December 27, 2002:

  

    
1879 Municipal Expenditures

City of Ottawa

(Dollars)
    
    

      
Police Department
      
20,170
    

      
Fire Department
      
17,530
    

      
Salaries
      
17,223
    


      
Markets
      
4,930
    

      
Board of Health
      
2,660
    

      
Street Lights
      
14,168
    

      
Interest on Mortgages
      
16,750
    


      
Jail and Jury Expenses
      
8,000
    

      
Street Improvements
      
12,000
    

      
Major's Hill Park
      
1,130
    

      
New City Hall
      
1,500
    


      
Corporate Grants
      
4,210
    

      
Interest Account
      
7,000
    

      
Miscellaneous
      
12,637
    

      
Outstanding Items from Fiscal Year 1877
      
24,820
    


      
Public Schools
      
29,050
    

      
Collegiate Institute (Lisgar)
      
8,550
    

      
Debenture Interest
      
73,000
    

      

      

    

      
Total, All Items
      
276,128
    
    


The above expenditures were to be raised by property taxes. The mill rates were:
Local rate  ...        7.5  mills
High School rate ...    .75 mills
Public School rate ... 3.5  mills

In 1879 the city was experiencing a "severe depression" and the above expenditures,
except for the schools, were about half of what they were in 1877.

Source: 1879 Atlas of Carleton County, H. Belden, page xxix.