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ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE CITY OF FORT VALLEY UNO THE WATER AND LIGHT BOARD
AUDIT COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga.
April 20, 1925.
Hon. R. I). Hale, Mayor,
City of Fort Valley,
Fort Valley, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
Attention is called to the financial condition of the City, which is first class. The City has no current lia¬
bilities, with the exception of the balance due on paving contract, which is offset by unpaid assessments of prop¬
erty owners. The City has current assets of $27,351.35, and current liabilities of $2,627.72; the excess of current
assets amounts to $24,723.63. The net bonded debt is $50,581.31.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles James Metz,
President.
CITY OF FORT VALLEY
CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT
March 31, 1925.
GENERAL FUND
CASH BALANCE APRIL 1, 1924 $ 7,388.64 $
RECEIPTS FOR YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 1925 130,826.98 138,215.62
EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 1925 130,031.25
TRANSFERRED TO SINKING FUND 3,994.74 134,025.99
CASH BALANCE MARCH 31, 1925 $ 4,189.63
DETAIL OF RECEIPTS—GENERAL FUND
From April 1, 1924 to March 31, 1925.
Deparlmenls Ordinary Extraordinary Total
General Government Property
Taxes •t U
Current Yenr $33,464.75 $ %
Previous Years 8,595.32
Tax Costs 512.14
Special Licenses and Taxes: 6,746.00
A. J. Seals 159.77 49,477.98
Public Safety: Police Department:
Fines and Costs 2,302.85 2,302.85
Public Service: Street Department .,4
Street Taxes 1,344.00
Sewer Connections 14.00
Sale of Material 41.75 *<■
Special Assessments 54,801.34 56,201.09
Public Cemeteries • >aL
Sale of Lots 80.00 80.00
Public Debt •!
Loans Made 22,257.34 22,257.34
Public Interest
Interest on Sinking Fund 492.72 492.72
Unclassified 15.00 15.00
TOTAL $53,195.58 $77,031.40 $130,826.98
DETAIL OF EXPENDITURES — GENERAL FUND.
From April 1, 1924 to March 31, 1925.
Departments Ordinary Extraordinary Total
General Government $ $
Mayor-Salary $ 500.00
Council-Salary 300.00
Clerk and Treasurer 780.00 J
Advertising 114.84
Legal 700.00 .A /
Supplies and Printing 323.10
Tax Assessor and Clerk 200.00 * s
Official Bonds 50.00
Auditing 78.50
Postage 50.00
Incidentals 165.61
Telephone 5.67
Elections 2.25 i 3,269.97
Public Safety: Police i
Regular Police 2,760.00 tw.
Special Police 545.16
Maintenance of Prisoners 125.50
■rfi * ■ 111.51 3,542.17
Supplies
Fire
Wages <" K 1,911.16
Supplies 76.89
Repairs 234.83
Incidentals 8.98 2,231.86
Public Health, Sanitary
Wages 1,132.27
Supplies 126.13
Incidentals 599.55 1,857.95
Public Cemetery 1C
Wages 273.82
Keep Poor Peaches at Howe
From Fruit Trade Journal, New Y’ork
The good prices which Georgia
peaches have been bringing in New
York and other markets since the
season opened ought to encourage
growers to co-operate with receivers
and distributors along proper lines.
There is really no doubt that the or
chardists could, if they tried, maintain
strong markets all over the country.
They could, if they took the trouble
ship only good peaches, keep the
small sizes at home and make the
marketing of unmerchantable varie
ties as exceptional as counterfeiting or
smuggling against the tariff laws,
That growers are entitled to cost of
production, plus a reasonable
for their fruit, is an undisputed fact.
The average grower in the past, has
paid too little attention to glutting
some markets and neglecting others,
to his overhead cost of orcharding
and to the fact that the railroads only
benefit by shipping poor peaches.
The great majority of growers are
capable and honest, but a small per-
t
s
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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY .JUNE 11, 1025.
centage of careless,
men believing the incredible and
less of consequences seem to act
the theory that “everything is for
best in this best possible of
worlds,” and that there is no
sity for pondering over the
tions, capacities and requirements
markets, or to adequate
over grading and packing. It is
miliating to recall the
quantities shipped from Georgia
after year that were not good
to bring freight and packing
penses. The loss this incurred
not concern the growers so
were it not for the fact that it
volves a loss of confidence in
peaches, unfavorable publicity and
possible slump in their
There has never been a time
LOW OPERATING COST
FULLER & JOHNSON MODEL ,“N” GASOLINE ENGINE
Thousands of Fuller ft Johnson engine, have given satisfactory and constant service
for ten to twenty years, at a very low operating cost.
That's because every Fuller ft Johnson engine is constructed witlt sufficient weight and
strenpt h to withstand tne shock and strain ot continuous operation under full load The
mattr.als used are the verv finest and the highest type of engineering and mechanical
skill is employed m their construction.
♦.,v It costs you less to use the best. See the
samples on our display floor.
mm T. M. Anthoine,
I) FT. VALLEY, GA.
rM Built in sizes 1^,2 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 H. P.
Gasoline, Kerosene, Distillate Engines r -
SA I
METHODIST CHURCH
Thos. H. Thomson, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., Judge H.
A. Mathews, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at 11a. m.
and 8 p. m.
Meeting of Epworth League at 7
p. m.
i Union prayer meeting, Wednesday
at 8 p. m. at Presbyterian church,
Rev. E. J. Saywell, of the Episcopal
church, in charge.
To all services the public is cor¬
dially invited.
consumers have been as willing and
ready to pay good prices for at¬
tractive, sound peaches of desirable
size as at present. This being so,
growers should not again fall into
the incurable, colossal blunder of
trying to make consumers buy
peaches they do not want and which
shippers themselves would not eat.
Land 200.00 473.82
Public Service: Streets, Sewers
and Sidewalks, Maintenance
Wages 5,318.10
Tractor and Truck 1,538.87
Supplies 691.60
Repairs 177.30
Sprinkling 5.00
Incidentals 155.08
Equipment 614.97
Permanent Improvements *
Paving 5,572.70
Sidewalks 6,281.32 20,354.94
Public Education
School Maintenance 18,731.90 $ $18,731.90
Public Property
Repairs 6.68
Insurance 409.76 416.44
Public Debt, Floating Debt
Notes Paid 22,460.00
Accounts Paid 51,421.35 73,881.35
Public Interest
Floating Debt 240.85
Bonded Debt 4,500.00 4,740.85
Unclassified
Thomas Library 480.00
Refund License 50.00 530.00
TOTAL $43,480.91 $86,550.34 $130,031.25 *
CITY OF FORT VALLEY
WATER AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT
AUDIT COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
April 20, 1925.
Mr. II. M. Copeland, Chairman,
Water and Light Board,
City of Fort Valley,
Fort Valley, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, we have made an examination of the books and accounts of the
Water and Light Board for the year ended March 31, 1925, and transmit herewith the following statements:
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT
COMPARATIVE EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.
We did not verify accounts payable by correspondence. The Clerk informed us that all bills had beetr
paid with the exception of purchases during March for current expenses.
The net earnings of the Water and Light Department for the period under review, as shown by the
Earnings and Expense statement, was $18,609.07, to which should be added lights for streets and public buildings,
estimated at $1,800.00 per annum, and water for street sprinkling, fire department and public buildings, esti
I mated at $978.00 per annum.
The Water and Light Plant represents an investment of $139,775.45.
There are outstanding Water Bonds of $5,000.00, and Light bonds of $12,000.00, on which the annual in¬
terest amounts to $850.00, leaving a net balance, after allowing for all interest charges, of $17,759.07.
The excellent showing of this Department reflects able and conservative management.
The books and accounts of the Water and Light Department have been well and accurately kept, which
should reflect credit on the Clerk in charge.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles James Metz,
President.
EARNINGS & EXPENSES
From April 1, 1924 to March 31, 1925.
EARNINGS
Sale of Water and Electric Current $43,187.88
EXPENSES
Salaries and Wages $10,256.04
Repairs and Renewals
Materials $ 3,042.33
Wages 9.00 3,051.33
Plant Supplies 429.37
Fuel 12,259.15
TOTAL 12,688.52 I et— ....
Less Fuel and Supplies sold 2,270.57 . 10,417.95
Incidentals 1,296.97
TOTAL EXPENSES 25,022.29 *
NET PROFIT I 18,165.59
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Meters Sold 443.48
18,609.07 i
j
Extension of system 4,140.01
$14,469.06
CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT
WATER AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT
March 31, 1925.
Cash Balance April 1, 1924 $ 176.69
Receipts for Year Ended March 31, 1925 1
Ordinary 45,901.93 i
$46,078.62
Expenditures, Year Ended March 31, 1925 $31,432.87
Cash Balance, March 31, 1925 14,645.75
$46,078.62
C. C. Winkler Here
C. C. Winkler, of the C. C. Winkler
Co., Vincinnes, Ind., was here Sunday
and Monday as the guest of John Da
vid Duke. Mr. Winkler is the largest
watermelon operator in America and
was m this section making a survey
of prospects for the 1925 watermelon
crop. He was very optimistic and
spoke in terms of high praise for
the opportunities which lie before
the people of Peach county and the
whole state of Georgia. He declared
his belief that the people of this sec
tion have only to exert themselves in
a powerful, co-operative way to real¬
ize an era of wonderful development
and prosperity.
Georgia has more than half a mil¬
lion horsepower of hydro-electric
current developed; companies spent
last year more than $25,000,000 in
new development; and there are a
Laborers Wanted for Icing Cars
HIGHEST WAGES
Restaurant and Sleeping Quarters on Premises.
PAY OFF DAILY REPORT AT ONCE
Atlantic Ice & Coal Company
FORT VALLEY . GEORGIA.
i
million horsepower yet to be har¬
nessed.
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W. HAIL AND TORNADO
tfi INSURANCE $
City Realty Company jjj
ffi SAM PATTON, Realtor tfj
565 Mulberry Street *
IS Macon, Ga. £ l
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NORMAN INSTITUTE A
Grammar School. High School on SOUTHERN ACCREDITED list, Two years
College, Business College, All Specials, Supervised Study, No Loafing, Girls Chap¬
eroned. All Conveniences. $28.00 per month or $84.00 per term. SUMMER SCHOOL
JULY' 27th, Fall term September 7th.—Write for catalog.
L. H. BROWNING. President.
Norman Park, Georgia.
6 PER CENT 1
FARM LOANS
6 PER CENT
AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF
MONEY
To place on desirable Peach, Hous¬
ton, Macon and Crawford County
farms By
N. P. BASSETT
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Phones 22 and 2004.
6 % 10 YE ARS 6 %