The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 1926 Page: 14 of 16
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TEXAS ITEMS
A total of 2,*<>8,740 barrels of crude
oU whs produced Id the Texan Gulf
const during February, as compared
with 2 394,770 barrels durlug January.
Building permits in Wichita Falls
In February aggregated $816 476.
A proposed $40,000 bond i»6ue to !
construct a new high school building
at Floresville was defeated by the
dose vote of 271 to 268 at an elec-
tion Saturday.
Land owners are receiving large
sums of money from sales of leases
on land located in the vicinity of!
Colliton tests in Cherokee County,
15 miles south of Troup.
The state prison system was operat- i
ed at a net loss of $58,233 during the
calendar year of 1925, according to j
the annual report of the state prison
commission submitted to the gover-
nor this week.
In the backyard of P. D. Kimmey
in Huntington, eight miles south of
Lufkin, his water well from which
he has secured his domestic supply for
the last several years has within the
past two weeks converted itself into
and oil well.
Admitting that there is strong agi-
tation for a reduction in cotton acre-
age throughout East Texas this year,
a general crop report issued by the
Cotton Belt ituilway states that there
is a growing impression that the re-
duction, if any, will be small.
Gift tax, which has been repealed
for 1926, will have to be paid for 1925,
J. W. Bass, internal revenue collector,
said this week The tax will have to
be paid by March 15, as the law is
not retroactive for 1925, but few peo-
ple are paying their tax, he said.
The council of mouth hygiene and
public instruction of the Texas State
Dental Society has arranged with the
state department of health and the
state department, of education to set
the date for dental health week in
Texas this year on March 16 to 20.
More than 200 quail have been
brought in to the Bassett Blakely
game preserve in South Texas, near
Houston, it was announced Friday.
More quail and deer soon are to be
added, and it is planned to make this
preserve one of the best stocked in the
state.
Brownsville's downtown street top-i
ping campaign is more than half
completed. Twenty-three blocks of
wood block paving are being topped
with asphalt to provide a smooth aad ;
noiseless surface and to prevent the I
blocks buckling when they are wet
during rains.
The new road between Texas City
and San Leon, which is the last link
in a bay shore drive between Gal-
veston and Houston, will be opened
for traffic by June 1, according to
information received from county of-
ficials by the road and street com-
mittee of the Texas City Board of
Trade.
There has been a decided increase
in planting of peach trees in East
Texas this winter, according to P. T.
Cole, agricultural commissioner of j
the Cotton Belt Railway. In extent
of peach tree planting, Henderson ;
County, with more than 75,000 trees !
set this winter, claims to lead all
other East Texas counties.
The attorney general’s department |
has approved six City of Fort Worth
bond issues aggregating $2,289,000. j
The issues are: W’ater and sanitary
sewer $1,500,000. bearing 4 3/4 per
cent interest: street improvement;
$500,000; parks $100,000; recreation
$100,000; incinerator $71,000; city j
and county hospital $18,000, bear- j
ing 4 12 per cent interest all ma-
turing serially.
The railroad commission has au- ■
thorized a rate of 16V2 cents per 100
pounds on carload shipments of crude
oil, In tank cars from Mirando City,
Noleda and Brunt, Texas, to Galves-
ton, Houston, Texas City, Baytown,
Beaumont, Orange, Sabine Pass, Port
Arthur, West Port Arthur, Atreco,
Magpetco, Nederland, Port Neches,
Smith's Bluff, and Sun, Texus.
During the month of February there
were 557 fires in Texas as reported
to the state fire insurance commission
entailing a Iobs of $753,642, It was
announced Friday by the commission.
Twenty-eight of the fires were caused
in exposure, causing a loss of $134,711.
Electricity caused 35 fires, losa $46,-
087; Incendiarism caused a loss of
$21,026. with 12 fires. Sixty-five fires
were paused by sparks on roof, loss
$8,828; 92 fires were caused by de-
fective flue or chimneys, loss $66,534.
January tax collections in Harris
County reached $1,209,909.41, which
broke the record for the largest
amount of any county in the state for
one month.
Representative business men of 15
East Texas counties, meeting at Long-
view Friday, urged the necessity of
organizing an East Texas chamber of
commerce and called a meeting to be
held in Longview March 24. Those
meeting in Longview said that with
the delegations which would come
from their counties and the other
counties interested, probably more
<han 1 ooo representatives of the ag-
ricultural and business interests of
East Texas would attend this meet-
ing.
TRUISMS
Why blame the hotel pn*ron
for kicking when he has to pay
good dollars for poor quarters?
When a choir singer's salary
is raised it enables film t« lift
up bis voice iu songs of praise.
It Is unwise to trust your
life In the hand of a physician
who makes a specialty of post-
mortems.
It sometimes happens that
when a man is really known by
the company he keeps she pre-
fers to be a sister to him.
Louisville boasts of a woman
who can sharpen a lead pencil
without making it appear as
though she did It with her teeth.
AUDITOR’S REPORT CITY OF KINGSVILLE, JANUARY 31st, 1926
The
BULL’S EYE
INCOWeOWATtS
111 Fifth Avenue. New York City
Kingsville Texas, March 3, 1926
Honorable J. F. Goode, Mayor,
and Comisslssioners Meekliu and Hollingsworth,
In accordance with your instructions, 1 have made an audit of the books
and accounts of the City of Kingsville for the year ended January 31, 1926,
and I hand you herewith Comparative General Balance Statement of all ac-
counts of Revenues and Expenditures for the period.
1 have verified all receipts and disbursements, also calculations and
distribution of all bills, vouchers and pay rolls.
I am also attaching statement from Mr. C. P. House, Cashier, certifying
to cash balance on hand as of January 31, 1926, in the amount of $75,580.35
as reflected in the various individual funds shown on General Balance State-
ment. Cash on hand with City Clerk in the amount of $13,342.23 was verified
by count on February 1, 1926.
The General Balance Statement reflects a continued prosperous condi-
tion of the city's financial status, as you will note the surplus of Revenue
over Expenses for the year was increased $21,167.74 and your successful ef-
forts of collecting current and delinquent taxes are greatly responsible for
this condition. Your expenses showed an increase of $6,542.39, but the records
indicate that these additional expenditures were made in the best interests
of the city.
The Bonded Indebtedness of the City was increased $75,000.00 by the au-
thorized issue of Bonds to provide funds to replace the H. M. King school
building.
You are to be commended on your successful efforts to collect delin-
quent tuxes and I suggest that you establish a more active plan in regard
to collection of delinquent personal taxes.
Your account “Water Works Operation” shows a substantial surplus for
the period reflecting very economical superivsion. It Is my observance that
you are not creating a reserve to replace or repair the present system and
I suggest that you give this matter careful consideration in order that some
provision can be made to take care of the depreciation and replacement of
your present water mains, machinery, etc., which will avoid the necessity
of a Bond issue to raise these funds when necessary.
Account “Bills for Collection” as of January 31, 1926 reflects an amount
of $541.93 outstanding, of which some of the items are very old and no doubt
uncollectible, in the event they are determined to be uncollectible you
should issue instructions that they be charged off to clear this account.
i found all records and accounts maintained in a neat and efficient man-
ner and your City Clerk deserves very much credit in regard to handling
this feature.
It. A. SCHMIDT.
Comparative General Balance Sheet, Years Ended January 31, 1926-1925
NewsTaken from
the Daily Papers
A headline in the paper says “In
their war China won’t fight on
rainy days.” They don’t mind get-
ting shot, but they won’t get wet.
* * *
Imagine a sign as you start to en-
ter China: “RAIN. NO WAR
TODAY.” I f that was the custom
in this country, we could prevent
all wars by announcing that all the
fighting must be done in Portland,
Oregon. * * *
Another paper asks, “Where does
a Florida Real Estate man go in
the summer?” He goes to Cali-
fornia to his all-the-year-round
home. ih ^
A newspaper asks “Why does a
President of a concern always talk
at the Company’s banquets?” It’s
an incentive to the workers, who
say, “If that’s all he knows I may
be President some day.”
* * *
Another paper suggests, “The
cheapest way to enforce Prohibition
is to have everyone that drinks
watched.” Who is going to do the
watching? * * *
An article in a Business Man’s
magazine inquires, “What business
in this country has the largest turn-
over?” Cucumbers for supper have
the largest turnover, with Fords a
close second. # „ *
The Congressional Record speak-
ing editorially, says, “ ‘Bull’ Dur-
ham is the best Tobacco that ever
entered these Stately Halls.”
ASSETS
AVAILABLE
Cash in Hands of Treasurer:
General Fund—City...........................
Sinking Fund—City ......................
Sinking Fund—District School
Local Maintenance Fund—Dist. Sch
Free Text Book Fund ........................
School Building Fund
State and County Available Fund
District School
Cash in Hands of Others;
City Clerk
Transfer Funds
Accounts Receivable:
Delhi. Tax Rolls in Hand City Clerk
Bills for Col.—Hands City Clerk ....
Sewer Rentals in Hand City Clerk
Assignable Cert. Hands City Clerk
Water Rental Receipts .......................
State of Texas School Appropriation
Ben T. Laws
T. M. Colston
W. R. McKie
Estate of G. E. Sims
School Bonds in hands City Clerk
Schl. Bonds in hand Schl. Treasurer
Total Available Assets
Not Available
Real Estate and Buildings
Parks
Other
School Buildings and Sites
1926
1925
Increase
or
Decrease
P.S. There will be another piece in
this paper soon. Watch for it.
Permanent Improvement
Santitary Sewers & Disposal Plant
Water Wks pit, mains & stations
Live Stock .....................
Wagons, Harness, Etc. .....
St. Crossings, Sidewalks, Curb. Etc.
Street Pavement, Culverts, Etc. ......
Street Lighting Fixtures
Parks — Miscellaneous ............... ...
Office Furniture ...... .......
Fire Apparatus ... ........................
Fire Station
Water Tower and Tank
City Hall
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Current
Bull I
Durham
Guaranteed by
Bills Payable ..........
Accounts Payable .... .
Deposits Repayable
Interest Accrued—Bom
Free Text Book Fund
Bonded Debt
Sanitary Sewers—1913 6% 40 yrs
Street Improvement 1913, 6% 40 yrs
Water Works 1916, 5% 40 yr serial
Water Works. 1918, 5% 40 yr serial
District School 1913 5% 20 yrs .........
District School 1914 5% 20 yrs .....
District School 1924 5% 20 yrs
District School 1925, 5% 40 years
Water Works 1923 5% 40 yr serial...
Total Bonded Debt
Reserve
Surplus—Revenue over Expenses
at January 31st. ..............................
Total Liabilities
$ 45,685.44
6,097.21
. 14,875.25
259.94
281.59
8,178.39
202.53
$ 33,648.47
4,503.72
10,207.75
*137.11
66.44
258.66
69.31
$ 12.036.97
1.593.49
4.667.50
397.05
215.15
7,919.73
133.22
$ 75,580.35
$ 48,617.24
$ 26,963.11
$ 13,342.23
$ 13,535.82
$ 193.59*
27,710.61
27,710.61
$ 41,052.84
$ 13,535.82
$ 27,517.02
$ 13.498.79
$ 14,374.78
$ 875.99*
541.93
475.37
66.56
791.14
363.75
427.39
320.63
320.63
2,871.15
2,218.10
653.05
16,980.0(f
16,520.00
460.00
1,499.23
1,499.23
92.97
92.97
3.57
3.57
100.43
100.43
20,000.00
20,000.00
18.000.00
20,000.00
2,000.00*
$ 74,699.84
$ 75,968.83
$ 1,268.99*
$191,333.03
$138,121.89
$ 53,211.14
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
221.00
221.00
218,222.45
157,487.54
60,734.91
$ 83,810.30
$ 83,330.16
$ 480.14
143,267.67
136,756.71
6.510.96
365.00
365.00
2,420.62
2,420.62
4.186.72
3.706.62
480.10
15,451.45
15,451.45
5,387.23
5,387.23
973.19
973.19
600.90
600.90
16,851.22
5,136.92
11.714.30
636.00
636.00
14,364.13
14,364.13
14,256.29
14,256.29
$531,014.17
$436,837.47
$ 94,176.70
$722,347.20
$574,959.36
$147,387.84
Increase
1926
1925
or
Decrease
$ 50.310.14
$ 5,230.09
$ 45.080.05
9,000.00
9,000.00
21.203.05
21,203.05
1.784.00
1.587.50
196.50
10.078.09
7.384.69
2,693.40
316.59
66 44
250.15
$ 92,691.87
$ 35,471.77
$ 57,220.10
$ 52.000.00
$ 52,000.00
32,000.00
32,000.00
77,500.00
80.000.00
2,600.00*
28,000.00
29,000.00
1.000.00*
40,000.00
40,000.00
15.000.00
15.000.00
38.000.00
40.000.00
2.000.00*
75.000.00
75,000.00
14.000.00
14.500.00
500.00*
$371,500.00 $302,500.00 $ 69,000.00
„.$258,155.33
$722,347.20
$236,987.59
$574,959.36
$ 21,167.74
$147,387.84
Comparative Statement of Revenue, Years Ended January 31, 1926 i92r'
Increase
REVENUE
City Treasurer Department
Interest on Daily Balance _____ ....
City Clerk—General
Taxation___________________________
Penalty Delinquent Tax ..............
Advertising Delinquent Tax .......
Interest Delinquent Tax _____________
Poll Tax ____________________________
Franchise Tax __________________
Penalty Delinquent Water Rent.
Delinquent Poll Tax ....................
Interest on Assignable Certiflcal
Tax Certificates ..........................
1926
1925
or
Decrease
2,072.75
$
2,294.65
$
221.90*
$
82,710.27
$
73,668.60
$
9,041.67
803.87
892.20
88.33*
156.15
184.25
28.10*
863.52
1,064.54
201.02*
1,221.00
1,045.00
176.00
383.36
233.00
150.36
26.00
83.00
57.00*
52.00
40.00
12.00
es .
36.96
36.96*
50.00
11.00
39.00
$
86,266.17
$
77,258.55
$
9,007.62
Police and Public Safety
Occupation Tax ..........
Dog Tax ...........
Fines and Costs ..........
City Engineer’s Department
$ 621.35 $
78.00
918.45
878.50 $ 257.15*
349.00 271.00*
613.45 305.00
$ 1,617.80 $ 1,840.95 $ 223.15*
Sanitary Sewer Rentals
5,011.41
3,512.78
1.498.G3
Park Revenue
180.36
150.00
30.36
Inspection Permits
64.00
64.00*
Electrical Permits
124.35
86.60
37.75
Water Rental Service
34,275.50
30,540.90
3,734.60
District School Revenue
$
39,591.62
$
34,354.28
$
5,237.34
State School Appropriation
Tuition
............ $
23,772.00
673.25
$
23,128.00
519.00
$
644.00
154.25
M iscellaneous
$
24.445.25
$
23,647.00
$
798.25
Interest on Bonds . .
1,289.68
$
1,289.58
Total Revenue
$155,283.17
$139,395.43
$
15,887.74
Excess Revenue Over Expenses
......$
21,167.74
$
27,977.04
$
6,809.30*
Total Expense Less Permanent
Imp. $134,115.43
$111,418.39
$
22,697.04
Comparative Statement of Expenses, Year Ended January 31, 1926-1925
EXPENSES
1926
1925
Increase
or
Decrease
Mayor’s Office
Others
City Commissioners
Salaries .................
Others . ___________
City Clerk’s Office
Others
City — Miscellaneous
Stationery, Printing and Publishing
Assessing and Collecting Taxes
Premiums-Iins. Fidelity Bonds
Election Expense ... ..... ........ ......
Collecting Delinquent Taxes __________
Legal Expense
Interest Miscellaneous .........
Interest on Bonded Debt ................
$
1,200.00
201.41
$
1,200.00
25.19
176.22
$
1,401.41
$
1,225.19
$
176.22
...$
GOft.OO
10.00
$
600.00
10.00
$
610.00
$
600.00
$
10.00
:.$
3,064.50
751.85
$
2,540.00
1.803.72
$
524.50
1,051.37'
$
3,816.35
$
4,343.72
$
527.37*
$
165.01
$
231.32
$
66.31*
733.67
928.73
195.06*
1,315.41
397.92
917.49
138.76
171.25
32.49*
»
355.87
334.95
20.92
\
417.32
205.00
212.32
100.54
100.54*
11,631.86
9.123.28
2.508.58
Police and Public Safety
Salaries ......................
Other .......... ..................
Health Department
Salaries . ..............
Other ..............
$14,757.90 $ 11,492.99 $ 3,264.91
$ 3,643.05
477.93
$ 2,860.85
243.03
$ 7S2.20
234.90
$ 4.120.98 $ 3.103.88 $ 1,017.10
City Engineer’s Office
Salaries .....................
Street Department
Salaries .................
Other ........................
Sewer System
Salaries ......
Other .............
.........$
3,421.50
318.55
$
4,096.75
588.23
$
675.25*
269.68*
$
3,740.05
$
4.684.98
$
944.93*
...........$
83.75
$
52.50
1
31.25
$ 7013.21
5,890.64
$ 5,729.20
5.1S5.37
$ 1.2S4.01
705.27
$ 12,903.85 $ 10.914.57 $ 1,989.28
$ 866.00
213.44
368.95
88.21
497.05
125.23
Sewer System
Sanitary Disposal Plant—Salaries
Sanitary Disposal Plant Others
Water Department
Salaries
Others .....................................,..........
Power _________________________________________________
Interest on Water Works Bonds
$ 1,079.44 $ 457.16 $
632.55
20.25
599.00
38.84
622.28
33.55
18.59*
$ 652.80 $ 637.84 $
$ 6,268.15
. 2.389.05
7,547.16
6,045.84
$ 5,823.85
3,458.73
7,145.88
6.245.79
14.96
444.30
1,069.68*
401.28
199.95*
Street Lighting
Park Department
Salaries
Other
$
22,250.20
$
22,674.25
$
424.05*
$
2,505.45
$
2,899.24
$
393.79*
.$
448.50
$
351.50
$
97.00
86.95
32.70
54.25
Fire Department
Salaries
Other
Public Charity
Miscellaneous
Library
Audits .......... ...
Band Director
College
Paving Account
$ 1.427.06 $ 1,004.24 $ 422.82
Total City Expense
Salaries—Teachers, Superintendent
and Janitors ........ .......... . .........
School Supplies, Fuel Ect. ...
Repairs, Building, Furniture, Grounds
Total District School Expense ... ......
Total City and Dist. Schl. Expense
Permanent Improvement
School Buildings ......
Sanitary Sewer & Disposal Plant
Street. Paving .......................................
Street Crossings and Sidewalks
Water Works—Mains __________ .
Wagons, Harness, Trucks .....................
Fire Fighting Apparatus „ 1
City Hall l
Total Permanent improvement ..... $9
Total Ex. and Permanent Improvement $22
Total Excess Revenue over Expense
and Permanent Improvement 7
TOTAL .......................................$1
* Indicates Decrease
$ 73.030.56
$ 66.488.17
$
6,542.39
DEPARTMENT
$ 43,735.98
$ 39.881.18
$
3.854.80
7,149.07
2,605.88
4,543.19
10,199.82
2.443.16
7,756.66
$ 61.084.87
$ 44.930.22
$
16,154.65
$134,116.43
$111,418.39
$
22,697.04
60,734.91 $
45.416.43
2,130.40
5,160.56
34.70
3,520.12
100.00
653.90
$ 57,016.11
$188,434.50
29,039.07*
$139,395.43
15,318.48
1,650.26*
5,160.56*
445.40
2,990.84
100.00*
11,060.40
14,256.29
37,160.59
59.857.63
43,969.89
15,887.74
$
535.45
$
384.20
$
151.25
♦
$
2,311.90
$
1,518.00
$
793.90
833.97
495.41
838.56
$
3,145.87
$
2,013.41
$
1,132.46
$
84.50
$
43.70
$
40.80
241.10
$
265.54
?
24.44*
300.00
$
300.00
385.00
$
395.00
$
10.00*
300.00
300.00
93.74
93.74
22.72
22.72
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