The Finances Of The Villages

THE FINANCES OF THE VILLAGES

Three of the villages of Washtenaw have just published their annual financial statements, and their annual financial statements and some interesting figures can be given.

In Saline $990 was received by the village from liquor taxes, $405.36 was raised by village tax and $210 from the sale of cemetery lots. The total expenditures for the year have been $888.45, the main expenditures being street lighting $300, streets $249.68, cement walks $189.18, cemetery $60.37 and fire department $75. The village has $740.46 on hand as against an overdraft of $14.22 last year.

In Milan the receipts from liquor taxes were $680.77, from general tax $1,844.33 and from poll tax $141. There was expended $1,199.29 from the general fund, $1,445.98 from the highway fund and $410.07 from the sidewalk fund. The village has on hand $645.58 as against $748.88 last year.

The total disbursements in Chelsea were $19,212.16. This includes all the expenses of the waterworks and electric light plants. The receipts of this plant were $7,625.57, including $800 raised from the sale of a house. The receipts from lights were $4,270.31 and from water $697.69. Of the receipts the report states that F.P. Glazier and the Glazier Stove Co. paid $2,164.31 of these receipts. The disbursements of the plant were $6,765.57 and $1,522.29 was paiud into the general fund. During the year a $1,500 bond has been paid and an old note of $2,000 with interest besides $2,150 interest on outstanding bonds. These payments seem to have been made out of the general fund. There was on hand March 1, 1902. $74.73. The bonded indebtedness of Chelsea at present is $43,400. The village taxes collected were $7,847.65 and the saloon licenses amounted to $1,485. The statement is not divided so that it can be told by an outsider how much was spent on the streets, etc.