Milford chronicle., 1915-03-26
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SUS-
SEX COUNTY REPORTED
TO LEVY COURT.


The Sussex County Levy Court has
failed as yet, to name the COnstables
and Trustees of the Poor. The Levy
Court Committee which viewed Wood
/ enhawk bridge, seven miles from
I Bridgeyille, recommended that bridge
10 teet ia length be built. The bridge
was made larger to allow for the
immense amount OF water which goes
under it at certain seasons of the year.
County Engineer Morgan I. Gum
was authorized and directed to ask
for bids for the construction of the
bridge, which is to have steel ''I'
beams, concrete abutments and piers.
The report of B. F. Smith, the
architect who drew the plans for the
Court House, showed that the con-
tractors failed to live up to the plans
and specifications and estimated that
about $500 would have to be expend-
ed in making additions to the furnish
ings that have been installed.
Commissioners Cove S. Lynch, Gran
vile A. Cannon and Charles E. john
son, a committee appointed to audit
the accounts of former County Trea-
surer Jesse T. Wells, as well as to as
certain the financial condition of the
county, submitted their report. The
report of the audit of the books of Mr..
Wells follows:
"We, the committee appointed to
audit the books, papers and accounts
of Jesse T. Wells, County Treasurer,
beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
eve find that he had in hand at the
last settlement, December II, 1914, to
the credit of the Special Road Fund,
the sum of S16,112.94 and to the
credit Of S6,24421, making a total in
hand of S22,357.15. We find that he has
received, as follows: From State Trea-
surer for the appropriations for the
permanent road fund the sum of $10,-
600; from various collectors on ac-
count Of special road fund, S4,S4S.37;
from collectors on account of general
road fund, S16,325.25; from county
officials, s4,1O5.11; from constables,
$500, making a total Of 35.S82.73. The
total amount in hand is S58,239.88. We
find that he has disbursed, as Iollows:
For special road warrants, Sl9, 1921;
general road warrants, S4,10147; Levy
Court warrants, $l7,062.07; witness
warrants, S76A80; grand jury war
rants, $780,; petit jury warrants,
Sf,2f2.0S; coupons, S1,59750; sight
drafts, So, making a total of S44.-
4S0.53, which leaves a balance in the
hands of j esse 7. Wells, County Treas
urer, Feb is. 1915, to the credit of the
Special Road Fund, S11 ,496.10, and to
the credit Of the General Road Fund,
S2,263.25, or a grand total of Sl3,-
1895"
The committee gave the following
report Of the audit Of the Poor Ac-
count:
I'VE, the committee appointed to
audi. and examine the books, papers
and accounts of Jesse T. Wells, Poor
Treasurer, beg leave to submit the
following report:
We find that he had in hand at the
last settlement, December II, 1914,
the sum of S2,3O6.81 and that he re-
ceived from the Overseer of the Poor
the sum of S66.37, making total re-
ceipts, together with the amount in
hand at last settlement, of S2,373.1S.
We find he has disbursed for vouch-
ers of Poor Trustees the sum of ST.
319.56, leaving a balance in hand on
February Is, 1915, the sum of ST.
O53.62."
The following report was given Of
the financial standing of the county:
eve, the committee appointed to
ascertain the state of the county fin
ances, beg leave to report that we
have examined the various books and
records pertaining to the county fin
ances and fad the following assets
and liabilitie Levy Court orders out
standing, S7,488.74; witness orders out
standing, $12O.1S; grand jury orders,
S256.50; petit jury orders, SS25.88;
general road orders, S3,759.56; special
road orders, $5,435.96; county bonds,
SIS, 800, making a total of 500, 1862.
We find a balance in hand of Jesse I.
Wells on February Is, 1915, the sum
Of S13, 1896; due from collectors, S48,-
731 .65, making the total assets S62,-
491.O1. The liabilities exceed assets !
in the sum of S30,895.S1."