The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-12-09
THIS COUNTRY WILL PROFIT
psoort of Accountant Paul CASTOR
shows the Following Facts and
Figures ON County business

The report of Accountant Paul
CASTOR. OF Reno, which was FLED
wiIh The board OF county commits
sioners Monday, shows the totai
outstanding Indebtedness against
Churchill county to be S31.500.
OF this sum, $4,000 jail bonds
concern $500, high school bonds.
ergt series. $4,000; high school
bonds. second series, $4,000; toll
road bonds. $1,000. roads anu
bridges. $4,000. telephones. $1,000
The total amount OF these issues
originally was $4,000. exactly
10000 having been retired on
June goth.
In addition the school bonds Of
the various districts of the county.
unpaid at the present time. total
$50 $50, Of which Fallon district is
obligated 10 pay s2s, ,250 divided in
10 three series. the first being
$1,000. the second. $3.50, the
third. $4,000. School district No.
Three owes a bonded debt of $40.
No. Five. $500 and No. Sixteen.
500. other districts have issued
bonds since June 30th In several OF
the districts of the valley which are
not taken into account by the ex.
perts report. In each instance
these new bond issues are for new
schooling facilities and represent a
decided progressive movement.
which will give returns many fold
for the investments.
Other pertinent facts included
within the experts report are:
Average monthly balance OF
county money on deposit during the
first six months OF 1914 was s37-
29I.72.
The receipts OF the county record
er's office for December. 1913, and
the first five months of this year
we're s903.35. The number OF in
struments recorded, 563. Average
lee collected sl.Gl.
The total receipts for the clerk
oifice during the same period was
i546.05.
That the Wells-Fargo express
,Wes the county the following sums
or taxes. 1910,S496.65; 1911.
|i54,S4; 1912, S392.97; 1913.
Il.69e.47. or these sums due, ac-
ion has been filed for the collec-
ion Of the 1911 tax OF s454.S4, un-
ler date Of August %, 1914.
The county telephone system Of
bookkeeping Is severely criticized.
I being pointed out that failure 10
noderaize the telephone account
ng makes IL practically impossible
or an accountant TO properly check
- this branch of tao eounty's busi-
ess. The report shows, however,
hat during the FIRST six months OF
be present year the county tele-
hone system cost the county s4,-
sl.29, including extensions, while
be revenue in cash during the same
eriod was s4.s7S.95, inclusive OF
13i.54. on hand in cash on Janu-
ry lst, 1914. OF the cost, con-
Iruction account takes up s2,205.-
8 and operating salaries the sum
I sl740. The showing. on its face,
'ould seem 10 be q very good one.
The total cost of the eounty's !
,hools for the first six months Of
he present year was sl6.327.75,
which the high school cost s4,-
. w. anu lHt 0isAaiAA a'h1Nt@
l2,270.16. The state contributed |
this, the sum OF s5.135.75, leaY-
lg the cost of the schools borne BY |
le county for the first six months
1914. s11.192.00.
The number OF school children /.
iceiving these benefits. (proylded /
] OF school age attended school /
as 642. The total cost OF giving /
leh child school benefits for the six |
onths period was $25.43, of which /
le county funds contributed S17.- D.
and the state funds $500. On
e above basis the annual cost OF
hooling children In this county Is
,0.S6.
The number OF registered voters
this county in 1910, the year OF
e governments census. was 9o4'
1914, 1852. The population, ae-
riding to the census. of this eoun-
+, was 2S11, and applying the ratio
increase in voting population 10
ie general population would give
lis county resident population al