Show FINANCES OF THE CITY I Comparative Tig ires of Business Done During the Last Lut Quarter A statement of or receipts I and disbursements of the city Ity for fol the three months mont ending March 31 1902 and the same date this year prepared by City Auditor Albert AlbRrt Al rt Reiser Reler Rei er shows a I marked decrease in both Instances In loj llO the receipts for tor f the three months aggregated as 8 against 85 55 I 39 for tor this year a decrease of 15 I 79 Tt The 1902 disbursements w were werf ere 1111 while those this year ear were 12 3 a decrease of 44 I A resume of the statement shows I how that last year the liquor r license receipts reN were as against a for tor the three months this year There were also slight increases this year during durin the quarter in the t total collection of merchant m bt and miscellaneous licenses while wate rates and Id meter rate rates y a decrease de r Diring iring the same me period last Fear rear ear the dt taxes collected amounted to 21 this thia year they aggregated a 7 Sewer extensions dwindled from above to less le a then than hOO this year Fire department disbursements for forthe forthe the quarter in question last lut year yar were this thia year they were ere 1 4 eU There was a falling off oft in the police department being in I 1902 1802 as u against 56 this year The health department used almost 1600 1000 I more this year than last In 1902 1802 the isolation hospital cost cat 51 as against this quarter Street lighting last Jut year ear cost MIlt while this year y yIt it rot post C 1111 21 There was wu a decrease of ot more than this W year In the total amount of board hoard of public works wora special accounts counts Miscellaneous Jil disbursements for tor the quarter last year amounted to 41 as u against this year |