Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02
THE COUNTY.
The Report of Treasurer
Blanchard for 1904.
Net Loss of Kennebec County
for Year Was Sl5,672.
Details of Expenses ard Receipts
S72 Commitments to Jail.

The report of the treasurer and
co';nty commissioners of Kennebec
county for the year 1904 was given out.
yesterday. and has much OF interest
regarding the financial condition Of lie
tollnt:. County Treasurer Blanchard
shows that the total county tax of the
several cities ANA towns for the year
was Sfo.595 of which $65g1 vas still I'M
laid III the beginning of 1905. Most of
Ibis was paid. however. in Jan,I.lry,
leaving China. Talmin@d;ie I.itrhfi-id
Manchester, Sidney and Windsor is the
only delinquent towns. The cash in
the treasury III the beginning Of 1904
was $22.21a and ut the end of the wear it
was Sl0,0GI. Al the beginning of The
year the resources OF the county were
Is 100 more than the liz bilities. and at
the end of the year the liz bilities were
500 more than the resources, making
i net loss of $l5.672 for the year.
The Total receipts for the year We're
$G0.1i1. About half OF this came from
the county tax and there WAS SS6i7
from fines. $-.14 from fees. 5000 from
tenn. loans and 81 800 drawn from
the SINGING fund. In the receipts is
also included $780, in unpaid allow
anCes tor which the county is now
| liable. The total expenditures for the
year We're s65,6G5. Among the chief
items III the expenditures We're S1391J
Tor salaries of county officers: si1,271
for surrort Of prisoners in Jail: 1853 on
court house account: 81 400 for ianitor
and assistant janitor; $l,263 for blanks,
books and stamps; $500 for law library;
S1.2}I for pay of special liquor depu-
ties: $3,125 for cost of Supreme court; ;
So. go for cost of Superior court; SS,S17
for cost Of municipal and trial justices
courts; 81 06O for coupons on bonds
s. 500 for bonds: sos for completing
records in clerks office: 1866 for tcle-
| phones; s-n9 for special services of
officers: St-" for fees and expenses Of
| agents Of tn" society for the prevention
of cruelty 10 animals; $50 for Halo
well ferry $l3" for coroner's nqueste:
| $40 for Insurance, etc.
The cost of the various municipal
courts was as follows. aside from the
salary Of the judges: Augusta. $1.O11:
Gardiner S1.1C9: IIalloweIl. $45S: Water
! Vile. SEQ: Belgrade. $13: Chelsea.
$>'iS: oll,lnnd 500; Randolph. $o.032 !:
| Hun'e, 81; EtHdlield. s.; Nassalboro. $40.
and Winthrop, $li. In the court house
account of SIS is included $3.50 for
repairs. $3.50 for fuel $415 for lights, $3.50
| for water and sos for furniture ana
| furnishings. In the jail account Of
$l1.37l is included S6.674 paid to Sheriff
Ham for board Of prisoners. S1.170 Cor
repairs. $500 for turnkey. $3t for bed
ding and clothing, 1912 for fuel. $rl7 for
| lights. SIP for water. 1872 for furniture
mud furnishings. $93 for medicines. and
SO fnr physician.
The expense of prosecutions 6uring
the year for liquor cases. 1ncluIing
commitment and board. was 81. i53: for
drunkenness. $500: trampe. Si,2"7: III
! her crimes $3.50. The total received
in fines from the enforcement of the
liquor Law was $G.943: from prosecutions
for drunkenness. Sill ANA froi.:
| prosecutions of all other crimes. $!-1>.
In he jail statement which accom-
panieS the report il appears that there
We're II prisoners in jail IT tho begin
ming of the year and 129 at its close.
The total number committed during the
Wear was ST. of whom ST. We're men
ana p women. There were 374 com
mittel for drunkenness. 2SS as trInIps,