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when they were called, the same ~
any ether warrant,

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any ether warrant
The cost of the Ho, Springs Court
House is shown to be slt5,9l5l;
and the Block 81 Court House has
cos; the County so far siS,S5l.60.
The balance on hand In the fund at
December 81. 1918 is s66.S52.I7.
The deposit cf funds In the various
Banks is criticized as being without
sufficient security under. the law aud
the District Attorney Is requested To-
report as to whether or not the con-
/ tingency OF a loss is the burden OF
/ the Treasurer and his Bondsmen. The
suggestion is made that the Bonds
which Should be issued for the Gen
eral Fund debt be taken by the
Banks which are now holding the
County Warrants and that they he
used for security against the Couu.
ty Funds on deposit.
Attention is called to the lack of
checking the Interest returns on the
Bank deposits. A few errors OF small
amounts are pointed out chiefly to
illustrate that the credits>were never .
checked up by the Treasurer.
Enjoined Warrants come in for Il
good deal OF attention in the County
records BY which to trace certain re-
funds that have been made by the
warrant holder as q condition of pay.
ment. II is pointed out that altho the
county officers are parties to the var
ious suits, as defendants. they are
not made parties to the settlements
which are apparently made out of
court The Audit certificate has an
exception in this regard that the au-
ditors are unable to vouch for the
refunds that have been turned in.
A number OF suggestions are made
for the betterment of the County sys-
tenn. 1t is suggested that the Roai
fund be expended on the appropria.
ion system. that all demands be audi.
ted before payment by a deputy in
the County Clerks office. and that
the appointment OF a Purchasing
Agent be considered although they
do not recommend increasing the
County Expense for that purpose. An
analysis Of the County Expenditure
Is given showing that only S57,963.l5
Of the expenditures Of the Gener,.
Fund is within control OF the 7
County court. all the balance OF the G
sS7.7S0.22 spent during 1918 being ,
by statutes or orders OF
the Circuit Court. The accounts oi
the Sheriff. Geo. l.. Humphrey as ,
Tax Collector are highly commended I
n the report. The Clerks records r
,ave also been properly kept. ard I
appreciation Is expressed OF the work n
done by the State Insurance Com
in laying out the County b
system. II is pointed out that the var q
Gus recommendations made on the \
'ystem are to the point of carrying /
out the details to a further extent I
md not in changing the methods in
Use. O
No certificate is made on the 1
rreasurers Disbursements. Although a
he Treasurer is elsewhere criticized I
I does not appear that In this cose
he fault is the Treasurers and the a
report expressly exonerates him and I
planes the previous system for not (
list of Warrant indebted v
less. Without this list the Auditors O
'ay that II is not possible to find out {
whether the warrants presented to {
hem as paid or received for Taxes l.
we're paid or received during 1918
" previously, for there was no state I
nent of the debt by which to verify n
hose paid off. BY the Auditors work Q
Undertaken by the authority Of the e
,ounty Court after they had reported I
his condition, this trouble will not y
occur in the future as such list was c
prepared and on IL was based the
igures on the County debt given
bove.
Balance Sheets OF the County as a
Whole and OF each fund are given
With Income and Expenditure Ac.
cunts and statements on all funds,