Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
AUDIT
SHOWS PROGRESS
Last Fiscal Year One of Un-
usual Activity for County
Supervisors.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE, Va.
September 2.-According to the audit of
Arlington County for the year ending
June 80, the board of supervisors had
the busiest year of its history. Receipts
and disbursements of the Arlington.
Jefferson and Washington districts road
funds, and the health and water de-
partments figures, reached larger totals
than ever before, which fact Is taken
as an indication Of prosperity.
Arlington District levies for 1927
County roads, $1,302.53; district roads,
$1,302.53; interest, SLIPS; collections,
$2.359.27; redeemed county roads, ST.
$500; redeemed district roads, ST.
848.11; paid after sale county roads,
$S90.29; paid after sale district roads,
1887: supplemental county roads, 81. IS:
supplemental district roads, $l.65. 1928,
levies for county roads, $34, 1918:
levies for district roads, $34,103.71: de-
linquent taxes collected, $937.93; de-
linquent taxes collected by clerk of
the court, $4,609.47; motor vehicle tax,
$463.33; gasoline tax, $32,422.13; refund
classes first and second, February, 1927,
$2.697.6l; from State engineers Office,
$506.36; total, $3.50, 367O6.
Deducting levies relieved by the board
of equalization of $1,000 by the court
OF 1858 20 gives total of $l19,9 51.82.
Miscellaneous collections, including
removing cinders, gravel, stone, pipe
and sidewalks, amount to $282.0l; :
transfers from water fund, Washington
District road fund, $l3188; borrowed
from Washington District road fund
and from county fund. $4,000. The
balance on hand July /, of $4,93436,
gives a grand total of $150,300J07. War
rants issued against this amount Of
ell 90 900 O9 Inouoc hol ~ T,,ra
80. 1929, Of $20,30714.
From this amount are deducted ST.
29857 in warrants accounted for in the
1928 audit and to 1t are added $4,833 SO
for warrants issued July, 1923, making
total Of $l33, 527.99 to cover June bills.
This leaves a balance of $16,772.O8.
Disbursements cover the following
items: Foreman's salary, $4,37718: la
Dor, $28,66452; truck hire, $9,1563l;
crushed stone, $8,6l590; cuivert pipe,
$1,403.80; cement, $l,341.66; sand and
gravel, $2,830.17; binder, $7,499.89 pit
gravel. $348.l0; concrete surfacing
$14l.76; truck operation, $18,941.27;
lumber, $682.11: truck drivers, So
336.72; tractor drivers, $1,1G9.61: roller
driver, $880.32: tools and equipment,
s11014; miscellaneous expense, includ-
ing excavator, sewer guard rails and
supplies, $6008.53; refund of loans,
$4,000. for a total expenditure of
$l33,527.99.
Jefferson District.
Jefferson District, 1927 levy-County,
$4902; district roads, $491 90; in
terest, $4.07: paid before sale, county
roads, $768.26; paid before sale, dis
trict roads, $76826; paid after sale,
county roads. $370.48: paid after sale,
district roads, $370.48; collections,
$l.883.O5; 1928 levy, county roads,
$21, 441.01; district roads, $21,44l:
supplemental county roads, $13O2;
supplemental district roads, $l3O2;
delinquent taxes by collector. $456.87;
by clerk of the court, $2,042.10; omit
ted levies collected. 1924, 1925 and
1926, $211.61; motor vehicle tax,
$463.34; gasoline tax, $32.422.08: bus
line collections, $2,001.70; refund classes
one and two, February, 1927, $2,697 60,
refund Virginia Public Service Co.,
S44.36: highway commission for stone,
$70.29; telephone company for painting
poles and road surfacing. $178.93; loan
from Arlington road fund, $4,000; loan
from Citizens National Bank, Alexan-
dria, $29,700; making total Of $780,
34359.
Levies deducted by the board of
equalization of $ll.88 and by the court
OF $289.07 make net receipts $138, 042 ga,
and adding balance in treasurer's hands
as of June 80, 1923. of $7,42556 gives
total Of $145, 468.20.
Warrants issued against this amount
Of $122,225.79 leaves a balance as of
June 80, 1929, Of $23,242.41.
Adding warrants issued as Of July,