Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
COUNTY'S AFFAIRS
IN FINE CONDITION,
AUDITORS REPORT
Kent County Complimcnted Upon
the Admirable Showing Ke-
vealed by Inspection.
FALSE STATEMENT DENIED
snecial nisnafch TO very Evening

Specinl Dispatch to very Evoning
Dover. Feb. Iu--Walter O. Hotfecker
of Smvrna and John G. Hopkins of Dover,
auditors, appointed by Resident Asso.
ciate Judge Boyce to inspect the books and
accounts of the comptroller of Kent
county. Harry Il. Grieves, completed
their report today and submitted it to
Judge Boyce. who ordered it filed with
the clerk of the peace. The period
covered by the report is from December
/. 1918, TO December !, 1919.
REcEIprs-GENERaL FUND.
December /, 1918, balance
general fund.- ............S o,272. 80
Received from county officers
feeSl ...........-.,.... lo,uoS.so
Miscellaneous receipts .. 2,672 90
Received from tax collectors
lqlo1 ............ 97,047.12
From constables ....... 2,4SS.41
From work of prisoners ..... 273.14
George NJ Fisher, State treas
Rnildinc .............. 25,o0o.o0
Total receipts, including
balance, Dee. / 1919 -. .s1S4, ,S16.92
EXPENDITURES.
From December /, 1913, TO December
1919.
Paid salaries of county officers.s 2l ,1O3.13
Appropriation to towns, re-
pairs TO jail, supplies for
County Building, cOmmIs-
sion for collection OF taxes,
board OF prisoners New Cas-
tie County Workhouso, ap-
preparation Industrial School
Tor girls, Ferris Industrial
School, Kent county aims
house appropriation, inter
est on county debt, expenses
OF courts, election expenses,
new bridges and repairs,
road supervisors, balance on
new court house. etc. $500. l51, ,263.71
December !, 1919, balance,
general fund ........ 33, ,553.l5
TncolIected taxes ... 33,250O0
Kent county indebtedness -. 235,000.0O
GOOD ROADS ACCOUNT.
December |, 1918, balance,
good roads fund ......S 15,734.02
Received of tax collectors .... 100000
Received from State treasurer. 100000
Received from sale of bonds :. 100000
Miscellaneous receipts .. S0405
Total receipts, including bal
ancc December |. 1915. IS 16,53S.0 .07
EXPENDITURES.
Engineers office ..S 1,o02.96
Road machinery and lmple-
mcntS ,o11 .ts
Materials and freight ~ 20,06767
Supnlics 1903 As |
Labor and teams ... 35,622 Al |
Total expenditures ......s 60,6l3.7O |
December |, 1919, balance,
,rood roads fund S 15924.31 4
We would again emphasize the need /
Tor case and economy in the matter Of /
the purchase of supplies and materials OF /
al kinds for the county offices and county .
use in general, and raise the question /
whether greater economy In this matter 1
would not result if some individual were /
clothed with the responsibility and au-
thority to make these purchases, rather /
than have each Office and department do /
It's own buying OF supplies, as is now the 7
practice.
with the work now completed, we
find that the total cost OF our splendid /
and beautiful remodeled court house and
all furniture of court room and county
Offices included, al J with all bills paid,
Is S92 I77.14, and oil this accomplished
without either q bond issue or increase of /
tax rate. In this connection let us say
that statements in circulation to the cf-
iect that a part of this sum was taken
from the good roads account, are not
verified bv Comptroller Grieves' books.
with no desire TO throw bouquets,
but solely to commend fidelity 10 duty,
We direct attention to the excellent con-
lItion of our county affairs as shown by
hc above report, and repeat statement
made In previous report: The best