The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-08
Reports From Various County
Officials We're Received.
AN ADDRESS FROM JUDGE GRAY
Road Supervisors for the Several
Districts Appointed Other
Matters Taken Up.

n The county court met yesterday in the
circuit court room, and cleaned up con.
: siderable business. Reports from Coun,
ty Clerk Dunbar, embracing a full f.
nancial Statement of the county, was
received and approved. A communiea-
tiion from Judge Gray was read, which
is as follows:
TO the Taxpayers and Citizens of Clat-
sop County, Oregon
) Section S96 of the LAWS of Oregon de-
> fines the powers and dlftles of the coun-
ty count Subdivision says it is '4o
ty court. Subdivision says it is to ''have
che general care and management of the
courty property, funds and business,
where the law does mot otherwise ex-
pressly provide"
III Us a very unpleasant duty for your
county judge to critioise THE misleading
or incomplete statements of former of.
fioials, butt If such reports are not cor.
reoted now the amounts required to pay
such claims are certain to be charged
against the present administration. 1
have therefore advised the showing of
all our assets and liabilities which Mr.. |
f. l. Dunbar, our efficient county clerk. |
has ftemzed fully in his report, made
UP from the reports ON file in his office
by other officers and county experts.
When ithIe present county court as,
sumed office July 1st, 1894, the report
of the retiring county clerk showed
that this county's indebtedness was $7o,-
Hl.29 outstanding warrants, Wits
'5,772.SO cash ON hand in the general
nund," leaving, THE report says, total
debt of $73,9sS49." Had the statement
read 'toital outstanding warlants,r It
would have been nearer correct. The
stale treasurer had notified the former
county COURT, Through the ex-treasurer.
and presented us, shortly after taking
Office, with "a bill of 500, 6S for taxes :
due the State for the years 1891 and 1892.
The ex-county treasurer paid the state
taxes for the YEAR 1898 in full, and in SO
doing borrowed from the ''generaI fund"
SS,94794 reported above, and $47367
should have been reported by the ex,
county clerk as belonging Ito the "spe,
cial road fund" thus leaving only =,
balance of $1,751.37 in the general =
fund.-" applicable ITO the payment of '.
indebtedness. %
The bills and expenses of the county
Bor June, 1894 amounting to sS.7S9 II. g
llso the bill for advertising 1893 delln. =
luent taxes of $2,33462 and estimated -
interest on outstanding WARRANTS, S1O.- -
1000, should be charged as a debt July
st, 1894
The experts, Messrs. Parker. Berg
nan and Adair were, after completing ~ y,
oher work, recently directed TO check 0i
p the outstanding warrants of this
omty from July 1st 1887, to July LIST, =,
1884, Their report shows the outstand-
1g WARRANTS to be $5,9S2O6 less than :,
las reported by the ex-county clerk,
ihich with $123.70 Warrants issued in
'S5 and 1886 which are subject to be :,
leaves the Total debt July LIST. ~, >,
94 as follows:
warrants. & "a 722 % az.
,sIte taxes. 1891 and 1892, "a. .399 az erl'
Npenses, June, 1894. ....... 37S9. II ]
dvermslng delinquent taxes, S1,C
1893 and 1885,. 2334 ~ T
5tinlalted interest on out 500
warrants. . 49,. 10000 DOL r
'bai indebtedness contracted ~
'rior to July 1st 1894, and in .,dd,
LereSt thereon. -. $110, ,251 50 T'O'
The claim of ex-Sheriff Smith. of D
$4,000, for collection of delinauent u
xes, 1898, is In Htigaition, and with ., ~ =,
aspects of being very materially re- n
ced, If nor entirely dlsallowed Al, 5
)n the above date the county's assets ~
re as follows: 5000
al estate and buildings. s. 81. .O0O. 90 n
$3.50
amount due. delinquent DI
axes, le9z........ .......... 2335 "a 1900
amount of property bought ~,
" county judge for taxes e.an
s8S. 1890, 1891. and 1S92..... a7,1sS 50 F'JD, -,
amount of property bought ~
y county judge for delin- 1000.
uent taxes and costs, 1893, d.
IS school and city's proror- s40O.
on. .:....-; .......o.. sS7S.n D
enalty, on above when re- -
asmed.. 49,. -. ..,...... 11,15s IS -, -
amount due from city and c'cio
siool districts for collecting
ixes. :..: ....... ......... 1886 tsr
cash I'm general fund" APP
icalbie to paying outsuand- s1lre'
g warrants....., ......,.. 1,751 81 plain
- put /
Al resources. -. ,.'.'.S S2'S5S- -2s agsr.
Is showing our liaHITaes were I'm ex- ts,a
Of our resources July /. 1894. s47,- oriou
~ duty
ne rapid Improvement in values Of That
estate by reason Of our hatter1ng are c
Dad prospects at this time. VIII as like
the collection Of most OF the above The
urces at an early date. and It is rumo
Ight by conservative men that 20 TO tn,
cent discount will cover any loss
Of the same. leaving our Law
al resources s5O.04s. .s3 urbsx
ON the above showing it can be mans
EdGl reasonable assurance that this fnyp,i,
Ky viii be able within two years n n,,,,.1,