Show THE RECORDERS RETORT REPORT on another page in this issue of 0 the times will be found the city recorders annual financial statement and report ot of receipts and ana expenditures tures for or the year 1931 it is a very comprehensive report ot of tho the cites condition probably the beat one ever published and the record er rod and the other city officials are to be commended tor for it perusing jt t one can ascertain where the revenues have come irom from anywhere and where they were expend td ed the only indefinite item Is that listed as miscellaneous expenditures though it may seem rather a large amount under that heading the ot of ficiala assure us that it is compol ld of innumerable small items detailed publication of which would requite require rather too much space and add u tw cess ary expense costs of 0 operating the water system the light plant and the various other departmentS depart 4 with the I 1 he incomes from each source can all le lc ascertained from the report I 1 in ll 11 passing it might be added however that the light plarl plan though it properly be shown in the statement is entitled to credit for street lights which it purchased might cost the city from three to five thousand dollars annually likewise lights and water given to t F number of widows and furnished to public buildings without charge should be bourn in mand in considering the value of these utilities to the he city though they be listed in the statement as receipts the cites liabilities bonded and otherwise are detailed in the report except tor for an obligation ot of approximately to the bank ef ct iron county which appears to have been overlooked it Is represented by five notes ot of about 1600 1600 ach and due one each year tor for as turny many years persons who he are concerned with the cites affairs will find much of 0 interest in the report |