REPORT

OF THE

COMPTROLLER

OF THE

CITY OF NEW YORK,

For the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1889.

NEW YORK:
MARTIN B. BROWN, PRINTER AND STATIONER,

Nos. 49 AND 51 PARK PLACE.

1890.

CITY OF NEW YORK-FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

Hon. HUGH J. GRANT, Mayor:

July 1, 1890.

SIR-I have the honor to transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Finance Department in relation to the finances of the Corporation for the year 1889:

OPERATIONS AND CONDITION OF THE CITY TREASURY.

On pages 45 to 59 will be found a General Statement of the Operations and Condition of the City Treasury, giving in detail the various sources of revenue and the amount derived from each source, together with the expenditures under each appropriation and account under the heads of I. The City Treasury ;

II. The Sinking Funds:

I. For the Redemption of the City Debt;

II. For the Payment of Interest on the City Debt;

of which the following is a

GENERAL SUMMARY.

The amount of cash in the City Treasury at the close of business December 31, 1888, as stated in the Comptroller's Report for that year,

The receipts into the City Treasury from all sources during

The amount of warrants drawn on the Treasury, paid by

the Chamberlain, and by him returned to the Comptroller, in

1889, was :

On account of the City Treasury, page 55..

On account of the Sinking Funds, page 59, viz. :

For the Redemption of the City Debt..

For the Payment of Interest on the City Debt .

$18,415,633 90

2,802,900 85

$70,690,669 03

Total payments.

21,218,534 75

$91,909,203 78

Balance remaining in the Treasury December 31, 1889, viz. :

To the credit of the City Treasury, page 55..

To the credit of the Sinking Funds, page 59, viz. :

For the Redemption of the City Debt..

For the Payment of Interest on the City Debt.

Total balance...

$6,261,380 32

$4,627,522 15

1,012,606 24

5,640,128 39

$11,901,508 71

A statement showing the city depositories and the amounts on deposit

therein to credit of the City Treasury and the Sinking Funds at close of

business December 31, 1889, will be found on pages 60 and 61.

WARRANTS DRAWN, PAID AND OUTSTANDING.-The amount of

warrants on the City Treasury outstanding December 31, 1888, was as

follows:

The amount of warrants drawn in 1889 was as follows:

.........

........

On City Account, “A” warrants, as stated on page 52......................
On Loans, Special and Trust Accounts, "B" warrants, see page 54
On New Aqueduct Account, "C" warrants, see page 53...
The Sinking Fund for the Redemption of the City Debt, see page 57
The Sinking Fund for the Payment of Interest on the City Debt,
see page 58.

Total warrants drawn in 1889...

$34,358,111 12
34,881,856 26

2,313,909 18
18,424,792 30

3,302,900 85

Total warrants of 1889 and previous years..

$93,281,569 71

$94,520,235 16

The amount of the above warrants paid by the Chamberlain during the year was as follows:

.........

.......

On City Account, "A" warrants, as stated on page 52...
On Loan, Special and Trust Accounts, “B” warrants, see page 115
On New Aqueduct Account, "C" warrants, see page 116.....
The Sinking Fund for the Redemption of the City Debt, see page 57
The Sinking Fund for the Payment of Interest on the City Debt,
see page 58......

Total warrants paid by the Chamberlain......
Add warrants canceled by Comptroller in 1889, see pages 106 and
115 and 116 ....

Total warrants paid and canceled in 1889....

Leaving outstanding December 31, 1889.....

$33,933,890 48
34,221,592 43

2,535,186 12
18,415,633 90

2,802,900 85

$91,909,203 78

429,277 86

92,338,481 64

$2,181,753 52

The following table shows the number, amount and other particulars respecting the foregoing unpaid warrants :