New Ulm review., 1920-01-21


vertising, $1,126.62; postage, express,
freight and telephone tolls, $1,006.82::
expenses of returns of births and deaths,
1924; election expenses, $340.82; insu-:
rance, $819.58; fees paid to clerk of.
court, register of deeds and board of
audit, $183.60;j jail expenses, $546. Is; cleo
trio light, water, fuel and phone rem
tails, $2,622.91; miscellaneous county
expenses, $6,45O.77:
Poor Fund Overdrawn.
A considerable amount Of money was
expended by the county during the
past year in the care of its paupers.
The receipts totaled S20,365. The
sum Of $l6,O0858. The disbursements,
which aggregated $22,660.12, included
the following items: Physicians ser
vices, $2,800.90; medicine, S370.66; re-
lief orders issued by county commits
sioners, $6,45l92; miscellaneous, $685.
SO; mothers pensions, $5,492; poor farm
expenses, $4,927.23; and boarding and
nursing paupers at hospitals, $1,978.55.
The fund was overdrawn $13,713.46
Jan. /, 1919.
Road and Bridge Fund.
The receipts of the county road and
| bridge fund were derived from the
| March, June and November tax col
lections, aid from state towards con-
struction Of state roads, aid from state
for State Highway No. 81, and other
items making total Of $106, ,959.O8.
The expenses in > this department Of
county activity during the past year
amounted to $l2708795. The fund was
overdrawn $21, ,128.87, Dec. 81, 1919.
County Ditch Fund.
! The receipts Of the county ditch
fund aggregated $199, 1881, including
balance on hand Jan. 1, 1919, of 1884,
585.9S. The receipts are made up from
March, June and November tax col.
lections, the. monthly collections Of
principal and interest, interest from
banks on time certificates, etc. The
disbursements were $124,89O.40, leaving
balance on hand in this fund on Dec.
81, 1919, Of $74,298.51.
General School Fund.
The sum Of $215,673.5l was disbursed
among the different school treasurers
Of the county from the general school
fund, being received in March, June
and November tax collections, and April
and October. appointments, as state
aid, refundments and disbursements
to state treasurer for state loans.
General Town Fund.
City, village and township treasur-
ers received warrants aggregating $780,
466 "A. The receipts from the March,
June and November tax collections and
a forfeited settlement tax collection
make UP this amount.
Teachers Pension Fund.
The receipts in the Teachers Pen
sion fund during 1919 were $1,192.50,
including $17. so in the fund Jan. /, 1919.
The disbursements totaled $887.50, is
sued in two warrants to the state treas
urer. There remained cash balanceof
$3O5 at the end of the year.
Various Funds.
The county disinfection fund re-
ceipts was the balance remaining on
hand at the first of the year, 1919, which
was $155.70. The disbursements anoun-
ted to $71.67 and the sum Of $84.O3 re-
mained in this fund at the beginning
of the present year.
The contingent fund receipts were
the $153.39 transferred to that fund from
the county revenue fund and $146.61.
cash on hand January ], 1919. There.
were no disbursements from the fund
last year.
The state Of Minnesota fund is made.
up Of the March settlement, June set
tlement, November settlement, and hunt
ing licenses, totaling $63, ,246.69, to-
gether with balance Of $811.9O on.
Jan. |, 1919, making a total Of $64, ,058.-I
I59. The disbursements include the
March, June and November settlements
and refunds to individuals, whose proper.
Ity taxes were diminished, and amounted
to $63, ,057.79, leaving a balance on hand,
! Dec. 81, 1919, Of $1,0O0.80.
The state land fund had receipts Of.
$64a68 last year. The entire sum was
disbursed to the state treasurer.
The current school fund shows re-
ceipts aggregating S63 ,473.O2, including
a balance on hand the first Of the year
1919 Of $20.82. The disbursements
were $63, ,452.2 and the balance, $20.82
D was transferred to the county revenue
fund.
The private redemption fund showed