4 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
Garden Improvements — 
General improvements . . . . . §$ 4,973 35 
Experimental house . oer 11,998 63 
New plant house (partial) ee Ss 62,379 42 
79,351 40 
Total amount expended on Garden 
Property Account — 
$169,092 94 
State, school and city taxes . . . . $37,400 92 
Sprinkling taxes. ee 1,181 67 
Streets, sidewalks and sewers. eee 29,555 81 
Gas and water pipe : pes 1,054 00 
Insurance. . Pee ek ee 6,161 43 
Repairs ee ee ee een 3,510 97 
Improvements So Oe 182 00 79,046 80 
Bequests — 
Annual Flower Sermon . . .. . $200 00 
Annual Gardeners’ Banquet . . . . 350 00. 550 00 
Sundries — : 
Office expenses ee ee ee, 
Legal expenses oe es ee 2,077 25 
Commissions. er 12,156 21 
Shaw School of Botany, account. rentals 3,900 00 24,722 19 
Investments — 
Bones - . $15,000 00 
Assumed deeds of trust on property 
purchased 40,000 00 
Real estate, 2217-19 Locust Street. . 70,000 00 
Real estate, 2827-33 Locust Street . . 30,000 00 
Real estate, 3040-42 Locust Street . . 25,000 00 
Real estate, 432 S. Thirteenth Street . 6,000 00 186,000 00 
Total disbursements $459,411 93 
Cash balance December 3ist, 1915 24,153 64 
$483,565 57 
Respectfully submitted, 
EpwaAkps WHITAKER, President. 
Attest: 
A. D. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary. 
