Heading Under Which Money Is Spent
Very Important In City Government
(This is the second of two arti
cles to appear in the Kodiak Mir
ror, which presents highlights* of
the City Auditor’s report for the
fiscal year beginning March 31,
1959. The first article appeared
in last week’s issue of the Mirror.)
City Government set-ups, like
any public endeavor, are complex.
Every penny spent, for whatever
service rendered, must be account
ed for. And under the proper
heading.
We have already mentioned the
dock fund, the street and harbor
fund. There is also the water and
sewer fund and the general fund.
Under the general fund, revenue
is collected from property taxes.
This item alone yielded $216,948.
11. Other sources included locally
collected licenses and permits,
certain ^usiiicaa and ujn Lus'ness
licenses and permits, fines and
forfeitures, mainly from the City
Magistrates court, and revenue
from other agencies. Two items
alone in the latter category—
namely, alcoholic beverage license
refunds and business license re
funds yielded $24,356.
The business of keeping the City
clean and healthy is paid out of
this fund. Garbage collection ser
vice nets $26,935.30 a year. In turn
MOTORING WITH DOGS
By Bob Bartos
Manager, Friskies Research Kennel*
Most dogs love to ride in the
car and will happily hop into
ihe car the minute the door is
©pened, with or without an in
vitation.
If you own such a fellow, he’s
an odds-on favorite to be in
cluded in the family’s summer
vacation motor trip. If, on the
other hand, your pet is afraid,
•r is prone to car sickness, he
may be happier left with friends
or boarded at kennels, even
though motion sickness pills or
tranquilizers prescribed by your
veterinarian may relieve most
ef the problems.
Regardless of what type trav
eler your pet is, here are some
tips to make motoring more
pleasant for all concerned.
Make him sit in the back seat.
It's safer for the driver. Don’t
let him hang his head way out
the window, as the constant
rush of air may irritate his eyes.
Try to stick to his regular feed
ing schedule and stop often
enough to give him a run. Carry
water with you so the dog can
be given a drink when you stop
or in an emergency.
Never leave your pet in a
closed or partially closed car in
hot weather, for the interior
beats up rapidly. Fresh oxygen
laden air can’t enter and your
dog may suffocate.
Be sure he’s wearing all the
proper credentials... license tag
and name tag with your name,
address and phone number, in
case he strays.
You should have your dog’s
pillow or blanket along for
.deeping. If he's a youngster or
not too well trained, you should
b&ve a traveling case or crate
jin which he can be confined at
ptopovers.
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Feeding Tip: To simplify
feeding while traveling, take
along a top grade of commer
cially prepared dog food such as
Friskiest. The dry type may bp
served as is, or water may bp
added. For the canned variety
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the City pays out $22,203.90 a year
for the job.
Another big item which comes
out of the general fund is the pub
lic school monies. This amounts
to $86,500, the City’s share of the
school budget. Other items under
this fund are park and cemetary,
health department, social expense,
fire insurance, workmen’s compen
sation, fleet insurance.
Then, too, there are a number of
capital expenditures, such as the
City Hall building, office equip
ment, City jail building, police de
partment equipment, garage equip
ment and cemetary property.
According to the audit, total ex
penditures in the last fiscal year
amounted to $319,778.50 and reve
nue $317,810.66, leaving a small
deficit.
The water and sewer fund reve
nue totalled $79,314.88 and .expen
ditures $53,684.97, to provide this
necessary service. This left a
balance in the black of $25,629.91.
The color of ink on the ledger
sheet was changed to red, how
ever, when consideration was giv
en for depreciation, which was set
at $39,013.60, thus wiping out any
excess of revenue and creating a
deficit of $13,383.60.
We could go into more detail on
the component parts under the
sewer and water fund. We could
also go into detail from the report,
on the general fixed asset fund,
the bond fund and the long term
fixed debt fund.
We will conclude this article
with a summary of the City’s com
bined statement of financial condi
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tion—in other words, Kodiak’s com
bined total assets. This includes
cash in the bank, receivable taxes,
inventory, etc., fixed assets, bonds
authorized but unused.
Of course Kodiak is not free of
debt and we wouldn’t want to con
vey that impression. $124,500 is
still owing Aleutian Homes, Inc.,
for streets in that area; $1,440 to
Bureau of Land Management; gen
eral obligation bonds authorized
and issued to the tune of $191,000.
Total assets are given as $3,
092,208.13. Total liabilities amount
to $1,020,446.27. It can be seen
from the foregoing that Kodiak is
still very much in the black, is still
able to pay its way, and has a good
ohance to do so in the years to
come.
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NOTICE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
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partnership of Ronald M. Chase
and Frederick R. Copsey, hereto
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retiring partner, Ronald M. Chase,
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after that date.
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