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received would have amounted to approximately $40,000 in the 



five years ending with 1910. 



Table showing balances in the general fund of the South Park Board at 

 the end of each month from January, 1906, to August, 1911, in- 

 clusive : 



1906. 1907. 1908. 



January $ 862,541.61 $1,359,350.95 $ 797,338.89 



February 777,792.33 1,216,469.40 684,939.77 



March 750,769.67 1,200,591.37 609,614.49 



April 1,080,947.75 1,512,768.03 1,227,576.93 



May 1,064,505.05 1,506,319.73 1,206,703.73 



June 1,263,677.57 1,473,577.60 1,294,635.32 



July 1,969,184.49 1,463,784.73 818,640.37 



August 1,815,840.50 1,358,110.74 604,988.72 



September 1,702,028.03 1,265,022.45 477,928.97 



October 1,627,847.17 1,204,967.42 501,238.20 



November 1,712,029.40 1,188,012.52 334,601.89 



December 1,511,534.27 981,910.03 301,217.64 



1909. 1910 1911. 



January $ 137,482.45 $ 193,071.58 $ 46,420.13 



February 247,578,91 23,616.13 254,639.12 



March 315,976.36 231,512.98 340,299.27 



April 697,552.85 737,061.54 397,454.64 



May 991,862.51 502,917.71 757,981.16 



June 436,701.68 437,366.18 734,798.68 



July 834,652.25 369,335.42 667,131.70 



August 651,058.11 147,431.80 592,170.09 



September 668,780.64 259,747.52 



October 627,709.37 137,548.65 



November 512,586.34 250,428.95 



December 414,749.02 44,553.18 



SPECIAL FUNDS 



The South Park Board, in March, 1908, received $94,359 

 from the County Treasurer as its share of the taxes collected at 

 that time from the estate of Marshall Field. Of this amount, 

 $2,012 was placed to the credit of the Art Institute and $92,347 

 was set aside as a special reserve. To the latter amount was 

 added $7,653 from the general fund so that the special reserve 

 totaled $100,000. This amount, instead of being used to reduce 

 current tax levies, has since remained in bank as a special deposit 

 at 3 per cent interest. 



The South Park Board also carries a reserve of approxi- 

 mately $300,000 as protection from losses by fire. This fund is 

 discussed in connection with insurance of park structures, 

 page 157. 



