The news & observer., 1905-12-31
WILL REDUCE TAXES
be Board OF Commissioners Say
YVes, Can be Reduced and Will
Repmmend the Repeal of the Com.
puls6Iy Feature of the Road Law
and Work the Roads Entirely by
TaYafion
Taxation.

uuties OF the office we realized that
the a.IstIrS of the county should De
conducted in accordance with sound
.,-..noss principles; and looking 10
that end we nave opened a first class
ser OF double entry books; keeping an
account with every department OF the
county and classifying in detail all re-
tO4pta anu expenditures, SaIu BOOKS are
model of neatneSS and accuracy, and
we're opened and are kept by our efii-
cient Register of Deeds. Major Joseph
: Bernard, who is d graduate of East
man Business College and an expert
DOok-keeper, to whom much credit Is
que for the arduous labors in the per-
torrance OF said task. We invite
your inspection and close scrutiny OF
said books and are ready at any time
10 furnish all inIorInatIon that may
DE deSired.~
We have also placed the entire pur-
chases OF the county in the hands of
MI W. t. Utiey, whose fine business
capacity. acquired through years of
successful mercantile business, en-
ahied nim as Purchasing Committee,
- make great saving to the county.
I'm no department have we made
greater gains.
AS soon as the Board of Education
moves into its new offices on the third
iioor of the Court House we will thor
dition the Court House Building, ar
range better accommodation for grand
and petit jurieS. q retiring room for
the Judge, and u suitable place Tor
ladies attending court.
AT the County Home we contem-
plate erecting an Infirmary and
church building for the benefit of the
inmates.
This board and the county are in
dcbted to Hon. Fl. E. Norris, our
able and Jealous attorney, for his un-
stinted services, which have been OF
inestimable value to this adminlStra-
ton. He has in one instance saved
the taxpayers $444.0O on two item
. i'm one bill of costs. which is within
&c (six) dollars of the amount of his
saiury.1
The NcouEty people are especially
Indebted to him and Hon. A. b. Stron-
ach, Hon. Percy j. Olive, Hon. X. h.
Sentelie and the late Senator j. {.
Ellington (now deceased) for services
rendered, in the successful contest Tor
q division of the Raleigh Dispensary
profits; by which $40 of the net
profits of the dispensary go towards
building ana repairing the Public
Roads this being a direct benefit to
The City of Raleigh, in regaining BUS
mess heretofore diverted to other
towns on account of good roads
we submit Tor your consideration
a comparative statement of the years
1904 and 1905 as per published re-
port
The report for 1904 shows on De-
cember 1st. 1903, (the beginning of
the fiscal year) a bonded debt OF
$67,O00.00 and a floating debt of S23,-
100000 making the total Indebtedness
Sy0,OO0.00; that during the year 1904
there was paid on floating debt $l5,-
10000, but there was borrowed our
ing the year $25,000.00 to meet cur
rent epenses, reaving the bonded and
floating debt on December 1st, 1904,
SlUU, 10000, an increase of 100000.
During the year 1904, there was
audited for current expenses SSo,-
lO4.75; there was collected by sheriff
and turned over to Treasurer So
10000 of the 1904 taexS, which had
been spent during the year 1904 for
current expenses leaving i'll the hands
of the Treasurer on December 1st,
1904, $2,431.23; there was, however,
S4.5S1.63 unpaid of the SIS, ,1O4.7o
auuited CA greater part of this
amount being audited at the meeting
of the board, December 1st, 1904, ana
necessarily had to be paid in the fiscal
year 1905).
when we took charge on December
lst, 1904.
For the fiscal year 1905 we hao
available assets as follows:
Balance in hands or Treasurer, w.
43l.23. We received from all sources
$73,5S1.62. CThis includes S9,Z04.oo
received from the Raleigh Dispensary
in accordance with act or the Gehea!i
Assebly) making total OF $l0' 20 ..
There has been disbursed during
the year 1906 $4,5S1.63 unpaid vouch-
ers left over by previous board, ana
$5S,741.46 on vouchers audited during
the year 1906, making total dls-
burSement during the year or Soo,-
323.09, which leaves a balance IN the
hands of the Treasurer of S12,6S9.l6.
There was audited for epenSes during
the fiscal year 1906 s63.833.61. of
which amount S4.834.35 was unpaid
DE- oember 1St 1905, { a. greater part
of this amount of the board for No
cernber meeting of the board for No
venber expenses).
Recapitulating the statements of
the years 1891 and 1905 shows:
Expenses for the year 1904
FOR al purposes SIS, 104.75
Expenses for the year 1905
for all purposes ....... 63.S33.61
Showing a decrease in ex-
penses for 1905 of. $24, 4,271.14
Statement "a which follows shows
the resources and liabilities of the
rounty on December 1st. 1904. the
time this board assumed control of
county affairs
statement "B" shows the resources
and liabilities of the county on De-
cenber 1st, 1905. the close of the
fiscal year.
comparison of these two state
ments shows that the net worth of the
county was $31. 1.073.69 greater on De-
cember 1st. 1906 than at the time
this board was inducted into office.
We desire TO call special attention
to the fact that the entire farm pro-
duets Of the county are still unsold
which are estimated to be worth $3.-
1880; this deducted from the eX-
penses of the County Home and Farm
which amounts to $7.427.99. leaves
the net expense of the Home and