Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-08 | Page 13 | S. L. Expenses Total $973,103

SI 8 LI L. EXPENSES TOTAL 03 Operations Operations Cost for foi Period Gains Gain's Expense of Salt Lake City government gov gov- declined ned during durin ng April comp compared red to March but it in increased increased in- in creased 3 last month compared I to April 1934 according to a finan linan- cial statement in the hands of city r c commissioners Wednesday The statement prepared in the theoffice theoffice th office of ot City Auditor Samuel F. F Nicholls shows total expenditures expenditure for operating operating- the city government go this year hava hav been or 92 2359 2 more than costs for the corresponding corresponding corre corre- period in 1934 Costs Costa of ot operation by departments depart depart- meats ments compared to similar figures for the first four months of ot 1931 follow fonow Department 1935 1931 Auditor S Library JI Finance i Public safety Parl Parks s 4 II Streets Statutory Water Vater 78 32 Total budget balance to operate all aU departments for the remainder of ot the year ear was on April 30 compared to last year The budget was less to start with this year than it was last year Wage Wago increases and higher fixed debts account for the major portion of the increases it fl was stated Receipts for the month totaled a decrease of at compared compared com corn pared to the previous month butan but butan butan an increase of ot compared to receipts of or April 1934 I License fee collections show a decrease decrease de de- do- do crease of for the month compared compared com corn pared to March and a decrease of or about compared to collections In n April 1934 However license fee tee collections collection's for lor the year car show a Increase compared to the corResponding corresponding cor- cor responding period last year All other revenues except water arc ire up compared to last years year's col- col Water sales show a decrease over the first four tour months of at 1934 due to heavy pr precipitation this spring while whilo last spring was dry it was said