Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-11


No. Il, $500
Total expended in 1904. $3.50
Therefore from the records the to-
tai amount found to be given the city
for city purposes out of the funds of
read district No. is that expendad
in 1908 for paving. which is So. 500;
p,Us the amount expended in 1908 for
+" same purpose, S7.f5o: total. S.,
25O.
The amount available und the
law to be expended within the city
limits from the funds of road district
No, ! is. however. S21.33G.o7.
The amount tosal given the city
and already expended is found to be
So go.
Thus the records show that the city
has not only received and enjoyed the
feur-ffths allowed under the law
from the funds of road district No. /,
Int has oTordraWn the sum which the
difference between that allowed and
that expended. which is: Expended.
So. 30, Jess the aRoHnt collected and
allowed. $2f,33G.01: leaving on Octo-
] c;' 81 1901. the city undar tha law
iadebtcd to the county roads in the
sam that tho difference is shown be
tween that collected and that oXpend-
Cd. thus leaving all overdraft Of
s191a.93.
But to give the benfit of tho doubt
We will say. which is a fact. that the
ere -ff h allowed the county roads I'M
der the law was not appropriated for
tie same to the credit of the city.
Cne-fifth belonging to county added
to city is s5334o1.
But the road district No. | within
the city is overdrawn in the sum of,
Cc5ober 81, 1904, s191393.
Subtracting the ovordraft. s1913.93,
from the one-ffth given the city.
s5334.O1, we have s3421.OS.
So the entire amount of the taxes
collected in road district No T. less
the treasurer's commission, amount.
ing to s26,67O.0S, has been given to
and expended upon the paving dis
tricts of the city except s34210S.
But from this amount the following
warrants must be deducted, as they
have been issued and same paid
Claim. Of J. S. Barraque for labor
and as road overseer and road and
bridge commissioner at various times
amounting in all to s2S6.25, of which
$3.50 was drawn without authority
and illegally.
Also twenty-five claims aggregat.
ing the sum of $4O755, being for
labor and ranging from 81 up to
$3.50.
The claim of J. c. Wiley allowed
and warrant issued for same drawn
as road overseer, when the records
or the court show that he never was
to anything, hence this
was illegally drawn and with
o1t authority of law, $36275.
Claim of Mrs. V. A. Jones for dan.-
ages, correct, S212
Claim of T. H. Collier for dam
ages. $50.
Claim of Fox Brothers Hardware
company. fencing, correct, S211.GO.
Simmons National bank. various
accounts, $s9425.
Missouri Pacific railway. freight,
s1o5.O4.
Cotton Belt railway, freight. s3of SC.
Warrant No. 15S. issued to the Ma.
tional Drill Manufacturing company,
for five road machines, s5S375.
Warrant No. 529. issued to the Ns.-
tonal Drill Manufacturing company,
Total drawn against road district
No. I, greater portion Of il shown
on the records as drawn for county
purposes, and about half for city,
s4OO3.74.
Thus the total withdrawn to be
subtracted from. that which remains
as balance is found to be the Of
ference between total cash remain
ing in distrit No. 1, $3.421.0S, and
amounts of warrants withdrawn
sao0374. leaving the district from
the above facts in debt and over
drawn $5S2.66.
A great many minor accounts
drawn against the road fund of dis.
trict No. 20 to make up what the