Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1956 — Page 6

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CLERK-TREASURER CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA > YEAR ENDING -'• ———.*-—• » ■ .n I+n >■■■. > . BARRETT LAW FUND Cush Balance. January 1. 1955 u,.„ * 2.851.90 Cash Balance, December SI, 19t'i..._, . 2.251.90 GENERAL FUND ' ' Cfcah Balance, January 1,19 M > I ST.SM.SS K General SmswO TAM** UJMM.S9 ( State Gasoline TM JJ.W7 -< Liquor Excise Tax ...a-.,, — IJcaniea . ... .... ......... IM.M Permit Fee* * Hewer Taps 203.60 City Court Docket Fee* .. ....... ............... .. 470.00 •«& Traffic Finee ... ... 547.00 ... Office Rent—Electric Department 480.00 Office Rent-Water Department . 340.00 Fire Truck Service—Country Fires 150.00 g'|*K Lot* —lts.so Ha* Water , !ii : • -* ffW.SO 1 Sing Permits A Inspection Fees ......... .. 340.70 ‘iS/SEor’ Fun*—Trsnsfet “7* 3.S4LH ——- MtscefUnrcue 213.43 Total Receipt* . . ...... ........ ——— — 3211.529.56 Total Receipts * Balance 3270.505.55 Disbursements: ’ Mayor's Office 8 ?•?!! ?2 Clerk-Treasurers Office— —— - 4, ]?1 en City Judice's Office—• . 456.00 Department of Law—City Attorney 1,525 »» Police Department JI'?!?'}! Fire Department " wpeei*.. — -W»Iw»W- ....... 1 Street A Sewer Department ... - Engineering Department — - 7,013.75 CiitT Hall —•■ —• 4.39618 Department of Health .— —- - }. 069.95 1 Common Council — —— MS! S? — Printing A Advertising a J*’ ApmSw Intern- Decoration7bay 1/—2.7'7“ 50.00 S&yttßF!. J ' I Transportation A Expense — £2-70 Hydrant Rental — » , ?’J!! ?! Old Age A Survivors Insurance — ... 1,187.48 City Election Debt Payment—Bond* — — 8,000.00 Total Disbursements — — .... I——. . 3137,220.08 Cash Balance, December 31, 1355 — , 3 >1,330.17 dbc.t.. IMS Financial Statement . OPERATING FUND 2 20 33? 30 Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 ....— , 692'MLM Itetffelptß - — * - * Total Receipts A Balance 1® Dtaburwements _.......... -.*••••. RM** t'ash Balance, December >l. 1955 - 3 9,994.10 r ELECTRIC UTILITY BOND FUND — 17.314.14 Receipts - , .. . .■• Total Receipts A Balance - — ——- U?ll 11 Disbursements ii.ira.oo (Transferred to Sinking Fund) 4,019-14 ELECTRIC DEPRECIATION FUND eeiseooso Receipts - - • 01.582.50 Total Receipts At Balance. — — Disbursements Cash Balance A Bonds. December 31. 1954 >107.528.47 2 3/4%'U.S. Treasury Bonds — 1900 • 05 (325,000.00) ELECTRIC UTILITY SINKING FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1355 3 25.071.14 Receipts — — — ... 59,904.14 Total Receipts A Balance 85,035.28

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Disbursements —...../ '. '*5,548.75 Cash Balance, December 31, 1956 .A........... .'•>’ 29.480.53 /• „ ; ' ' —-T..—— ELECTRIC MBTfIIR DEPOSIT FUND 7 Cash Balance, January 1. 1955 * 3 15,123.04 Receipts *•«>. ...... M .t..-.>...*i •> 2,037.00 | Total Receipts A Balance — 17,760.64 Disbursements — 1,811.11 Cash Balance. December 31. 1955 ——l 15,939.53 DECATUR WATER DEPARTMENT DECATI'H. INDIANA lim FlnaaHal Ntatemrnt OPERATING FUND ' „„ ...... Negative Balance, January 1, 1955 18,021.95 Receipts ..^■. tt . 1 ...-......—■■■, ■■■■■ :...... 101,977.42 Total Receipts, Leas Negative Balance 8 83,955.47 Disbursements - 91.575.5! Cash Balance, December 21, 1955 —....., .3 7,630.04* i * WATER DEPRECIATION FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 ..'. * — -«-..8 1,499.08 Receipts 5,231.27 Total Receipts A Balance !..*..., 8 8,780.35 Disbursements 8,868.11 Cash Balance, December 31, 1955 ~... .‘....... 3 3,087.24 WATER—BOND A INTEREST REDEMPTION FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 ~....„_ a .._... 9.959.29 Receipts 4.052.32 Total Receipts A Balance - I 14,012.11 Disbursements -®SKWtjfwF» Cash Balance, December 31, 1955 ./ 3 9,811.47 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 «sfe> ~ -...™., ..... 3 7,339.74 Receipts: _ Property Taken ~ 9,001.60 Total Receipts A Balance 3 M-JH** Disbursements 7,892.19 Cash Balance, December 31, 1955 ...'..., ..8 8,449,1$ ._..—.— ... .- . . y .. ' DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 — .—...-I 4,979.13 Receipts ...._ —- _• ■ 18.0H.38 Total Receipts A Balance nJ Cash Balance, December 31, 1965 —.....—■-8 3,334.86 POLICE PENSION FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1955. -I-Agos’l Receipts - Total Receipts A Balance —- - —■» J!?2SS Dlsbursemehtu • Cash Balance December 31, 1955 .... -8 4,637.48 FIREMEN’S PENSION FUND Cash Balance, January 1. 1956 — / MILOI Total Receipts A Balance ..8 8,266.21 Cash Balance, December 31, 1955 * 6 6,256.21 REVOLT..-.u SKWER FUND Cash Balance, January 1. 1955 ~„v...... —3 37,844.01 Receipts - M3i <5 Total Receipts A Balance Cash Balance, December 81, 1955 —_. ~.7...„.... ; -> 4,116.34 PARKING METER FUND ~ Cash Balance, January J, 1955 .a..- „..,...8 8,130.36

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Receipt* k 11.147.93 Total Receipt* * Balance ..?. 19.378.27 Dl*bur*eni«nt« A.,,... ... ~,,4 . •IMBt.W Ca*h Balance. December 81, 1955 .... —t* 6,318'7? INM RANCE Total Receipt* & Balance ....C M5L34 Disbursement* .-6,857.34 Cash Balance, December Mr If**- —4- • WITHHOLDING TAI Caph Balance. January 1. 1955 »•» Receipt* .....r...: — Total Receipt* « Balance ...“L— » 26 825 15 Cash Balance, December 81, 1955 * 8.311.06 OLD AGE * M’RVIVORM UMUtMHI FVND? Receipt* 6,176.26 Cash Balance. December 81,-1955 — 8 1,278.16 GRO** INCOME TAX FIND Cash Balance, January 1. 1955 :♦ Receipt* ......... - —■ ~ Total Receipt* * Balance .... — 8 152 21 Disbursements -••-* ——- Cash Balance, December 81, 1955 ... 8 EMPLOYEE* — DEFENCE BOND ALLOTMENT FUND Cash Balance. January 1, 1955 —-» - Receipt* —— e.792.85 Total Receipt* A Balance ♦ 8,904.09 Disbursement* - -•— ______ Caeh Balance, December 31, 1955 .....8 79.09 INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY AT DECEMBER 31. lOM Interest Year Maturity Date Purpene *■«»•< Rate laaaeA Laat Hund GENERAL OBLIGATION-BONDS: 1 5/8% 1952 Jan. 1, 1967 Sewer* 8 85,000.00 REVENUE—BONDS: 2 1/4% 1951 July 1, 1976 Light Plant 786,000.00 Improvement 2 1/8% 1950 July 1, 1970 Waterwork* 60,000.00 Improvement —» Total Bonded Indebtedness at December 31, 1955 a8981.000.00 Miriam Hall > Clerk-Treasurer „ t Decatur, Indiana JANUARY 25 .

Lean To Voluntary Soil Bank Proposal Senators In Favor Os Voluntary Plan WASHINGTON (INS) —Senate agriculture committeemen leaned today toward a voluntary rather than a mandatory soil hank and counted on liberal payments to induce farmers to join the plan. Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D La.,) who has advocated a compulsory soil bank, Indicated he was shifting his position. He said:. “Quite a few problems are posed by a compulsory bank that many of us hadn't thought about If yau make the paymenta big enough, you don't have to make it compulsory-** In reply to a question from newsmen, he said that 'of course" the payments willhave to be above the net income a farmer - would have made had he kept the land

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Grand Jury Studies Toll Bribery Record Auditor Rardin Is . Final Case Witness INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Marion county grand jury today studied transcripts of testimony in the toll road bribe investigation which ended Tuesday. . Prosecutor John G. Tinder predicted that the jurors would issue a special report late next week concerning the charge that state auditor Curtta E. Hardin sought a bribe from Albert J. Wed eking, director of the Indiana toll road commission. Wedeking said that Rardin, a member of the .state finance board, asked for money to vote for transfer of 170,000 from the state highway commission to the Indiana toll road commission to finance a survey for a proposed north-south pay road. Rardin said he was trying to trap Wedeking but admitted he failed. Rardin waived immunity and testified for nearly three hours Tuesday as the last witness of the investigation. Prosecutor Tinder sadi: "tßardin was a cooperative witness and responded fully to all questions posed by the jury. He was able to clear up several points.” Tinder added that because of Rardin’a cooperation it will not be necessary to bring William E. Sayer to Indian&poiia to testify. Sayer is former executive- secretary to CoVertfbr N'. Craig. - Witnesses during the probe included Craig, Wedeking, Lieut. Gov. Harold W. Handley, state

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treasurer Jd»in - U Peters, state police superintendent Frank A. Jessup and atate revenue commis- - sioner Frank T. Millie. Mantle, Robinson Sign New Contracts NEW YORK (INS) — Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgery have signed contracts. for the 1956 baseball season. Mantle’s pact calls for a »eported increase to 130,000 while Robinson was believed to have taken a cut to |3&,000F Australian Runner Sets World Record MELBOURNE (INS) — Au* tralta’s Dave Stephens set a new world’s record of 27 minutes, 5< seconds for the slx-mile run today. The down under track stai shaved a little more than five seconds off the 27:59.2 mark set by Czechoslovakia's Emil Zatopek in June, 1964. BEWARE! COUGHS FROM COMMON COLDS THAT HANG ON Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute bronchitis is not treated and you cannot afford to take a chance with any medicine less potent than Creomulsjon. It goes into the bronchial system to help loosen and cfiipel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote by special process with other time-tesffid medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. Get a large bottle of Creomulsion at your drug store.-For children get milder, faster Creomulsion for Children in the pink and blue package. Adv.