Milford chronicle., 1927-02-25
Georgetown

/ OOuulg OOllADNAOlAGA AllMOOu -
Lloyd has finished and submitted to
the Levy Court Commissioners a
comprehensive report of the finan-
cial condition of Sussex county,
covering the period from January l.,
1926 to January 1, 1927, a summary
of which follows:
/ Receipts, cash balance on January
1, 1926, S66,430.34; received from
| County Treasurer William A. Long,
$36S, ,834.32; state refund for Mothers
Pensions, $7,774.00; received from
state for roads $10,000.00; reim-
bursement of bond sale, $551.83; in
terest on daily balances in Farmers
Bank $599S; sale of manure $302.00;
rents, $26600; justice of peace and
constable fines $489.80; dividend on
insurance policy $255.S5; insurance
for fire at county Jail, $107.65; in
surance companies state tax for mo-
torized fire departments, S4,594.54;
officers fees $20,014.6S; state refund
on gas $1S3.59; sale of tiling S63.S4;
use of tractors, $25.57; sale of dyna-
mite $59.75; cancelled checks S39.9O
petitioners for private road $40;
repairing road machinery for Han
naman-Burrougs Co., $4,000; vaca-
ton of road $3.50; rolling lawn for
L. D. Caulk Co. $1,000; total $751;
951.32.
Expenditures: Board of assessment
operating expenses, $1,205.3S; bond
ing officer $497.00; county record
books $9S2.S9; officers and en-
ployees salaries $29,811.89; orphans
court help $57S.OO; prOthonOatory's
help $4S6.OO; recorder of deeds help
S2,931.94; receiver of taxes expenses
S423.1O; receiver of taxes for help
S9S2.5O; clerk of peace help $254.SS;
total 8,103.53.
General expenses: Advertising and
sale of bonds $551.83; advertising,
S3S0.33; court house expenses and
maintenance $2,555S7; furniture and
fixtures $48450; miscellaneous ex-
pense $85.65; postage, $2,O95.4S; sta
tfOnery, $1,099.12; telephones,
$612.O2; total S7,S64.SO.
Public Safety and Welfare: Sun
day school $4,000; Delaware Indus
trial School $2,46320; Ferris Indus
trial School $1,941.50; New Castle
County Workhouse, $7,399.S0; Indus
trial School for Girls, colOred, 1898;
public health and pensions: Autop-
sizes and examinations, $685.; burial
of paupers, $115; hospitals, S2,7SS;
public health and welfare commits
sion, $521.45; mothers pensions S15,-
54S; total $19,507 AS.
Bonded indebtedness - Highway
bonds redeemed, $25,000; bridge
bonds redeemed, $1,500; court house
bonds redeemed, $500; interest on
bonds, $144,11S.75; interest on loan
$25O.OO; total $174,969.75.
Public highway Xpenses-Appro
priatiOn to towns, $4,000; approprla-
ton to bond and coupon account,
S26,8S6.25; bridge tenders salaries
S1.915.OO; drawbridge maintenance
S68S. OF; engineers expense $514;
trucks and cars for engineer and
roads, $9,473.52; road machinery,
S5.929.7S; repairs to machinery SILL
564OO: small tools, $271.94; mule
team expense, $1,172.10; cost of gen
eral dirt road work $65,O65.19; spe-
cial dirt road work, $12,462.36; coun-
ty workshop for repairs to machln-
cry S2,466.25; equipment for engi-
neer. $3.50; stock list account
S126.73; total, $149,S35.86.
Distribution of general road work:
First Representative District
Maintenance, $9,426.57; balance due
district from county and state ap-
preparations, $4,226.57.
Second District - Maintenance,
n1o ooo N. ho GA1 %
Third Observation-Disclosures, S9'-
OO1.S7; balance, $1,986.21.
Fourth District - Maintenance
$4.6O7.45; balance, $2,65O.9S.
Fifth District - Maintenance, So
1851; balance, $2,071.25.
Sixth District - Maintenance, S9,- !
328.95; balance, $963.9O.
Seventh District - Maintenance,
7.661.SS; balance, $1,662.S1.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures 3d.
O5O.17; balance, $629.SS.
Ninth District - Maintenance,
S6.524.89; balance, $3,546.O1.
Tenth District - Maintenance, $9,-
OO1.87; balance, $1,386.21.
Special road work-Appropriation
bv Levy Court, $40,629.95; balance |
last year, S4,51L2O; balance to cred
it of special road fund, $31,051.O3.
Mule team unit-Value on Janu-
airy 1, 1926, $4,973.S9; cost of main
tenance, $1,83S.85; harness and
equipment, $500; work performed
on roads in the Fifth Representative |
district during the year, S1,62776;
manure sold, $302.OO; present Value
of the unit, $4,S9S.7S. -,
Excess of liabilities over available
assets-Cash as per county treasur-
er's report on January 5, 1927, $751;
6O1. AZ; outstanding orders, SG,253.S5;
cash as per ledger balance, $61,-
347.64; cash as per credit to bond
and coupon account, $102,S67.S5; in
ventory value of mule team unit,
S4.89S.75; small tools, $927.05; ma
chinery, $22,06658; engineer equip
ment, S194.SO; car and trucks, ST.
955.OO: work shop, $2,500.0O; stock
list, $1,11S.O1; amount due from 1875
taxes, $24,674.95; excess OF 'laDlIl-
ties over available assets, S2,4SS,-
954.87; total, $2,712,500.00.
Bonded indebtedness-COurt house
bonds, 100000; bridge bonds, $16,-
10000; county highway improve
ment bonds, $2,675,O00.O0.
Assessed valuation of the county,
$50, SIS, ,468.00.
Almshouse account-Cash on jan
uary 1, 1926, $666.41; interest on
daily balances, $25.O2; sale of pro-
ducts, $77O.O3; received from county
treasurer, $10,805.31; total, S12,-
266.77. Disbursements - Ch eek
drawn. S11,395.5S; balance, $S71.19.
Rev. M. E. Hungerford, pastor OF
First Methodist Protestant Church,
Market and King streets, this town,