions com-missions (not itemized) $203 75; municipal mu-nicipal court. $17,550.47. engineering department, $8,680 03, cemetery, $8,-759.50; $8,-759.50; park6. (sale of gravel) $3.50; total receipts for 1916. $525,136 IS. Where the Money Went. Disbursements by warrant Mayor, salaries and expense, $5,112 05; city attorney.. $3,265 71. recorder. $3,256.-85; $3,256.-85; treasurer. $5,102.41; city hall. $16, 904 89; public library, $10,800 49, real estate and improvements, $2,730; general gen-eral expense (not itemized). $3,155.49; commission and exchange, $46 78; auditor aud-itor and purchasing department, salaries, sal-aries, $4,355; general expense. $185 72, Department of safety, of which Mayor May-or Hey wood is the head: Fire department. de-partment. $30,738 28. police depart ment. $39,606 07; municipal court, $4,-067 $4,-067 26 i stray pound, $304 99; park de-partment, de-partment, $4,414.17; cemetery department, depart-ment, $6,689.61. Flygare's Department. Department of streets and improvements improve-ments Commissioner Flygar, salaiy und expii--- $3,623.85; superintendent, $2,880; removal of ice, nov and leaves, $3, 742. S3; cleaning paved Streets, $12,210.72; repair and maintenance main-tenance of streets. $8.201 03; repair and maintenance of B. C. and waterway, water-way, $3,137.55, sprinkling, $14,927 49; permanent improvements, $6,060.03; river flood emergency, $1,313 86; total, $59,897.98. Lighting Heavy Item. Engineering, general, $3 607 96, rec ords and maps, $437 60, public im provements. $7,148 23; STREET LIGHTING. $25,99i 06. electric wiring, $476 8S; sidewalks, curbs and gutters. $1.50; automobile. $1,452 10. Health department City physician. $736; salaries $4,131.37; garbage disposal. dis-posal. $1.640 76; cremaiory. $1 233 29; sundrv expense, not itemized, $302.11; total, $9,527.88 Miscellaneous disbursements: Refund Re-fund of business licenses, $346 07. Total Summing Up. The recapitulation Total receipts, $525.136 12; total expenditures, $500,-618 $500,-618 70, balance cash on hand, December Decem-ber 31, 1916, $24,517 48. The report is. of course, voluminous. volumin-ous. It has been awaited since the j first of the year with keen Interest by the taxpayers, many of whom have .asked to be informed by The Standard immediately after Its filing and adoption. adop-tion. Compilation of the report has re-I re-I quired nearly two months and a half of painstaking effort on the part of the auditor and his assistants. oo |