The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
THE COUNNY'S FINANCES.
Madison has a Nice Balance in
the Treasury.
SETTLEMENT With TREASURER
The Amount on Hand Is Showed to be
$51,434.5e, Exclusive Of Taxes Due
the State-Estlmate Of Expenses
Has Been Made by the Board

IllOSSlOntlS III iS1ui"' SSS''S'''
All members present Minutes of last
meeting were read and approved.
Board checked treasurer accounts.
On motion board adjourned to a. m.
Board met pusuant to adjournment
and completed checking treasurer ac.
counts Board having completed the
work of checking books and vouchers
of r. G. Miles, ex-treasurer, and COM
pairing same with statement rendered
have found the same correct as re-
ported, showing balance on hand $780,
962.94. On motion the statement was
approved. The following summary as
shown by treasurer's statement was
found correct per recapitulation sheet:
Balance on hand July l,
19O3, .....''.'' ''''9 o'ofo ~
Receipts-collection to jan
uary 7, 1904 inclusive. S0S79 73
Total .................. .$l5ofZ5 AZ
Total disbursements 7S76O DO
Balance on hand January Z,
1904 ............... 59962 "a
The following settlement was made
by R. G. Miles, ex-county treasurer,
January 13, 1904, for balance on hand:
Certified checks to the amount of
$51434.59 were turned over to Chr.
Schavland, county treasurer, and re-
ceipts taken for same. State balance
of $S52S.35 to be RENTED by r. G.
Miles, ex-county treasurer, to state
treasurer
On motion the following transfers
were made:
From the 1901 county general
fund to the 1902 general
fund ............ .....'.' 9Gi6 ~
From the high school fund to
the 1902 general fund .... 10
From the county judgment
fund to the 1902 general.... 95
From the poll fund to the 1902
general fund ............. 200 90
From the advertising fund to
the 1902 general fund ..... 161 90
From the 1902 general fund to
the 1903 general fund ...... 400 81
From the 1901 general fund to
the 1902 bridge fund ...... IT'S 90
From the 1901 bridge fund to
to the 1902 bridge fund ...., 154 81
On motion board adjourned to l p.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The county assessor appointed the fol
lowing deputy assessors, who were
confirmed by the board: H. G.
Brueggeman, Norfolk; Sam Inkley,
Battle Creek; A. N. McGinnis. War
nerville; Ben H. Mills, Jefferson; w.
w. Brown, Grove; c. T. Richardson,
Highland; S. H. Grant, limerick; Mark
Richardson, Madison; p. w. Ruth,
Shell Creek; John Crook, Deer Creek;
Will Mcdonald, Madow Grove; A. b.
Richardson, Valley; Frank White,
Green Garden.
On motion it was agreed by the
board that all the county officers here
after shall purchase Office supplies
only by permission of the board. A
proposition was received from w. N.
Huse, publisher of The Norfolk Daily
News, for county printing for 1904
as follows: To publish the county
commissioners proceedings, thirty
three and one-third cents a square;
the delinquent tax list, road and bridge
notices and all other notices that
come under the jurisdiction of said
board at legal rates; the treasurer's
semi-annual statement at ninety dol
lars each in the following papers:
The Norfolk Daily News, Norfolk
Weekly News-Journal. Battle Creek
Enterprise, Norfolk Press, Madison
Star-Mail, Madison Chronicle and the
Newman Grove Herald.
The foregoing being the only prop
osition before the board Mr.. Geo. ID.
Smith moved to accept the same.
Geo. D. Smith and S. ]. Finnegan
voted for and Christ Schmitt voted
against the proposition.
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
w. N. Huse for county printing.
w. c. Elley, deputy sheriff.
VIM. Filsinger, road overseer dis
trict No. 27.
Chas. Fenske, road overseer district
No. T.
Chas. ]. Kalzow, road overseer dis
trict No. 2S.
o. A. Sleeper, justice of the peace
Warnerville precinct.
]. G. Cuplin, justice Of the peace
Warnerville precinct.
w. H. Lowe, county surveyor.
Battle Creek Valley bank, deposi
tory bond.
Elkhorn Valley bank, depository
bond.
On motion E. G. Dennis was appoint
ed justice of the peace, Battle Greek
precinct.
On motion Mike Novotny was ap
pointed road overseer for district No
%.
On motion the bond of Mike No
votny for road district No. 22 was ap
proved.
On motion the bond of e. c. Den
mis- for Justice of the peace was an