South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-03-21
sa-The following is an abs,rac, of the re.

sos-The following is an abstrac, of the re-
port of S. l.. FLoURNoY and C. S. WHITE
on the financial condition of the county.
They report that they have carefully ex.
amined all the Records of the Superv;sors
and have ascertained the allowances made
since LIST January 1872, the date of the re-
port of w G CLAYTON, Sc, on the iiuan-
cial condition Of the county.
They return three statements, "a 81
Il C.
Statement "a shows, that the amount
ct allowances made and ordered To
he paid from the LIST January, 1872,
to LIST January 1873, was S6sOs 7Ok
Statement ~, taking as its basis and
teginDing. the settlement of w c.
Clayton, &c made st January
1872, shows, that on lst Janua-v
S13. the debt of the county in
Guiding allowances OF 1872 was
during the year 1872 SlO353 52I
And that during that time Including
the sum Of S523G 64c iless commits
sions and delinGuepts) in the hands
Of the Sheriff on the LIST January
ls72 the levy of 1872, and all other
money which would come into the
Sherit7s hands the total amount
which couldte applied TO discharge
said debt " ould he Soio9 90
Leaving ever and above all assets
which could be applied to its pay
ment due from the County for
claims which had been ordered To
be paid before lst January, 1873 Ss5I 81
Statement &C. taking as its basis and
beginning, the settlement of the
Sherihs account made by Robert
White, up to goth August, 1872,
shows that there due from tao
County and ordered To be paid from
that time To LIST January, 1873, S6328 50
And that during that time (from Goth
August, 1872 to LIST January, 1871
the total amount then in the hands
of the Sheriff and To come into lis
hands to discharge said debt was S5463 -
So that 10y this Statement (bavng
different basis from that of State
meut ~ II appears that there was
due from the County over & above
ali assets which could Ice applied To
its payment for claims which had
been ordered to be paid before the
LIST January, 1873, Ss64 CO
IL will be seen that there is a discrepancy Of
$40 OG cts in the amount of debt of the county
unprovided for on the LIST January, 1873, as as.
certained by Statement b. from that here ascer.
taIned.
But these results were arrived at in diff
fcreDt methods and from different stand
points, aud the committee account for the
discrepancy by saying hat they have dc
tected an error If six cents in the last sher-
III settlement, reducing The discrepancy
To Gu, which they say my arise from an
error IN addition either on the part Of some
former committee or themselves, which
tiom the large amount of work a rc-addi-
tor wOui'i require and the want Of time
they are unable TO diecuver
But allowing this error of $40, to be ia
statement &C. the county was on the Ist
day of January, 1873, i.deLted for Ct i'm,
then actually allowed aud ordered to be
pad, TO tie amount Of $50 81 cts more
than 1t had or would have funds TO die.
charge, besides the amount due as above,
to pay which no way is provided.
The B'nrd of Supervisors citing under
lac order of the j Judge, directed the Court
house tn be repaired &c , at IN expense Of
$500, aud made no prosi.inn for the pay
meat OF said sum, 4 the work was not done.
The Board also ordered certain land books
To be rebound but made no provision to
pay therefor.
The Board also ordered report on the
road fund but made no provi.o to pay
therefor.
The Bard also ordered certain books TO
be bought but made no provision to pay for
them
The Board also made noprovisioo to pay
for Geed recording, &c, from . j.
Wirgmsn
The Board ordered 81 200 TO be set D.
side out Of The Ivy of 1872 asa road
fund, but rs the levy has al G. y been cx-
pended, there is no provision made for
road expenses from January Ist, 1873,
till August next
The Board also made no provision to
pay the ST. res Of the Ceunry Ulcers
from January TO August, 1873
The Board also made no provision To-
pay fnr fuel, stationary, &c from January
1878, TO August
The Bond also made DO provision to
pay the Jury costs, nor aug of The other
expenses of tie terms Of the Cucui, end
County Courts from January l-f. 1873, 10
August next, term Circuit aud I terms
County Court
The report concludes a. follows:
In short The Board Of Supervisors have
made no provision to meet any Of the OK
pcnses 81 The County frou the Ist If Jan
urry, 1915, 10 rho next levy IN August,
llw Code West Va, Chapter. 80, Sections
IG a A..
We have been thus particular in emu.
merating the Hcccss0JU expenses which