The Springdale news., 1889-10-18
' SPRINGDALE NEWS.
SpRlSGDALE, ARK, Ger. IS, 1889
Leyying Court.

, county met at the court house Mon- day according to the law, with his honor, Judge II. P. Greene, presld- ing, and at least three-fourths of the justices of the county present Judge Greene, submitted a report of his stewardship which was as follows:
 The condition of the roads and bridg- es of the county are barely passable and under the law as amended by the last legislature, cannot be otherwise, unless money is appropriated for that purpose. Five days labor per hand cannot. under the most favorable CIT cumstances, keep our roads in anything like creditable condition. Your espe- cial attention IS called to this matter. and trust you will take such action and give such instruction as will assist the County Court ,n tsoing something for the improvement of our pnblic roads.
 The County Farm and Houses are in good condition, of the kind,' with some improvements on the farm and houses since my last report. We have now only eight inmates as regular paul pers and pensioners on the county and one of them is a lunatic and ought to be in the Asylum, but the county has three in excess of her number at Little Rock, with six or eight applications tor our unfortunate lunatic citizens and sufferers waiting. and needing assist. tance, and no place to send them tc. For the past year quite number of un- fortunate poor and destitute have met with accidents, fallen sick and died and have been cared for and buried at the county's expense. The. county is paying Sc.25 for her paupers per month everything furnished by the Superin- tendent except burial expenses. extla medicine and medical attention.
 As stated iii my report last year. the Court House needs new roof, while the other improvements called for Tn that report have been made except as 10 the jail and the needs of new jail, and jail in another and different place is as much called for Id needed now as at any other time Circumstan- ces forced me to repair and fix the eeels but it is unsafe yet, filthy and in the wrong place.
 For the financial condition of the county, l refer you to report of the county clerk, sheriff and treasurer. which 1 take to be correct and which show the amount of funds received for the year just cloSed, and the amount Of outstanding indebtedness so far as entered of record And l must say so far as the officers of the county and of the townships are concerned, they have been faithful to themselves, to the county and 10 the county court.
 You will see from the reports made that the expense of the county have been much larger in every respect. tsaVe that Of the rauper claims,1 than heretofore, for any one year, and that our income must be porportianly larger or else the county must gradually grow in indebtedness.
 As to the cause of this increase et expenses, need not in this report give 9n opinion but will say that whatever
 cause, lt becomes us as a lowing court, to use our best judgment in making levy of taxes that will best meet the expenses of the county, and the interest of the taxpayers.
 Owing to the amount our county is now behind and the necessary increase Of expenses, and demands. and the fur ther consideration, that several expensive suits III circuit court have and will fall against the county and Will have to be paid, It is necessary that We levy. at least, another mill tax for county purpose.
 am under obligations to any and all l Of you that constituted any part of for mef leVYlng courts, and trust in your action at this court, you will exercise such discretion as will be best for our county and her good citizens.
 Respectfully submitted
 II P.GREENE,
 Co. Judge Washington Co.,, Ark.
 October :, 1889
 The report of the sheriff, circuit clerk, county clerk and treasurer were submitted and read, which showed the necessities of the coun- v for the coming year.
 The usual levy of 5 mills for general county purposes was then made without a dissenting vote, ? mills were levied to pay interest on A. l. U. bonds and one mill sink ing fund. This will make the total