Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-13
HIGH PRAISE FOR KENT
COUNTY AMI 1RAT|Oh
Auditors, in Official Report, Show
Condition Of Affairs Most
Commendable.
special Correspondence of Every Evening


Dover. Ian IL Waiter o HrTeelor
e srnvrna and John G IIuptinson
auditors appointed by Resident Associate
Judge " II Bovee TO audit The book$of
Kent County Comptroller Harry r.
f,rievns. have submitted their repor', ,s
follows
Receipts from December | 1917, TO
December /. lois, &isn,s00 7s; evpendi-
, tufea. .i4i .32s. .26. balance in general
fund. $40, ,272 50, uneollccted tnres
f2s ~ 80; Kent county indebtedness,
sla5. 900
Coed Road Account Total receipts
e3t 2se n expenditures. Si5.sAsat
P.lrrce r-c-rn rr t. 1918 si5,754 ~
vc-r rro We, somewhat Reluctantly,
lest Nc might pe regarded 5. exceeding
CIR prerogntive. recommended that the
Levy Court cc,sc road building for the
year 1918 A glance At the good roads
, account reveals 81 result Of this course
by the Levy Court SAVING Of over
$40 600 to the county The total expendI-
tures for good roads IN 1917 were h5,-
$50 Is; in 1918. they were sl5, SIS y
Under expenditures will be noted the
item Court House repair III, 2ss ~.
We feel especial attention should be yiver
this item for the rc.son that not a bond
tfsf hftff tHffif'i ft'tt ~ tfdita ttNsft 'tAN'
tax rate 70 produce thus revenue. II re-
snIia from an economical administration
ri eur county affairs and careful watch
over all expenditures by the county
comptroller When this Office WAS created
t'c COUNT wae inrrely in debt. but by
careful scrr,iny OF all expenditures and
the requirement, ihat al bills presented
rc idernizcd IN detail a splendid balance
Is now shown on the credit side 0t the
/ LEDGER clearly demonstrating our oft
expressed opiiion that this office. with
the right men in IL, is one Of the best We
have In the interest Of the taxpayers
Tho now Court House ~ county build
ing. whom completed, will 10 = beautiful.
thoroughly convenient and up-to date
building for all county u~ea and thnt II
can ~ ftuls without either Increasing tire
taxes or issuing tonds. speaks we'll indeed
for those administering our county sfairs
Touching the matter of apprcprl a'i"ne
- tcuas totalling last wear 81 275. ihe
law clearly contemplatce that the MONEY
thus appropriated 10 expended only and
wholly for repairs 10 roadheds or streets
used for vehicular travel, and not Tor rf-
pairs TO sidewalks, tho plirchas" and
election of street lamps, salaries to ssrect
IanrIightorg. etc II has been sugwsted
that there arc several towns in the county
thus abusing " inisnsing this money.
We suggest that the Levy Court take eich
action rs will compel The proper appll-
cation of fhese appropriations
We must not refrain from again Urging
nore carc in the mattor of purchase Df
supplies anil materials Of al kinds far
! county Use. whether ihcs be for s)ffIcc
or other departme ~ the county ad-
rninisfration And this applies with
equal force TO all other county cxTendi-
lures The splendid showing # this r.
mort in the face III war conditions de-
serves he commentator Of the taxpayers
Of thia county, and IS another evidence 81
IA thfuncss and devotion to duty On the
part Of the man n the office Of county
comptroller