Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-08
Receipts For the Year Of 1908
Amount to Almost
100000
EXPENSES A LITTLE LESS.
Annual Report of County Treasurer
Cooper Shows Business of the coun-
ty for the Year and the Cost of Ger
tain Branehes-Free Public Educa-
tional Budget Amounts to $4,000.

According to the last annual report OF
County Treasurer J. p. Cooper, who
retired from office few days ago,
close to 100000 was received from the
various sources of. revenue Of the
county during the year 1908. and al
most that amount was expended IN
carrying on the business of the county,
which includes the city of Marshall
town. the incorporated towns. town
ships and schools.
The county's receipts from all
sources during the year were
1896, 607.4O. All but about $4,000 of this
amount was derived from the tax levy
Of 1907. The expenses Of the county,
this city, Incorporated towns and the
schools OF all townships. villages and
this city were $3S6,621.23, or about So
900 less than the revenue.
State Got $32,e0o.27.
OF the receipts of the county, dur
ing the year, s32,soo.27 was paid to the
state. OF this amount $2s,527.7s went
into the general fund Of the state. The
people of the county paid thru. taxes
$1,749.O2 for the support of the state
university, and like sum for the sup
port Of Iowa State College, at Ames.
The sum of $S74.45 was paid for the
support of the Iowa State Normal
School at Cedar Falls.
County Got More Than $f00, 1000.
OF the total amount received from
the county, the county itself received
s1O2, S75.55 to conduct its business. ex-
elusive of S21,SsO.07 apportioned to the
township of the county for road i'm
proyement purposes. which was spent
under the direction of the various
township boards AS the destitute of
this city have been lately brought to
public notice, the public
may be interested in knowing that the
county paid out s16,415.02 for the care
Of it's poor during last year. This is ex-
elusive of s7,220.s5 which the county
paid out for its insane.
The county spent $22,70S.77 in main
tanning it's old, and building it's new
bridges. There was spent on the
roads of the county during
The year $24,521.34. The most of the
was spent under the direction
If the township boards.
Four thousand, six hundred fifty dol
lars and sixty-three cents was spen.
BY the county on its various drainage
projects during the year.
This City and Towns Got $4,000.
This city and the incorporated towns
If the county received from the taxes
paid $71, 1880, exclusive of close to
1000 which covered special assess
nents, such as paving, sidewalks, etc.
Most of both Of these amounts was
taken by this city, but do not include /
what was paid over to the Independent
school district of Marshalltown.
The park commissioners received
s,522.47 during the year for park pur-
poses and the board of trustees Of the
public library received s3,52S for the
SUPPORT and maintenance of the Ii
orary.
Schools Cost $4,000.
The free public education given the
Youths of the city, towns of the coun-
w, and the country districts, cost the
county $150,99S.79 during the year This
sum includes the $500 expended for
he teachers institute last summer. OF
he. $4,000 the education Of the coun-
" cost the teachers received as their
salaries $101 .502.83. The largest other
single sum in the education account is
s3IS53.51, charged to the contingent
expenses of the schools Of the total
amount paid out for schools, those Of
his city received less than half.
During the five years Mr.. Cooper was
n office, the vast sum of $2,009,502s6
was taken in thru the office, and
q, OO7, 6S9.24 was paid out.