'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909' [‎102r] (65/132)

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION.
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, privilege of selecting their President was conceded to 13 municipalities in ttie Northern
division, to 45 in the Central Division, and to 28 m the Southern Division, but in Sind only
to Karachi.
2 . The aggregate income of the municipalities was Ks. 71,21,052, an increase of
v s 5*42,354. A rise of Rs. 71,559 in the Northern Division fell chiefly under receipts from
municipal property, grants and contributions for educational and medical purposes and mis-
ellaneous items, while there was a decrease under municipal rates and taxes. In the Central
division the receipts improved, by Rs. 2,78,282, principally on account of grants and contribu
tions by Government and receipts from octroi and municipal rates and taxes. The same items
chiefly ^accounted for an increase of Rs. 95,151 in the Southern Division and of Rs. 97,362 in
gmd. Items under the head Extraordinary and Debt aggregated Rs. 10,30,562, bringing the
total receipts to Rs. 81,51,614.. A decrease of 4f lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees under this head in Sind was expfained
Py the loans raised and the sinking funds realized by the Karachi Municipality in the pre-
cedin 0, year. The aggregate income from taxation was Rs. 46,11,017, showing a net increase of
Rs. 96> 947. The only decrease was in the Northern Division. The incidence of taxation was
highest in Karachi (Rs. 7-0-9) and lowest in Ashta (Re. 0-3-4), and the incidence of income
was highest in Pandharpur (Rs. 13-4-0) and least in Yankanmardi (Re. 0-7-6).
3. The aggregate expenditure rose by Rs. 5,89,285 to Rs. 79,70,523. An increase of
Rs. 2 83,871 in the Northern Division was chiefly distributed among the heads of Eire, Water-
supply, Conservancy, Public Works and Extraordinary and Debt. In the Central Division
Water-supply; Plague measures and Roads were responsible for an increase of Rs. 1,37,255. The
Southern Division showed an increase of Rs. 39,008 to which Eire, Lighting charges, Water-
supply; Conservancy and Roads principally contributed. A larger outlay upon. Lighting,
Water-supply* Conservancy, Hospitals, Roads. Schools and Colleges accounted for an advance
of Rs. 1,29*151 in municipal expenditure in Sind. The closing balances of the municipalities
amounted to Rs. 39,47,885 against Rs. 37,26,046 at the end of the previous year.
4. The Surat Municipality incurred heavy expenditure in improving its water-works.
In the Central Division new water-works and improvements to drainage were in progress at
Pandharpur. A dispensary building was constructed at Sindkheda, a municipal office build
ing and a public library at Erandol, and a beef market and a' slaughter-yard at Mdlegaon.
Works carried out in the Southern Division included a kerosine oil depot at Belgaum, a
mutton market at Nipani and a vegetable market at Gadag. Special repairs were executed to
the sources of water-supply at Athani, Bijapur and Matheran. In Sind the most important
works were the improvement of the water service in the Lyari quarter of the Karachi town;
the construction of the epidemic diseases hospital and theMotiram S. Advani School in Karachi
and of the new municipal office in Jacobabad ; and the provision of open drains in the town
of Garhi Yasin. Steady progress continued to be made with the drainage works in Karachi. 5
5. The municipality of Ahmedabad raised a new loan of Rs. 10,500 and tnat Oi. Surat a
loan of Rs. 1,00,000. During the year the former municipality repaid Rs. 81,104 and the latter
Rs. 32,000. The total repayments made during the year by municipalities in the Northern
Division amounted to Rs. 1,25,578, and the net total liabilities on account of loans amounted
to Rs. 24,90,017. In the Central Division the repayments and net liabilities were Rs. 80,283
and Rs. 7,84,965 respectively, and in the Southern Division the corresponding figures weie
Rs. 17,065 and Rs. 2,28,503. In Sind the Karachi Municipality redeemed 57 debentures of
the loans of 1884, 1904 and 1907 of the value of Rs. 500 each, and the Sukkur Municipality
redeemed 46 debentres of the value of Rs. 500 each. The total repayments of the three city
municipalities amounted to Rs. 55,500 and the net liabilities to Rs. 12,72,200 at t e c ose o
the year.
3__~Rombay Improvement Trust.
1. The Capital expenditure estimated in the Budget was 68-35 ffikhs, and the actual
expenditure was 54*58 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The shortage was made up of 4 Idkhs under or an _
4khs under Acquisition. That under Works was due to a petition against the site ot chawls in
he Sandhurst Road scheme and to delay in the acquisition of certain Ian s. le snoi ag
mder Acquisition was due only to delay in actual disbursements.
2. Bombay Act II of 1908 amending the City of Bombay. Improvement Act IV of 1898
decelerated the disposal of acquisition cases by determining the right of Governm . * .
n the compensation. The number of cases disposed of during the year was *
aggregate awards of 42*77 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees against 153 and 11*64 Idkhs in previous y .
^85 cases, 33 involving 31*56 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees were settled amicably and 252 invoivmg 11 1 1
vere contested. There were 55 references to the Tribunal of Appeal, o •
deposed of. The Collector^ awards were upheld in 4 out of 5 contestec cases rr- i Povi r t
n g 42 were settled, dismissed or withdrawn. Two appeals were deci e y u & >
both of which the TribunaEs awards were upheld.
. 8. Schemes completed or nearly completed during the year comprised the following.
-A'incess Street, all roads and footpaths; the portion of Sandhurst Roa . ® v Accommodation
^4 Falkland Road ; the Gdmdevi Estate ; the roads in Mdndvi K ohvdda, Estate *
L uncan Road, Agrip4,da and Connaught Road Estate; the roads m o y >
Chap. III.
PKOTECTION.
Income.
Expenditure.
Important works.
Debt.
Capital Expenditure.
Acquisition of Land.
Progress of Schemes.