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Pauper Expense			443.00
Street Sprinkling			2220.00
Miscellaneous Ex. (includes refunding $406.67)			454I.I4
Pub. Schools	Pay Roll	26626.83
	Repairs	I566.38
	5th Ward Bldg	I2758.28
	8th " "	I2747.07
	Expense	2II8.68	558I7.24
Bond Interest			48546.92
Exchange			32.I3
Public Library			2000.00
City Park			873.28
Calaboose	Boarding Prisoners	I754.96
	Expense	67.25
Streets Opened			I809.00
Gutters & Crossings			298.55
Culverts & Bridges			887.78
Grading & Gravelling			00
Hill Street Viaduct			445.29
Sewers	New System	I2I3.30
"	Extensions	II72.26
"	Maintenance	I848.07	4233.63
Street Paving			3285.56
Cement Stock			923.20
J. H. Maddox Pauper A/c.			200.00
		Total	$202680.I4

From a review of this six months of expenditures, we will
observe that but little of it can be classed as expenditures for
permanent improvements. If we class as permanent improvements the
items of Fifth Ward School Building $I2758.28, and Eighth Ward School Building-
$I2747.07, and the item of street opening $I809.00. Hill Street
viaduct- $445.29, sewers, new system-$I2I3.30, sewer extensions-
$II72.26, we deduct from the total $202,680.I4 only the sum of
$30,I45.20, which would leave what we must add to our present deficit of
$66879.22 to wit: the further sum of $I72, 534.84, or a total of $239,4I4.06.
This estimate is made on the supposition that we can stop at the
limit of our actual expenses and not even extend any sewers or make
any improvements at all of the kind deducted from the estimate, nor
any other of a like character. While the estimate of the amount we
may have to borrow will be reduced a small sum by the little amount
that will yet come in form tax collections of last year's taxes and
former years, yet the item of $I525.72 of current interest as well as
some other items will be considerably more. Let me ask, It appears we will have an
to have anoverdraft of considerably more than over $245,000.00 $240000. On the first of
October next?