Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-26
I1SI|AL TAX LfVIES
RECOMMENDED BY
JUDGE PhILPO1
Quorum Court Expected to
Conclude It's Annual
Sitting Today.
CARE OF PAUPERS
FULFILLING PROBLEM
court will Resume Work 1T lo:so "A.
~ Today, when Committees Ap-
pointed Yesterday VIII
Submit Reports.


.: in are recommended by County
amdge c. NJ. Philpot in mis- report to
tho ouorum court, which convened
Yesterday morning and Will cohcleue
~ work today. AS Judge Philpot will
~. ."t;ro at the end of his term in favor
- Judge l.. e. Cheek, to be elected
in the election on November l. the
county i3dge took occasion TO eX-
nress his appred alton of the Coop
~ he has received from the men,
hers of the court. Judge Phllpot mas
heen commended for his adminlstra-
tion of the county's affairs, it being
nointed out that more permanent
ro.ds and bridges and other improve
vents have ;een made during his ad-
ministration than in any Similar per-
iod. and that the finances Of tle coun~
tv are in good shape.
County Judges Report.
Judge philpot's report reads as fol
lows:
81 herewith beg to submit for your
consideration my report OF the county
affairs for the past year.
"rhe financial condition of the
county is shown by the reports of the
county treasurer and the punty
clerk.
"rhe report of the county highway
engineer shows the condition of the
roads and bridges, also number OF
miles worked and bridges built.
This is a problem that l. am free %
confess. is beyond my ability to cope
with. have endeavored to practice
every economy that ! could, but do
what may, if half Of the demands
made are complied with, it remains
a very heavy drain on the county re-
sourdes. The inmates of the county
poor house are but small part OK
this fund, the tubercuiar sanitorium
at Bonneville the burial of paupers
the Davis hospital, tho county physi-
clans salary, and besides, there arc
number of paupers who receive an
average of $1,000 pea month, who are
not confined in the poor house; these
are so situated, that it is deemed
cheaper and much better for them
than to place them in the poor house
81 was enabled to make a contract
for the working of the county pris-
oners for this year. which has been
the means Of saving considerable eX-
pense to the county.
''The Jail has been repaired as re-
commended by your honorable body
and this improvement adds quite a
fot, not only to the looks, but to the
convenience and safety of the Jail.
"Your honorable body also made
an appropriation to make improve
ments on the court house. These i'm
provements have been made, and
feel proud of the results. We nov
have a court house that we need moi
feel ashamed of.
10 properly administer the affairs
OF our county. it will be necessary t(
make the usual tax levies and ap
preparations to defray these ex
penseS.
"lnasmuch as the management n
Our county affairs are soon to pas;
out OF my hands, with your permits
sion, | will take this opportunity D
saying that J have endeavored to per
form all the duties incumbent on mt
as county judge, honestly. edonomic
ally, and to the very best interests
OF the county Notwithstanding TIN
fact, that | am leaving the financia
condition of the county in just a
good. shape as | found it, feel JUST
ned in saying that there has bee7
more permanent improvements mad
curing my administration than eve