Reports of the Finance Committee 1883CITY OF DURUQU
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AUDITOR, TREASURER, ATTORNEY,
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NEWCO3IB S BLANCHARD, PRINTERS.
1883.
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MAYOR.
JOHN J. LINEHAN.
ALDERMEN.
FIRST WARD-P. CLANCY, T. KAVANAUGH.
SECOND WARD-P. C. FOLEY, T. ALTMAN.
THIRD WARD-B. W. JONES, GEO. RATH.
FOURTH WARD-JOS. HEROD, P. W. CRAWFORD.
FIFTH WARD -II. C. DECKERT, L. DOERFLER.
CITY OFFICERS.
TREASURER-H. A. SCHUNK.
RECORDER -MARTIN KANE.
AUDITOR-C. J. BRAYTON.
ATTORNEY-J. H. SHIELDS.
MARSHAL-W. E. HARRIMAN.
ASSESSOR-G., GMEHLE.
CITY ENGINEER-M. TSCHIRGI, JR.
MARKET MASTER-SAMUEL B. RICE.
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To the Honorable Mayor and City Council;
GENTLEMEN —The Finance Committee herewith submit the following
as the report of the financial condition of the city for the fiscal year
ending,February 28th, 1882. We are indebted to Auditor Brayton and
Treasurer Schunk for their very clear statements of the financial affairs
of the city, as their reports contain a detailed account of all receipts and
disbursements, conveniently arranged, and also a statement of the bonded
and floating indebtedness of the city, with the interest and principal
falling due the ensuing year.
The Auditor's report shows that the bonded debt of the city is $767,-
314.18, and that the floating debt amounts to $77,131.44, making the total
debt $844,445.62. There has been a decrease of $8,663.97 in the bonded
debt during the fiscal year. The floating indebtedness, less cash in the
treasury March 1st, 1882, was $47,701.10; the floating debt, less cash in
the treasury March lst, 1883, is $42,089.23, a decrease of $5,611.87 in the
floating debt, and a total reduction of $14,275.84. The entire receipts
for the last year have been $210,217.64; the receipts for the preceding
year amounted to $227,469.50, a reduction of $17,252.92. In the face of
this reduction the debt, as stated before, has been decreased $14,275.84,
making a virtual reduction of $31,528.76. This reduction in the receipts
was partly caused by a decrease in the tax levy of one mill on a dollar.
The total warrants issued by the city during the year amounted to
S137,681.79, including loan warrants for $31,500.00; the warrants for the
previous year amounted to $168,745.43, showing a decrease of $31,064.64
in the ruining expenses of the city. These amounts do not include the
payment of bonds, coupons and interest, which for this year amounted
to $58,008.93.
The expenditures on streets for the past year amount to $34,578.12;
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for the year before the amount was $32,785.84, an excess of $1,792.68 for
road expenses over the expenses of 1881. For the ensuing year this
amount should be considerably reduced.
The estimated amount of delinquent taxes which will be collected
during the year is $25,000.00; the collections from licenses yearly amount
to about $14,000.00; the amount of money in the treasury is $35,042.21.
By these figures it can readily be seen that the resources to meet all ex-
penses until next December amount to about $74,000.00, which we con-
sider sufficient. With economy, we think that the annual expenses may
be cut down from $20,000.00 to $40,000.00, thus both obviating the ne-
cessity of borrowing money and being able to pay off the floating debt
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in a very few years.
In concluding our report we would make mention of the efficient gen-
tlemen who have occupied the responsible positions of Auditor and
Treasurer during the last year, and recommend their reports to the citi-
zens as well worthy of perusal.
13. W. JONES,
THEO. ALTMAN,
P. W. CRAWFORD.
Committee on Firaa�zce.
DUBUQUE, March 15th, 1883.
REPORT OF CITY AUDITOR.
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
DUBUQUE, March 15, 1882.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council :
GENTLE_IIEN—Unwilling to depart from a custom that has prevailed
for some years, I have the honor herewith to present you my first annual
report of all receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year beginning
with the first day of March, 1882, and ending with the 28th day of Feb-
ruary, 1883. I have endeavored to give a clear and concise statement of
the city's financial condition. My report will be found to consist of the
following classifications:
Receipts from all sources in detail. •
Disbursements.
Classified list of warrants issued.
Recapitulation.
Actual running expenses of city for fiscal year.
Statement of floating indebtedness.
A comparative statement of the city's financial condition.
Available resources.
Assets of the city.
City's liabilities.
principal and interest of bonded debt due the coming fiscal year.
Receipts from all Sources daring the Fiscal Year ending Feb, 281h, 1883.
TAXES.
Taxes of years prior to 1874,
" 1874 - -
" 1879
" 1880
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1881
1882
- $52 38
- 3 36
50 97
- - 931 81
14,671 57
138,758 92
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Special taxes collected from abutting property owners for curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing streets,
Interest collected, - - -
Advertising costs collected, - -
Auctioneers, -
Billiard Table,
Butchers,
Hotels, -
Hotel Runners,
Livery Stables,
Peddlers,
Pork Packers;
Saloon, -
Team and Express,
Theatre and Circus,
RECEIPTS FROM LICENSES.
$8,690 09
- 1,163 59
1.25 40
$180 06
- 110 00
- 594 00
- 338 00
- - 75 00
200 00
238 46
60 00
9,787 00
1,160 50
210 00
— $12,998 02
RECEIPTS FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES.
Proceeds from Weighing on City Scales,
" Rent of Huckster Stands, _
" Rent of City Property,
Cleaning Alleys, -
Impounding Animals,
" Sale of Ordinance Books,
" Sale of Confiscated Butter, - _
" Sale of Old Hose, - -
From C. M, & St. P. R. R. Co. for laying tile pipe,
Fines and Fees Collected by Police Justices and Marshals, -
Prize Money won by .Linehan Engine Co. at State Firemen's
Tournament at Muscatine, - -
Damages Collected by Wharf Master for broken ringbolt 1000
Money borrowed by Finance Committee, _ 2 00
31,500 00
Total Receipts, _
Cash Balance in hands of Treasurer March 1, 1882,
Grand Total,
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bonded Debt Principal,
Coupons' Interest, _
Interest and Commissions,
$574 88
178 65
131 00
140 00
59 00
75
6 00
22 65
-32 10
23 50
$210,216 64
- 19,765 06•
$229,981 70
- 8,663 97
47,909 11
- 1,435 85
FINANCE REPORT.
Warrants, - - - - 136,930 56
Cash balance in hands of Treasurer March 1, 1883, 35,042 21
$229,981 70
WARRANTS ISSUED.
The following is a list of warrants issued during the fiscal year closing
February 28, 1883, classified under various heads:
Mayor and Aldermen,
Treasurer, -
Recorder,
Auditor,
Attorney,
Physician Board
Market Master,
Wharf Master,
Park Commissioner,
Assessors, -
of Health,
SALARIES
- - $3,600 00
1,300 00
- 1,200 00
1,100 00
- 1,500 00
- 332 00
600 00
123 00
- 547 50
- 1,200 00
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Additional Salaries of Officers whose term expired April,
1882, - -
Expenses of Spring Election, -
Canvassing for change in Wards, -
Expert fees for examining Accounts of Retiring Treas-
urer and Auditor,
Furnishing and setting four Drinking Fountains,
Painting park pagodas, - - -
Stone Coping at S. E. entrance of Jackson Park,
Repairing and care of town clock, -
Expense of Equalization Committee,
Making Lot Book for 1882, - -
Making Tax Book for 1882, -
Furnishing office for Mayor, -
Salary of Treasurer's Clerk (for six months),
Court costs of cases vs. the City, -
Removing Garbage and Dead Animals, -
Stationery for City Offices, - - -
Rent of Fire Alarm Gongs and Telephones,
Attorney's opinion in Motor case, -
Extra clerk hire for Committees,
$11,502 50
617 09
272 50
73 75
200 00
726 19
188 00
195 10
198 65
156 00
105 00
150 00
91 50
300 00
341 05
607 00
339 38
791 50
50 00
90 00
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Furniture for Offices,
Vaccinating poor people,
Making Abstracts of Title,
Cutting Thistles, - -
Picture of Garfield for Council Chamber, -
Changing gas metres in City Hall, - -
Taking Inventory of Stocks of Transient Merchants, -
Painting drinking fountains, making license numbers, &c.,
Cleaning chimneys, -
Flushing Dodge street sewer,
Ice for City Hall, - -
Expressing, - -
Postage, - -
Cleaning around market, -
Scrubbing and cleaning City Hall,
Repairs on Pagodas, - -
Whitewashing City Hall and Calaboose,
Board of Prisoners at Calaboose,
Repairs in City Hall, -
Supplies for City Hall, -
Setting and boxing trees in city parks,
- Assistance to Thos. Conklin, -
Sprinkling around city property,
Recording of Deeds, - - -
Livery for City Council and Committees,
Park Supplies, - -
Glazing after the hail storm,
Sawing, carrying and piling wood,
Total warrants issued under Expense Account,
ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.
Total cost of Engineer's office, including salary of
and assistants and incidental expenses,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Salaries of regular firemen. -
" " " Minute Men," -
Hauling steamer " J. J. Linehan,"
Feed for horses, -
Repairs to fire apparatus,
Repairs to engine houses,
" " harness,
Shoeing horses, -
Extra horse hire.
32 00
14 50
8 00
16 40
11 00
15 35
13 00
29 90
8 00
6 00
20 80
3 50
50 10
172 36
107 25
15 00
45 00
110 20
86 42
135 62
126 00
20 00
71 65
3 75
43 00
17 45
20 08
107 50
$18 305 04
Engineer
- $1,434 54
$4,050 00
2,137 65
550,00
540 65
- 155 14
- 58 75
- 43 70
92 10
16 75
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Five hundred feet new hose and freight, -
New wagon, - - - -
Six rubber coats for 5th Ward Hose Company,
One coupling expander, - -
Horse blankets, - -
Steam for Linehan engine house,
Rent of Hook and Ladder truck house
engine house, - - -
Delegation to state fireman's tournament
Whitewashing Linehan engine house,
Repairing chairs, -
Coke,
Coal, -
Keeping fire at hose house,
Moving engine shed,
Veterinary services, -
Livery for chief of fire department Decoration day,
and wall
of Iowa
Sundries, - -
Total Fire Expenses,
GAS.
590 00
- 90 00
- 36 00
13 00
8 00
120 00
street
70 00
150 00
10 00
7 25
167 07
31 15
8 00
8 00
8 50
- 4 00
104 32
- $9,070 03
Gas furnished by the Key City Gas Company for lighting
streets (196) andpublic buildings, and gas furnished by the
N. W. Globe Gas Light Company, for lighting streets (140
lamps) including repairs, - - - 10,777 36
POLICE.
Salaries of Marshal, Deputy Marshal and of all regular (19)
and special police, rent, fuel and sundries for the de-
partment, - - - - $15,423 65
REFUNDED TAX.
Overpaid taxes and licenses refunded,
PRINTING.
Blank books, advertising delinquent taxes, &c., -
363 26
- 1,708 56
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Amounts advanced by the city to contractors for special street
improvements, which is afterwards collected from owners
of abutting property, - - - 8,914 05
FINES AND FEES.
Fees paid by city to Police Justices,
2
2 25
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DAMAGES TO INDIVIDUALS.
Damages and costs paid by city for personal injuries
DAMAGES TO PROPERTY.
Damages paid by city to property owners for street purposes,
REPAIRING SIDEWALKS.
Sidewalks repaired by city, -
WATER.
Rent of 121 hydrants and water rent from Dubuque Water
Company, - -
INTEREST AND EXCHANGE.
Interest paid by city on floating debt and exchange paid banks
for payment of coupons, - -
INSURANCE.
Amounts paid for insurance on city property,
FUEL.
Wood and coal for city offices,
COUPONS.
Warrant issued to D. G. Scott for coupon destroyed,
IMPOUNDING.
Salary of Pound Master and supplies for pound,
$689 90
$795 85
$102 80
$8,927 75
$2,800 77
- $309 65
$386 40
- - $55 26
- $450 60
LOAN.
Warrants issued by City for money borrowed by Finance Com-
mittee, - -
Of the above amount $8,494 69 was issued to re-
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place warrants that had become disfigured
and mutilated, leaving the net amount of
actual loan warrants issued, - - -
$31,500 00
ROAD.
Street Commissions' pay roll, consisting of laborers, teamsters,
masons, &c., -
Hardware, - -
. Rock (Macadam,) &c., - -
Tileing, -
Lumber - -.
$39,994 46
- - 20,503 15
211 08
- 1,985 79
276 95
1,621 45
FINANCE REPORT.
Repairing Tools,
Hauling, - -
Carpentering, -
Powder and Fuse,
Livery for Street Committee
Sawdust, -
Cinders, -
Wood, - -
Resetting curb -stones,
Sand and cement,
Gravel, -
Fifth street wall, -
Two road -scrapers, -
Windows broken by blasting, -
Brick wall on Locust street at Park,
Filling Ann, Dock and Division streets,
" Kneist and High streets, -
Part payment on bridge on 16th street,
Grading Alta Vista street,
on Tenth street,
Roberts Avenue improvement,
Grading Center Place alley, west, -
" Jackson street, 17th to 19th streets,
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Center Place alley, west, -
White street, 18th to 19th streets,
Balance paid for grading West street, -
Grading alley between Clay and White streets, from 14th
15th,
Grading 9th street east of Washington, -
Washington, 18th to 19th streets,
Alley between Clay and Iowa, from 15th to
White street, 18th to 19th streets,
Seminary street, -
Alley, Roger's Sub., -
Salary of Street Commissioner,
" Deputy Street Commissioner,
Sundries, - - -
Dodge street Sewer on account (no sewer account),
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Balance on 8th street sewer,
Work on 5th street sewer,
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Total Road expenses.
RECAPITULATION.
Expenses,
Engineer,
to
16th sts.,
11
238
173
557
159
51
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15
62
28
55
00
25
43
00
25
00
50
60
90
45 00
24 52
15 30
4 80
178 50
427 41
215 18
150 00
249 21
367 38
480 53
248 96.
136 50
337 74
84 70
89 50
77 40
381 70
15 00
11 38
78 35
455 80
59 52
732 50
405 00
29 30
2,375 80
879 24
127 50
- - $34,578 12
- $18,305 04
1,434 54
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Fire, -
(xas,
Police, -
Refunded Tax and Licenses,
Painting, - -
Special Assessments,
Fines and Fees, -
Damages to Individuals,
" " Property,
Repairing Sidewalks,
Water,
Interest and Exchange,
Insurance, -
Fuel, -
Coupons, -
Impounding, -
Loan, (note explanatory see page 10)
Road,
Total warrants issued,
ACTUAL RUNNING EXPENSES OF CITY
Warrants issued, -
Less warrants re -issued, (see page 10)
" issued for special assessment,
Add Bonds, Coupons and Interest,
Total expenses of City,
9,070 03
10,777 36
15,432 65
363 26
1,708 56
8,914 05
2 25
689 90
795 85
102 80
8,927 75
2,800 77
309 65
386 40
55 26
450 60
39,994 69
34,578 12
$155,090 53
FOR 1882.
- 155,090 53
- $8,494 69
- 8,914 05 17,408 74
$137,681 79
58,008 93
- $195,690 72
FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS.
Total warrants outstanding March 1, 1882, -
Total amount of warrants issued during fiscal
year ending Feb. 28, 1883, - $155,090
Less warrants re -issued, which amount appears in
warrants outstanding March 1, 1882, seepage 10, 8,494
. Total warrants paid, - _
Total floating debt,
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69
$67, 466 16
146,595 84
$214,062 00
136,930 56
$77,131 44
FINANCE REPORT.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
At the close of the fiscal year of 1881, the total
floating debt was - - With cash in hands of Treasurer to amount of
Total deficiency, -
During the fiscal year ending Feb.
city has issued warrants for -
Adding to floating debt of 1881,
Making a total of -
Deducting warrants re -issued, see
page 10, - - -
Deducting warrants paid,
Making present floating debt,
Cash in hands of Treasurer,
28, 1883, the
$155,090 53
- _67,466 16
$222,556 69
$8,494 69
136,930 56 145,425 25
$77,131 44
- 35,042 21
Total deficiency -
Showing that the city has lessened her floating in-
debtedness during the year,
RESOURCES.
Delinquent Tax of 1882,
1881,
1880,
1879,
1878,
1877,
1876,
1875,
1874,
Special,
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$7147,466 16
19,675 06
$47,701 10
$17,740 99
2,650 56
1,934 02
1,805 81
1,906 12
1,944 86
3,906 19
1,982 64
2,617 74
8,593 52
Total Delinquent Taxes, - - $45,082
Of the above delinquencies not more than $25,000
will be collected. This opinion is based on
collections of former years. Therefore, say
this amount is available, - -
Add usual receipts from licenses, and miscellaneous
sources, - -
Cash balance in hands of Treasurer March 1, 1883,
Total available resources,
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$42,089 23
5,611 87
$25,000 00
14,000 00
35,012 21
$74,012 21
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ASSETS OF CITY.
According to Inventory taken in 1874, the City's property,
real and personal, amounted to - - - $196,000 00
Liabilities.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
Henry Young Loan, -
Part of principal paid,
Principal unpaid March 1, 1883,
W. W. Corcoran Loan, -
Part of principal paid,
Principal unpaid March 1, 1883,
Grant & Smith Settlement,
Miscellaneous Loans, -
Total Bonded Debt March 1, 1883,
Floating Debt March 1, 1883, -
Total Indebtedness,
-$144,400 00
- 50,115 00
9,139 45
3,654 88
5,484 57
94,285 00
105,309 37
562,235 24
$767,314 18
77,131 44
$844,455 62
daring the
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an.
Part of Principal of Bonded Debt becoming flue
present fiscal year.
Fve per cent of principal of Henry Young Loan, due May
payable at the City Treasurer's office, - -
Five per cent of principal of W. W. Corcoran Loan, due Ja
1884, payable in New York, - -
Total principal payable during present year, -
$456 96
7,220 00
$7,676 96
Annual Interest of Entire Bonded Debt Payable Daring the
Present Fiscal Year.
Due March 1, 1883, payable in New York,
April 1, 1883, " at city treasury,
May 1, " LC <Q
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in New York,
Nov. 1, at city treasury,
Jan. 1, 1884, Interest on Corcoran Loan, payable
$3,159 28
- 1,987 92
191 96
3,159 28
175 92
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New York, - - - -
Due Jan. 1, 1884, Interest on Miscellaneous bonds,
city treasury, - - - -
Due Feb. 1, 1884, Interest on Miscellaneous bonds, .payable at
city treasury, -
Total Interest payable during fiscal year,
Respectfully submitted,
6,566 20
payable at
- 9,971 53
21,130 21
$46,342 30
CHAS. J. BRAYTON,
City Auditor.
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
DUBUQUE,March 13th, 1883.
Honorable .Mayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN -In accordance with precedent established by my
predecessor, I respectfully submit to your honorable body the following
report of receipts and disbursements, as city Treasurer, for the fiscal
year ending February 28th, 1883 :
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance March lst, 1882, -
Received from Special Tax, -
" " Tax 1873 and prior years,
" " " 1874, -
" " 1879,
" " 1880,
" " 1881,
" " 1882, - -
Interest,
" License, &c.,
" " Advertising costs,
Loan, money borrowed, - -
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DISBURSEMENTS.
- $19,765 06
8,690 09
- 52 38
3 36
50 97
931 81
14,671 57
138,758 92
- 1,163 59
14,268 55
- 125 40
31,500 00
$229,981 70
By Council on tax of 1882,
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FINANCE REPORT,
REFUNDED TAX.
" 1881,
" 1880,
Special tax,
Total refunded,
Special Tax,
Tax 1874,
Tax 1875,
Tax 1876,
Tax 1877
Paid warrants, - $136,930 56
" Coupons, - - - 55,073 08 Tax 1878,
" Interest, - 1,435 85
" Bonds, 1,500 00 Tax 1879,
Cash balance March 1, 1883, 35,042 21
Coupons paid,
Paid on warrants taken up,
Allowed on Tax of 1882,
COUPONS PAID.
INTEREST.
DISCOUNT.
$229,981 70
$55,073 08
$1,435 85
4,103 49
Tax 1880, -
Refunded tax,
17
$3,149 75
- 425 77
18 30
- 287 69
- $3,881 51
TAX ACCOUNTS.
- $19,079 88 Collections, - $8,690 09
Refunded tax, - 287 69
Cancelled assessment, 1,508 58
Balance, - - 8,593 52
$19,079 88 $19,079 88
TAX OF 1874.
$2,621 10 Collections
Balance,
2,621 10
TAX OF 1875.
1,982 64 Balance,
TAX OF 1876.
3,906 19 Balance,
TAX OF 1877.
1,944 86 Balance,
TAX OF 1878.
1,906 12 Balance,
TAX OF 1879.
1,856 84 Collections,
Balance,
$1,856 84
TAX OF 1880.
2,871 63 Collections, 931 81
12 50 Refunded tax, - .18 30
Balance, 1,934 02
$3 36
- 2,617 74
2,621 10
- 1,982 64
3,906 19
- 1,944 86
- 1,906 12
50 97
- 1,805 87
$2,884 13
$1,856 84
$2,884 13
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Tax 1881,
Refunded tax,
Tax 1882,
Refunded tax,
FINANCE REPORT.
TAX OF 1881.
$17,697 51
65 00
$17,762 51
Collections, 14,671 57
Refunded tax, - 425 77
Discount, 14 61
Balance, - - 2,650 56
TAX OF 1882.
$17,762 51
$163,753 15 Collections, 138,773 32
14 40 Refunded tax - 3,149 75
Discount, 4,103 49
Balance., 17,740 99
$163,767 55 $163,767 55
SUNDRY ACCOUNTS FROM PETIT LEDGER -LICENSE, &C.
Saloon license, -
Auctioneer license, -
Team and express license,
Peddler license,
Billiard "
Hotel " -
Hotel runner license
Livery ((. Butcher
Pork packer
Theatres, etc. "
Transient merchants,
City scales, -
Cleaning alleys,
Fines and fees,
Rent of city property,
Rent of Huckster stands,
Road account,
Impounding, -
Sale of Ordinance book,
Sale of old hose,
Damages, -
Prize money —fire department,
9,787 00
180 06
1,160 50
161 50
110 00
338 00
75 00
200 00
594 00
60 00
210 00
121 96
574 88
140 00
23 50
131 00
184 65
32 10
59 00
75
22 65
2 00
100 00
$14,268 55
FINANCE REPORT.
Special tax,
Tax of 1874,
" " 1875,
" 1876,
° 1877,
" 1878,
c, " 1879,
CC " 1880,
" " 1881,'
<< 1882,
RECAPITULATION -TAX BALANCES.
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8,593 52
2,617 74
1,982 64
3,906 19
1,944 86
1,906 12
1,805 87
1,934 02
2;650 56
17,740 99
$45,082 51
Yours, very truly,
H. A. SCHUNK,
City Treasurer.
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
To the Honorable .72ayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN —Herewith is respectfully . submitted the following
report of all improvements and expenditures made under my supervision ;
also a statement of the Street Commissioner's work for the year ending
February 28, 1883.
STATEMENT No. 1 shows the locality, names of contractors and cost
of all work assessed to abutting property owners.
STATEMENT No. 2 shows the locality and cost of all grading done by
contract.
STATEMENT No. 3 shows the locality and cost of all sidewalks ordered
laid.
STATEMENT No. 4 is a list of all improvements made by the city, not
assessed to abutting owners.
STATEMENTS Nos. 5 and 6 give a detailed account of the Street Com-
missioner's expense.
EXPENSE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
Salary of Engineer,
Assistance,
Incidentals,
Total,
- $1,100 00
323 79
10 75
SUMMARY OF ENGINEER'S WORK.
Total amount of improvements assessed as per Statements
Nos. 1 and 3,
Total amount of improvements not assessed as per State-
ments Nos. 2 and 4, - - - -
Total amount of improvements made by abutting property
owners as per statement No. 3, - -
Grand Total,
$1,434 54
$8,258 71
8,172 54
689 67
- $17,120 92
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SUMMARY OF STREET COMMISSIONER'S WORK.
Total amount of grading, macadamizing sewers &c. as per
Statement No. 5, - - - - $5,633
Total amount of Repairs, cleaning streets and alleys &c., as
per Statement No. 6, - - - - $13,439
Grand Total, - - - - 19,073
Amount of grading by contract, 9349.2 cubic yards
Average cost per cubic yard, - -
Amount of curbing set, 2163.1 lineal feet,
Average cost of curbing per lineal foot,
Amount of paving, 3491.97 square yards,
Average cost of paving per square yard,
Amount of macadam, 5158.9 cubic yards,
Average cost of macadam per cubic yard,
45
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15
28.26-100 cts
51.61-100 cts.
- 46.94-100 cts.
- 1.06 67-100cts.
LENGTH OF STREETS AND ALLEYS IMPROVED DURING .THE YEAR.
Alleys macadamized, - 0.409 miles.
Streets curbed, paved and macadamized, - - 0.509 "
Total, - - - 0.918 "
LENGTH OF STREETS AND ALLEYS IMPROVED TO
Streets guttered, curbed and macadamized,
Streets paved and curbed,
Streets macadamized,
Alleys macadamized, -
Total, - - 32.380
The following is a comparative statement of the Road account :
For the years ending Feb. 28, 1882. 1883.
DATE.
19.300 miles.
0.234 "
8.159 "
4.687
From Engineer's report, -
" Street Commissioner's report,
" Auditor's report, -
Totals, -
The large annual expense of cleaning and repairing streets, which
amounts to about six per cent of the total cost of all the macadam on
our streets ; and to about ten per cent in case of Main street, and sev-
eral other heavily traveled streets, is strong evidence that such streets
should be more substantially constructed. It is recommended that Main
street be remodelled and paved with some durable material ; the saving
in cost of cleaning and repairs would more than pay interest on the ori-
ginal cost.
$5,594 01 8,172 54
20,699 15 19,073 15
6,492 28 7,269 33
$32,785 44 $34,515 02
22 FINANCE REPORT.
The Road account has been increased ever that of the previous year,
owing to the construction of several large storm water sewers, princi-
pally the ones on 8th and on Dodge streets.
I would most respectfully recommend that the construction of a sys-
tem of sewerage be commenced, and as the Waring system as examined
and investigated at Memphis, Tenn., proves to be successful, and is ad-
mirably adapted for this city, I would recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted,
M. TSCHIRGI, 01,t,
City Engineer.
March 3, 1883.
STATEMENT N O. 1.
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GRADING OF STREETS AND ALLEYS DURING THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1883.
LOCATION.
• Tenth street from Washington to Elm street
Jackson from 17th to 19th street
Alley from Julien avenue to Rose street, east side Center Place
Alley from Julien avenue to Rose street, west side Center Place
Alley from 14th to 15th streets, between Clay and White streets
Washington street, from 18th to 19th street
Roberts' avenue, from 5th street north
Alley from 15th to 16th street, between Clay and Iowa streets
White street, from 18th to 19th street
Ninth street, from Washington street east
Seminary street, from west line Madison street to west line Cox's
,Alley in Rogers' subdivision
Seventh street, from White to Jackson street
addition
STATEMENT NO. 3.
CONTRACTOR. NO CUBIC
YARDS.
W. H. Rebman
W. H. Rebman
D. W. Linehan
D. W. Linehan
Martin & Strain
W. H. Rebman
W. II. Rebman
Martin & Strain
W. H. Rebman
Martin & Strain
M. .Deng
Spear & Lee..:
H. Martin
Total
SIDEWALKS ORDERED LAID DURING TIIE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1883.
LOCATION.
Windsor avenue
Locust street
Fourteenth street
Fourteenth street
Prince street
Seventeenth street
FROM
Division street...
Fifteenth street..
Cox street
Alta Vista street
Eagle Point ave..
Catherine street..
1138.9
546.0
854.5
1164.0
387.0
50.0
1885.0
91.0
302.0
1078.8
1515.0
188.0
349.2
COST.
352.98
136.50
248.96
337.74
77.40
15.00
471.25
11.38
78.35
377.58
409.05
54.52
69.84
9109.4 $2,642.55
I NO. FEET No. FEET i
T o SIDE. I LAID LAID BY CON- COST.
BY OWNERS. TRACTORS. 1_
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. iHigh street North 300 178.5 �178.501
Sixteenth street... West.... 840
Alta Vista street.. North 2310.
.,Delhi road North
.'Sanford street. West .... • ' I 600
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. Clark street North
Total,
Total value of sidewalks laid by owners
4156.5
178.5
$178.50
$511.17
$689.67
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STATEMENT NO: 5.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY THE STREET COMMISSIONER
DURING THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 28, 1883.
LOC 1TION.
CHARACTER OF WORIK.
COST.
West Frith Retaining wall 469.45
Rising avenue Grading and macadamizing. 228.10
Seminary street Grading•342.50
High street Vest Fifth Bride and grading 346.10
Grading 344.50
Curler aueuvenue Macadamizing' 1,931.05
111is, ellans Crossings 65.
D'lis;eli.aneous 'Sewers 69.2596
5l iscellaneous 'Quarrying986.25
Miscellaneous'Grading . 850,30
Total, $5.633.45
STATEMENT N O. 6.
EXPENSE OF STREET REPAIRS, CLEANING, &c., BY STREET
COMMISSIONER, DURING THE YEAR ENDING
FEB. 28, 1883.
Cleaning streets and alleys
Miscellaneous repairs on streets and alleys
Relarirs on Fifth street
R°pairs on Julien avenue
Repairs on -West Locust street
Repairs on Southern avenue
Repairs on Eagle Point avenue
Salary of city carpenter and deputy
Total
$4,642.45
6,166.85
257.45
1.096.65
187.60
466.45
182.25
440.00
$13,439.70
REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL.
Dubuque, Iowa March 1st, 1883.
To the Honorable /Tfayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN -I have the honor to submit to your Honorable body
my annual report as City Marshal, showing the condition and strength
of the Police Department, and the statistics of the work accomplished
during the year ending February 28th, 1883.
The Police Force consists of the Marshal, Deputy Marshal, Captain of
Police and eighteen Patrolmen.
At the commencement of the year there were twenty Patrolmen but
during that time two of the force sent in their resignations and the va-
cancy was not supplied. The efficiency of the Department will compare
favorably with former years, but with proper management it could be
made still more efficient.
The Tramp problem is far from being solved, but from what I can
learn as regards other cities, I think we are troubled less than they are.
I believe that there might be a way of disposing of a good many cases if
the city were provided with some means of taking care of their tramps
and utilizing them upon our streets so that their expense could be re-
duced : if they were promptly put to work when arrested it would deter
many from corning here, especially during the winter season.
I commend this question to your consideration. While other places have
been visited by burglars we have by due vigilance been enabled to keep
them from doing much work here, and the peace and quiet of the city has
not been disturbed to any extent.
I belive that we have about as well conducted city as there is in the
country. It has been my desire and intention to keep the expenses of this
Deparment to its minimum, and think I have succeeded. There was
more money collected during the year for licenses than in the preceding
one. As the business of this office becomes more systematized and with a
better knowledge of its necessities, the better it can be administered.
I wish to return my thanks to the Mayor and Council for many cour-
tesies extended.
FINANCE REPORT.
29
ARRESTS MADE DURING THE YEAR FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED.
Assault and Battery,
Burglary, - -
Carrying concealed wdapons,
Disturbing the peace, -
Disorderly conduct,
Intoxication, - • -
Jumping on R. R. Trains,
'Larceny, - -
Malicious mischief,
Resisting an officer, -
Using offensive language,
Vagrancy, -
Violating city ordinance, -
27
3
17
41
3
260
1
19
4
2
1
330
10
Total number of arrests, - 718
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. HARRIMAN,
City Marshal.
i
DEPARTMENT OF THE BOARD OF EALTH.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Dubuque :
GENTLEMEN :—In presenting you. with a brief resume of the work of
the Health Department of our city for the past year, I feel that our
thanks should be given to the beneficent Donor of all good for having
enabled the city to pass through another year without being afflicted with
any severe form of contagious disease. With the exception of a very
mild epidemic of measles last summer, the city has been free from any
epidemic.
SCARLET FEVER.
The houses in which scarlet fever has occurred, have all been placarded
as soon as the physician in attendance reported the existence of the dis-
ease. In every instance where a person resided in a house in which
scarlet fever existed, had previously attended any school in the city, ad-
mission to the school has been prohibited until the attending physician
certified that danger from contagion had ceased. This duty has been
scrupulously performed, and with the most satisfactory results. I be-
lieve that the placarding of houses in which any contagious disease ex-
ists, is of the greatest utility in preventing the extension of the disease,
and that it should be done in the other severe contagious diseases, as
well as in cases of scarlet fever. I am glad to be able to state that the
opposition that was at first manifested by some families to having pla-
cards placed upon their houses is now seldom found. The sickness
caused by the measles in the city last summer was usually of so extreme-
ly mild a form that I did not think it necessary to use placards to notify
the public.
CESSPOOLS, &c.
An earnest effort has been made to abate, as far as possible, many of
the nuisances that have existed in the form of cess-pools and nearly -filled
privy vaults. Wherever it was believed to be advisable, they were or-
dered to be emptied during the summer months. In other cases action
was deferred until the weather became cool, as the removal of the filth
would then be less offensive. During the winter a large number has
been emptied, and their contents placed in the river. I believe there is
still a large number needing to be emptied. The work of examining the
vaults is necessarily slow and disagreeable, but the good that will be de-
rived from carefully attending to this unpleasant task, will amply com-
pensate for the labor. It is hoped that the time is not far distant when
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the system of sewerage known as Colonel Waring's will be established
in Dubuque. Until then, nothing better can be done than to examine
the vaults, at least once each year, and empty such as are in need of it.
How strange it is, that the human race, with all its boasted civilization
and knowledge of the sciences, has not yet learned how to take care of
its own excrement without serious injury to its health and life !
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
As the slaughter houses, scattered here and there throughout the city, are
about to bid us farewell, I will say but a word concerning them. During
the year most of them were kept as clean as it should have been ex-
pected that they would be. But it is impossible to keep barns and yards
in which butchering is done, in a city without sewerage, in a condition
that will not generate filth and disease. I congratulate the Council on
having secured an ordinance for the erection of a union slaughter house,
which, I believe, will be of incalculable value to the city.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Great care has been taken to procure as prompt and complete a report
of births, deaths and contagious diseases as could be done. Nearly all
the midwives have been visited, and instructed how to make reports
of the births they attend. The physicians usually report all their cases,
although a few have been dilatory in so doing. The public should be,
and in time will be taught, that it is the duty of a member of the family
where a death occurs, to obtain a burial permit, and that it is not the
duty of the undertaker to do so for them. How ever, it is believed that
but few, if any, deaths have occurred in the city during the year that are
not recorded.
My year's experience has taught me that the Health Officer should be
directly accountable to the Mayor and City Council, and that it would be
advantageous to him and to the public, to make a report each month of
the actual work performed by him. The public would have an opportu-
nity to learn, if his report should be published in connection with the
proceedings of the Council, what the duties are that he discharges, and
would soon learn to inform him of matters pertaining to his office.
Anxious that the position of Health Officer should be one of the most
important and most useful of all the offices in the city, I respectfully
and earnestly recommend that in the future you require him to make a
monthly report to you as herein mentioned.
I am thankful to the Honorable Mayor, to the chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee and to the Deputy Marshal for the assistance they have
given me in the discharge of my duties.
The expenses of the year have been as follows :
Fifty blank books for reporting infectious diseases, - $10.00
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FINANCE REPORT.
Twenty blank books for reporting recoveries,
Two hundred scarlet fever placards, -
One year's postage, -
Health Officer's salary,
Total, - -
Respectfully submitted,
M. E. CONNELLY, M. D.
Health Officer.
cer.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 15, 1883.
To the Honorable .Mayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN -I have the honor of submitting the annual report of
the number of deaths, births and infectious diseases reported to this
office during the fiscal year ending February 28th, 1883. The death rate
has increased as compared with the previous year, but was solely due to
natural causes, the mortality from contagious diseases being but few in
number and the city has been free of any severe epidemic for the past
year.
The following is the report :
SUMMARY OF THE REGISTER.
Deaths in the City of Dubuque Iowa, for the year ending February 28th,
1883. Population-U. S. C. 1880, 22,254.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
Accident, falling,
G6 scalding, -
Fracture of skull,
in factory,
Angina pectoris,
Aneamia, -
Apoplexy,
Asphyxia, -
Bronchitis,
Brights disease,
Child birth, -
Cirrhosis, of Liver,
Convulsions, -
Congestion of Lungs,
''
4.50
2.50
1.00
- 332.00
$350.00
1
1
1
1
1
3
15
2
5
4
1
1
14
8
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Congestive ChiEs,
Consuir. ption,
Cholera Morbus,
Cholera Infantum,
Croup,
Cyanosis,
Diseases of Heart,
Diphtheria,
Diarrhoea,
Disease of Hip,
Disease of Spine,
Dropsy,
Drowning,
Dysentery,
Entero colitis,
Gastritis, -
Gastro Euteritis,
Hepatitis, Acute,
Inanition, -
Intestinal Obstruction,
Laryngitis, Acute,
Laryngeal Abscess,
Lithotomy,
Meningitis,
Mania,
Measles,
Marasmus,
Nervous Prostration, •
Old Age, -
Pneumonia,
Premature Birth,
Pericarditis,
Puerperal Fever,
Paralysis, -
"Paralysis of Lungs," -
Parenchymatous Nephritis,
Peritythlitis, -
Peritontis,
Railroad Injuries,
Remittent Fever,
Rheumatism,
Scarlet Fever,
Septicemia,
Syncope,
Suffication,
1
35
1
24
21
3
6
- 9
2
- 1
2
- 4
3
- 4
14
1
4
- 1
9
2
2
1
1
15
1
1
7
- 1
19
- 20
4
- 1
1
- 3
1
- 4
1
- 6
4
2
2
- 6
1
- 1
1
a4
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Still Born, - 207
Typho Malarial Fever, - 7
Typhoid Fever, Tetanus, 1
1
Unknown, - 1
Umbilical Hemorrhage,
TOTAL.
Total number of years lived by the 358 who died during the year, 8,4944
Average length of life, - - -
BY SEX.
_ 188
Males died, - - 170
Females died,
358
Total,
BY MONTHS.
37
During March, 1882, - - 17
" April, " - 20
May, 18
" June, - - 48
July, - 49
" August, "
_ 35
Sept., " - 38
October, " 23
" Nov. -
" Dec., 30
- - - 22
" Jan'y, 1883, - " Feb'y, " - — 31
Total, - 358
BY NATIONALITY.
_ - _ 271
Americans, - _ 43
Germans, - _ Irish, 33
English, - - - 2
Austrian, - _ - 1
Canadian, 1
Scotch, - _ _
Swiss,
Total, 358
AGES.
_ - 162
Under 5 years, - - 17
Between 5 and 10 years, - - - 13
" 10 " 15 "
15 " 20 " _ - 16
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Between20 and 30 years,
30 " 40 " -
40 " 50 "
50 " 60 " -
60 " 70 "
70 " 80 " -
80 " 90 "
90 " 100
Total,
Males,
Females,
Unreported,
Total,
American,
German,
Irish,
English. -
Scotch,
French,
Bohemian,
Swiss, -
Welsh,
Swede, -
Unreported,
Total,
SUMMARY OF BIRTHS.
NATIONALITY OF PARENTS.
SUMMARY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
34
18
14
21
25
28
8
2
- 358
320
285
1
- 606
FATHER. MOTHER.
270 330
160
130
20
4
2
4
8
1
5
170
72
12
6
1
4
606 606
Scarlet fever,
Measles, - -
Diphtheria,
Croup, -
Typhoid fever, -
Whooping cough, -
Chicken pox, -
Cerebro spinal meningitis,
NATURE OF THE DISEASE. Whole No.1 Deaths.
61 6
241
25
37
16
3
12
1
1
9
21
8s
Total, 396 45
All of which is most respectfully submitted,
MARTIN KANE,
City. Recorder.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
DunuQuE, IowA, March 1, 1883.
To the Honorable .Mayor and City Council :
GENTLEMEN —In accordance with Section 2, Chapter 33, of an Ordi-
nance relating to the Fire Department, I herewith submit to your honor-
able body a report of the expenditures and other details for the fiscal
year ending February 28, 1883.
The Department, as at present constituted, consists of a Chief Engi-
neer, one assistant, three drivers, two engineers and two stokers. The
J. J. Linehan Engine Company consists of ten men, of which J. A.
Essmann is i~oreman. The 5th Ward Hose Company consists of
six men, of which P. Domenig is foreman. The Key City Hook and
Ladder Company consists of six men, of which Thos. Cullen is foreman.
The Sol. Turck Hose Company consists of ten men, of which John Ca-
hill is foreman, comprising a total force of 41 men belonging to the De -
partrnent.
There are five horses belonging to the city, used by said department,
as follows :
Two attached to the steamer Sol. Turck, and two to the Hook and
Ladder Truck and one to the Sol. Turck Hose cart. The apparatus be-
longing to the Fire Department is as follows :
Steamers, J. J. Linehan, Sol. Turck and J. K. Graves ; one hook and
ladder truck, fully equipped ; one hose cart, located in the Third ward,
to which is attached 300 feet of hose ; one Harris truck, which is con-
sidered of no use to the department ; one life saving truck, valued at
about $100.
The following is a tabular statement of those
-nected with the department :
Chief Engineer Frank Morgan, per annum,,
Assistant Chief, Jos. Trieb, " " -
Engineer of Sol. Turck, Job Barnes, per annum,
Engineer of J. J. Linehan, Frank Strinsky, per annum,
receiving
salaries, con-
$300.00
250.00
800.00
600.09
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Driver of Sol. Turck, Jerry Murphy,
Driver Hook and Ladder Truck, Ed. Morgan,
Driver Sol. Turck Hose Cart, James Daley,
Stoker Sol. Turck, Chas. McMaster,
Stoker J. J. Linehan, Jos. Strinsky,
The minute men received the amount of
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600.00
600.00
600.00
150.00
150.00
896.00
$4,946.00
As an offset to the above expenditures the city has received the follow-
ing:'
Team, 97'days work at $3 per day, - - $291.00
Rental of rooms over the Linehan engine house, - 120.00
Rental of old No. 3 engine house, l3th and Washington sts, - 300.00
Total, - - $711.00
The total aggregate loss as compiled from the reports submitted by
the different insurance agencies of the city, shows a loss by fire sustain-
ed by property holders and paid by the different insurance companies,
of $9,603.94.
The number of false alarms, as far as known, were 23.
In conclusion, I would respectfully call your attention to the large
number of wooden buildings within the limits of the city, and would
recommend the strict enforcement of the permit plan required by ordi-
nance. Taking into consideration the rapid expansion of our manufac-
turing, and all other business industries, I consider it incumbent„on your
honorable body to keep the Fire Department at all times properly and ef-
ficiently equipped, and therefore recommend the purchase of 1,000 feet
of rubber hose, and also a hose cart for additional use. Aside from
these necessary supplies, the Fire Department is in good working order.
The steamer J J. Linehan is in excellent condition, and steamer Sol,
Turck is being repaired at the Iowa Iron Works, at a nominal cost. The
J. K. Graves, recently repaired, was never in better condition.
For miscellaneous expenses of the department, aside from the salaries
of officers, a detailed statement will be found in the report of the City
Auditor, together with the cost of rubber hose, etc., —the number of
feet now on hand being 4,650.
Yours, respectfully,
FRANK MORGAN,
(city Engineer.