The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-02-04

SPECTATOR.
February lst 1869. sa,
REPORT OF THE COUNTY TREASURER.
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors Of
the County Of NM,ito,coc
The undersigned County Treasurer Of
the County of Manitowoc deems it mis-
duty to submit to the earnest considera-
ton of your honorable body the following
exhibit of the financial condition of this
County.
As near as can be ascertained from the
books in the County Clerks Office, there
remained, on the 31st day. of December
1868, of the County orders issued against
tie General Fund during the four years
next preceding said day, unredeened and
uncancehed the amount Of ST, 33I.63
Ditto of orders drawn on
the Poor Fund during the
same period (unredeemed) 10,021.91
Total $27 1853 "a
The amount of orders issued against
the General Fund during the year last past
is about $23, 00O 0Oi in the aggregate.
To correctly ascertain the expenses of
the County during the last preceding year
there should be added to the above
amount the following items, which are
not included in any of the orders issued,
viz:
Circuit Court expenses, two terms.
100000
Advertising fees of Treasurer
tax list in English and Ger
man $4,000
Salary of County School Super
intendent 10000
Fire Insurance on County build
ings and other miscellaneous
expenses about $4,000
$3,649.OO
Making the total expenses of last
year county administration $50, $4,000,
as near as can be ascertained without
close and minute examination Of all the
books and vouchers in the case. This
amount eccludes the expenditures incur
red by the County Poor Fund which do
not here form subject Of consideration,
the County Poor System having termi-
mated on the 31st day of December 1868.
Assuming that the expenses will be the
same during the current year, the matter
will, at the end Of the present year, stand
thus:
County orders outstanding and unpaid on
the 31st day of December last
$27, 1853. "a
Estimated expenses Of the
current year. substantially
the same as last year, 26, 649.0 90
Total expenditures and
indebtedness onthe 31st day
of December 1860 S54, OO2. "a
to meet which we have the following
resources VIZ:
County taxes levied in the year 1868,
Including illegal assessment taxes)
$27, l47.55
Fees of County Clerks office
during the current year, estl
mated at 100000
Ia little more than last year,
Ditto Of County Treasurer
office, including interest Fund
and receipts from all other
sources $4,000
Total $31. 647 So
Leaving at the end of tho year
a balance of $50, 354. 90
wholly unprovided for.
These figures, as will be seen, are based
on the assumption. that every dollar of
the County tax levied last year. will be
paid into the county treasury; but judg
ing from past experience, it is safe to say
that about 20 per cent thereof will not be
paid, so that adding to the above amount
of $22, 354 90
the deficiency of, say 5000 90
arising from unpaid taxes of
last years levy, and indcbt-
edness of the County, at
the end OF the year will be S27, 354 90
or about the same as at the close of the
last preceding year.
AS to the tax certificates in the County
Treasury, they are to large extent, COM
paratively worthless, and all that can be
realized from them during the present
year, will hardly exceed the sum of
5000 which is included in the estima-
ted amount of fees etc, Of the County
Treasurer's Office. These. certificates are
mostly on lands and village lots which are
at present, unsaleable; and it is doubtful
whether they would bring 25 cts On the
dollar, if sold to the highest bidder.
From the above figures may be drawn
these conclusions:
First. That the County, in its expendi-
lures, is fully one year ahead OF It's ap-
preparations.
Second. That there will be barely
means enough to redeem the orders out
standing OF the 3lst day Of December
last. EW
Third. That there will not be farth-
ing in the County Treasury to defray cur
rent expenses, such as officers salaries,
jurors fees, per diem OF members of
| County Board, and variol ,ther claims
| that should he paid in cash.
A fair and candid examination of this
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