The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-04
PARTIAL LOOK
At TIE BOOKS
Work Of the County Special
COMMITTEE.
TAEY MAKE THEIR re FORT
COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS IN
CREASED IN PAST TWO
YEARS
TaEY MAKE THEIR FORT
70 SETTLE WITH sHtpFF ON TIT 10 D.
Supev sor McM3ctin won in. Tents 70 BE-
0-dered for the Coovicts and eo'ss
on the Roads. New Carpet
for Clerk Russ.


The county commissioners were in SEES
sion yesterday. The special committee
appointed to examine the books OF the
former officers of the county. submitted
the following report:
"By your instruction. we nave made a
partial examination of the financial at
fairs of the county for the past tive
years. and have to report that we have
handled all bills pertaining ID III,
county as approved by Mr.. j. Il. Hill,
late chairman for the past two years,
and have compared same with county
orders issued in payment thereof.
Have examined books of la.e County
Treasurer. and have checked items cn.
tered by him as having neen received
with stubs on receipt book, Have
checked items as having been paid by
him with stub book of orders ISSUED,
have entered all receipts and disburse-
ments on book marked ''JOurnIl," here,
with admitted. and have posted sane
to different accounts Oh book marked
Ledger" herewith.
I'VE find the total receipts Of comfy
to have been 73.22635 and the total dis
bnrscments for the .wo years S11, 1910
(See page - of ledger and sec also con.
densed statement herewith.
I'VE find there should have been Il bal
ance in the hands of the Treasure: OF
81, 11G.65, less an error in his accouas OF
commission charged the county of S43.99,
and that his books shows said balance
to have been S531.02
",TEe two books referred tc above,
marked Journal and ledger" CON
tain in detail n record Of all transac-
tons Of the county fund, and are with
the general statement and account re-
spectfully submitted as part Of our r..
pert.
'.Wesind the approximate - lebtellness
of the county, December ). 1893. SIS
S1742. and that on December :, 1S3; il
was approximately $3.50, 1S6.61. It is i'm
possible to be accurate as to the liz
deEtedness of the county nj either date,
on account Of the absence Of data from
which to make up statement. no
record having been found of indebted
ness. except such as we discovered in
cidentally.
$50 far as we have been able to -
with the limited time at our disposal.
we have endeayored to make our work
thorough. and we think you will find
the books we have prepared for you.
containing in detail n record of al
transactions of that part of the coun:
tvs finances called County Fund, .
will give you full and complete infol-
IN l.,
that part of the county's business.
I'VE await your further commands, if
you wish a further examination of the
county's financial affairs, and will feel
obliged IL you will specify what de-
partment, if any, you wish us 10 take
UP next.
I'VE think it due the late Treasurer,
Mr.. Knight. to say that the discrepancy
in his books, as noted. DOES not appear
to have occurred by any effort to de-
fraud the county, but was the result Of
carelessness in bookkeeping and we are
informed that he has already paid over
to the County Treasurer the difference
of 81. 491 Ga
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
a. ~. IARllN.
No action was taken by the board on
this report. 1T will probably be consid-
cred ut the meeting to-day. The follow.
ing business was disposed of:
An order was issued to the sheriff &c
grant liquor license TO Simpson
Quarles.
An order was isued to stain the floor
or put down carpet or mating on the
floor of the clerks Office. as preferred
by Clerk Russ.
An order was issued to grant license
to dealers in Raleigh, who were recently
granted license by the city.
AIessrs. Lewis and Pegram. of the
board We're appointed II committee tC
make settlement with Sheriff Jones OF
January 10th 1T 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. w. c. McMackin appeared before
the board and took the oath of Office.
Ex-Superintendent c. b. Ray, present
ed an inventory of the road property
This was referred to Messrs. Lewis and
Pegram.
Supervisor McMackin was instructed
to order tents for the c0nyicts and
horses on the roads at cost of $40 and
$50, respectively.
Application for new road in Mark 5
Creek township was received.
Other routine ark was transacted
The board meets again to-day.