The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-07-01

county in 1919 was s5,591,357.00.
There is levied for county purpos-
es this year IL mills, which will
bring to the treasury Of the county,
basing the valuation the same as last
year, the sum Of s67,096.28.
The automobile tax amounted last
year to $5,3S1.7S. This year is levied
a state highway tax Of 2 mills which
will bring to the county treasury
about $11,182.71.
Add these three amounts together
and you have the total source Of in
come for 1920, assuming that the
automobile tax will be the same as
last year. fhe sad part about it is
that we are now borrowing against It..
We are just about one year behind.
No man is called a good business
man who stays year behind in finan-
cling his business. Dillon county is a
wealthy institution and there is no
reason why its business should not be
conducted on a sound financial basis.
Our county Is great corporate body,
bigger by far than any bank, cotton
mill or other corporation in the state
OF South Carolina and though permit
ted to be a year behind in its obllga-
tions, there is no getting around the
fact that we are stockholders in it.
There is no one who would prize very
highly stock in a corporate or private
enterprise that stayed involved from
veal to year. The appropriation this
year as recommended by the delega-
ton and passed by the General AS
sembly is SS0,758.00. OF this amount
s35, 100000 is allotted to cross county
roads $17,391.O0 for the payment OF
county officers, magistrates and con-
stables, $460.00 to county boards
100000 for county home. poor
house and poor, $500.00 for post
mcItems, inquests and lunacies, 81
600 GG for pubic buildings including
water, fuel, light and insurance 81
2CG.C0 for printing, postage and sra
tiouery for the county offices, 81
o0r 90 for the employment OF two
rural pcEcG'nen, $250.00 Tor vital
statistics, $4,000 for the employ
ment OF home demonstration agent,
10000 for the employment of a
county nurse, $4,000 for farm dem
onstratIon agent. 1t is the purpose OF
the commissioners to stay within the
budget and to do so in many instan-
ces will require a close watch upon
expenditures as well as the condition
of each account from time to time.
The claims paid from the appro-
priation up to the 8th Of June
amounted to $33,309.22. This
amount represents the 1920 claims
and has nothing to do with the claims
paid in settlement of 1919 business
amounting to s35,426.40.
In SO far as this years appropria-
ton is concerned, 1t is ample to meet
the necessary expenses OF the county.
The IL mills levied for county pur-
poses will take care of the appropria-
ton and possibly show small sur
plus at the end Of the year.
There is a 2 mill levy for state
highway purposes which will give to
the county the sum of $11,1S2.71 as
suming that the property valuation is
the same this year as last year. The
automobile license tax which is col
lected by the state highway commits
sion and returned to the county
amounted last year to S5,3S1.7S. Add
these two amounts together and you
have 16,564.49.
AS there is no state highway road
in the county at this time this amount
can be diverted to other roads, other
wise it will appear as surplus at the
end Of the year.
The county can get federal aid to
the amount of 100000 if it wants
it to be expended on a state highway
road If the county will raise like