The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-14
HAMBLEN COUNTY EINANOEs.

HAMBLEN COUNTY FINANCES.
w. A. Howell, Chairman Of the Coun-
ty Court of Hamblen county, submitted
the following exhibit of the financial
condition OF the county to the last term
of the Court
70 The WOrshtpfttE County Court
Of Ham6Ien county, Jan. Term, 1880:
Your Chairman respectfully submits the follow
ing report
The aggregate taxes assessed by your county for
all purposes, for the year 1879, exclusive OF the
State tax, amount to $l2 761 "a, Of which the sum
of 1857 AZ was county tar proper TO meet expen-
ses for the current year; 544 SO was for school
purposes, and the Of 49, 1s1 IS was assessed az
a railroad and pauper tax
The aggregate value of the real property Of your
county, under the assessment Of 1879 is 259:
that of the personal property is $ls6, 40, and
the aggregate total is 1,272,69S The number Of
polls for the year is 1897.
INDEBTEDNESS.
Railroad bonds, inclusive of bonds to the
amount of s21OO, issued in aid Of the RoQersville
and Jefferson railroad and assumed by your eoun-
ty, $500. Amount of warrants outstanding zap
proximated) s. 400, which win be absorbed in taxes
of 1879.
EXPENDITURES.
Amount allowed paupers and on their
account. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,15O 81
Expenses Of Circuit Courts, inclusive
of criminal prosecutions (approxi-
mated) .................... 5000 90
Expenses of County Courts-amounts
paid to Justices ...... ............. 500 3s
Amount paid Sheriff for holding courts
and ex-oficio services ............. $50 90
Amount paid County Clerk for court
and road orders and ex-oficio serv-
ices................ g. ............. s5s 80
PAID Tax Assessors for services. ...... 2S6 90
Paid for fuel for courthouse and iail 60 90
Paid for blank books, stationery. etc $50 CD
Paid for road tools, fuse, etc ....,. 60 90
Paid bills Of cost from Justices docket s24 4e
Paid superintendent Public Instruc-
uon......-.... ...................... IT'S 90
Paid Chairman County Court annual
salary ........... .................. $50 90
Paid W. G. Witt bal. due on Jail cage IL %
Paid King Evans in part of fee in
suit with Jefferson county an On
Paid Livingston, former sheriff, ex-
of1icio service in 1873 . 4075
Paid A. r. Dickinson Jail commits
sloner........ .................... 100
Paid jailer for board Of prisoners zee ssg 81
Paid commissioners Of poor per year
for services Observation-Disclosures. AZ 90
REVENUE FROM ALL SOURCES
Direct county tax, 80 cents on the 800 Ss17 Al
Tax on litigation and fines from Circuit
Court NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1877 90
Tax on deeds and privileges from
County Clerk......... ............. $40 Is
Tax on litigation in Chancery Court. 1856 20
FINES under small onense acts. 81 90
Rent OF circuit courtroom ........... s 90
During the year 1872 934 warrants were issued.
aggregating 1910 9s which is 81 T29 IA less than
the amount issued during the year 1878
SETTLEMENT WITH TRUSTEE.
Your Chairman further reports, that en- settle
ment made December 81, 1879, your Trustee, j. E.
Thompson accounted in full for the t. xes Of 1873
although under the law a final settlement could
not have been required Of him until May /, 1880
Your county is in this respect in advance Of any in
the State; and the energy, promptness and ability
of your Trustee in the discharge Of oficial duty
and his answering fidelity and devotion to the
public interests deserving of the highest praise
1t is proper to add in this connection that the
clerks of your different courts have accounted to
December 81, 1879, for revenues in their hands,
TAX FOR 1880.
The following is recommended as the rate of
taxation for the present year County tax, 80
cents; school tax county and State, 20 cents rail-
road tax, Is cents, and pauper tax 10 cents, max.
ing rs cents, to which add 10 cents for State tax
giving IS cents as tax the 500.
All which Is respectfully submitted.
w. A. HOWELL, Chairman,