Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-13

Total, $2,931 CT
These warrants nearly all lie in this
Office, uncalled for, and of course not
bearing interest: 1t is safe to estimate
that warrants to the amount of nearly
one thousand dollars will never be
claimed, making practically that rcduc.
ton in the amount to be redeemed by the
county.
To the above statement, there should
properly be added one Jail Warrant,
amounting to $2,5OOOO, due February
18th, 1874, since it will have to be paid
out of the County Fund
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY.
The Indebtedness of the county, OK
elusive of bridge account, on the first
day of June, 1878, was as follows to.wit:
Outstanding County Warrants, $2,9316
Jail 100000
Int. on outstanding Jail Warrant, 1900
Notes to Per School Fund 1877
Interest on same, 6G.25
Due Hosp for Insane, care of
patients, 1,632.14
County Bonds, $4,000
Interest on Bonds, 341.67
Cash overpaid by Co. Treasurer, SO1.57
Total Indebtedness, $1S,335.47
OF this amount, there is due,
on demand, $5,365.3s
RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY.
The resources Of the County on the
first day of June, 1873 were as follows,
to-wit:
Cash in Treas Swamp land fund, $65OOO
Bond s. 4S2.O3
Bounty $3.50
g p. F. Il Jail 1.65
Delinquent tax, Co. fund, total, 1s,914.37
Penalty on Del. Tax, 6,666.54
Del. Tax, Bounty Fund, total. SOFAS
Penalty on Delinquent Tax,
Bounty Fund, total, 1892
Del. Tax, Jail Fund, total, 256.3s
Penalty on Del. Tax, total, 364.02
Del. Tax, Poor Farm Fund, total, 276.16
Penalty on Delinquent Tax,
Foor Farm Fund, total, 545.44
Del. Tax, Relief Fund, 1851
Penalty on Del. Tax, Relief Fund, 107.62
Del. tax, Poor Fund, total, 2,118.O2
Penalty on Delinquent Tax.
Poor Fund, total, 1895
Del. Tax, Bond Fund, total, $l,O91 26
Penalty on Del. Tax, Bond Fund.
total, 1880
Total resources, 27,4s335
This gives an excess Of resources
over Indebtedness of 9,14788
On the one hand, a small portion of the
Indebtedness will never be called for, and
three-fourths of the remainder is not yet
due; while on the other, portion of the
delinquent tax is not collectible. How
ever, the present resources, Immediately
or remotely available, more than equal
the indebtedness of the county This
statement has reference, of course, to the
general finances of the county and does
not include the matter of bridge con
struction, for which q separate fund is
provided.
/ COUNTY PROPERTY
Tie county owns the following prop.
erty, to-wit:
Court House, Ill and Jailor's
house, with grounds, value, csti-
mated, 100000
Poor farm embracing the follow
ing described Lands:
| NJ ne4 Sec. 20, tip. SO, r. 9, 80 acres;
Ptse4 neil sec -, tp. 80, r. $685. acres;
Sw111 mel sec IS, tp. 80, II 8, ~ acres !;
Pt ne4 sw1l sec %, tp. SO, r. 0, SO acres;
Total, 1922 acres;
Estimated value. 100000
Swamp Lands, Buch Co., 4 ,233.46
acres,appraised value, $6,O67. 80
Ind. Swamp Lands, Humboldt
Co., 600 acres,ap. value, 100000
Ind. Swamp Lands, Palo Alto
Co., 400 acres, ap. value, 100000
Ind. Swamp Lands, Pocahontas
Co., s4O.s7 acres, ap value, 1901. 35
Estimated and appraised value of
!, all property, 63,269.15
The above estimated value Of public
buildings includes furniture and fixtures
The swamp lands Of the county arc all
! held open for private sale at their ap
l praised value, for cash. The coun
t ty buildings are in fair state of repair
I andiwill doubtless answer2 the purposes
+ OF the county for number of years to
: come, without material additions.
BRIDGE FUND.
> The whole amount of warrants issued
: on the Bridge fund for the fiscal year
commencing June /, 1872, and ending
May 81, 1878, was $24,053.01.
i These warrants were issued for the
following DurpostS tO.Wit: