The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-07-19
FIGURES IN BLACK AND WHITE

Noble County Auditor Jack Wilson has submitted a
financial statement to the board OF relative
to the condition the road and bridge fund in Noble County
for the year 1851.
Receipts for the first half of the year. actuaD
follows sales etc. $20692 gas draw $7OO0000 auto license
$47,03805 making total of $11724497
Receipts for the second half of the year, estimated)
will be follows sales etc. $780, gas draw, $80O00 auto
license, $13,000 making total of $935O0.
The total available then would be follows: saes
$70692 gas draw S15OOOO; auto license $6OO38O5
grand total of $21O,74497.
The amount appropriated $200000 leaving a ad-
dtiona amount available for appropriation of $074497
Auditor Wilson then breaks down the expenditures to
July 1851 which represents the first half of the year The
complete breakdown is as follows:
Stationery and supplies $1O0 appropriated; first half
expense, $12311 in the red, $2311.
Other expense, $50 appropriated; first half expense
$5038; balance available $962
Compensation and damage 5000 appropriated; first half
expense, $l00; balance available $100.
Contract work. 1000 appropriated; expense first
half, leaving balance of $1,000.
Maintenance and repair of roads, compensation and
available, $3.50 T'''
Labor $4,000 appropriately first half expense $42383
55 balance available $27 616,45
Material $4,000 appropriated; first half expense,
32,51914; balance available, $7,48O86
Other expense $4,000 appropriated; first half expense
$6495.51 balance available, $35O4.49
Maintenance and repair of bridges materias) $4,000
appropriated; first half expense certified on
order $685. or already in the red $3,09663,
Township allowances, $675o appropriated first half
expense, $5,O68.75 balance available, $168125
Worxmens compensation, $3.50 appropriately first half
expense, $75979 or already in the red, 1919
County Public employees system share $500 appro-
prated first half expense $96666 already in the red
$1466.66
Road equipment, machinery and parts, $4619O appro-
prated; first half expense, $2453546 balance available
$21,64454
Salaries: Engineer, $4,000 appropriated first half
pense, $500; balance available $500.
Deputy, $3.50 appropriated; first half expense $720;
certified order, $440 or already in the red, $780,
The grand totals would then be follows: 100000
appropriated; first half expense $13878398 certified
order, $1,025; balance available, $60,191O2.
In his report to the commissioners Auditor Wilson said
that m the payroll continues at the rate for the first half
year. it will take all of the additional money available to
pay the payroll to January 1852 Parts etc. for your
machinery and pment have averaged little
$1,000 per month and at that rate if equip
ment machinery is purchased there will be surplus of
approximately $4,000 that account At this halfway mark
the year. there five accounts in the red which should
be reimbursed with the surplus in the parts The
balance if any, be transferred the from which
you wish to spent it.
The county has $3 500 which could be available to you
if you proceed to investigate the attorney Generals claim
No 1887 dated October $780, for state highway invoice
No. 34 dated July &c. 1872 covering the proposed reoca
on of county highway No. 25 This debt has been
standing for eight years and being paid of county
money withheld by the state the of ST per month
If the debt is not just one, then by all you should
clear the county of it. cannot release money unless
debt free"
In this manner Auditor Wilson concluded his semi
annual financial statement to the county board of
soners relative the condition of the road and bridge fund
for 1851