The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-03
COUNTY'S BUDGET
liked TO $829,359
Confined From Page One)


ton of the auditors Office, secur-
ing Of a public auditors service
to audit the county books, the op-
Grafton of the courthouse proper,
the operation of the office Of the
register of deeds, the operation Of
the Jail, the services of the coroner
and the holding of inquests. out
door poor relief, the operation Of
the county's agricultural and Geo.
nomics program, county aid, the
operation of superior court, the
operation of the office Of the clerk
of superior court. the operation of
county courts, the operation of re-
corder's court, the operation Of
the tax collectors office. the serv-
ices of a meter inspector, rural
service, for operation of the
bureau of Identification, the oper-
alton of the FSC food stamp plan
here, and the building and opera
ton of an airport.
Commissioners Office
The commissioners have budget
{ $9,44H for the operation of their
Office this year as compared with
So, Sill. IS which was spent last year.
AS this is a year for revaluation
Of all property in the county, the
cost of assessing property will be
greater this year than last. Con-
sequently the commissioners have
budgeteo 81, 900 for this item this
year while only $l.398 was spent
for assessing property last year.
For listing taxes the commission
ers 1--we b',dgeted S ,961 for this
year. as again t 14,830.7 ~. The ma
jority of the increase is accounted
for by the fact a totalizer must be
bought at a cost of 80 for one of
the machines used in listing taxes.
Advertising costs incurred in the
collection Of back taxes III expect
ed tc show an increase this year
over last, accounting for most Of
back tax collections.
Additional Deputies
The commissioners plan to add
two full time deputies sheriff to
the sheriffs office and to purchase
an automobile, to be used instead
of a motorcy Gle, thus accounting
for the rise in the appropriation
for this Office from the $2,278. 83
spent there last year to $5,334 to
be available for this year.
At the present there are two Of
icers employed as special officers
at resorts, who will be kept on
under last years budget until Oct.
l.. Consequently the budget pro-
vides for them for only the nine
remaining months in the fiscal
year.
Board Of Elections
This year being general election
year, the commissioners have ap-
propriated 5000 for the use Of the
elections board.
The record shows that last year
81, 1925 was spent by this board
as follows: Personal service, 49,.
369. Office supplies $39. go; print.
irg ballots, $217.12; meals, 500. 30;
electrical supplies $2l.to; postage,
$l7.14; long distance C lis 80; pre-
cinct maps $3.50; rent, $50; auto
$120; hardware $5.16; booths, rope,
filing cabinet and shelves $40.8O {.
There IS but little change in the
appropriation for the county's au-
ditor's Office from the expenditures
made last year, the total increase
from Sc, 771.55 to $685. being
caused by a number of small in
crcases.
For an audit Of the county books
by a CPA, the commissioners have
appropriated $500.
Courthouse
For the courthouse the commits
sioners have put only 81, 1887 in
the budget for this year as COM
pared with 81, % last year.
Because stationery, printing and
binding costs will be halved this
year the appropriation for the oper-
alton of the office of the register
of deeds will be only 1855 as
against $1,434.2 spent last year,
despite the fact it is planned to
install a lavatory at a cost of SIS
and to purchase a form cabinet at
a cost of $35.
Small reductions and increases
have been made in various items
in the budget for the operation OF
the Jail which have resulted in a
reduced appropriation OF only ST..
748 for this year as compared with
an expenditure of 8 ,290.31 last
year.
A slight increase has been made
in the appropriation for the opera.
ton Of the coroner's Office, the ap.
preparation for this year being ST..
200 as against only 81, 034.95 spent
in this department last year.
No Audit in ~.
Six items come under the head
ing of outdoor poor relief in the
budget. The first is outdoor poor
relief itself. Then there is an ap-
preparation for the boarding OF
children, who for one reason or an.
other do not have a home or have
no suitable home. The Associated
Charities comes in for the greatest
part Of this appropriation. Last
year the garden program support
ed by the city came in for a small
appropriation, but this year there
is nothing in the budget for this
item. In other years the budget
has also carried an item for an
annual audit of the accounts of the
Associated Charities bl1f this wear