The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-19
CoU MY COMMISSIONERS.
The Experts Report Received and
Other Business Transacted.

The Expert Report Received and
Other Business Transacted.
The Board of County Commissioners
met at the court house yesterday at 10
O'Clock m, for the purpose of hearing
any complaints that might be made by
voters stricken from the registration list
There were present Hons. w. II. Cook,
chairman, A. L. Barker, Peter Munroe.
John Harvey and l.. L. Morgan, with
VIM. F. Forward, clerk, and deputy
sheriff Perry.
There were but few complaints made
in regard to the stricken names, and
only two or three names were re-insta-
ted.
The report of Mr.. S. NJ. Larimier, the
expert examiner, being completed, it
was presented and received by the
Board, the following being the motion:
On motion, it is resolved by the Board
of County Commissioners for Putnam
county, Florida, that the reports, state
ments and exhibits as presented by Mr..
s. NJ. Larimier, expert examiner, show
ing the financial condition of Putnam
county, from 1877 to 1886, inclusive, be
and the same is approved by this Board.
Following is the report of the expert
To W. II. Cook, chairman, and members OF
the Board of County Commissioners OF
Putnam County:
GENTLEMEN-Ih have the honor TO sub
NIT the following report of my investi-
CATION into the books, papers and &C
counts of the county officials of Putnam
1t ~
ending Sept. 30th, 1886, accompanied by
the following exhibits, viz:
Exhibit Assessed and unassessed
taxes of State and county for fiscal years
1S77-1SS5, with recapitulation.
Exhibit b l and 2-Collector's settle
ments of taxes, State and county, for
fiscal years ISS7-1SS5, with recapitula-
ton and summary.
Exhibit C-iIeasurer's accounts re
ceived and disbursed for the county, for
the fiscal years 1S17-1Se5.
Exhibit D-Sheriff's bills of Jail eX-
penses and fees from February 10th,
1885 to Sept. Sd, 1886, with corrected
statements.
Exhibit E-Amounts received and dis
bursed by Treasurer of School Board of
Putnam county, for fiscal years 1877
1885.
Exhibit F-Warrants drawn on Treas
urer for fiscal years 1S77-lSS5.
Exhibit G-List Of Unpaid Warrants
for fiscal years 1S77-1SS5.
ASSESSOR-EXHIBIT 4.
| find in the assessment Of this county
that grave errors IN the description OF
property has been carried all through
the assessment books. 1t ia impossible
in a report of this character to give all
the errors in detail, and would there
fore refer simply to few as follows:
Anderson, Samuel, described as Gland
opposite Devils Elbow" Section %.
Township 10. No number of acres.
Bowen, w. R., described as bought of
Bowen, w. L. L., and described as part
ship or range. % acres.
Ames Walter, described as part of
Berry Miles homestead" number, Sec
ton, township or range, 10 acres.
Higginbotham, f., described as
bought of Smith, Palatka Heights, -
number, section, township or range, j
acres.
johnson, Mrs. j. p, described as part
of Bowling tract" number, section,
township or ra nge, 1jacres.
Ellis, r. N, described as land at Dog
Branch" number, section, township or
range, 100 acres.
Wertheim, L., described as atkins
Place." number, section, township or
Douglass ID. w. c., described as part
of Virgins grant, bought of Chadwick,
Miss Chase and E. p. Hyser," number,
section, township or range, 104 acres.
Stephens, Philip c., described as
land" number, section, township ur
range, 40 acres.
These are but a few of the many re-
curing errors in description, which
shows that the Assessors failed TO search
the records in the County Clerks office,
as required under section 81, page S7i, OF
McClellan's digest.
Lands ''sold to State" are not in ali
cases taken from the assessment books
after second years sale. as required by
law. The following are a few of the
many cases on tax sale list:
Bean, VIM, property sold to State Tor
wears 1850, 81, 80, SO, 81.
Bassett, Mrs. NJ. e., property sold to
State for years 1880, 81, 49,, SO, 81.
Baldwin, j. s., property sold TO State
for years 1880, 81, 50, 'S3, 81.
Crachin, j. W., property sold to State
for years 1880, 81, 81, So, "a.
Richardson, Lawrence, property sold
to State for years 1881, 80, 'S3, 81.
The system of assessment now in vogue
in the different counties or the State
seems to be very imperfect. individuals
are assessed instead of the real estate.
The county Is assessed as a whole in
stead of by townships.
No skeleton map OF the county for the
use of the assessor, on which changes in
the ownership of property can be entered
as recorded in the Clerks office.
As assessment is the basis of revenue
for the county, it should be as correctly
performed as possible.
The careful investigation of the system
of naming the different townships in
each range, preparing a skeleton map of
the same, and assessment of the property
in each township thus named separately,
will prove a source of increased revenue
to the county from the fact that by this
system each and every parcel of land