Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-21
Will Submit Them TO Levy
ing Court When That
Body Meets.
E E G. O M M E NDATIONS
Judge Philpot Would Repair Bach
Wall of Court HGMSe-(sNOd Cen.
dition Of Finances.

All the county officers have fiie(
their annual reports with County Clerk
c. M. Nicho, clerk of the Jefferson
County Levying Court which hold its
annual session in this city on Wednes-
day and Thursday, commencing We'd
ncsday morning at II o'clock. The
reports of the officers are to be read
to the magistrates of the county at this
session. County Treasurer Nichols
report was published in detail in this
city several days ago by the Graphic
Judge Philpot, Sheriff Edgar BreWs-
ter and County Treasurer G. W
Lindsay filed their reports yesterday
The report of Judge Philpot shows
that the county is in fine financial
condition. 1t follows:
Gentlemen:
| beg leave to submit for your con-
sideration my report for the past
year:
The financial condition Of the coun-
ty is shown by the statements OF tn:
county clerk and county treasurer,
You will note there has been a de
crease of more than Sixteen Ihous
and $16,G0000) Dollars in our out
loI> Of
going over the matter carefully, that
after deducting from the amount
shown by statement of the County
Clerk as outstanding, the estimated
dead scrip" on the books to be about
Ten Thousand ($10,000.0Gp Dollars
and the amount Of scrip redeemed by
the county treasurer since his report
was made nearly Nine ($9,000 0001
Thousand Dollars. There is less than
Twelve Thousand (S12 ,000.00 Dollars;
of county warrants outstanding al
this date, which leaves Our county in
fine financial condition.
Reads and Bridges.
l believe l can safely say that the
roads are in better condition, as g
whole, than they have ever been in
the history Of our county. We arc
making preparations to build several
small iron bridges at a nominal cost
which will add greatly to the i'm
provement of our roads. NotWith
standing the vast amount of work
done on the roads, there is about
Twenty Thousand ($20,000o0 Dollars
worth OF machinery and mules which
belong to the county and the Road
Districts are free of debt
Paupers.
There has been no change in the
management of the paupers OF the
county and you. will note that there
has been a decrease in the eXpondi-
urc of that fund. In this county
here has been organized an associa
ion known as "Associated Charities
which. in my opinion, can be Of great
benefit to the county judge in hand
ing those in need, and | respectfully
recommend that We aid them in their
work. | believe it would rebound to the
3enefit of the county, financially. to
do SO.
Court lI0usc.
| again recommend that you make
IN appropriation for the purpose of
rebuilding The back wall of the court
house. 1t will not take great amount
o dc this and it would not only add
greatly to the appearance of the
building, but would add materially tC
be comfort and convenience of those
having business in the building.
l respectfully recommend the usual
lax levy aud appropriations for the
purpose of defraying the expense of
our county government.
ALLOW me, in conclusion, to thank
he members of the court for their in
terest in the welfare of our county
and for the many personal courtesies
shown me.
The report of Sheriff Brewster re-
views the number of cases handled by
the sheriff's office and the number of
prisoners jailed during the past year
with the crimes charged to each
Sheriff Brewster's report OF the fl.
nances of his office, showing the col.
lections for the PAST year. is another
evidence OF his efficiency and care
rul work. In part his report reads:
] beg to submit herewith my report