Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-22


THE AUDITORS REPoRT. The CORES.
pondent Observer - OF the Mtonian, hay-
ing examined the Auditors Report, fur.
nishcd that paper with the following items
Of expenditure
Bridge building and repairing
paid out 5 4,573 "a
Commissioner Stepp 597 90
Hunsickcr 697 50
Eastine 3j1 20
Durham Is 90
Farnsworth, Com'rs Clerk 1926 90
496 %
Schwartz AIS 90
Court House Repairs $50 43
Fees of Sheriff Beckley former Shift 2272 80
General and Spring Elections S04l 32
Cost Of Gas Fixtures jos 40
Gas 272 40
1ndexing admir- accounts by
J. Leisennng 200 90
Insurance on Court House AS 90
Jurors and Constables' returns 1858 30
Keeping Hannah SavidGe and
Jacob Grass at Insane
Asylum 3i3 2G
Penitentiary Expenses 1896 96
Prisoners taken to Peniteutiary 49J OF
District Attorney Fees 40 90
Jury Commissioners 242 St
Printing and Advertising 66S "a
Skunk Scalps 1i94 65
Fox Scalps 81 IS
Mink Scalps l54 65
Pr"thonotary IIaupt's Fees 1893 IS
Road Damages 1886 G7
Transcribng old Dockets by
s. II. Knowles 049 50
Taking Charles White to Sup.
Court e. 90
Total Expenditures in 1872 56,19S 02
Excess above receipts Sl6 Gi
Cash received hy Treasurer
during 1S78 $40 SG5 II
Balance in his hands BAT 90
Militia Tax received 1858 II
Balance in hands Of Treasury lS9 20
Outstanding County Orders 1880 81
: 1872, 1874 2G
Amour. due from Geo. McEce 1881 81
Col'rs as follows:
County Tax 41.447 IS
State Tax 2,470 10
Militia Tax 1920 80
The forthcoming report will show that
there is outstanding on the county !ox du-
plicates, e4j,747 94. The scalp account
amounts to $3.50 6j. There is scarcely
any one that doubts the necessity of re-
pealing the act granting bounties or pre-
miums on scalps, as it has become an inn
position upon the Taxpayers. There are
items that will no doubt strike many as be-
ing exorbitantly high. The clerks pay is
very high, but the people were made to be-
lieye that that officers salary was only 5000
per annum. This amount we consider too
small for 4 competent clerk, and should be
increased. But in the above report We no.
tice that 81, ,296 95 has been paid to clerks
beside 1919 80 for transcribng old Dock
cts, and for indexing 5000, making in all
S2,4fG IS during last year. There are 9th.
er items to which we shall refer when the
Auditors Report is published.
The report exhibits an improvement
which has been brought about through the
new board OF Commissioners organized in
Novem5er last, by pursuing persistent
course in collecting outstanding monies
court fines, and jury fines, which were
not heard of for years past, and b,
having the old duplicates settled up. TIL,
excess of expenditures above receipts il
1871 was Sll,8i0 36, and during 1872
1916 IA, being S1,759 40 less than 1871
which is decided improvement. The out
standing taxes for 1871, and previous years
were S4i, ,676 81, all Of which has bee
collected within few months excepun
SH53S -, the larger portion Of which
uncollectaOe. The outstanding taxes fc
1872 will also be n considerable amount
bat are already put in such a shape tha
nearly all be paid into the treasury durin
the present year, and the present board
Commissioners are determined TO brin
about different state Of affairs than hc
existed in former years. We can safely e,
pect that at the close of 1873, our count
expenses will be reduced, aud much of III
Indebtedness wiped out.
The County Treasurer's accounts ha,
been kept in a business like manner, al
show II balanced account with the Stat
which has not been exhibited under al
former Treasurer for many years. Consi
ering that the Treasury was bankrupt VIII
the present Treasurer took charge of
not one cent having been turned over
him, he managed to pay OFF every ord
that was presented, and paid of the indel
edness to the State besides, and yet has
'aiance in hand of 90, AT 90 shows that
conducted the affairs of that Office
nuer that entities him to the than
tszpsyer.