Evening journal., 1911-10-27
COUNTY AUDIT
COMPLETED
Shows Levy Court DiSburSe-
mentS for Year of
$2O7,85O
COUNTY BONDED DEBT
NOW AT $l,l52,OOO

Judge Herbert L. Rice resolved from |
County Auditors L. Scott Townsend |
and William H. Gibbons today the re-
port of their audit Of the books, ac-
counts, of the county comptroller, re-
ceiver of taxes, county treasurer, Levy
Court Commissioners and clerk Of the
Levy Court, for the fiscal year ending
on June 80. Copies of the report will
be printed later. For the purpose of
comparison the report gives the tax
levy for the years 1919 and 1911. In
1910 the total levy for county. poor,
dog and road taxes was S452.672.13 and
for 1911, it is S454 ,S5S.03, an increase
of less than $4,000.
The auditors report that they found
no extraordinary bills outstanding and
unpaid on June 80, 1911. During the
year there were two issues of good
road bonds, each for $4,000.
The total disbursements made by the
Levy Court during the fiscal year, 1910
and 1911, was S207 ,850.26 and the pre-
vious year, 1903 and 1910 1t was $22l,-
OSLO. The items making up the dis
bursements during the past fiscal year
allowances, $2,769; officers of court,
S2,73320; court expenses, $553.14,
magistrates and constabless $4,550.60;
coroner and physicians, S2,2S7.57; trus-
tes of the poor, $3S,096.56; Wilmington
hundred, $4,2S412; Third district, ST.
955.13; Fourth, $3,O51.97 Fifth, SS,-
1866; Sixth, S1,977.45; Seventh, ST.
937.43; Board of Prisoners, $35,S33lO;
printing and stationery, $6,339.6S.
The Girls Industrial School was
allowed $1,000, and the Ferris Indus
trial School, $10,0S0. The Levy Court
paid out for election expenses dur
ing the year. $1S,10S.21 The amount
spent on good roads was S63,906.95.
The report shows that warrants is
sued by the clerk of the peace to the
various grand and petit jurors
amounted TO S5,0S9.12. Witnesses in
Court of General Sessions, $3,451.S4;
iurors in Superior Court, $3,624.56;
witnesses before grand jury, $1,265.11
DUNG the year $4,000 in bonds was
maid off. The total bonded indebted
ness of the county beginning the
presept fiscal year was $1,152,O00. The
last of these bonds are due In 1864
The receipts for the year were as
follows: County and poor tax CWil.
mington). S241 ,49S.12; county anc
moor (outside of Wilmington $117s
1910; capitation tax Wilmington
S1.O77: capitation tax (outside of Will
mngton), S910.75.
The total receipts from the countl
officers, of which the officers receive
10 per cent. as fees follows: Register
in Chancery and Clerk Of the Orphans
Court, S3,15745; Sheriff, $9SS.62; Re
corder of Deeds, H. H. Billany and A
V. L. George, $20,65055; Prothono
tary Herbert L. Rice. and Philip Q
Churchman, s5,396.49; Clerk Of tn
Peace, S6,231.5S; Register OF wills
s12,235.6S.
In concluding their report the audi
tors say: I'VE renew the recon
mendations made on previous oc
casions for a more systematic metho
in the assessment and collection @
taxes. Under a correct system tn
collector should be able to furnis
the tax payer with a list of the PROF
critics upon which he should pay taxes
At present the burden of furnishin
this information is placed upon tn
tax payer.
I'VE found the books and the aC
I counts generally in very good cond
ton, and the various official
courteous and willing to corroborat
with us during the progress Of tn
audit"