Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-04
COUNTY FINANCES.
Annual Report Of Treasurer
J. {. Blanchard for 1901.
Remedies Resources Have Increased
More Than $4,000.
Receipts from Fines and Costs IN
Liquor Cases, $27,s15.os.

The annual report of James f.
blanchard. treasurer of Kennebec
county, has been prepared. The follow
ing il a summary:
The amount authorized by the Leg
islature for the county tax of the sew
eral cities, towns and plantations in the
county of Kennebec for the year 1901
was O.0OO to which. was added an
overlap of s597.33, which was duly APP
portioned. At the end of the fiscal year,
Jan. !, 1902, this amount, with the ex-
ception OF S4O73.39 had been paid. Since
that date $2349.28 has been paid, leav-
ing a balance due of S1724.1l.
On Jan. /, 1901, there was cash in the
treasury to the amount of $15, l10.S1
This year there was s22, 192.4S on hand.
The liabilities more than resources
Jan. /, 1901, amounted to Stable. while
on Jan. /, 1902, the amount was s1120.s9
showing a decrease of Indebtedness OF
sG3lO.24 during the year. The sinking
fund now amounts to $S647.5O.
The cost of maintaining the supreme
judicial court for the year was $2615.76.
and the cost of the supreme court was
Sl1,15384 The salaries OF county Off
GERS aggregated $l2,506.30
The cost of maintaining the various
local courts throughout the county was
as follows: Municipal courts-Augusta,
s2193.2G Gardiner, s2O32.46; Hallowell,
s34S.25; Waterville, $1127.81. Trial JUS
tice courts-Belgrade. 1894; Chelsea,
s1158 10; Fayette, $3.50; Oakland, $65.57
Randolph, $2O1S.49; VassalbOro, 1897.
The expenditures for G.. II. Ames and
NJ. l.. Rollins for special services in sup
preston of the liquor traffic amounted
to $49640.
Repairs, fuel lights and miscellan-
eous expenses at court house aggregat-
ed $2s0321 The Jail expenses amounted
TO $9132.0S.
Five agents of the S. P. c. A. had
charges allowed aggregating $435.S6
These agents were S. B. Meady, Ran
dolph: A. Jolly, G. II. Simpson. Water
Vile; Isaac II. Purinton, Bowdoinham
and John J. Hunt, Pennington.
A detailed statement of fines and
costs received from the enforcement OF
the liquor law shows that Augusta Vio-
lators paid through the municipal court
$1625 and through the superior cour'
s94O9 10, making a total of $1lO3i.lO
Chelsea, through trial justice. $3.50, ant
through superior court S69l.9S, Of
$13419S in all; Waterville, through
municipal court 5000 and through su
perior court $749S.S9, total of $685. SO
Through the superior court: Gardiner
S3932 80; Hallowell. $1316.71: China, $l66
Clinton, $3.50; Oakland, 1910; Randolph
S126S So Rome, $35; Vassalboro. S1GO
winthrop, S491.43. The total of thes
receipts aggregate $27,S15.O3. The fine
collected for drunkenness amounted u
s9S4.77 and for other crimes s515.2C
making the total receipts from fines AM
costs from all sources. $29,3l5.
The total costs for prosecuting often
ders, commitment to Jail and board o
prisoners originating in the various 10
cal courts in the county was as 70!
lows:
Augusta-Sale of liquors, $110S9O
drunkenness. $l375.35; tramps, $195.21
other crimes. s497.4S.
Gardiner-Sale of liquors, S23.35
drunkenness, $2191.42; tramps, s26o.67
other crimes, $291.62.
Hallowell-Sale of liquors, SlO3.S3
drunkenness, $309.9S; tramps, $32.5l
other crimes, $11636.
Wateryille-Sale of liquors, $155.29
drunkenness, $1517.19; tramps, $l3.49
other crimes, $392.4S.
Chelsea-Sale of liquors, S9OS.23
drunkenness. $332.19; tramps, $26'.o6
other crimes. $16.2S.
Belsrade-Sale of liquors, $40; drunk
enness. s12.2O: other crimes. S4424.
Oakland-Sale of liquors. s9.21 drunk
enness, s64S4: tramps, 1881; otheI
crimes. $47.03.
Randolph-Sale of liquors, S25.l4
drunkenness. s2713.19; tramps. Suisse
other crimes, s11.47.
Observation-Disclosures $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures crimes. $11.41.
Costs emanating from the supreme
court amounted to $3.50 for other crimes
Costs emanating from the superio
court were as follows: Sale of liquors
$33S9.61: drunkenness. $l6.29; othe
crimes. $311029.