Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-20
MONEY IN The TREASURY
Finances Of Pottawattamie in First-Olass
Condition,
EXPENSES REDUCED DURING PAST YEAR
Taxes paid In More Promptly Than
Usual and the Future Out
look is Most Graf
flying.
EXPENSES REDUCED DURING PAST YEAR

The finances Of Pottawatamie county are
in better shape than they have been LOT
many years past. The expenses OF running
The county during the last year were con-
giderably less than in 1897. The receipts
were in excess Of the expenditures and con-
seuuently the count had a handsome pal
anen in its treasury to commence 1872 Win,
Notwithstanding the fact that during the
las, year. a large amount of outstanding
warrants had been paid.
This is the statement made by County
Auditor lines who has just completed an
itemizcd tabulation Of the receipts and
warrants drawn on the general fund during
1898 covering the expenses OF running tue
county government during that period.
The taxes as a rule have been paid up bet
ter than for many years previous and the
record is a most gratifying one.
The total receipts in the general fund
during 1925 amounted to $l0I, I66 "A, and
the warrants drawn for the same period
amounted to $S7 .429.S2. This would appar-
emily leave a balance of ST. 1850, but this
balance was reduced by the payment during
the year of old warrants.
The receipts in the general fund ttemiZed
are as follows; Tax collected by 4 mill levy,
$54. 564.6O; polls. $3,776.S2; dogs, $l,491.4S;
liquor tax, SIS, 699.14; fees from sherin's Of
fee, 81, 394.5O; fees from recorder, $636.lO;
from clerk of district court, $3,7l4.92; from
clerk of superior court, $299; road costs and
plating, l ,695. 25; various sources, $l,SSS.35.
The itemized list Of disbursements is in
: teresting as it shows the cost of running
the various county offices and departments.
The biggest item on the list is officers
salaries which amounts to $14, 300. 0S, while
the deputies salaries amount to S9,ll3.33.
The members of the Board of Supervisors
I rapaiyaJ S1 O16 IN for nor diam and mileage
while the cash expenses Of the various
county officers amounted to $1,225.30. Wit
nesses before the district court received
! 81, 252.75 in Council Bluffs and $34S.0l in
Avoca. The cost of witnesses before the
grand jury in Council Bluffs and Avoca
amounted to $3.50. 80, while the cost of the
grand jury itself in both places reached
$SS3.25. The district court petit juries cost
in both courts 81, 793. 80. District court re-
porters are taxed up with 81 ,S64, while S537
were spent by the county in providing attor-
neys for defendants unable to pay.
The cost of feeding juries amounted to
$23S. %, and prisoners $3,141.3O. The supe-
rior court cost the county $2,020.45. while
the city also paid 81 900 for maintaining
same.
The justices of the peace received 81 $50. %
and the constables 81, 331.71. The juries and
the witnesses in the justice courts cost
$627.2 The coroner's office only cost
$222.95 The township officers drew 81, 109.7 IA
Election expenses amounted to $%2,612.27,
The cost of publishing the delinquent tax
list was 50, 1896 and of publishing the
proceedings of the Board Of Supervisors
SO, 421. 80.
During the year the county spent
s., 144.43 for printing, stationery and sup
plies of a similar character. Fuel cost
81, 3S6.12; light, $1,351.14; water, s635.19
ice, $111.70. The assessors of the county
received $3.17S.41 and 1913 was paid out fol-
bounty on wolf scalps.
The contribution of the county toward
building and maintaining the Pottawatamie
wigwam at the exposition amounted tt
So, 741.23 was allowed.