The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Comptroller Report
Covers Financial
Items About County

The annual report of the Comp.
troller of the Treasury of Mary
land for fiscal year, 1860, included
a number of financial items relat-
ing TO Garrett county.
The report is furnished to the
General assembly in compliance
with provisions of the Annotated
Code of Maryland The state be-
gan its fiscal year with surplus
of Sl3,603, S2575. The revenues for
the year exceeded requirements
for the year by Sl6O52, 1853 50, leav-
ing a balance of S29,656. 5S42S.
Concerning this county:
Under legislative appropriation
accounts for the fiscal year it was
shown that Bernard l. Gender.
senator. received S2.535. while like
amounts were received by Ella E.
Bray, Ebert f. Bucket and Leslie
Z. Savage. House of Delegates
members.
Under state department of edu-
cation appropriation accounts:
Garrett received $96374, aid per
pupil, $l8S, $50 for aid per class
room, $3.50 32l SO in equalization aid
$25,33333 as part payment Of sala-
ries: SIT, 2S8.32 as incentive fund for
school construction, Sl,44894 for
handicapped children. S7826.62 for
public libraries S5,94226 for fed
eral vocational education, S408 for
adult education, S15,75219 for
school lunches, SS,377.5 50 for nation
al defense education act, S1O,73O97
for school milk, with total aid to
education S1.3O8,75396
Under distribution of state and
federal funds to political subdi-
visions:
Accident S226.Ol, Deer Park
S19i.91. Friendsville, S202 So:
Grantsville, S1,7O3.34; Kitzmiller,
S282 AS; Loeb Lynn, S34345; Nj
Lake Park, S384.93; Oakland S.
6O7.51: county $21 ,27O83, for total
of S30,2I3.O4 These amounts were
from income tax, admissions tax,
corporation franchise tax, tax or
horse racing. motor vehicle fund
tax. motor vehicle revenue IL
censeS from clerks of the courts.
Under Public Assistance ap-
preparations:
Total, S329,28373. with S96,10113
for old age assistance. $129,255.41
for aid to dependent children, 81
3O3.63. assistance to blind, S45.
O9742 for aid to permanently and
totally disabled, S4,3O261 for gen
eral public assistance, S6,16532 for
boarding care for children, and
$46,05S.15 for administration costs.
The state received S1,l80 from
Garrett county under corporation
franchise tax receipts, and S96S26
from tax on admissions The state
obtained S155.62488 in income tax
receipts from the county bust
nesses and individuals with indi-
viduals providing $l45,863.51 of the
amount. Receipts from retail sales
and use taxes amounted to S242.-
1922
The clerk of the courts office
turned in Sl1.2lS.77 to the state
while the Register of Wills office
turned in S1O,80l SIS.
During the year the clerk Of the
courts office reported S34352.50
collected, with $4,000 paid to the
clerk, S12,733.25 paid in other sala-
ries. S6,O1134 in office expense. for
q total Of $24,744.59, leaving So
60791 RENTED to the state
Receipts at the clerks office in
cluded S10,06111 from traders Ii
censes, S4,245,48 from cigaret IL
ccnses, S2,055.36 for miscellaneous
and S7482 from penalties on Ii
censes. During the year the Reg
lister of Wills reported S4,756.67
collected during the period with
S5,400 going for salary of register,
81 .776 for other salaries, S493.38 for
office expense, for a total of ST.
669.38. The deficiency paid by the
state was S2,912.71.