THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE TOWN OF DOVER
FOR THE YEAR 1926
GENERAL FUND
Expenditures
OVERDRAFT, January 1, 1926
Interest street & sewer bonds
Insurance
Paid for street lighting
Police Department
Rents, Office & stable
Street Lights
Fire Fighting Equipment & Repairs
Street equipment & Expenses
New Sewers
Sewer Repairs
Administration
Stationary & Printing
Total Expenditures
$ 12,059.13
4,437.50
37.95
9,096.56
3,273.8
453.00
384.67
3,578.81
11,670.45
5,998.43
6.40
1,624.18
104.28
$ 52,725.19
Receipts
Fines
Sewer Tapping Fees
Taxes 1923
Taxes 1924
Taxes 1925
Taxes 1926
Opening Streets
Miscellaneous
Kent County Allotment
Total Receipts
$ 420.50
552.00
100.48
807.05
1,390.30
27,759.33
20.00
6,688.00
1,813.90
$ 39,611.56
Summary-General Fund
Expenditures in General Fund for 1926
Receipts in General Fund for 1926
Total Overdraft in January 1, 1927
$ 52,725.19
29,611.56
$ 13,113.63
WATER FUND
Expenditures
Overdraft, January 1, 1926
Electric Current for pumping water
Printing
New Extension to Water main system
Interest on Water Bonds
Pumps Repairs
New Well
New Strainer Well #4
New Air Compressor
Water Meters Purchased but not installed
Water Tapping Supplies
Total
$ 13,395.96
10,272.40
15.00
3,986.50
1,560.00
387.08
3,709.68
895.04
2,159.26
459.52
74.28
$ 36,914.62
Receipts
Water Receipts
$ 17,284.53
Summary-Water Fund
Expenditures in Water Fund for 1926
Receipts in Water Fund for 1926
Overdraft, January 1, 1927
$ 36,914.62
17,284.53
$ 19,630.09
LIGHT FUND
Expenditures
Real Estate Purchased
Lubrication
Interest on Bonds
Station Supplies
Steam & Electric Equipment
Boiler Maintenance
Freight & Express
Fuel
Station wages
Building Repairs
Insurance
Administration
Line Maintenance & Material
New Line Extensions
Transformers
Meters
Trucks & Maintenance
Street Lights
Total
$ 810.00
388.76
6,437.50
3,250.10
1,037.62
2,516.63
3,897.91
16,289.29
11,778.78
419.53
2,030.77
9,143.10
6,334.72
3,369.84
2,101.09
1,198.43
1,492.13
108.09
$ 72,614.29
Receipts
Balance January 1, 1926
Light Receipts
Fuel
Miscellaneous
Sundries
Pumping Water
Street Lights
Total
$ 14,787.22
62,706.00
195.56
5,000.00
609.15
10,272.40
7,596.56
$101,176.89
Summary-Light Fund
Receipts in Light Fund for 1926
Expenditures in Light Fund for 1926
Balance January 1, 1927
$101,176.89
72,614.29
$ 28,562.60
SPECIAL FUND
Expenditures
Work necessary to installation of Turbine
New Street Lighting System
Total
$ 20,647.95
19,815.16
$ 40,453.11
(Hand Written Note: "Bond Paid $11,764.05
8,051.11)
Receipts
Balance January 1, 1926
Receipts
Total
$ 5,174.41
35,099.13
$ 40,273.54
General Summary
Expenditures
General Fund
Water Fund
Light Fund
Special Fund
Total
$ 52,725.19
36,914.62
72,614.29
40,453.11
$202,707.21
Receipts
General Fund
Water Fund
Light Fund
Special Fund
Total
Total Overdraft January 1, 1927
$ 39,611.56
17,284.53
101,176.89
40,273.54
$198,346.52
$ 4,360.69
Available Assets
Balance due in Water Account 1926
Balance due in Light Account 1926
1923 Taxes balance due
1924 Taxes balance due
1925 Taxes balance due
1926 Taxes balance due
Total
$ 343.21
5,558.14
593.51
945.41
2,949.06
5,439.31
$ 15,828.64
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. Green
Clerk of Council
Finance Committee:
Jesse S. Burton
James A. Downes
John P. LeFevre
REGULAR MEETING
January 3, 1927
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by President Woodford with the following members present: Messrs. Downes, LeFevre, Clements, Frear, Clark, & Hinkle.
Supt’s. Report
The following report of the Supt. after being read by the Clerk was accepted by Council on motion of Messrs. Clements & Frear.
K. W. Generated 160,895
Tons of coal consumed 224 Tons
Lbs. of coal per K. W. H. Gen. 2.7
K. W. used for Street Lights 11,200
K. W. used for City Water Pumps 17,300
K. W. used for Air Lift 16,400
Amount of Dec. Bills $ 8,599.20
Treas’s. Report
The following report of the Treas. after being read by the Clerk was accepted by Council acting on motion of Messrs. LeFevre & Downes.
General Fund
Expenditures
Receipts
Overdraft
Light Fund
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance
Water Fund
Expenditures
Receipts
Overdraft
Special Fund
Overdraft
Total Overdraft
$ 9,270.59
463.32
8,807.27
25,504.25
9,901.97
15,602.28
11,751.31
775.18
10,976.13
179.57
$ 4,360.69
Alderman's Report
The Alderman report for the month of December showed eleven arrests and fines collected amounting to $34.50. Check for same being turned over to the Treas. This report after being read by the Clerk was accepted on motion of Messrs. Downes & LeFevre.
Refund
Council acting on motion of Messrs. Downes & Frear instructed the Clerk to draw an order on the Treas. For $2.40, covering Dec. 1925 light bill to N. G. Cohee paid twice.
Street Committee
On motion of Messrs. LeFevre & Downes the Chairman of the Street Committee was authorized to purchase 5 car loads of slag to be used on Pine Street in South Dover and on North Bradford Street.
Removing of Hinkles Awning and Iron poles in front of Pure Food Store
Council acting on motion of Messrs. Downes & LeFevre authorized the Street Committee take down the awning in front of the store of W. M. Hinkle, and the Line Crew to take down the iron poles in front of the "Pure Food Store".
Committee to hold Annual Town Election
Mayor Woodford appointed the following committee together with the Alderman to hold the Town Election on Monday January 10, in the Levy Court Room in the Town of Dover between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon, LeFevre, Burton & Keith.
Adjournment
Council having concluded its business adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Signed:
W. A. Green
Clerk of Council