The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-11
Report OF Finance Committee of
Gregg County, Texas.


EoN6viEw, Tx, July 10, 1880
To the Hanor ,ble District tou,t of Gregg
Your committee appoiated at the present
term Of the court uuder title "a revised
statutes to examine all the books, accounts,
reports, vouchers and orders of the commits
sioners court relating to the finances of the
county and such other examination as to
them may seem proper, ETC., would respect
fully report that we have made minute,
complete and searching examination of re.
ports, records and all matters appertsining
to the finances and management generally of
the county, as well OF the commissioners
court as of the manner in which the other
county officers have discharged their duties
both as regards compliance with law and
their competency to discharge intelligently
the many responsible and onerous du
ties required of them as evidenced by
their reports, books and from personal inquiry
we find the financial condition Of the county
as under control and manage
ment of the commissioners court as follows:
GENERAL INDEBTEDNESS OF GREGG COUNTY.
Tora Indebtedness to July, 1880. .. s6,0l4 o.
Court house Observation-Disclosures. $780, -
We find that reports of county officers have
been made promptly and entries thereof cor
rectly aud lawfully made.
| We find that collecting officers settle
promptly with the treasurer ana the COM
missioners court as required by law,
| We find the treasurers reports made reg,
ularly to the commissioners court, and
vouchers produced for moneys paid out by
him.
We have counted the cash in the treasu-
rer's hands and lind it correct to Il cent.
We find after diligent investigation that
the county commissioners court have man.
aged all ounty matters in most satisfactory
manner, and that they have serupulously
guarded and protected the interest Of the
county and administered its financial affairs
| in alnost intelligent and economical manner.
We find that tue expenses Of the county
have been reduced to the lowest point posi-.
bic, consistent with efficiency, and that all
county matters are man ged as prudenty as
a business man would manage his own bust
ness
We have been surprised at the amount of
extra labor required of some of the officers,
and find that the allowances made them by
the commissioners court are for services
actually rendered of great responsibility and
of the most laborious character, and for
which the law requires that compensation
shall be made by the county commissioners
court. We refer to the county judge, dis.
triet and county clerk and sheriff. We find
these allowances provided for by law, and
from a close investigation, consider that the
allowance made by the commissioners court
to these officers is much smaller than they
earn and should receive,
In conclusion we desire to say that the
strongest language fails to express Our
great qualification at the honest and
economical management of Gregg
county affairs, as well as in the capacity and
| business qualifications OF the officers charged
with its managemeut--judicial executive,
and ministerial, ard we congratulate the
people ofthe county upon being able to Sc
cure the services Of such competent, hon
eat and faithful public officers tor the meagre
compensation they receive, and believe We
can safely challenge any county in the state
or elsewhere, to show their superiors for ca
pacity, honesty and fqithfulness to duty.
Respectfully submitted
L. l.. LEAGUE.
J. G. TURNER.
A. A. WoMAcK.
Committee.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, in oper
court, this 10th day of July, A. d., 1880.
| II. g. JOHN @. ROBERTSON, Judge.