Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-12
COUNTY FINANCES.
A Glimpse at the Records in the San
ia Pe County Treasurer8
Office.
The Various Funds and How they Stand
Money for Next Years
Expenses.

A representative OF this paper called on
County Treasurer Gavino Ortiz this morn
ing and with him went over tie records
January last the treasurer made his last
settlement with the county board. Up to
that time he had paid outstanding war
rants to the number OF 1891 registered
in rotation back of this number, how
ever, are warrants amounting to about
81 900 which have not been presented for
payment and their present holders are
unknown. No warrants outstanding at
the first of this year have been paid since
January 3 last, chiefly iOr the reason that
until lately there have been 10 funds on
hand The total number OF warrants
outstanding, including those drawn
recently on the school fund, is
1852, leaving about 1000 warrants out
standing, which in money stands tot SOL
5SS, the total amount OF unpaid warrants
at this time, and which includes So 900 is
sued to the attorneys Of the county in the
CoIer case, and $6,U34 issued to the Water
4 Improvement company. The money
now III the treasury can not be paid out
for any purpose whatsoever this year, rs
under the new law it must be kept intact
to pay the running expenses of and place
the county on cash basis i'll 1890. The
status OF the various funds as shown by
The tressurer's books is as follows:
THE COUNTY FUND
At the treasurer's last settlement with
the county board, January 3, 1889, there
remained in the fund $lO0.17. Since that
time there has been received from the
sheriff and collector, April 8, $500; Nov
ember l, 81 ,042 "a; December 7, 81 ,562.-
so, the total OF which is on hand and
available Tor footing county expenses next
year.
T., s, F. 4 N. K. R. INTEREST FUND.
Out of this fund the treasurer has paid
this year, January 8, $3.50; July %,
81 $50, leaving balance August 10, 1889,
in the fund of $4,000.
Ul this years tax available for next
years payments there has been received
the following sums November l, 81 ,45S.-
50 December I, 81, 1880, minus $037. 10,
amount paid for assessors per centage,
leaving now on hand So, 654.54
COUNTY BOND FUND.
All interest coupons on outstanding
funded bonds have been paid as far as
presented, and there is now in the treas
ury for next years interest payments the
sum OF $l.724.25.
SCHOOL FUND.
On January last the treasurer had in
this fund $3O.37. Since that date the
collector has paid in July II, 81, 264,07
November !, $lO4204; December 7,
81 ,562 %. Out OF this sum by order OF
the county board and school supern
tendent there has been paid out sulii-
cient to reduce the amount now Oh hand
to $78l.90
COURT HOUSE WARRANT FUND.
The interest coupons on the court
house warrants, so far as presented (and |
the treasurer thinks that all those due
have been presented), have been paid, and
there is now on nanQ Sl 800. 30.
OUTSTANDING WARRANT FUND.
As above stated, the amount Of warrants .
now outstanding is about SOL ,000-some
have been lost or destroyed, or failed to
be registered, and the exact amount is in
definite. None OF these warrants have
been paiu this year. The amount OF
money on hand in this new fund, now
opened for the first time under the lately
enacted finance law, is ~, DC, IA.
CAPITOL CONTINGENT FUND.
Out Of this fund no payments have been
made this ear, and there is now on hand
slO7.
Concerning the capitol contingent fund
and the $l67 therein the treasurer says
he has no knowledge OF why it is there
nor how it came there. His predecessor
had such fund and $l52 therein when
the present treasurer received the office,
und since then $l5 has been turned in by
the collet tor for such fund. Mr.. Ortiz
saws that under the law no such moneys
should come to his hands and he merely
holds it, and has held it for year, sub
ject to The orders of the county commits
sioners.
n. s. P, R. R. BOND INTEREST.
No interest coupons belonging to these
bonds have been presented for payment
this year. The amount in the fund is
$349.U3.
CURRENT EXPENSE BONDS.
For paying the interest on the currentex
pense bonds, yet to be issued by the
county, there is now on hand $355.27.
Gratifying to All.
The high position attained and the uni
versal acceptance and approval of the
pleasant liquid fruitremedy, Syrupof Figs,
as the mort excellent laxative known,
illustrate the value OF the qualities on
which its success is Lased and are album .