Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
IMPROVEMENTS
DURING THE YEAR
WEREs766 Il
These Were in Road Paving,
Grading, Sewer Work and Side
walks in Atlanta and County
Outside City.

TO THE BOARD or COMMISSIONERS
or F0ADS AND REVENUES OF
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA:
Gentlemen: As Chairman for your
Board during the year 1913. / beg To
submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing Annual Report Of the condition
of affairs OF Fulton County for the year
ending December 81, 1913. and also OF
the work done during the year
FINANCES.
As shown by the report Of your chair
man for the year 1912 the Tax Digest
for that year showed taxable propefty
returned TO the value Of Slll,3I5.O35. 90;
and the tax rate fixed for that year was
&c cents on the 500. the income from
that source being $723 .93772 The tax
able valuation of railroad and public
utility and other corporate property in
Fulton County. as reported from the Of
fee of the Comptroller General, 10 whom
these returns are made. for the year
1912, is S19 497 9S3 90, which, at the rate
above named yielded an income OF
1926. 1861. making a total Income to the
County from these two sources OF 1850.
674 90 The Tax Digest for the year
1913 discloses the fact that the taxable
value of the property IN Fulton County
amounts to st221os 115 m and the tax
able value of railroad, public utility and
other corporations In Fulton County, as
reported from the office Of the Comm
troiler General amounts TO S22 0A4 90A 90.
making an increase in the taxable value
Of the nropertv IN Fulton County OF
SS 4c0, 0b100 in 1913 over the year
1912.
The same arrangement continues with
the banks az IN previous wears. to the
effect that the County II allowed inter
est at the rate Of per cent per annum
on daily balances
The system Of drawing money from
The County Treasury is the same as has
prevailed during past years and this
system is an absolute protection AGAINST
any money whatsoever being drawn
from the County Treasury Improperly.
The books and accounts Of all County
officers handling public funds have heen
audited during the year and found to
he correct and all moneys properly ac.
counted for.
The finances Of the County are in
good Cundf ion. desuite the fact that the
expense of conducting and maintaining
each department Of the County has In
creased during the past wear, owing to
the remarkable growth and development
of the City and County and from the
fact that greater amount of work has
been done this year than IN any previous
year and all Of the hi'ls for material
have heen pad THERE is NO OUT
sInMn.Ne INDEeTspMEss WHAT.
EITIEp IN TAE FORM ~OF BONDS
or OTHERWISE. VITA THE ExcEp.
TON OF CURRENT EXPENSES
FDR DECEMBER WHICH WILL De
Discussed IN JANUARY.
Diseu 7eEMENTS DURING THE
TEAH 1913
The fiscal year or the County extends
from the 1st Of October OF one year to
the Goth day Of September OF the fol-
lowing year. both inclusive. and under
the law. taxes are levied to cover that
period SO that. IN giving tho d'eburse-
ments for the wear 1919 FROM Iannarv
LIST TO December 31st inclusive II In
ciudes so much of the income raised by
the tax levy for the year 1912 as was
incorporated on the LIST day OF January.
1913. and a nart Of the tax raised during
the year 1913 which was disbursed prior
10 December 81 1918,
The following are the disbursements
of every character which were made