Borough Finance.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 14 March 1904, Page 4

Borough Finance.

COMPREHENSIV 2 RErURN BY THE TOWN CLERK. TO HE l'Rl> RN t'ED AT COUNCIL TO-NIGHT. ' In order that the ratepayocs of the borough may see how 'he borough finances stand we puMJsh in full the return which the Town Clerk has prepared for presentation'-this evening. We advise ratepayers to carefully study the various accounts, and to preserve to-day's paper f or future reference. SPP:CIAL IK)AN ACCOUNT RETURX OF RECEIPTS AND. EXPENDITURE TO FEB. 29th, 1904. EXPENDITURE . • * • • £sd s d' Redemptioii of old loan 29 000 0 0 Waterworks ami electric lighting: R. L. Mestft.yer ] - - Surv ' , . vs 230 6 10 Cottage 236 0 0 Advertising 55 14 7 L «gal 51 9 6 Purchase land from H. lying 300 0 0 Purchase reservoir site 200 0 0 McWilUains and Andrews a/c tunnel contract 430 0 0 .. .. Intake road 80 0 0 .. ~ culvert 18 0 0 Clerk of works 75 lfj g Valves, freight and duty 204 17 10 Borough engineer and assiitant 53 5 0 road (Knyvett) 62 0 0 Tripod 3 10 0 Chainman 22 0 Typing- specitications 5 6 9 Cement (to be deducted from contract) 67 17 1 Pipe inspector's book 1 10 0 Gig hire, cab hire, etc. 24 15 0 Sundries 1 11 6 2,375 16 2 £31,375 l(> 2 Drainage : Septic Tank site 2000 0 0 K. L. Mestayer 325 12 0 - T. K. Skinner, levels 450 0 0 L. Sladden, surveys 4 15 0 Pipes and freight 745 13 4 Cement 239 14 11 Inspection of pipes 22 7 0 Borough engineer 28 18 5 Borough engineer's assistant 16 6 8 Legal • 61 15 9 ' Advertising ' 13 4 6 " Labour 1,15 15 11 - Cement tester 1 3 11 "Wash down closets (samples) 8 10 0 ! Printing circulars 1 2 (5 Railage on Bricks 6 7 11 4,071 8 10 Baths : Boon Bros.' contract 2506 14 9 Clerk of works 82 16 8 J." J. A. Maisey, design 10 10 0 K , Borough engineer 50 0 0 81 0 11 Main to baths 9 12 6 T. K. Skinner, levels 110 ' 1 Advertising 910 9 . Draughtsman 2 15 0 Piping 3 17 10 -Labour fixing drains 6 16 4 Centrifugal pump 20 0 0 Hot water apparatus 145 8 6 . Railage on same 2 116 Fixing skylight £4. Washing copper £3 10s 7 10 0 Blinds £2 ss, Sundries £6 5s Sd. 8 10 8 East End Bathing Shed R. Coleman 132 0 0 Smart Bros., piping, etc. 12 1 0 Advertising 13s. Draughtsman £1 1 13 0 Protection of wall 10 14 9. 3,105 5 7 - General Expenses, raising loan, etc. Interest coupons 415 4 0 Advtg., printing, etc. (Includ. Deben. £2B) 131 16 7 Legal expenses ~ 67 1 4 Expenses 2 polls 40 7 1 Brokerage 216 11 0 Bank charges 18 6 871 18 6 STREETS A. Metal ; . Cartage 1483 13 10 ' Crushing 398 7 9 1882 1 7 ' B. Expenditure on streets (exclusive of metal, cement, and afeinglb not yet apportioned by th« bor- - :' oagh engineer) Vivian-street 17 6 9 1 King-street 34 3 7 Vivian-street culvert 153 8 O Carringt.on Road 59 11 8 Devon and Gover street crossing 23 5 a Hine-street 13 2 6 v Queen-street culvert 33 1 9 St. Aubyn-street kerbing, etc. 71 22 Brougham-street 174 1 3 Brougham-street extension 223 17 2 Fendarves-street 124 14 6 Pcndarves-strect culvert , 62 5 6 •Vivian-street gullies 30 Iff 0 Vivian-street kerbing 97 4 0 Stondish's hill 560 19 1 Huccn-street 4 8 6 Gain-street I 18 6 5 Molesworth-street . 832 16 0 . Young-street 280 0 0 'Crusher site 75 0 M) Downe-street 7 0 0 Cutgeld Road 30 0 0 -Gill-street , 31 10 1 r "' Gilbert-street 1 17 10 6 Cameron-street 108 15 9 Gover-street gutter 14 1 8 Powderham St. (includ. kerb. £47 Os) 50 6 0 Victoria Esplanade 72 14 1 Lemon-street 177 4 10 Wallace Place 21 10 9 ' Gover-street tunnel 142 9 11 Dawson St. (includ. k«cbing £4B) 50 15 0 . Weymouth St. (includ. kcitring £10) 11 17 3 Fulford-street 21 14 0 Courtenay-street kerbing 68 17 0 Ariki-stneet 15 8 6 Metal bins 142 8 2 Barrett-street plans 1 10 0 Mill Road bridge 15 5 0 Mangaotuku Culvert 4 16 8 3882 5 10 C. Streets, General 1 Machinery 1490 9 4 Pipes 165 3 8 Shingle t 227 6 3 - Advertising j 1 ;. 45 7 10 levels ' 15 17 2 Basham 53 0 0 Metal waggons 93 11 10 Cement (less £B6 charged in kerbing) 274 5 10 Sleepers , 107 9 0 Borough engineer 50 0 0 Paper for plans 4 19 6 Survey pegs . 210 4 Chainman 23 16 3 Sundries 4 11 0 2560 8 0 D. lienui Bridge 1 County Costs 25 1 0 Costs commission 8 4 4 Advertising 6 17 6 Collecting evideiwe " 23 14 0 Law costs 23 0 6 Plans, etc. 91 3 9 L. Spencer, travelling px's., re pipes 22 0 Cab hire 5 0. Clerk of works 14 0 0 A. A. Pikett 400 0 0 Old rails 7 10 6 601 18 7 Total street expenditure '"'•■ i- 8925 14 0 £48,851 3 1 Receipts : By debentures sold 51,000 0 0 By fVemium on same 2 10 0 By \V. L. Newman re Victoria Esplanade 25 0 0 By W. I). Webster re Standish's hijl 50 0 0 By Sash and Door Co. re Gover-ptreet tunnel 25 0 0 By interest 011 fixed deposits 45 0 0 'By drain connections 6 0 0 £51,153 L 0 0 Expenditure as per sheets attiched £48,851 3 1 Cash balance Feb. 29, 190-1 £2,302 rt 11 SUMMARY RE BATHS. £sd £ s d LIABILITIES Extras, East End bathing shed 22 11 9 Main from railway crossing to bathbuilding (material only) 23 6 0 Sladden and Palmer surveying East End bathing site 11 0 6 Okey & Rollo fitting Pelton wheel to pump, etc. • 18 17 9 Okey & Rollo fitting boiler and chimney - '> L. 1'- Bullot, covering for pump and wlteelhole 6 8 0 A. S. Ilassell, lifebuoys, otC f 4 14 0 Tank for hot water, baths 8 0 1 £97 15 (5 Amount authonisetl'by ratepayers " 3000 0 0 Expenditure as abov* 3105 5 7 Liabilities as above 15 <i £3203 1 1 Deficiency 203 1 1 Memo I have struck out from the liabilities the item £l4O for protective work at East End bathing shed, understanding that the Council do not intend to have this gone on with, SUMMARY RE SEWERAGE SCHEME. Amount approved by ratepayers 10,000 0 0 By Drain connections- paid 6 0 0 10,000 0 0 Amount already expended <details attached) 4071 0 0 Pipes, etc., froro Carder Bros, (estimated) including •breakages £3000) less £745 paid! . 2255 0 0 Manholes and coy«rs (estimated) 900 0 0 Septic tank construction (estimated) 2000 0 0 Bal. available for labour to lay pipes c n<l drains 780 0 0 . - 10,006 0 0 Memo To the Amount available ,or l&Wour 'or laying the sewers, must UB added the ftnotrat ol £3 each conniption made. Should'say sfi&. BtpMrties be ccmn«f tcd the sewers this EQUId leave a. ZurJtfceE £lsouftTOflaMß ffil labou# » " - ~ '

SCHEDULE OF WATERWORKS LIABILITY. McWilliams «fc Andrews' intake tunnel Jufir/,)"), less £450 paid OMCI U<> M. Ferguson, contract for steel riveted pipes (estimated; 7.*>oU <> 0 Yates and Public Trustee, l'or land taken , " () I'aliner & Co., filters and fittings l'or filters 12102 o u UlenlieUl & Kennedy (estimated) JMOO, less JLiiOi pnUl LUS 0 i;U-,t)08 0 U SOIMAUY RE WATERWORKS AND ELECTRIC LIUHTLX(J. Amount authorised by ratepayers 30,000 0 0 Amount expended as per sheets altadu'd '2,B<a 0 0 Liabilities as above 14,903 0 0 Ist year's int. on £BO,OOO to be paid from loan 1,350 0 0 1U.133 0 0 llalunce I0,8(i7 0 0 (General Memo All estimates mentioned in this return are supplied by the borough engineer (Air Spencer). ABATTOIR LOAN. KKTLKN OF RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES TO. FEBRUARY, Utuh. 1904, RECEIPTS Proceeds 1(11111 7000 0 0 Interest, on lixed deposits 'lB 10 0 F. .M. ttcuyliiig l'or copy [dans 30 10 0 F. i\l. (Jrayling l'or cement U2 11> J* 7171 10 y EXPKXLUTURE r, Land purchase 5 fi Expenses Compensation Court H'»B 15 8 F, M. (Jrayling, on accountfontract H>oo o 0 SurvVys and levels 2:"i 12 0 Labour at reserve , <> 0 levelling site _ 28 19 (i J'lans and .specifications '»<> •"> 0 llorough engineer and assistant (suporvision) :su 2 0 Expenses raising loan- anil legal 2S 1 7 ISank cliarges 1° 0 Interest on loan one year ~l.*i O 0 Fencing ■' ( > Advertising ■' 1 ' Abattoir Road : Stonebreaking 0 a farting stone j'*" Forming road j Spreading metal • - 1 Blinding im-ial 22 Ift 0 Cutting furze So 2 3 Tipes and cartage -121 10 1 Cement (>(> 13 Clerk ol Works 32 2 (5 Boiler 80 0 o Fittings , <] 19 9 Laying mains 128 la 0 oSr.l 7 -1 Balance 3 320 9 r> 7171 10 9 LIABILITIES M. Ferguson, steel mains and jointing same 340 4 g J. Chambers & Son wall crab and chains 21 1 4 F.M. (jrayling (including cattle race and gravelling cear) £2401 Is 9d, less £I6OO paid y F. M.. Grayling, extras, say A , Hooks, etc., guy .jjj " Metalling yards (estimated) 4 y y „ Inside fittings, tables, knives, etc. (estimated) ijy 0 ( General account, cement supplied .\y 0 , Fencing paddocks lor butchers (if 3paddocks ol 10 acres) 150 0 I) A. &T. Burt, abattoir main £2O oq n v —— , , , £l(!.'!9 10 0 ■Lash balance as above 1320 <j j Estimated deficiency 819 1 - Memo .--Since this return was made out Mr Gibbon (borough engineer) has submitted an estimate of £235 for fencing paddocks, etc. 'Phis will increase the estimated deliciency l>yi;3T>, making it £404 Is 7d, STREETS CONTRACTS LET. lienui Bridge (A. A. Tikett) £Bo7o,less £4OO paid 3175 0 0 Extra for water mains -joo 0 0 Supervision £IOO, less £l4 paid "go () 0 Mangotuku culvert (F. Grayling) (380 0 0 43-11 0 0 STREET WORKS AUTHORISED, Devon-street, metalling full width 1300 0 0 Mangotuku culvert (£!4rio, less contract let £080) 770 0 0 Powderham-streel from Morle.v-strwt to Cutlield Road (met.) 50 O 0 Jiulteel-street. from Robe to Dawson-sts forming and met.) 130 (t 0 1 endarves-sfreet. Iroin (lover-street to Carriiigton ltd. (met.) 21)0 0 0 Lemon-street from (lover to Liardet-streets (met.) ]lO 0 0 1 oung-street* from Weymou til-street to Cutlield Road (met ) 100 0 0 Vivian-strcct £3OO, less £l-15 paid 155 0 0 \hian-st from Ilrougiiam-st to railway crossing (met.) (ill 0 0 Completion of level crossing Gill-street 20 0 0 (.ill-street flow llobson-street (to complete) r,O 0 11 Barrett-street formation Anki-street £l2«, less £IOO to |,e contributed bv Harbour lloani and £ls paid nUi - 0 Cameron-street from l'endarves-street to Fookes" gate jiiii o 0 3750 0 0 SUMMARY OF STREET EXI'KXDITt'RE. Amount authorised by ratejia.vera " js doo 0 0 Loiilnbiitioiis to be jiaid re Standish Hill £loo,' Govers.ieet tunnel £25, Victoria Ksplanade £25 ]SO 0 0 18,150 0 0 Amount expended to date (see details attached) ■ H!) 2(i 14 (j Contiacts let and unfinished .i".n n Works authorised, but not yet completed jjy. (l 0 Amount allocated for raising loan / looo" 0 (1 I'irst year's interest on £IB,OOO „ ~ 18,727 14 0 - Deficiency 577 14 y