The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-02-01
RECORDER ISSUES
ANNUAL REPORT

Miss Josephine Klotz, County Re-
corder. has just issued her annual
report. which gives in detail the COM
plete financial transactions and the
cost of maintaining the county gov
ernment during 1928.
On January 1, 1928, according to the
report the balance on hand was $9s,-
1O4.1S and the total receipts from all
sources was $169,346.67 combined
total of 7,450.s5. After all ex-
penses of county government was paid
a balance Of $S2,521.27 was on hand
January l. 1924.
The amount paid to the State of Ne
vada was $26,009.9S, while the state
sheep, stock and apiary fund amounted
to an additional $1,735.65.
The cost of maintaining the various
county offices, which includes salaries
and expenses were as follows:
County commissioners receives for
their work during the year $S62.40.
This includes the salaries and mileage
of three members of the board, and
the small cost clearly indicates that
they are the poorest paid officials
within Douglas county.
Ii cost the taxpayers S2,S44.97 to
maintain the office of county clerk
and treasurer during 1924, and for the
same period the department OF the
Auditor and Recorder got by with
$1,63s23; the Sheriff and Assessor
with $3,544.66.
Meals and expenses of the county
Jail amounted to but $6s.09 during
1923, indicating that this institution
was not we'll patronized.
The District Attorneys Office cost
s1,556.93, including salary and ex-
penses, while the district court was
run for the year for $1,942.20.
The salary for the health office was
$3.50; Justice Of the Peace 5000 and
Constable 5000
The report shows the following in.
cidental expenses at the court house
for the year 1928:
Janitor s720; lights and water. $406,
Is; fuel oil. s42234; maintenance,
$104.S3; stationery and expenses,
$355.32; advertising contract $4,000;
printing and supplies. s5l642; tele-
phone. sl69.45; Industrial insurance,
$29516: fire insurance, s2s0.75; free
employment service. $500: census
marshal. s7450, or total of s3,9s9.93.
The fish and game administration
cost s916.s0. of which amount $500 was
for salary of game warden.
County roads cost the taxpayers the
sum of s1S,79l.S9. OF this amount
$1.350.00 was for the salary of road
supervisor; s9.352.44 for labor; s2,-
170.57 for machinery and repairs;
$5,91S.SS for auto and truck supplies.
In addition to the above sS,567.14 was
expended as the countys part In state
highway work.
INDECENT relief during 1928 cost the
county the sum of 81 1896.
During the year $4,000 worth OF
county bonds were redeemed and So
1900 was paid in interest on out
standing bonds.
Maintenance of district schools cost
the county taxpayers the sum of $685.
S3Ss2. while the report shows that
the high school was maintained at an
expense of s16,506.s2.
The report shows the bonded In
debtedness OF Douglas county to be
as follows: Court bonds $4,000 high
school bonds $25,O00; Douglas county
improvement bonds. $4,000, Consolidat-
ed b school bonds, $4,000; Douglas
county highway bonds, 5.000 Gard
nerville sewer system bonds $4,000
The population of Douglas county.
according to the 1910 census was 1925;
the number of registered voters In
1923 was S5S and the number OF poll
taxes during the same year were 4S1.
Value of real estate, improvements
and personal property In Douglas
county last year was s3,95S, ,207 90;
value OF personal property other than
listed above $79.755.00 or total of
s4.037 ,96200.