Evening journal., 1900-09-19
Road Commissioners Do Not
Keep Proper Records
BOOKS ARE UNINTELLIGIDLE
Auditors Caleb NJ. Steward and Viii
liam NJ. Gibbons Score Commits
SiOnerS in Their Report

Caleb NJ. Steward and William NJ. Glib
bons. who were appointed by Judge VIII
nam G.. Spruance TO examine, audit and
inspect the Books and accounts OF the
road commissioners in the hundreds OF
New Castle county. have made their re-
bort to the judge aud il has been ordered
printed.
The auditor in their report say. Con
siderable improvement was noticeable in
the manner of keeping the accounts in
some of the hundreds, though much is yet
f1 hp desired in this respect. Others have
made no attempt whatever to keep more
intelligent record OF their affairs than APP
peared at the audit of July l, 1899. The
rondtions then existing are to great
extent the same at the present time; no
vouchers are produced other than the
cancelled checks"
The auditors 90 on to say that in some
OF the hundreds the outstanding indebt-
edness is largely a matter of conjecture,
several claims having been presented and
paid during the past year of which the
commissioners had no knowledge at the
time Of the last audit These debts We're
created by former commissioners and nc
record of them is kept in the books. An
example OF this is shown in AppOQuini-
mink hundred where claims of this char
acter approximating $500 have been pre-.
sented for payment and about $1,000 OF
/ the funds Of the current year had to b'
applied to the payment OF them
The auditors conclude the report thus
| 'Your committee feel that their labor is
rendered unsatisfactory and in grea
degree nullifed by the lack Of system il
keeping these accounts. and until som'
better method is adopted and enforced
the purpose OF the act under which the.
were appointed will be defeated
The report shows: Appoquiniminl
| hundred-Receipts, s2.3O9Ss. disburse
/ ments. S2.27g.17; balance. SSl.66. The liza
bilitics are $4,44935; uncollected taxes 70
1897. SO and '9s, Sl35097. The liabilitie
in 1899 were $3,451.S6, showing an increas
Of se974s.
/ Blackbird hundred-R Receipts, S1.972 SO
disbursements. 81. 1880; balance, 1888
estimated indebtedness. 500; uncollecte
taxes. S1.572.s9. The estimated indebted
ness was $500 in 1899.
| Brandywine hundred-Receipts. Sc, 6,1e3.
o.: disbursements, S6.163.27; apparen
balance in bank. $1O45; outstandin
checks, SS5A69. The liabilities are S.
564.24 and estimated amount due for labo
b ana material. $1,000. The resources con
sist of 60 shares Of stock Of the Whining
ton aud Great Valley Turnpike COmpan
and unc0llcctcd taxes for five ycari
b S973.73. The liabilities in 1899 were SAsO'
There is no estimate OF amount due TO
labor and material
Christiana hundred Receipts, S1,567. 80
disbursements. S7,526.2i; balance, Sails
checks outstanding, s2s; liabilities, S3,50C
uncollected taxes, s1,047.7A. The liabilitie
p i'm 1893 were si,550.
Mill Creek hundred--Receipts, s7,10s
r 70: disbursements, s6.776.41; balanc
! s4s2.ss; liabilities, s4,3s155; uncollecte
taxes, S1,549s1. The liabilities in IS!
= were $500. estimated.
New Castle hundred-Receipts. 50
4 ss2.57: disbursements, s3,35s.46; balanc
S24.11. checks outstanding, Slls liahn
} ties. S7.1e4S5. Resources include Sill
+ due from city Of New Castle, and S1l
p s2S.Ol uncollected taxes. In 1899 the lia
hilities were s7,O3s.69.
2 pencader hundred-R Receipts. SS,079.5l
D disbursements. S3.073.S3; balance, $5.T
liabilities. Slips; uncollected take
S45s.SO The liabilities in 1899 wei
S1.2O1.75.
, Red Lion hundred Receipts. si,5S3S.
4 disbursements. S1192.l4; balance, 1891 IL
Liabilities. $500; uncollected taxes, Sl42.6
liabilities in 1899 were $500.
q ST. Georges hundred-Receipts S.
62s. .25: disbursements S55O5.S6: balanc
, sil7.8g: liabilities S9.715.6S; uncollectC
taxes. S1.S651s; liabilities in 1899 wei
S9.sS0.95.
White Clay Creek hundred-Receipt
s.. .633.O3: disbursements. S26ll09 ba
ance. S21.94 liabilities. s1.Sl312; unco
2 lected taxes. S2.246.77; liabilities in 1S
were S1.914.27.