ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES | Of Sullivan County for the Year 1898. Expenditure* of Sullivan County for the year 1898. Assessing ami Registering i 1008 ol Fire Wardens 14 111 Auditing Proth.'s/RegA Recorder's Act. 15 oo tiraud Jurors 55128 Agricultural Society 100 00 Inquests 05 05 Books aud stationer) • -IS 65 Insane Asylums 400 25 bounties 104 i*o. Interest on county Orders 1200 34 borrowed Money 41-*0 00 Interest on Count > Bonds 1 '7O tw i'ourt*Crier «S5 uo Jury Commissioner* aud clerk 84 14 County Auditors and Clerk 191 02 Janitor 239 13 County Bridges lit# 57 Jail Expenses 278 !iu County Cost/. 232 lti j Proth'y anil Clerk of Conn.- Isß 30 commissioners'clerk :i59 00 Penitentiary Bill 115 40 County. Commissioners' Salaries 905 85 Postage and Telegrams 12 08 County Commissioners' Counsel 198 50 Public Building aud Grounds 017 90 Commonwealth's Costs 1221 93 Printing anil Advertising 379 70 Conveying Prisoners to L'otiiteutiary IMI NJ Refunding Account 139 SO Constables'.Returns 124 10 ; Sheep Claims oii4 40 Court Reporter , : .!■> 2! : Sheri lt'» Costs 97 20 Countyiltislitutc 169 00 Traverse and Petit Jurors 1755 20 ' 'ouuty Surveyor , 40 00 Tliwtaves 72 00 Elections 1499 2> Tax on Loan" 249 65 Freight and Kxpress 20 0:'. Fuel uud Lights 7. 837 '-"J I Total J 21.877 84 Financial^Condition of Sullivan County for the Olllcinl Year Kuding January 2,1899. LIABILITIES. RESOURCES. Amt. of County Orders at Interest '2G509 "0 Aint. due Count) from Collectois for Aim. of Couuty.Orders outstanding uot the year 1898 and previous years .. 7230 04 at interest 4l. r > 97 Amt. to lie Refunded oy State, viz: Amt. still due bj County on account of of 8791 48 State Personal Tax 593 01 Indebtedness of Ex-Trees. Lorah.. 35 II Amt. of Balance due County oil Judg't Amount due State for, Tax on County No. 02. Feb. T. 1891, against Jacob Indebtedness for .'9B viz: 864,509.30 Lorali, viz: Debt.and Int.to 5ep.23'92 4765 19 at four mills : 258 01 Amt.duo from e.\-Sherirt Tripp, Jury fee JI IX) Amount due State for State Personal Amt. due from Sheriff Swank, Jury fees 12 00 fax for year) 791 48 Amt. due County by C, E. Jackson J. P. forfeited bail paid to liim|in 18911 34 f.'t 28u::9 99 Amt. due County by Laporte Poor District, acct. of 11. Genoski... Danville Insane Asylum less 8172 31 25 : i \mt. due County by Hillsgrove twp. on ■ • • acct. of exp, of lunacy of D.R.Davis Michael Zobroski at Danville 207 49 , • Amt. due County by Fox Twp. Poor District, account of Harvey McKay Wan-en Asylum 91 25 Amt. due Co.'note of 1". Murpliy >l7 'l'. Olmstead 500 R. S. Kimble 115 00 J. P. Carson 17 90 " Cummings&Stone 92::7 " H. G. & Wm. May 12 80 •' John Dovitt 62 00 .1. F.Dibble 10 93 John Havily 59 87 Daniel Giggy 88 20 i"'9 60 " From Wyoming Co. on aect. ot% share Judicial Contest costs 11 63 , I ■ Sonestown property (in litigation) viz. Amount of Contracts $3305 00 Trustees have reed, on contract 2688 91 Due County from P Secules and If. G. llulTmaster - : . of Brown judgment suv charged in audit of 1898... 18 98 Amt due from P,Secules Convention Order No. 1439 25 00 Amt due from 11. G lluffmastcr Con vention order 00 00 Amt due from state of bill for lire Warden Si t IP -'2 08 Balance due County, from County Treasurer Thrasher 50 31 Amt due by County Coms.(jointly) by Surcharges, this audit. ' 166 7j Liabilities in Excess of Resources . 11232 72 828039 99 COUNTY ORDER ACCOUNT. To Amount of Orders Outstanding on By Amt of County Orders redeemed by- December 31.1897 24911 22 County Treasurer during 1898 18014 18 To Amount of 'County Orders Issued Amt of Orders outstanding at the end of during 1898 20058 29 theolficial.year.lß97, to wit:.lan.l '99 26955 33 41909 51 814909 01 REDEMPTION' FI ND ACCOUNT. To Amountof Redemption Money in the By Amt. of Redemption Money paid out hands of Co. Treasurer, as shown by by County Treasurer, during 1898 ■ ' 00 last audit 91 4i> Ry Balance in hands of County Treas To Amount Received during 189S >46 09 ttrer «*TS 86:18 15 8038 15 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the several Townships and Boroughs for Road Funds for taxis received on Unseated Lands for the year 1898. HOKOUGHS AXU Amt reed Due Trcs. PueTwp. Total Paid out Co. Tre's. hue line TOWNSHIPS. iit 1898. last auil't last aud't Uee'd 98 B)Tres-'9S Com. Tw|is. Treasur'r < "berry Twp 957 75 .*>3 09 1010 84 .*O9 40 UJ 73 488 71 Colley 1317 47 1110 02 950 83 29 64 130 25 Dusliore Borough.. 10 29 39 10 08 loos Davidson Twp 2:146 27 478 81*' >JS 13 23*i0 tl -.0 20 518 40 Elkland 153 55 101 77 255 32 1..3 70 3 81 97 7>> Forksville Bor Forks Twp 1759 40 1151 0t 2910 5; l-v2O 00 45 50 1045 02 Fox 431 30 ... 270 23 701 68 800 00 20 00 118 47 Hillsgrove 19121 250 27 .17 48 000 00 1 • 00 132 4- Laporte Boro 34 O0 20 31 32 34 32 Laporte Twp 1835 91 89 11 1746 80 12:10 12 32 90 Is.: 70 Shrewsbury 914 61 100 98 1315 59 11.81 05 29 60 101 91 Total 10281 88 319 90 2712 91 12671 SI 9198 51 245 45 3019 34 118 47 RANSOM THRASHER, C 0l T NTY TREASURER. In account with the Collectors of County Tax for the year 1898. uonoi'Giis n Mill. Amt. Lands Exoti's. Rebatc'Collcc'.-, Due „.. TOWNSHII'S. . COI.I.KCToKS. charg'd Paid in. Retur'd Ai' wed Al' wed Com. FROM cot B'tl lice Cherry R. Litzelman 2296 17 loos 50 30 80 33 10 1157 89 -"-".Mi 47 Collev Roval Scouten.. 1147 90 100 0o 537 204 1010 55 1147 90 Dusliore I 11. Farrell. ... 1207 30 1033 01 5u 20 21 32 99 2.1 13117 36 Davidson Oscar Lewi- ... 1612 53 1:132 62 .1 (»> 27 5. 1M 38 1012 53 Klkland C. Stivder 1073 62 582 20 3130 II yu Its Hi 1073 02 Forksville Boro. John i'ardoe 311 24 250 65 490 1130 17 39 314 24 Forks Twp 11. Riehlin 10S1 Ol 738 0O :*> 32 19 52 213 20 1031 04 Fox A. Diekerson 567 85 362 01 II 2s n57 179 39 507 .85 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis 708 22 058 55 27 17 2» 87 * I 37: 708 22 Laporte Boro A. Buschausen.. .>BS lo 484 00 ... 22 50 10 ot 01 :',o, .iss 10 LaiorteTwp PliillipiKarge.... ".'."O 91 179 05 : 973 ■\s 190 5s ::;ki 91 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor.. 1295 70 1001 09 47 43 24 4s _>22 7o| 1295 70 Totals 12231 12 7791 00 3-18 20 214 90 3870 36112231 12 RANSOM.THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Collectors of State Tax for the year 189s. HOHOUGHB AMI Ami. Ann. Collcc's licliau- Kxon • Inn collev Roval Scouten 27 35 27 35 27 35 Dusliore I. H. Farrell 2:!7 10 ,200 uo 020 10 f>7 .*) 09 2:7 10 Davidson Oscar Lewis 79 34 79 34 79 34 Klkland Christian Snyder 717:'. 49 ou ls> 2 <«'• Jl 49 74 73 Forksville lonh I'ardoe 5s »r2 5s 02 .8 02 Forks Harry Riehlin 51 80 ■:! 80 1 so 2 09 * 3 49 >t 86 Fox A. I'. Diekerson 7 lio 7 Ou 7 00 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis 39 ->l 39 -4 39 M Laporte Hon) V. Buschhausen :15 93 :'-5 9.: -.5 93 LajiorteTwp. Phillip Karge :;s ::u 35 81 110 195 * 47 'M :;9 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor is-it i» Is I- H4 lot 18 tl "Due to Collectors. Total 791 48 427 15 13 42 22 9S ;r27 9:1 791 48 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account;with the Colecltorsof Dog Tax, for the year 1898. iiOKOI'GHs AND Ami. Amt Exone- Rebate Col tee - Due ~ ~ TOWNSHII'S. COI.LKCIOKS. ehurg'd Paid in rations. Al' wed I Villi, IHOHCOL™'"™ ■ iierrv Township K. LiUelman 227 00 s2 00 140 j-i jus no 227 00 Colley " Royal Scouten 81 ou si 00 81 00 Dusliore Borough J. H, Farrell 30 00 .. 30 00 :to no Davidson Township... Oscar Lewis 113 ot) . 113 no 113 00 Klkland " ... Christian Snyder.... 122 00 49 00 200 152 lis 82 132 00 Forksville Borough John Pardoe 10 00 16 oo 10 00 Forks Township Henry Rlclilin. 113 00 65 77 270 3x 42 15 113 00 Fox A. 1). Diekerson 73 00 73 tm 73 00 Hillsgrove Twp M. W. Lewis 47 00 17 OQ 17 00 La|iorte Borough A. Buschhausen 17 00 .... 17 00 17 00 Laporte Township PhillipKargc 36 00 46 27 2i 72 :»"> uo Shrewsbury Twp Mathew Taylor 50 00 10 15 88 .it) 32 47 50 00 Total 930 01.) 221 47 11 10 721 090 10 930 00 RANSOM THRASHER. COUNTY TREASURER. Statements showing amounts of state, County and Dog Taxesdue from the various Collectors for the year 1898 and for previous yvars. BOROUGHS AND : Year. ' County. State. Dog. Totals. TOWNSHIPS. I Davidson Twp ~W. M. Bobbins 1892 B*s 7' ..." ' 865 Colley " l'.A.Walsh 1893 30 29 19 07 49 86 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor 1891 21 :t7 21 37 Collev Twp J. P, Allen 1896 46 75 10 75 Dusliore Borough... C. S. Reitmeyer ■' -vi 77 I 5:: 2 43 57 73 ■Forks " Henry Riehlin 3 07 7 50 10 17 Colley j J'. P. Allen.. 1890 41 41 21 96 19 33 82 70 Davidson James Moran ■' 152 10 2 00 26 40 180 50 Dusliore Boro Frank Buck " 271 til 7 78 16 20 295 59 Elklaud ' Wheeler Plotto 1895 *lO oo 150 *5 50 Klkland I " IVJO * 9 65 * 9 04 Shurewsbry ; Mathew Taylor " 71 57 1 48 31 35 101 30 Cherry Twp R. Litzelman 1897 *43 II -j :!* 5 49 *:ts 34 Colley J. I'. Allen " 53 00 45 0:! 43 00 141 oi> Dushoreßoro John H. Farrell " 17 is 11 75 II uu 42 93 Davidson" James Moran " 743 48 110 0s 191 00 11M8 10 Elkland Alvin Rightmire. " 15 08 71 Is 86 68 201 .'>4 Forks a Henry Riehlin » 5 50 *5 50 Forksville John Pardoe * 30 19 30 19 tK» 08 00 Hillsgrove M.W.Lewis " 12 0:; 29 00 41 OS Laporte Tw p P. Karge " *l2 70 *ll 45 0 40 * 20 81 Shrewsbury Twp... I Mathew Taylor " 14 27 * 1 13 I 13 14 Cherry Twp R Litzelman 1898 1157 89 40 89 138 ... 1336 78 Colley " I Royal Scouten 1010 55 27:15 si... 1148 90 Dusliore Boro J H Farrell " 99 23 20 09 36 ... i 166 32 Davidson Oscar Lewis •• 181 2s . 79 34 113 ... 373 62 KTkiafid Twb Christian Snyder.. " 448 10 21 49 <lB 82 , 538 47 Forksville Boro j John Pardoe 47 39 58 g2 10... 12141 Forks Henry Kitchltn •' 243 20 * 3 49 42 15 28186 Fox A. D. Diekerson. .. " 179 39 7 60 73 ... 259 99 Hillsgrove Twp M W Lewis " * 1 37 39 54 47... j 85 17 Laporte Boro ;A. Buschhausen " 61 :to 35 93 17 ... , 114 23 Laporte Twp Philip Karge " 196 58 * 47 25 72 ; 221 83 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylof " 222 76 1 67 1 33 47 256 90 * Due Collector ' Total ' 1 " i 5298 23 074 48 \ 1257 93 j 7230 64 RANBOM THRASHEK, COUNTY TREASIJREE. I In account with various Collectors of perlous yean for tax oMount> pal-1 up and settled during the year 1898. bukoiohs anii For bueCo. HI Ti*» lands Knoll's Collecs Due „ townships * Year, lastaial iu 1898. ReturU Al' wed Corn. County ßttl nce Davidson Win. Kol>No» 18KJ * V. t 9 .V. s .V. : Colley P. a. Walsh w: cs» :;o 20 00 -iy :j»» 09 30 Cl*rry 1". Mltteiidorf |«9l 157 IU 117 -in j.740 i Colley i.i. Baumaun Dim «i ;<oS Shrewsbury.. Mathew Taylor. 21 37 '137 -I 37 I Cherry F. Mltleudurf... i«yi .22 *7 Kw .22 97 • Colley J. p. Alleu 10 76 <0 7,. 40 71 iKHhWir C. S. Rirthtiuir* *,; 7y ,7 7 ; .7 7 '. Fork*... Henry KivliUn . to 17 hi 17 l« 17 Colley J. 1\ Allen i*wi l„f 7:'. 7 v> .... .... 1 . 82 70 101 7:1 Davidson James Moran |si, .*t I (Ml •'*» I*oso Dushore Frank Kuck 2*l 59 air. 59 291•'.» Hillsgrove Cliarles Haas to til lo 61 10 CI Shrewsbury Mathew lay lor lot ;o lot 30 lot :io Cherry K- Llt/elman 1897 936 77 *l6 00 •» 71 r,i .... < ti7 *3l 24 Wf. 77 Colley 1. P. Allen .'n« <•; sir. no |,», s; Ml 062 to Dushore t. 11. Farrell 424 OK 381 10 4'.' 93 424 03 Davidson J. Wui. Moran IMS 10 lu) <«> 101*1''. 111* 10 Klkluud Al\ill Righttnire 119 38 ;K il 201 .'.4 519 38 Forks Henry Kl.hltn 9s f.l 7* 01 742 is II * 1 ,10 <jh 01 Fox ~.,A. 1). Dlckerson.. 1897 32114 i:.;m 7n 11 is 40 321 41 Forksvllle Boro John I'ardoe 221 (hi 10a <*' 05 00 '.'.'l 00 Hillsgrove |.M. W. Lewis 249 07 208 01 II 03 219 07 . LaporceTwp Phillip Karge hi'. 1.. 127 B.* *9 10 1.1 0.0 *•*> M U". 1.1 Laporte'Boro A. Butchhauscn. 60 42 23 37 hi 70 '23 3.1 0<) 4-'! Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor ;JSO 07 :*« 60 15 71. 47 52 I". 14 "HO 07 Total 0786 Oil 3132 07 Is;; ."7 280 fill II !»• 2MB 39 «S7BO Oil | t Due Collector. Due Wheeler H. Plotts, Collector, from ls'io, 415.14. s On the aboves6Bo.37 total ainounl due by Frank Mittendorf, 3183.28 was (.aid by Ills bondsman. | CANKiiM TIIKA.JIIKK. t.'Ol NTS TUKASI'KKK. lu aoeounl with the several To» tishi|is and JJotmiKh* for and I'.uildinx I'und-, for lax.'s for I'ngeated l.aint.i. for '.lie year l^'.w BoitoviiHS Aki> .tint reud lHic Twplme Tree: Total I'd out by Co. Tn-a- Hue Due townships iii 1898 last aud't laei aud't Itee'd 'uh Tr»s in'tm Coin. I'wp. Tri-asur'ri Cherry 7*o «• :» a; 78<i ill :«W ft) i"M 182 41 1 Colley 101 a :!7 117 'Jii. 1101 ao sTj .10 21 "1 287 4S» Du*hore boro 23 1» 42 23 60 23 CU I Havidaon Wl 20 837 *i 102# DC 14U) 00 30 2. 142 81 j Klkland 108 •« <Ut 72 Ititt:» ' 7.1 t«j 18« »l 42 ! Forksvllle ..t ......... 1 Forks « 218 70 .98 2.1 : S9B 25 j Kox 312 4.1 219 y4 .132 39 300 00 . 7 M 224 89 ; Hillsgrove 298 63 10t'< Laporte Boro 72 70 i»6 73 32 70 00 I 76 I 57 Laporte Twp 70ii 01 179 11 MH 10 «W 00 1.1 00 273 10 Slirew«bur> 608 93 497 12 1001 0". 800 00 20 00 ill 01 5135 as, 2143 23 7268 10 1097 50, 117 41 2453 52* HANSOM THRASHEK. COCNTY TKEASUKER. In account v. Ith the several townships and boroughs for tases received from unseated land'- for Poor Funds during the year 189S. BOKOLUus ASH Amount HueTwp.iDueTrt*. Tot'lreni; I'ald b) Treaa. Due Due townships ree'd '9B last audit]last audi, in 1898. |Co.Trea*. t'oin. Tvvps. Treas. Cherry.. ;MOl6 17 »» 357 54 100 00 2 (8) »w : Colley 6 20 00! 0 20 6 26 Dushore 2 sl> • 2 68 2 58 Davidson 752 01 11 10 771 51 870 00 22 01 J2O 53 Elkland 18 09 17 8!. 36 54 10 00 125 14 71 Forksrlllo Bon> _ Forks 171 97 • 171 97 171 97 Kox. ... 208 a- 157 35 421 57 121 25 3 0.. 301 29 Hillsgi\>'. e. 245 32 170 23 118 56 200 00 100 213 65 Laporte Boro 17 25 17 25 17 25 Laporte Tw 1. •<« HU 98 03 83 100 00 2 V> .79 33 Shrewsbury 305 38: 220 68 ..26 00 103 60 409 358 37 Total 3415 06 084 58 11 10 3415 66 1001 58 40 41 1905 61 135 24 KAN.-OM THRASHER, COI'NTY TREAWI'It KK. In account with the County of Sullivan for the year 1898. (nlflplnlly end In'; .lan. 2. 119;,. Amount received from Collectors for '.C By amount of County Order; redeemtsl and for previous years, during 1898 3132 67 bvi'ounty Treasurer during I*9B 18014 18 \mount received from Colleetors of '9B By Treasurer's commission thereon 410 35 statetav. 427 15; county tax. 7791 00; By ami interest, on County Ord, r No. Hog tax. 221 47 544,1 5 44,l 28 427, redeemed :13 Amount of Countv tax received from Hy Treas Commission on above at I 06 I'nseated Lands Suring 1898 0.107 10 By amount paid State Treasurer, the Ami of money lorrowtsl by Co C'oms. stale Personal tax for the year 1898. «S5 01 during 1898 of various parties J I OO Treasurer's enmriiissl,,,, there,,n at 2' . Amount received from County's pn)i*n'- percent 22 12 lion of license money, forthe year 9* • J47 37 By amt. |«id state Treasurer thcainl. 01 Amount receive,l fr>,m State, licliig the tux on loans for 1897 219 55 Refund of % of 1897 tax |'.o3 76 'Commission allowed by state. Amt of alien taxes received from Trex- Co. Treasurer's commission on «57i re lerA Terrell, (refunded) 127 0® demption money paid during'9B at 2'. 14 35 Amt from A. .1. Bradley for rent 197 30 00 By amt. of interest paid on bonds, viz: 11. T. lKnvns ' 24 no 60 . on Ist series -I per eent 1320 Amt received from townships, on 2d series .1 " 250 i.171'1 ... I Fox twp. support of McKay 12121 Treasurer's commission t here,.:, ul :',9 21 Hillsgrove •• Havis 94 71 Balanee duo countj "ki 31 Uijorte 1!. " lielioski 172 ... 3SS ... Amt reed, from State Department reports 35 ... VMr, 78 (tounty com. in Twp. orders 10 50 ■ M P Gallagher's bondsmen for taxes 242 85 " Redemption of Comrs. lands 180 0s ■■ from Justice Simmons, lines 10 sheriff Swank, jury fees etc.. 10 ... " from surcharges 011 County Corns. errors in orders for '97 12 V6 Amt. receive.l from S. S. Rogers 'j, of amount surcharged jointly for '9, 9 49 •• t. Lit/elman and J H Farrell sur charged in audit of '9O 28 8.1 25095 78 H ANSOM THRASHER, COI'NTY TREASFRKK. In account with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the year 1893. By amount returned to State as tuieol To Amount of Retailer's License for the leetablc 17 00 year 1896 *-135 .10 By costs of advertising .15 20 To amount overuiid state Treasurer. I 90 By State Treasurer's Receipt 4:)9 28 By Trx'ivsurer's commlssinu 2 > 92 an 40 537 40 WHOLESALE LIQCOR LICENSE. To Amt. Ot Wholesale Llf|U,,r License' Sum IXI By State Treasurer's Receipu «3so U) By Treasurer's ilimmlssion 20 00 s4oii 00 « 400 00 RETAIL LIQI Ol: LH'ENSE. To State's proportion of Retail Liquor lt> state Treasurer's Receipts 1123 75 License 1171 By County Treasurer's commission 6175 To amount overpaid State Treasurer 50 1175 60 1175 50 BREWERS AND DISTILLER'S LICENSE. To \III,IUIII of Brewers and Distiller's By Stale Treasurer's Receipt- $332 50 Llceiirc 1310 00 By Treasurer's Commission 17 50 *'. ,0 00 $350 00 BILLIARD LICENSE. To Amt assessed for lhe year I yjs fI.D on lly State Treasurers receipts 11100 By Treasurer's commission 6 00 $l2O Ul $l2O 00 The County Commissisoers in account with the County of Sullivan, for the year 1896; S. S. ROGERS : To County Onlers drawn during 1898 22000 By ,13 days serviee as I>er bill, aud't 350 181 .10 To balance due S. S. Rogers 16 05 By expense account as presented 20 25 By balance due from '97 30 30 236 05 236 Ul 11. U. 11C FFM ASTER; To County Onlers drawn in 1898 319 50 Bvß3 days service as per bill ® 360 aKI 50 To balance due 11. <i. HufTmaster 52 80 By expense account as presented 32.10 By balance due from '97 49 50 372 30 372 30 PHILIP SKCI'LES : To County (Inters drawn during 1898 366 35 By 88 days services as Com. at «■) 3 50... 308On By exiieuse account as presented 13 3'. 366 35 By lialancc from '97 41 93 By amount overdrawn during '9B 3 07 360 35 RANSOM THRASHER, COI'NTY TREASURER. In account w Ith the various townshi|«> for Road. School and Poor Funds, at the en.l of the official year, 1898, to wit; January 2 1899. ROAD FUNDS- SCHOOL FUNDS. POOR FUNDS. Rocniis .\Nn tow nships. Due Due Due Due Due Due I Treasurer, township Treasurer, township Treasurer, township I Cherry Township *** JJ 482 41 255 04 j Colley do 136 25 287 49 6 26 j Dushore Boniugli 10 8 s 23 60 2 .18 Davidson Township ,18 40 112 81 120.13 i Elkland do 97 7* 91 42 I I 71 • Forks vi lie Uoruogli 1 Forks Township 1015 ft.' >9B 2,, 171 97 1 Fox do U8 47 224 89 301 29 ! Hillsgrove Township 132 48 1 10 87 213 55 Laporte Borough , 34 32 _1 .17 17 25 Laporte Township 183 70 273 I'. .>79 33 Shrewsbury do ! 101 94 181 o;» :t6B 37 118 47! 3049 31 2453 52 1:15 24 190,1 64 Road Fund due Twp 3019 34 School " " 2153 52 Poor " " 1905 04 57408 50 Less due Treas. Road sllß 47 Poor 135 24 263 71 Net Amt Due Townships by Treasurer 7154 79 RANSOM THRASHER, COCNTY TREASURER. In account with the County, and the several Boroughs and Townships, for their and each of their proportion of License Money, under the Act of June 9, 1891, for the year 1898. Towl I'roport'n Propor- Treas Paid to Di eTo " ! U Tmi'Nsir.e M ' r u, " ' jl .. Oomm. Paid to Boroughs Boros. TOWNSHIPS. 1., uiotiev County and Twp. at 2 1-2 the and and Balance, received !-.► shares 4-6 shara I per cent. County. Twj*. Tups OierryTownshi,,.. ;.21 00 106 00 420 001 IFTi IOJ~t7 408 00 TlO 525 00 r» i 'u , 9000 38000 II 25 87 75 349 00 *2 (W 4M 00 1^ rOU « 1 ' , '- I ' X ' W 240 00 WW"! WOO 2:14 00 930 tW 1200 oS | Davidson Twp ;!71 W 75 00 300 00 937 73 is 5o 17S £ I 11m " S ,>ru 1 " 'JO 30 00 120 00 3 7.1 29 2f. 117 00 !!!!!! 1.10 00 fwp |,ri) is.l •30 ,m VM Oo 3 7.1 29 21 U7 00. * 3 00' 150 00 Laporte Boro 4 "s) 00 90 00 360 00 11 25 87 75 00 450 00 ! Laporte Twp 7.. I*l 11 00 00 00 188 14 02, fig, 75 W WIS-TKSL"" lI7W 156 W irom 189,. 3.V2.. W. 705 ijo 2820 00' 88 13 687 37 2029 00 120 501 3625 00 ; —————————— Itemi/es Expenditures of Sullivan County for the year '9B. PUBLIC BUILDING AND GROUNDS. Paid bill of Peter Forve & Bro. repairs | on beater 105 oj ] Ellery Swank. lalx>ron same 4 37 1 T. F. Kennedy lioard of heater men.... 6 25 I Zaclt Cole, drilline and easing HJ4 feet well, and repnir to pump 208 78 | John Hilemau, furnishing and placing 1 stone window sills 84 35 B.C. Busier, tinner, work on risif 14 75 MJ 11'Brien. tinner t I James Cunningham, glass, hardware 2 16 1 11. T Downs, two lamps for courthouse 13, 80 six lamp tops for same 2 94 j 11. T. Downs and Robt Stormont, sort lug and re arranging records in vault 1.1... ; Painting and work on county building 37 90 | A K l'ripp, Asg, necessaries for janitor 0 00 I T J Keeler, brooms, lamp chimneys and j necessaries for use of )anltor 964 Montgomery Ward A Co.. I". S. Hag for I courthouse. 15 68 . W c Mason, hauling water and other j team work 10 66 ! Jethro Battin, work palming fence and | tending mason 16 50 ! Manure for lann 1 00 617 90 Assessing and Registering. Cherry Township. 272 84 Colley do 187 66 Dushor.- Borough 70 72 Davidsolr Township 110 79 Elkland V do 91 68 Forksvllle Borough 10 81 Forks Township....\, 05 86 Fox do 67 14 Hillsgrove a S2 30 ! Laporte Borough •... 11 ... j Laporte Township .11 1.12 Shrewsbury do V 66 16 .-11)07 86 K.I.F.CTIOV EXPENSKS. Bernice Township 36 90 General 30 60 .67 60 Cherrv 3011 30 35 60 89 Colley 3111 " 31 40 0,2 51 Davidson " 30 20, '• 29 60 01 86 Dushore 8.. " 35 54 30 40 61 94 Elkland 29.10 " 30 00 .19 50 Forksvllle 11 32 30 29 00 01 30 Forks 33 -10 29 80 03 20 Fox ' 37 4 . " ;'»! si) 70 95 Hillsgrove.... :13 58 3.0 80 04 38 Jamison Cty 26 91 " 2,140 52 34 Laporte 8.'.. 2810 22 00 80 10 LaporteTwp 3.190 27 20 63 10 Lo|iez 34 54 28 40 02 91 Mt Vernon .".106 30 40 .19 46 Ricketts... 30 38 26 00 Vi 38 Ringdale 25 34 " 24 40 49 71 Shrewsbury ;;6 02 •> 20 04 '22 1100 40 Paid Mt. Holly Co., election .iii],- plies for Twp. and Gen. elections 19 so C, L. Wing, printing twp dec.ballots etc. 70 50 Geo. Strebv, publishing Flection I'roc 10 00 C. L. Wing. " " " 10 00 Ceo. Streby, printingtlen'l Elect baHoi- tl 10 j Barth ,V Kester. election booths and bal j lot Ikvxcs for Rickets and Ringdale... 'I Is 11. T. Downs and Robt. stormont Assl-. to compute general election returns :7 ... Frank Farrell, return judge to Congres sional Conference at Sunbury 19 ... J c Steek, return judge to Senatorial Conference at Danville 21 ... Proth v Lawrence, tiling and recording election returns .18 .10 Grand Jurors. February Term 121 48 May Term 159 01 Septsinber Term 11l 96 Decern tier Term 121 80 T raverse Jurors- February Term anil Sessions Ist week 107 72 'i 2d week 367 60 May 368 26 Septemlu r Is week 235 92 2d week 271 12 December 286 24 1696 86 Hoard of Trial Jurors: At Decern ber Term '97 18 65 At February Term 0 .10 May " 3 '25 1755 26 COUNTY BRIDGES. Paid Horselieails Bridge Co, litiai lay mcnt on contract for Lopez bridge .100 .. John Hilemau labor on abutments for Lopez bridge... 183 01 Jennings Bros, planks and spikes labor and team work for lopei and Shady Nook bridges 72 74 7.15 79 Paid Owego Bridge Co, contract in full for bridge over Loyal Sock at Shady Nook 590 ... Otto Bahr, team work 011 same 28 80 Viewers on Shady Nook bridge 13 20 632 05 Repairs to County Bridges: Paid Rogers Bros, planks, lalwr and spikes for Hoagland Branch bridge 10 06 same for Mlllview bridge 15 00 same for Lincoln Falls bridge 36 98 Rush Rogers, hauling plaiik for Mill view bridge 3 ... L 8 Bedford, plank and labor for Big Bottom bridge 380 C EHazen, labor and plank for Sones town bridge 7 77 W B Snyder, plank and labor on the World's End bridge 7 ... Philip Secules and others,labor plank ing Ringdale bridge 9 50 Bennett & l'eal, plank for Muncy Valley bridge 14 62 Wm Laird, labor on Geo Rea bridge 100 108 73 Total expenditures on County IJridges 1490 57 Commonwealth costs paid by the County, during the year '9B, ending January 1, 99. Chas and Williard Thorp, house breaking... 42 15 Philip A Shedrick Peterman. arson 240 23 John Dovit, murder 133 80 Mary Remsnyder, assault and 'littery .. 63 89 Ben) T Mulnix, stealing 7 90 Moses Bell, larceny 4 62 James P Corsau, defrauding house keeper 25 85 John, Doe, larceny 31 39 John A Smith, deserting family 52 90 A C Haverly, assault and battery 16 74 " malicious mischief 32 66 Frederick Thompson, cruelty to animals 7 50 Geo Remsuyder, carrying concl'd weapon 19 01 John Doe, lareeuy 31 98 John Urbenchia, larceny 901 Kate Kinncrman, adultry 164 99 Max Rosenbloom, larceny 1112 Walter Northrop, violation of lish law 19 60 Joel F Dibble, fake pretence 693 1; F Pierce, larceny 49 39 John Ilavily, larceny 12 42 Mike Davis, assault with intent lo kill 39 44 Chas Crawford, assault and baUery 18 10 Chas Seeman, arson 46 05 I Dennis Palmatier, house breaking 12 01 •' " making threats 7 35 i William May " 11 76 I Horace G Mav, assault and battery 8 55 : 1221 93 ! State Penitentiary and State Asylums bills paid Eastern Penitentiary bill for the year '97 145 40 Danville Insane Asylum 309 00 Warren •' 91 2' ,'>4s 65 JAIL EXPENSES. Paid bill for board and washing for mis oners, commitments and necessaries for use In jail -'r, 29 For shoes and shoe repairs lor prisoners 2 75 Dr. Voorhees, jail physician 32> 27S 90 SHEEP CLAIMS. ™ Killed. Damaged. Coat Dam'gs. Paid W.C. Taylor... 1 ;i 4 8 7f) James Gallagher... 6 4 . 24 Ceo. Wood head 1 3 .. 7 " John Seller Sr 1 3"! 8 J.M. Breitraeyer. . 2 3 ™ g N C Weaver 2 3 ... 17 Mrs. Mary McGuirc I 5 3. 15" •13 3 ... 23 !" 2 2 3 ... 15 ... „, " 5 3 3 ... 22 ... Edward Hottenstinc 1 3 250 Wm 1) Haverly 1 _ 3 5 I- K .h' Bley 1 4 • lu • r Osthaus ;» •_» ;; i* Samuel Bender •_» 5 3j# "* A M Warburton 1 1 a 10 Addie E Battin ] _ * ' m A 1> Diekerson 11 x \ J A Bennett 1 _ S" o - J T Forbes 1 _ jj' ' i " James (Jallagher j •»'" .-Ui T S McCliniock 2 2 'i x'X Hugh McKay 1 J 3 5 J .1 Webster 1 3;;; 2- Seth P Shoemaker... 1 I fiiiu Peter Fitzgerald 1 _ 3;" ££ Chan. Haas 2 _ 3 5 Mrs Marv Meyers... 1 3 7 Mrs Daniel Scanlin a 23 jy Koval Sargent 1 3 " L J Norton •> l> " 1) H Epler 2 _ 3 7 m J J Teevan •• 2 3 14 Francis Waples 0 7 3'" 14 Guy Baker 1 5 3 1:t Ihos. G. McKay 1 390 5 John Corcoran 6 6 3 65 " Thos. Scanlin 13 g 4 uo Wm. C. Taylor 11 3 5 "' 122 90 634 75 Paid Lawrence Lowrev, Const, for notifying owners to kill dogs 075 129 60 I Total cost to County 664 40 dumber of sheep killed. 87: damaged. 63. Kx, r}i fo . r P r '" tin ß and advertising; also »ooksand stationery, during the year ys. ..• N^"'?. ltelll, <: ; ??' Publisher Publishing trial list aritf ~o urt proc. blanks for Prothy'sofficv, ' •*> ln Blanks for Prothv's office../.." T} •!-. Annual statement court Prob and trial list \ Printing court calendar and bilf'w ' particulars 'ls 10 Blanks ami stationery for Proth'y 1:; 3r.. , , " Treas. and Com. 17 4,"> N - Pub. Court Proc. trial list and Cal. 14 50 14 25 i, all, l blanks tor Treasurer and Corns... 45 60 229 20 Gazette, Geo. Strebv, Publisher. Publishing Annual Statement 65 00 Court proclamation and trial list 6 00 t! 00 li 00 and stationery 10 00 96 00 Review, Fred Newell, Publisher | Publishing Court Proc, for four sessions of '9B, election proclamation and Sub. 77 50 Gazette and Bulletin, transcript docket j and redemption book 19 Wm. G, Johnson & Co., common pleas ! seal and blanks 32 90 I Mount Holly Co., divorce (locket enve lopes and letterheads 19 Si. | J.W. Kaeder. tax duplicate and registry 1 books 39 go Military roll and assessment book 28 25 Onler book, tax duplicate etc 'jj ... SS6S Wm. Mann Co., deed book 17 50 Sun Printing Co., appearance docket and two order books 32... Wm. F. Murphy's Sons, dental register 175 r, and J. W. Johnson A ('<l., supplement to P. <fc S. Digest for Prothy's office 4 ... 598 25 COUNTY COSTS. Paid livety bill for County Com. in' 96 250 Herman Bahr two days services look ing over timber lands 6 00 H. T. Downs. 5 days services, re-arrang ing records in Prothouotary's office... 15 00 Kunsom Thrasher for 65 Treas. Deeds and Kxoncratious 181 63 Taxes on County property at Sonestown 10 50 \\ itness cost in case of Brewer vs Sulli van County 16 53 232 16 SHERIFF'S COSTB. Paid for serving 72 jury notices Dec. T. '97 21 60 96 " Feb. T. '9B 28 80 60 •• May T. 18 00 96 " Sept. T. 28 80 97 'JO FUEL AND LIGHTS. Paid Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 78 3-20 tons coal at 1.25 97 70 Freight 011 same 164 15 James McFarlane 3 4-10 tout coal at 5.00 15 10 W. ('. Mason, hauling 68 1160-100 tons 01 coal at 40c and one day hauling water .'SO 43 A, E. Tripp, Assignee, 4 bbls oil, lamp globes, matches etc 21 78 E. L. Place, 2 bbls of oil 8 06 337 22 Borrowed Money Statement. Amount Wirrowed prior to 1898 viz: Philip Karge 9 *65 49 Henry Karge 115 00 Sarah Speaker 486 00 W. c. Mason 500 00 Kthlin Mason 800 00 K. M. Stormont estate 2366 50 Kussel K arils 3500 50 Krncstina Seaman 4000 00 James tjuiun 500 00 John H. Farrell 250 00 Dushore Bank 2000 00 Kobt. Storm tit 500 00 Ida L. Stormont 1000 uo Anna Collins 900 00 Frances Breiger :SSO uo N. N. BetLs 1500 00 W. L. Stormont 1000 00 Elizabeth C. Sick 900 00 Hannah C. Yonkin '2OO 00 Perceval Kinsley 100 00 E. K. Wrede 300 oo John M. Karge 200 00 S. 8. Rogers .56 37 22389 36 Amount of money borrowed duriug 1898 Bernard Kline 1000 00 W. C. Mason 1000 00 Elizabeth C. Sick 420 00 Michael Fly nil 800 00 John W, Flynn Btw 00 Percival Kinsley 50 60 John Hartzig 50 00 26509 36 Statement showing disposition of Sonestown property t>ought by Trustee* for the County, at the Sheriff's sale of the real estate of Jacob Lorah Ex-Treasurer. Contracts were made by the Trustees of this property to vaiious persons: and the amount of tile several [layments received by the Trustees to apply on said contracts, were un to January 1, '99 as follows: Amt. of Cont. Payment. Contract with Clara Starr 550 00 605 35 J. C. Bogart... 275 00 313 19 •• Ida L. Lorali 210 00 224 09 Byron Camdbell 125 00 131 30 James C. Starr 300 ... 176 40 Jesse F. Eddy 400 ... 260 08 Lizzie E. Lairu 395 ... 253 93 George Hazen 350 ... 213 00 Wm. E. Miller :!50 ... 367 00 Benj. F. Hess 350 ... 116 47 Amt. from A. T. Armstrong for tiinlier 28 00 3305 00 2688 81 Jan. 2, 1899, amt. in liamls of Trustees 2688 si Statement showing the Bonded Indebted neat on January 1, 1899. To amount of Bonds outstanding bear ing interest at 4 per cent per annum... 33000 00 To amount of Bonds outstanding bear ing interest at 5 per cent, per annum... 5000 00 38000 00 Continued on Pace your.
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