The Brunswick times-call., 1901-07-07
PRESENIAENTS OF
aYNN GRAND JURY
WHAT THE BODY DID DURING THE
TERM HOW OUR COUNTY FINANCES
STAND, AND WHAT THE JURY HAS
RECOMMENDED.

| SUBMIT In6se our general pr6SenJlmeQbH,
Finance.
& The bonded Indebtedness of. the county has
been reduced since the last session Of the grand
jury by the redemption Of 5000 00 in bonds Of
the series OF 1895, leaving outstanding bonds to
the amount of $64,oOO,OO. The Preston judge
ment has also been reduced bybats payment OF
- 100000, leaving still due on ti7s% Judgement
| $48f.25. To meet the running expenses OF
the county it bas been found necessary to antic-
| ipate the taxes and borrow money in order to
| pay bills promptly. This money has been bor-
rowed from the National Bank of Brunswick,
and there is due at the present time, $1l,342 So
which should be reduced by the balance of cash
on hand with the treasurer, say 1886. S6. The
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Glynn
county report that all of the old 1871 bonds
have been located and the fact clearly estab-
lished that the county will never have to pay
out any more money an account of them, There
are now in the hands of some New York parties
their names We have not been able to learn,
the following bonds: Nos. 20 to 80 inclusive,
$4,000 each, 10 year gold bond dated Feb. 10,
1871, signed by James +. Rowe, ordinary, and
Douglas G. Risley, treasurer. These bonds ex-
pired by statute of limitation on Feb. 8. 1891
the holders not deeming them sufficient value
to sue them. The same parties hold 20 year
gold bonds Nos, 2 to 20 inclusive, q to 50 in
elusive 66 to 50 inclusive and 76 to 50 inclusive
$500 90 each, dated June 10, 1871, signed by
Rowe and Risley. These bonds Will not expire
by limitation until 1911, but the county need
never pay out cent on them, as they can be
even more lily defeated than the 10 year
bonds named above were. None of these bonds
were issued in accordance with the records,
hence were not regular and colIectible. Since
the last grand jury reported on the finances of
the county, theI has been turned over to the
Sinking Fund Commissioners the sum OF So
1880. This W til the amount they had on hand
at that time JAN 2, 1901, made total in their
hands of $6,OF52, $5000.00 were paid by them
for the redemption Of bonds and 1922 10 interest
on same, leaving the balance in the hands of
the Sinking Fund Commissioners on June %
1901, $89534. The bonds redeemed were Nos.
H. IS 49, So and 66, issue of 1865, 80 year bonds.
These bonds are on file in the office of the
clerk OF the Superior court, and have bee n
properly and Sufficiently cancelled
Tax Collector; The revenue of the county as
per digest for the year 1900 was s32, ,O57,SS.
Amount collected from railroads not on digest
50 ,C71 26, and collected from sources not on di-
gest (miscellaneous collections principally and
unreturned property S73O.64, total revenue $780,
$50. rs. Of the above amount the total collec-
tions to date of this report has been 1866 49,
all of which has been paid out on proper war
rants, with the exception of the SIS 50 now in
the hands of the tax collector There are due
taxes on the digest for the year 1900 amount
ing to 81 .194.3S. For these taxes due the county
executions have been issued, but have not yet
been returned. The law requires that the re-
turn of the executions should be made within
so days, and the sheriff of the county should
be directed to pro ceed with greater prompt
ness in this matter. Failure to make returns
for these executions prevents tho tax collector
from making his report till very late in the
year succeeding that for which taxes are due
Attached hereto, please find statement sub
mitted by II. J. Read, tax collector, The items
shown on attached statement have all been
verified by this body. The books of the tax
collector have been found to have been neatly
and accurately kept,
County Treasurer: Upon examination of
the books of the county treasurer, we find
that he has received since the last report to
the grand jury of this comfy, made on Jan Z,
and has expended ON proper vouchers for the
ge neral fund $20,SC0 40. lie has on hand to the
credit of this fund, $3,3S6s6 He has received
for account Of school fund from various sour
ces, $9,64I.54, and has expended on warrants
drawn by school commissioner, S9,66S47, max
ing an amount of S2693 that has been over
drawn on this account. We attach herewith
statement prepared by the county treasurer,
showing his receipts from various sources and
the total expenditures for different accounts
We understand that the county treasurer is
not required to keep a record of the different
accounts for which expenditures are made,
but the present county treasurer for his own
convenience keeps such record, and we deem
it advisable that the present and any future
county treasurer shall be required to keep a
record OF this character for the information of
the grand jury Of this county 1t will be notic-
ed that on this statement the sum of $7,5646 81 is
shown as expended tor sundries, Seversl large
sums make up great part Of this amount,
namely: Payment on Preston judgement, 81
900, fee to p. W, Meldrim, ag9rney for the
county in the prosecution OF Jocob l.. Beach,
81 900 and $3.50 judgement against the county in
the MilDurn case, suit to recover payments for
plans of county court house. The county treas
urer's books are neatly and accurately kept.
School Commissioner: We have examined
the books Of the school commissioners We
have checked every item in receipts and ex-
penditures and find them to be correct and to
agree with the books of the county treasurer.
The method of keeping the books seems to be
good and complete, and at the time Of the: ap-
proval by this body they were correct. War.
Govt NJ
to the credit Of the schools Of Glynn county
have been drawn. The statement of county
| treasurer attached to this report shows re-
| ceipts from the county and expenditures.
Clerk Of the Superior Court: We have ex-
amined the books Of the Clerk of the Superior
court and find them neatly and accurately kept
all warrants issued bearing the proper author
ity for such issue, properly filed, endorsed and
entered.
Upon the examination OF the books of the
county oficers we have carefully checked each
| item, verified all footings and balances and
carefully compared the books of each officer
with those Of the treasurer, and can say that
accepting the balances shown to have been
correct by the last grand jury the present
balances approved by this grand jury are alb.
solutely correct.
Statement of Tax Collector.
To amount OF tax digest ............ S32,O57, a
To amount collected not on digest:
(Rsilroad). .,............"......... 7.O722t
| To amount collected not on digest
(Miscellaneous). ...................". 1905
| sSo,seo.7
BY amount paid Treas. II.