The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16

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purifier, and-ft's ayers.
WAKE COUNTY OFFICIALS.
A FlatteIing Report From Each County
Ohicer-Tho Board of Commandment
Reduce Expenses and Decrease tho
County 3 lndebte loss-Win tho Demo
cratic Press Give These Figures for the
Public's informant on2
The Board of County Commissioners
were in session last week. In addition
TO transacting the usual routine bust
ness, committees were appointed to ex-
anime the office and books of the several
county officers. DR.. r. b. Ellis hand.
ed in his resignation as County Coroner
to take effect as soon as his successor is
appointed. The election of q road sup
ervisOr for the ensuing year was left
over until the next regular meeting.
The following are the reports of the
committees:
shsriH-s Office.
The undersigned committee on the
Sheriff's office, have examined said Of
flee and report as follows:
I'VE lind that including December
18th, that the Sheriff has collected on
the tax list the sum of $62 OO6.29. This
is little more than half the amOnnt
OF the entire taxes as charged up to
the Sheriff. The taxes are divided as
follows:
State taxes-$15,342.24 cOunty-$17,-
51O.l9; schOO'--$l7 ,S36.13; graded school
81, SS4.99; Ralei gh road district-$3,-
42l.7i. The Sheriff reports that the
taxes of the people residing outside
of Raleigh have paid with greater
prOmptness than for years, and that
nearly all the taxes Ow due are by
citizens of Raleigh tow nship.
OF the $62,0 06 30 col lected, there is
now balance in the National Bank OF
Raleigh. including the State taxes,
$23,5l1.21. The balar &c has been paid
to the proper officers.
We found the office kept in a very
neat and business-'like manner, so that
it was an easy ard simple matter to
add that we think the Shariff's office is
conducted in sue h manner as exhibits
the business-like capacity of the Sher-
III and his as sistants, and reflects
credit on the county authorities.
RUBUs BARBEE,
J. G. l.. HARRIS,
Committee.
Register, OF Deeds Office.
To the Honor able Board of County
Commissioners of Wake County.
GENTLEMEN Il, as committee ap.
pointed to examine the office of Reg
lister of Deeds, beg to report that fine
the books in said office neatly and
correctly kept. 1 find that for the
year ending October 31st, the Register
of Deeds has sold four hundred aDd
eighty-One (4S1) marriage license; ant
that he holds the Sheriff's receipt fol
nine hundred and sixty-tWo dollars
| ($962.OO) as required by law.
Respectfully submitted,
| RUFUS BARBEE,
Committee
| Clerk Superior Court Once.
| To the Board of Commissioners:
| l have carefully examined the offic,
of the Clerk of the Superior Court ane
find the books. papers and records O.
the office all kept as provided by Law
In neat and business-like manner.
| Referring to the annual report mad
by the Clerk as required by Chapter
$50, Section l of the law of 1891.
have thoroughly examined into sail
report and find that it is true and cor
rect according to the records of tn
office of the 1blic funds remaining II
his hands on LIST Monday of this month
w. HI. CHANDLER,
Committee
County Com missiOners Expenditures.
The following is condensed state
ment of the comparative expenditure
of Wake county for the years 1896 an
1897.
During the year 1896 under
Democratic Board OF
County Commissioners the
total expenditures we're, 36,S99 )
During the present Rep-POp
I lures were. 24,sO9 {
Being a saving of sn,sso s
: Tho total indebtedness of the
i, county Dec. 1896 was $4O,S7O
e 1t was discovered later that
the Democratic Board
q made bills, which were not
= known at close of the year
Il but since brought to light
I. amOuntingtO 3,9|2
}. ness of $ 1882
d d Total i' IL Indebtedness Dec. i :, 49,
n 1897 $1,000
Being a saving of $ 12,1O7
e over last year.
Is This is an excellent record al
X one that the Boa I'd of County Cor
missioners can be proud of. Let t
, Democratic press comment on the
reports.
HOw's Thls2
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