Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-27
Special to The Bulletin)

especial to The Bulletln) Eartford, Jan. a6--Tho Windham county members of the general a. semply met this afternoon for the puT pose of receiving the report of the county commissioners and treasurer Senator Thompson presiding and Rep resentattve Chester acting as clerk The reports embraced the receipts anu
 expenses and financial condition of the county for the two fiscal years endint September 30, 1913 and 1914, togethe- with a report in detail concerning the temporary home and the county jail and licenses issued for the sale ot liquors in the several towns during the period. The balance in favor of tho jail for 1913 is $338.26, and for 1911 the balance is S2,898.18 making the re ceipts S3,23644 above the expenses f. the two years During the two yea the liabilities of the county have il creased 5000 by the compulsory leg lative action which requires the cou. to pay the salary of the county seal the proba ton officers fees, forest fl. warden expenses and the county law library. Otherwise the receipts have been just about sufficient to meet the county expenses. The number in jail September 50, 1912, was A. committed during the year 3S1, discharged during tine year 36&, leaving 57 in jail September 80, 1918. There were 48l committed to
 
 ing a total of 5. There were dis
 charged during the year 449. leaving
 S9 in jail when the report closed Sep tembeI 30, 1914.
 On October l. 1912, there were 63 children in the temporary home and
 24 were received during the year, and
 twelve were returned to the home. There were placed in families not rela- tiyes 34, with relatives 1, discharged 5, leaving 56 children in the home Sep
 tember 30, 1913. There were q chiI- dren received during 1914 and 31 were returned during the year. with the 56 at the beginning of the year makes a total of 9S. Of these 24 were placed in families not relatives 4 with rela- uVes and discharged leaving 69 in the home when this report closed. The treasureTs report showed a to- tai of receipts of $33.168.63 as follows:
 From state for board Of prisoners due III 1913, S40.43; from state for board of prtsOneTS for 1914, $6,036.31; from earnings of prisoners. $7,194.73; pri-
 vate board at jail. S57.54; live stock sold, Sl2.17: wood and umber sold, $301.O5; pork. veal and hides, S779.5S; medical attendance of state prisoner, $44.5O; produce at jail. $117,36; sum- dry sales at jail, S133.61; state board of children'S temporary home. S7763O9
 private board of children's temporary home, $304 Is; produce sold at tempor-
 ary home. S462.12; ten per cent of li- cense money, s3,036.25; transfer of H. cense SIG; sale of typewriter $25; in- terest on deposit, S31.91; temporary leans. $5.400; balance in treasury Sep
 emtber 30, $929.9S. The total expenses
 were S32,928.SS, leaving a balance in
 the treasury September 30, 1913, of
 S239.75.
 The jail receipts for the year endins September 30. 1914. were $18,12S.O3, and the expenses Sl5,229.85, leasing a balance of $2,698.18. The temporary home receipts were $7,656.71, and the expenses $9,41702, leaving a deficit of $l, 66O.3l. The treasurer'S report, with the 1918 balance Of $239.75 shows a to- tai of receipts of S33,75795 The total expenditures balances, with cash on hand of $s22.47. The actual receipts for the year were 53,51S.2O, and the actual expenses $32, ,935.48, showing an actual balance for the years transac-
 tions of $5S2.T2
 59, 1913, there were 67 retail liquor licenses, for which $29,212.5G was re- ceiEed, and for g druggists licenses Sll5G, total of $30,362.50. Of this
 sum S3O36-25 went to the county and the balance to the towns of Windham Putnam, Kiuingly. Plainf1eId and Sterling. The sum of $16 was received for transfer of license. During the year ending September 30, 1914 there were 60 retail licenses issued for 9-o,IVyS -2 uIuSSiSLS licenses Tor SJZZ, a total Of $27.022 of which $2, TOP went
 to the county and $24,31980 to the licensed towns.
 The outstanding liabilities of the county are temporary loans of $2,0O0 and the assets are given as follows: Balance iii treasury. $S22.47: real es- tate at jail and county home, $S4.900; personal property at jail and county home, $22 223.44; county law library, $3,750; one typewriter, SEQ; one safe, $25; one7deslS,, clerk of courts office, $2J; county sealers outfit, $500. The salary and mileage of the coun- ty commissioners was $2.05S.S5 in 1913 and $1,932.50 in 1914. The salary and expenses of the county sealer for the year ending in September. 1914, were $3Q3.50.
 The report of the county commits sioners was accepted. Representative Atwood of Brooklyn and Plessfs of Putnam, were elected auditors Ev- erett Brown of Pomfret was nominat- ed for membership on the state board Of agriculture. The meeting was ad- journed to February 23