The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-03-30
COUNTY FINANCES.

COUNTY FINANCES.
CLERK MILLERs REPORT TO THE GRAND
JURY.
OcALA, FLA, March 20, 1894
To the Honorable VIM. H. Wigg, states attorney
fifth judicial circuit, and the Honorable grand
jury in and for Marion county, Florida, spring
term, 1894.
Gentlemen:-I again have the honor to submit
to you herewith, report of the financial condi-
ton Of Marion county, from October 4, 1898, to
March S, 1894.
BALANCE IN TREASURY, MARCH s. 1894.
COUNTY PROPER FUND.
Balance in treasury Oct. 2, 1898 s7,9S7I7
Received by 5,6SS63
$3.50
Of the amount received ss,a8r.75 was for
licenses,
Paid out by treasurer..... $7,47S26
Balance in treasury, March S, Is94..... sr,o97.s4
COUNTY BUILDING FUND
Balance in treasury, Oct 2, 1898 S6,eS7-sI
Received by treasures. 32o32o
sIo.IeI, OF
Paid out by treasurer ................... $4,000
Balance in treasury March S, 1894 .....-. 57soI
COUNTY ROAD FUND
Balance in treasury, Oct. 2, I895........S4,oIo72
Received by treasurer. I,I534o
s5.I64.ar
Paid out by treasurer .................. 3,783,24
Balance in treasury sI,3So97
COUNTY SCHOOL FUND.
Balance in treasury Oct. 2, 68S.24
Received by treasurer ................... $4,000
I7,o67s4
Paid out out by treasurer. 8,75oo5
Balance in treasury, March S, Iso4...... $33r3.So
On the above amount received by the
treasurer for the school fund there
was received, viz. on account Of re-
demption and sale of tax certificates 447.47
State appointments of one mil1....... I,8Sz.33
Sale of forfeited weapons. 252o
Poll 1000
Fines collected 66r5o
Total. s7a6so
GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT.
Balance of warrants outstanding Oct. q
1894 ass6 IS
Issued warrants to and including March
S, srI95s4
33,7sa.o7
Warrants 2Io45.5o
Warrants outstanding March S. I8o4.~$Ia, 7o65a
of this amount there was issued at the
March meeting of county commission
I2.IS4oo
and Of which amount, one warrant
was for $5,ooo.oo in favor of +. w.
Agnew, for money borrowed for
county building fund, and due and
payable, July 1, 1894.
ASSESSMENTS FOR 1885,
For county tax proper ............ II4I5.s6
of which collector has paid.............. 2,IoSoo
Balance uncollected March S, Iso4......$ o,3o7.56
For county road 5,7o7.78
OF which collector has paid. ............ I,o54.oo
Balance uncollected, March S, Iso4......s 465s.7S
For county building fund................ 5,7o7.78
of which collector has paid...-.....,. I,o54.oo
Balance unsolicited, March S. ISo4........S 46s5,7S
ASSESSMENTS FOR 1893.
For county school fund. $28 $500
of which amount collector has paid. $4,000
Balance uncolacted March S, 26S 90
For school fund Ocala 7675.I3
of which amount collector has paid... s69.4I
Balance uncolected Mar S, 1894 .........$ a3o5.7z
License tax 3z81.75
Amount paid to county treasurer........ 3,aSI.75
Poll 444oo
Amount paid to county treasurer-........ 1000
Balance unsolicited March 1894 .........s a7s4oo
ACCOUNT OF SHERIFF.
Balance due October 2, 1893. ............. $500
Fines posed by criminal court of rec
Fines imposed by county judges court
March IL $500
Sale of forfeited weapons ................. as.2o
sI,255.ao
BY paid county treasurer.....4o5 40
BY serving sentence in jail......s6s.oo
1860 20
Balance unsolicited. -....s 1850
The contract for building the new coun-
ty Jail was awarded to the Manly
manufacturing company Of Dalton,
Ca for the sum SIS $4,000
On which there has been paid------..... I2,7I44o
Leaving balance due of................. s,r7s6o
There has also been expended for new
county Jail for extra work on Jail -. s5I.44
For chinch well at Jail ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5000
For fence at 1896 IS
The Following amounts have been paid
out for all road purposes in the fol-
lowing commissioners districts from
October 2, 1898 to March S, 1894
Commissioners district No. I................ s7oSs
.-............. 3ao.sS
5.-.....-.....-.. 4sI.73
4.............--. 10000
5.....--......-- I,o74.o5
The amount paid out for all charitable
Purposes from October 2 1898, o
March s. ISo4....... ...-........... 10000
The board Of county commissioners es-
tabiished free ferry at Sharp's ferry
at an expense Of sI4.7o per month,
tper contract) for operating same
On account Of the city Of ocala falling to take
and pay tor the old Jail and lot at the price nam
ed to them by the board of county commission
ers for Marion county, and further, owing to the
large amount Of taxes unsolicited for the year
1892, the board Of commissioners were COMPEL
ed to borrow $4,000 for the county building
fund, and for which they issued warrant due
July i 1885, and paid interest thereon At the ratt
Of per cent. per annum.
Any further information ia reference 4, = NJ
business pertaining to my ONCE win BE cheer
fully furnished. and the above Is respectf,ll,
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