Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
COUNTY FINANCES
Treasurer Blanchard Sub
mits Report for 1906.
Statement Of Business Tran
sacted by County During Year.
C0uniy's Resources Exceed the
Liabilities by S283.04.


treasurer of Kennebec county, the Hon.
James E. Blanchard of Chelsea, shows
that the cash in the treasury Jan. /.
1907. was s3OOi.74; the unpaid taxes for
1906 We're $1929S.37. and the whole
amount Of the county tax for 1906 was
$4S, 1882.
The resources are divided rs follows:
Unpaid county taxes. S19.29S.37; cash in
treasury, S3004.37; clothing and bedding
on hand per inventory. s260.G0; provi-
sions on hand per inventory. S254; sink
ing fund, $11.271.01; due on rent of Jail
workshop, 5000.
The liabilities are divided as fol-
lows: Court house extension bonds of
1891, $500; funding bonds of 1893, $780,
500: interest due on bonds of 1891
$13i.50; interest due on bonds Of 1893
500; temporary loans, 10000; unpaid
allowances now due, $540204; resources
more than liabilities, $3S3.04.
Fires and costs We're received as fol-
lows: From c. w. Jones, clerk of
courts, $41O2. 69; from Frank J. Ham.
jailer. $6065S; from A. G. Andrews,
judge of the municipal court of Angus
ia. $SO6 SO; from J. NJ. Larrabee. judge
from G. A. Stafford, judge Of the NUM-
cipal court of Hallowell. $500; from
Frank X. Shaw, judge of the municipal
court of Wateiville $1021.06.
The following amounts were received
in fees: G. T. Stevens, judge Of pro-
bate, Sl75.GO; W. A. Ncwcomb, regis
ter Of probate. $556.25; c. w. Jones,
clerk of courts, $1505.S6; G. r. Smith,
register of deeds. s3O62.50; F. w. Lee,
stenographer. S16.25.
The expenditures are divided as fol-
lows: Cost of supreme judicial court.
| $li9c7.16: cost of superior court.
| $S122. 81; cost of municipal and trial JUS
tees courts, $76Si61; paid county Off
GERS, $4,000; paid J. S. McKenney, Jan
| itOr, $500: support of prisoners and 9TH
or jail expenses. $59434S; court house
account, S1556.17; blanks, books and
postage stamps for clerk of courts Of
flee, s24S17; for register of deeds Of
| flee, $24645; for probate office, $212.45;
for county commissioners office. $60.4o;
| for Jail office, $1S,4S: for county attor-
| ncy. $57.79; for judges, s46.66; for jani-
tor. 81; annual index for register of
deeds, SIPS; stationery and papers.
! 500. i2: telephone bills, S50914; trucking
and freight bills. SS.05; telegraph and
express bills, s10434; printing and bind
ing report of 1908, sos; advertising and
services of notices. $34.2S; special SER
vices of officers. $3.50; coroners' in
quests $S11.22: expenses of Hallowell
ferry, S1034S; paid coupon bonds OF
1891, S434; paid coupon bonds Of 1893,
S536; paid court house extension bonds.
$1,000; paid funding bonds, $500; paid
interest on temporary loans, $67134;
paid agents of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, fees and
expenses ir Investigations. s4SS:9S; land
damages, $120; paid G. w. Jones' audi
tor of Jail account. SIS: paid temporary
loans. 1000: paid State treasurer. one
half of fines in enforcement deputy
cases. SIPS: insurance. s52.S1; paid W.
A. Pmkham, investigating Cooper case,
SIS; paid F. ]. Ham. commission on
seized liquors sold $2S,75.
Thn cost Of the supreme judicial court
is divided as follows: Traverse jury
bills. 14.46; deputy sheriffs in attend
ance, 1886; venircs. $l1o.64: referees
bills, $40; miscellaneous. S16.H; crimi-
nal costs. S9320.67; sheriff distributing
venires, S40,65; service of chaplains,
SO: II. w. True, clerk pro tenn. $45;
board Of jury in Cooper case, $S76.20;
board Of deputy sheriffs IN Cooper case.
$751; 30; conveyance of Cooper jury, s69;
Heath & Andrews, counsel for Alice
Cooper, $1O93.3O: meals for October
jury. S14.
The cost of the superior court is d.
vided as follows: Grand jury bills.
ss1O16; traverse jury bills. $260S.12; dep
uty sheriffs in attendance, 1872; Grim
inal costs, $3Sf1.21; venires. $1S1.49; ref
crecs bills, $51.72; expenses of clerk OF
courts at Waterville. s42.55; expenses
Of sheriff ut Waterville. $40; expenses
Of stenographer at Waterville, S32: ser
vice Of Chaplains, $25: sheriff distribut-
ing yenires, 500; meals for jurors. s37;
J. S. McKenney messenger. $50.
The cost of running the Jail was
$685.. as. divided as follows: Turnkey,
5000: care of sick. SIS; physicians bills,
s75; medicines, s126.67; bedding and
clothing for prisoners, s315.43; fuel, STAB:
lights, s4OO.13: water and ice. s297.Ol;
furniture and furnishings, $s67.44: re-
pairs. s1439 so; provisions, s1439.SO; cook
ing and serving, $1,000; miscellaneous.
$40.
The apportionment Of the county tax
was rs follows:
Albion ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s % %