Evening journal., 1923-02-17
SUSSEX COUNTY
Finance REPORT
Comptroller Charles Mes
sick Issues Statement for
Last Year
co. OFFICERS PAID
$29,468 IN SALARIES
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN. Del, Feb. IT,
County Comptroller Charles w. Mes
siok has Issued his yearly statement
showing the financial condition Oh
Sussex County for the year ending
Jan. 1, 1923. The report gives in
detail the receipts, disbursements and
appropriations together with the as
sets and bonded indebtedness. A
condensed statement of the report
follows:
Receipts.
Cash balance for county purposes
on January 1. 1922, s76,917.s9; re-
ceived from Benjamin #. Walls, Re-
oeiver OF Taxes. 1928. S.222.39; from
Mothers Pensions, State refund, S5,-
9S9.41; from State for special roads.
$4,000; Farmers Bank loan, s15,-
OOOainterest on daily bank balances.
sl,O2s.04; contributions from indivi-
duals for road construction, s17l.0O:
rents, $4,000; sale of manure from
Mule team Unit at Laurel. S165.0O;
sale OF gravel and oil dmms, S3.OO;
from justices OF peace and oonstables
In fines. s5S1.25: refund from Dla-
mond State Telephone Company.
$3.50; refund from Russell Grader
Manufacturing Company. s25. SO;
use of county tractor, s45.o0; from
County Highway Commission ss75.-
90; officers fees, t17ses.72; total,
S356,66O12.
Expenditures.
Salaries OF county officers, s29,-
46S.46; Board OF Assessment expense,
s1,511.s1; bnodlng officers, s26s.OO;
record books. s3O6.5s; Orphans
Court help. s15.75; Prothonotary's
help. S272.O0; Recorder of Deeds
help (192D s1Ss.25; Recorder of
Deeds help, s1.9e4.10; Receiver of
Taxes expense. s377.0O; Receiver of
Taxes help. $4,000; Clerk Of Peace
help. $4,000; total executive ex-
pense. SS4,95495.
Expense.
Advertising. S19O.5O; court house
S1.49064; election ex-
pense, S6,07O.76; furniture and fix
.ures. s251.6s; payment OF loan.
S15, ,000;. interest on loan. S162.50;
expense. $176.51: post
lge, $1,5sb.S1; stationery, S1,350.5O;
Public Health and Pensions--Autop-
.ies and examinations, S2S5.6s; state
Board of Health, S972.14; Mothers
Pensions, s11,696.S2; total, S12,954.-
"a.
Public Safety and Welfare.
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Industrial School. S7O6.0O; Ferris In
lustrial School, s2.O5S.5O; Industrial
school for Colored Girls. S450.60;
New Castle County Workhouse, $5,-
1880; Jail expense, S62O.ss; prison
,rs' board. S1.421.00: sherlff's costs,
sS40.S0; travelling expense to New
Castle County Workhouse, s153.94;
Justices of peace and constables
costs. S773.31: court and legal ex-
1enses, s999.s6; jury and witness
'ees. S4.O14S1; coroners jury and
fees. S1.65: total s1T,s7s.90.
3Onded Indebtedness.
Bonds redeemed, 100000; bridge
,onds redeemed, s1.50O.00; interest
IN bonds, s52.S3O.O0; total, $780, I
5000.
'ublic Highway Expense.
Appropriations to towns. 100000; :
ridge tenders salaries. S2105.56: 5
maintenance. S4,790.0S; q
ngineering expense. s195.50; trucks /
nd car for engineer and roads. 81
1896; road machinery. S625.40; re-
airs to machiery. S2S9S.99; small '
'ols. s12O.2S; mule team expense, v
1894; general road work. s45,-
1865; special road work, S24,T46.-
); Georgetown storage barn ex- c
anse, S1,126.37; engineers equip I
ent, s43.46; total, $s5,S24.O4. L
ssets.
Cash, sf11. .95454; due from State
reasurer for registration salaries, Il
1880; value mule team unit, s4,- :
500; small tools. S379.06; machin-
Y, S7.599.S9: engineers equipment, ll
i47.S6; trucks and cars, $1060.0O; III
llue Board OF Assessment car, II
10000; value Georgetown storgae II
lrn. 100000; due from 1922 taxes, II
'6.76s.36. III
liabilities.
Courthouse bonds. sS5,Oo0.Oo;
idge bonds. S22.5O0.OO; Sussex
Highway Improvement /
,nds. $1,000, 100000; total, $780, r
900. #
The liabilities OF the county ex- n
ed the assets by s1.215.35f.3S. This q
due to the fact that within the !,
lst four years the expenditures for .
iproved roads reached more than =,
lie million dollars. .