'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎101v] (64/132)

Chap. Ill-
PROTECTION.
Loan and plague
expenditure.
Debt and Sinking
Fund.
Assets and
liabilities.
Taxation.
A ssessment and
collection of
revenue.
Public Works.
Public lighting.
Water-supply.
Fire Brigade.
Public health.
Licenses.
Markets.
Education.
General.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1908.
reserved for lapsed grants requiring to be renewed. The income realized durin
exceeded the original estimate by Us. 5,07,048 and the previous year s receipts by Ks 3 q yea r
The permanent expansion of revenues is placed at Rs. 3,75,000* The expenditure xv*l
the sanctioned grants by Rs
Tire Brigade, Public Works
i. 8,90,895, the saving being principally effected under th h ^ atl
Engineers Department, New Works and Public Health T) lea( ^ s of
■ ^ 1 '' 1 e partm
The permanent increase in expenditure is estimated at 5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
:e ht.
3.
The expenditure on Loan Works amounted to Rs. 16,84,141 against Rs, 9 go n9
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the preceding year, the increase being under Drainage, Roads, Markets and miscellaueou
The expenditure on plague measures was Rs, 2,23^328, an increase of Rs. 27,811,
m
Wor]j S(
4. A loan of 13J Idkhs was raised during the year for the construction of a na (.
s for
haldllchores and bigdris. Payment towards the reduction of debt amounted to R s i , 1U
T? K 90 OOQQQ TTrLlrtL 1-br, ^ ‘ 1 ’by j 463 i
The total Municipal debt reached Rs. 5,20,22,939, against which the total Sinking p UQc ( •’
ed up to the close of the year amounted to Rs. 85,31,183, leaving a net debt liabilit^ 8 ^
Rs. 4,34,91,753.
o.
The assets and liabilities of the Municipality at the close of the year were Rs. 7 4,9 4 - c
and Rs. 5,48,29,709, or an increase of Rs. 18,55,399 and Rs. 11,92,595 respectively. 5 ; ° )C
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cent, and
Rs. 8-10-5
The general tax and the water-tax continued to be levied at the reduced rates of S
1 3^ per. cent, respectively. The incidence of taxation per head inerpa^ M er
f per. cent, respectively,
to Rs.. 8-14-11 on the basis of the census of 1906.
increased f r0D
7. The total amount collected under all heads exclusive of Miscellaneous Receinf
toll fees was Rs. 66,01,970 against Rs, 62,99,584 last year. Miscellaneous Receipts ap-wi
ed Rs. 35,386 against Rs. 34,707 and toll fees Rs. 22,567 against Rs. 22,737. Complai f"
4ia nccpcars-iaiv)- pf -ni'p-npvt.ias nrn'nKpT'Arl A orrainsf. A T'S-iat.p t < ^ 1 ™
against the assessment of properties numbered 4,576 against 4,288. There were 14
to the Chief Judge of the Small Causes Court, of which 12 were settled out of Court.
appeals
8. The area of roads metalled during the year was 11,224,743 square feet and the cost
Rs. 3,53,283 or 6'04 pies per square foot. Crude petroleum was used to treat 23,82,000 squa-
feet of roads during the year at a cost of Rs. 25,580. Three hundred and sixty-four notices
were issued for the removal of unsafe buildings. Thirteen buildings fell and 8 persons wpi!
killed and 7 injured. "
9. The number of gas lamps was 4,400 and of kerosine oil lamps 1,831.
lighting was Rs. 2,79,413 and of kerosine oil lighting Rs. 46,808.
The cost of
. 1 i ) - T]ie rainfall at Tansa Lake was 90'18 inches, at Vehar Lake 76'54 inches and at
Tulsi Lake 101*96 inches against 96'10, 88'51 and 119*41 inches respectively in 1907. Th Q r a
were 132 bursts vn 1 flpATVATvf YY'» r*i C? • f \ ttt 71 ~ 21 O/O 1
were 132 bursts in different mains; 552 new connections were made and 361 connections were
cut oil. The total number of connections at the end of the year was 22,054 and of meters in
use 3,121. ^
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There were 107 calls to fires, including 5 false alarms. The total loss of propertr
ire was Rs. 22.94.164 m- D.«. 9 49 11 n Iaoc- 4 -bo^ ^ : . . mi 1 /
through fire was Es. 23,94,16% or Es. 9,42,110 less than in the previous year,
was called to 5 cases of fallen houses. J
The Brigade
9 c zlh T i 6 t0ta ^? rtaIlt J for ^ T ear exclusive of cases of still-born iufants was 38,271 against
08 , 68 7 for the preceding year, idle mortality was the lowest recorded since 1897. Deathsfrom
plague numbered 5,361, the lowest figure since plague first broke out in Bombay. The number of
wereinamtained Theta. 5 '’ ^ P recetlin g ^ TeI1 Municipal dispensaries
ThenumbeTonSetis^rdwrniSi t0 RS - 84 ’ 646 ’ of Rs ‘^
it*. 7 qo ie Iove]4 T e f|’ om Markets and Slaughter-houses was Rs. 4,76,558 against
s. ,cl,/ 38. Ihe quantity or unwholesome food destroyed was 1 02 243 lbs There were 42
prosecutions for contraband meat, and the fines amounted to r 7 i, 0 X 7
9 466'to ^ uniC *P a ^ sc ko°ls remained at 102 and that of the pupils rose from
9 , 4 bb to 10,314 There were 112 aided schools with 11,138 punils against 103 with 9,652
pupils last year, rhe total amount of grant-in-aid increased from Rs. 29,610 to Rs. 32,834.
2.- District Municipalities.
■i ?* r ^^ enum ^ )er °f Municipalities in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. and Sind was 157 includino’ 14 city
i ward P u?tTtKo£n A T T aS with tlVrfuiber oFtheV-*
fion There were 1? ‘ ^ ° £ w® HanSOt and Mdndv ' i Municipalities in the Northern Dm-
MtacipaTTn the Ce„ri n ^ Pahtle3 e ° m K d entirel y of Tmmated members. The Vit»
whTe tbe tt! - ff 17181011 was added to the latter class by order of Government
to the MatherlnM^TciSv 7 re ? mT , ed ri g^. The extension of the elective franchise
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