NO. 19.
RIDGWAYi PA., FEI3.19; 1870.
VOL 1.
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05llv (Intuitu gircctorjr.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
President Judge S. 1'. Johnson.
Additional Law Judge Hon. Jho. P.
incent.
Associate Judge E. C. Schultze,
Jesse Kyler.
District Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
Sheriff Jacob McCauley.
Prothonotary io., Prod. Schocning.
Treasurer Claudius V. Gillis.
Co. Superintendent Rufiis Lucore.
Commissioners H. Warner, Job. W.
Taylor, Louis Vollnwr.
Auditors Clark Wilcox, George D.
Messenger, and Joseph Wilbclrn.
County Surveyor Geo. Walmslcy.
Jury Commissioners. George Lickinsn,
and Horace Little.
TIME OF HOLDING COURT.
Secoud Monday in January,
List Monday in April.
First Monday in August.
Pirst Monday iu November.
AUDITORS BJfiiTLJSMENT-
l!lCEIITS AND Ext'KNMTURES OF ELK
County ro:t tub 1'iiAit E.ndinu Janua
hv 1st, 1S70.
RECEIPTS.
Tax received from un
seated lands. 511 49
Tax received from Col.
lectors. 8,030 04
Jury lees & indictments. 72 CO
Pine Com. vs. Hunger.
lord. 23 00
$3,611 53
Excels of expenditures. 3,104.30
0,835 83
KXPENPITUKES.
Py amount piid L. V'oll-nii-r,
Commissioner
Py amount paid J. W.
Taylor, commissioner.
Py amount paid H. S.
. Reluap, commissioner.
Py aaiount paid Henry
Warner.
Py amount paid P. S.
Gillis, clerk.
Pistrict Attorney's foes.
Jacob M'Cauley, sheriff.
Commonwealth costs.
Pounty lor wolves, &c.
Prison expenses.
Jury lees.
Assessing expenses.
Electi jii expenses.
J m tides' fees.
Constables' fees.
Auditors' fee.
Auditors' cleik.
Puad views.
Stationery.
Stamps.
Pepairs to public tuild-
ings, &.O.
Puel and lights.
Counsel.
Pruthcnotary's lees.
Janitor.
Court Crier.
Printing.
Tipstaves,
4 Miscellaneous,
'jury Commissioners.
Witness fees.
P.egistering expenses.
Stable for use of sheriff.
State roads.
ltefuudiug orders.
Western Penitentiary.
Auditing Prothonotary's
account.
Inquests,
S1G0 00
102 00
42 50
25 00
240 00
202 .00
111 GO
44 80
23 75
295 25
2,043 29
174 40
489 78
64 41
247 06
' 5250
25 00
28 00
104 GO
4 50
314.70
50 50
100 00
195 27
80 00
G2 50
295 50
83 55
' 2 85
10 00
133 34
283 00
350 00
07 5G
2G 91
217 75
9 00 .
12 37
0,835 "83
'ABSETTS AND LIAHTLIT1FS OP ELK COUNTY,
JANUAKY I, 1870.
Assetts.
Cash in Treasury. ?2,453 58
Cash in Treasury bounty fund. 3.371 51
Tux due on uuseated lands. . 12,482 99
Tax due from collectors, subject
to exoneration, &o. 6,372 08
Cameron. Elk & Clearfield State
road. 136-130
m 8 it? 76
Liabilities.
County order outstanding. $ 240 08
Pounty bonds " 890 00
Due W. Penitentiary, estimated. 200 00
Due Sheriff M'Cauley. 118 55
Excess of assetts. 23.8G8 13
$24,816 76
AMOUNTS DUE TO ELK COUNTY BY THE
SEVERAL COLLECTORS, JAN. 1, 1870.
County Tax.
J. V. Houk, Ridgway, 1865. $ 37 47
William M'Caulev. Fox. I860. 255 12
O. F. Dickinson, Ridgway, 1866 15 17
J. .Mover. Fox. 18G7. 22 84
T). D. Hnok. Ridewav. 1867. 373 93
D. G. M'Knaul, Spring Creek, '67 34 21
D. a. Johnson. Uenezet, looo. iiy vv
D. C. Oyster, Horton, 18G8. 77 71
II. F. Overholtzer. Ridzwav, '68 510 87
A'. Irwin, Spiiug Creek. 274 76
Bounty Tax.
John Koch, Fox. 1801. 289 40
C. W. Porterfield. Spring Cr'k, '64 206 92
A. Turley, Jay, 1865. 113 29
P. A. Dill, Ridnway, 18G5. 255 63
County Tax.
T. J. Taylor, norton, 18G9. 412 94
M.M.Chase, Penezet, 18G9. 310 27
John Glixner, Penzinper, 18G9. 426 70
P. W. II ay r, Fox, 1869. 846 67
Charles Stubbs, Highland, 1869 7 76
M. Weidert, Jones, 18G9. 313 r 2
Jacob Oval, Jay, 18G9. 492 98
II. S. Thayer, Kidgway, 1869 677 90
K. P. Saltsman, Spring Creek, '69 149 78
J. X. Ilaberbush, St. Marys, '09. 146 41
AMOUNTS OF STATE AND COUNTY TAXES
RECEIVED FROM THE 6EVERAL TOWN
SHIPS OF ELK COUNTY DURING" THE
YEAR 1809.
Benezet. $185 71
Penzinger. 417 61
Fox. 158 18
Highland. 80 79
Horton, 272 50
Jay. ' 282 45
Joues. 150 00
Ridgway. 434 33
Spring Creek. 384 29
St. Marys. 898 53
Bounty.
Jay.
Ridgway.
121 9G
110 00
$3,496 35
We, the uudersigned, Commissioners of
Elk, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a correct statement of the re
ceipts and expenditures, ic, of Elk county,
for the year 1869, and the assets and liabili
ties ot the same. January 1, 1S70.
LOUIS VOLLMER,-)
J. W. TAYLOR, Corcmr's.
HENRY WARNER, )
Attest -Robt. S. Gillis, Clerk.
C. V. OILLIS, ESQ., TREASURER ELK COUN.
TY, IN ACCOUNT WITH ELK COUNTY. FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JANUAKY 1, 1870.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement. $G,573 50
" tax ree'd from unseated lands. 51A 49
" collectors. 3,030 04
$10,118 03
Januarj 3d, 1870.
Py county orders redeemed. $7,028 58
" refuudiug orders. 3C8 68
" Treas. com on am't received. 107 08
" " " " " disbursed 220 11
" balance due county. 2,453 58
$10,118 03
State Tax Account.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement $ 58 50
" tax received. 233 35
balance due Treasurer. - 291 tO
'$583 45
January 3d, 1870.
Py State Treasurer's receipts. $ 58 50
.4 it 524 95
$583 45
ROAD FUNDS.
Benezet Road JPumh.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement. $745 85
" tax ree'd from unseated lands. 9 8S
$755 73
January 3d, 1870.
To Treasurer's receipt. $600 00
" orders redeemed. " 15 00
" Treas. com. on am't received. . 30
" " " " " disbursed 18 45
" balance due fund. 121 98
$755 73
Benzinqer Road Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement
" tax received.
" tax received additional.
$391 49
15 60
166
$418 75
$282 00
31 50
82
9 40
95 03
January 3d, 1870. " .
By Treasurer s receipt.
" orders redeemed.
" Treas. com. on am't received.
disbursed
balance due fund.
$418 75
Fox Road Fund,
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement,
" tax received.
additional.
$410 86
17 03
" 2 30
$436 79
$1G1 00
60
4 83
270 36
January 3d, 1870,
By orders redeemed.
" Treas, com. on am't received.
" ' " " disbursed
" balance due fund.
$436 79
Horton Road Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To tax received.
$3 50
$3 50
$ 10
3 40
January 3d, 1870.
Py Treas- com. on am't received.
! balance due (und.
$3 50
Highland Road Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
lo balance at last settlement. $507 i J
" tax received. 127 10
$634 95
$482 56
55 00
3 81
10 1-2
77 40
$034 95
January 3d, 1870.
By District treasurer s receipts.
" orders redeemed.
' Treas. com. on am't received.
" " " " disbursed
" balance due fund.
Jones Township Road fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To am't tax received. $361 32
" " " additional. 83-94
8415 20
January 3d, 1870.
Iiy balance due at last settlement l ill
orders redeemed. 34 o U0
Treas. com. on am't received. 13 35
" " " " " disbused 14 85
" balance due fund. 4 12
.$445 20
Jay Road Fund.
January 3d. 1870.
To balance at last settlement.
$258 14
23 50
1 75
" tax received.
" additional.
S283 39
January 3d, 1S70.
By District Treasurer s receipt S200 00
" J;x. order. 1 U
" Treas. com. on am't received. 75
" " " " " disbursed C 84
" balance due fund. 51 00
$283 39
R dgway Road Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement. $1,482 40
" tax received. 332 32
" balance due treasurer. 52 27
$1,807 05
January 3.1, 1870.
By District Treasurer s receipts. $1,437 00
orders redeemed. 31)0 00
" treas. com. on am't received. 9 90
" " " " " disbursed 54 09
$1,807 05
Spring Creek Road Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To balance at last settlement. $353 90
" tax rsoeived. 13 42
" " " additional. 9 42
January 3d, 1870.
By lownship Treasurer s receipt, $338 28
" I reas. com. on. am t received. 08
" " " ' disbursed 10 14
balance due fund 27 64
$376 74
St. Marys Road avd Corporal on Fund.
January 3d, 1870.
To bal at last settlement due road $100 47
do do do do do corp 38 35
do tax received, road 4 1'5
do do do corp 2 05
do do do additional
1
$146 64
$97 46
37 20
January 3d, 1870
By boro treaj recp't, road
do do do do corp
do Treas com on amount ree'd
do do do do disb'd
do bal due fund
23
03
72
$146 64
SCHOOL AND BUILDING FUSDS.
Benezett Township.
January 3d, 1870
To balance on hut settlement $1,796 84
do tax received, school 8 89
do tax do beildiog 8 89
$1,814 62
January 3d, 1870
By district treasurers receipt $1,742 93
" treasuiefs com on am't lee'd 53
"treasure's com on am't disb'd 52" .28
balance due fund 18 88
$1,81462
Benzinger Township
Jauury 3d, 1870
To balance at Ira settlement $1,231 86
do tax received 15 60
do tax receved building 5 84
$1,2.3 30
January 3d, 1870
Py district trcas's receipt $1,194 91
" treasurer's com on ain't ree'd 63
" treasurer's com on atut disb'd 35 L'4
" balauce due fund 21 i'2
$1,253
Foe Toimship.
January 3, 1870
To balance at last settlement
do tax received .
do tax received buiding
$1,139 13
22 93
17 03
$1,178 G9
January 3, 1870
By district treasurer's reeeipt 1,083 20
do tresurcrs com on am't ree'd 1 21
do do do on am't disb'd 32 04
do balauce due fund 57 04
81.179 01
Highland Township.
January 3d, 1870
To balance at lust settlement $467 25
do tax received 127 16
$594 41
SanuTry 3d, 1S70
By District Treasures receipt $400 00
do treas. com on atu't received 3 81
do do do do ditbused 12 00
do balance due fund 178 CO
$594 41
Horton Township.'
January 3, 1870
To tax" teceived
85 00
5 15
4 83
January 3, 1870'
By treas cam ou aurt received
do balauce due .fuud
$5 00
Jo itcs Township.
January 3, 1x70
To balance at last settlement
do tax received '
do tax(received buildinsr
do balauce duo treasurer
8701 92
301 32
301 3'!
73 87
81,556 43
January 3d, 1870
Py district treasurer's receipt $1,312 !'0
do treas com on am't received 21 07
do treas com on am't disbursed 44 70
do district treasurer's icceipt 150 00
81,558 42
Jay Township,
January 3, 1870
To balance at las, settlement
do tax received
do tax received building
SCG1 51
07 45
15 40
$013 39
January 3J, 1870
lly district treasurer's receipt 8550 00
do refunding order 14 38
do treasurer's com on ain't ree'd 95
do treasurer's com on am't disb'd 16 93
do balsnce due lund 60 13
$048 39
Ridgway Township,
January 3d, 1870
To balauce at last settlement 8100 01
do tax received 199 40
do tax received, buildimg 210 02
do balaueo due treasurer 30 55
$852 01
$803 40
24 40
24 09
$852 01
January 3, 1870
Py district treasurer's receipt
do treas com on am't ree'd
do treas com on am't ditb'd
Sgring Crcce Township.
January 8d, 18(0
To balance at last settlement $334 50
do tax received 17 44
do tax received building 11 GO
303 69
$324 52
87
9 73
28 57
January 3d 1S70
By dist treasurer's receipt
do treas com ou am't received
do treas com on am't disbursed
do balance duo iuud
3G3 69
St. Marys Borvugh.
January 3d 1870
To balance at last settlement $2S2 61
do tax received 4 05
do tax received, building 4 05
do tax received builiug add'l 33
290 94
$274 05
24
8 22
8 43
January 3d 1870
Py district treasurer's receipts
do treas com on am't received
do treas com on am't cisbursed.
do balaueo duo fund
$290 94
BOUNTY FUND.
County Bounty Fund.
January 3d 1880 . .
To balauce at lust settlement $3,411 51
3,411 51
$39 80
20
8,371 51
Januarj 3d 1870
By ex & ret order
do com on am't' disbursed
da balauce due fund
3,411 51
' Benezett Bounty Fundf.
January 3d 170 ..
Bal due fund at last settlement
53 74
Balance due fund ' $53 74
Jones Township Bounty Fund'
January 3d 1870
To balance at last settlement
do balance duo treasurer
$203 90
97 54
301 50
$300 00
1 50
J.msnry 3d 1870
Pv district treasurer's receipt
IQ ' do treas com on am't disbursed.
301 50
Jay Township Bounty Fund.
January 3d 1870
To balance at last settlement $301 08
do tax rc8oivcd 121 96
486 04
353 16
January 3d 1S70 '
By district treasurer's receipts
do ex order
do treas com on am't disbursed
do treas com on am't received
do balauce due fund
17 30
1 70
00
113 22
486 04
Jiiilwwny Bounty Fund.
January 3d 1870
To balance at last settlement 107 19
do tax received 110 00
217 19
100 00
50
55
110 13
January 3d 1870
Jiy distriot treasurers rsccipt
do treas com on am'tdisbursed
do treas coin on am't received
do balance due fuud
217 19
St M'lrya Bjiinty I' und.
Tanuary oJ, 1870
To balatce aa lust settlement 151 S3
151 83
151 83
151 "83
January 3.1, 1S70
Py baluuco due fund
STATE ROADS.
M'Kcan, Elk, Forest & Clarion State Ru.
January 3d, 1870
To balance at lu.-t settlement 3064 77
do tax received Jones township 359 32
do tax received additional 89 94
3514 03
1,891 53
1,081 25
9 18
13 47
138 55
January 3d, 1870
Py commissioners' receipts
do ordoi'3 redeemed
do tr,eu3 co.n on am't disbursed
do trons com on am't received
do balance due fund
3,514 03
Ridgway, Vi'Hcoj: and Kjhc State Road
January 3d, 1S70
To tax received. Jones township C51 32
do fax ree'd, Ridgway township 332 32
do balauce duo trut.su icr 18 72
""702'ao
January 3u, 1870
Py commissioners receipt 002 00
do treas out on am't received 20 50
do treas com ou am't disbursed 19 80
"V702 36
Wilcox and Hamlin Stale Road.
January 3d, 1 870
To taa received from Jcucs tp. 89 91
89 94
79 00
2 69
2 37
5 88
January 3d, 1870
Py orders redeemed
do treas com an amt received
do treas com on aiu't disbursed
do balauce due fund
C. V. GILLIS ESQ , TREASURER OF ELK
COUNTY, IN ACCOUNT WITH REDEEMED
LANDS, JANUAKY 1, 1870.
Jauury 3d, 1870
To unpaid redemptions 484 28
484 28
County
ealh of
Jauary
C.'V. Giilis, Eiq., Treasumr Elk
ii Acnount with lie Comma mt
Pcunsylcaniajor the year ending
1, 1870-
Januaty 3d, 1870
To balance at last settlement
do tavern licekses
do eating house licenses
do brawera licenses .
do lifjuor licenses
do retailers licenses
008 44
415 09
120 00
42 00
70
653
00
00
1,938 44
January 3d, 1870
Py Stato treasurer's receipts 603 41
do balance due commonwealth 1,330 00
1,938 44
Tue. ( ommissloncrs of Llk eounty in. ac-
count with the i uwtty,J'or theyear ending
January 1, 1870.
Louis Volmer.
January3d, 1870
To coucty orders
1G0 00.
160100
January 3d, 1870
Py sxty-four day's sev's 2 50 100 00
100 00
J. W. Taylor.
January 3d, 1870
To county arders J 62 50
162 50
January 3d, 1870
ly sixty five dirfs serv's 2 50 162 SO
.. """16256
U. S. Belnap
January 3d, 1870
To county orders
42 50
42 50
Januarv 3d, 1870
Py seventeen days' serv's 2 59 42 50
42"50
Henry Warner
January 3d, 1870
To county orders 25 00
25'od
January 3d, 1870
Py ten days services 2 50 25 00
Jacob M'Cauley, Esa., Sijeriff of Elk
County, in account with said counli, Jan.
uary 3d,. 1870-
January 3d, 1870
To fine in Com vs Pevling 50 CO
do tine iu Com vs Gill t0 00
do line com vs Cleveland 50 00
do fine iu Com vs Sowers 75 00
do iu Com vs llungerlord 25 00
do jury fees and indictments 72 00
do county orders 111 00
do balance due Sheriff 118 85
551 55
January 3d, 4.870
Py serving jury notices Aug 3 '69 111 00
do serving jury notices Nov 3 '69 111 00
do serving jury notices Jan 3 '70 111 00
do election proclamation 1 00
do commonwealth costs 42 55
do Cues pd. Jones tp acool dist 125 00
do Cues pd Pox tp thool dist 5 J 00
551 55
We the undersigned, Auditors of Elk
county, haviDg met at the Commissioner's
office, iu Ridgway, ou the firit Monday of
January, A. D. 180, it being the 4tli day
of the month, for the purpose of auditing,
settling and adjusting the accounts of tho
several county officers, do hereby certify
that, al of said officers being present, wo
carefully audited, settled and adjus'cd their
accounts as appears in the foregoing report,
tindiug ogaiust C. V. Gillis, Esq , Treasur
er, a balance of eight thousand five hundred
seven dollars and t-ixty.two cents, which
is due to the several funds, as set forth in
said report ; and a balauce of one
hundred iiud eighteen dollars and fifty five
centsin favor of Jacob M'Cauley, ES4.,
Shariff.
In witness whereof, wo have hereunto
set our hands, the 24th day of January, A.
D. 1870.
C. A. WICOX, )
G D. M ESSEX ER, C Auditors.
JOi. WILHELM. )
AtUst J. K. P. Hall, Clerk.
Comym'ssioncrs 0 the McKean, Elk, Forest
aud olaiioii State Road, in account
with saiil road, for the year 1800.
January 3d, 1870
To balance at .last settlement 2,519 82
do proceeds of bomls ueg,d 3,025 ( 6
do orders from M'Kean county 408 6j
do cash ree'd lor ouo yoke oxeu 225 00
do cashee'd tor ouu cow 35 00
do cash received for lumber 40 00
do bianco duo Commissioner's 430 23
7,290
January 3d, 1870
By vsuchcrs aud bills rendered
do Gen. Kane 2,575 50
do S. D. Freeman 4.540 70
do S. D. Freemen 90 75
do W S Oviatt for commission 83 95
7,290 40
Xote. In the above account the Audi
tors in striking balance duo Commissioners
did not take into consideration tho personal
property on hand, belonging to said road
aud now in their , posessions.
J. L.Brown, Comnu'ssiuer of Wilcox and
Hamlin State Road, in ( ccount with,
said Puud Jor theyear 1809
January 3, 1870
To orders reo'd from Elk county 420 00
do bulaucu due commissioner 317 87
737 87
January 3d, 1870
By balance at lonner settlement 65 67
do vouchers aud bills rendered for
work on said road 672 20
737 87
We, tho flndersigned, Auditors of Elk
county haviug met at the Commissioner's
office, in Ridgway, on the 13th day of Jan
uary, 1S70, do hereby certify that we have
carefully examined, audited and nettled the
accounts of the Commissioners of the Mo
Kean, Elk, Forest and Clarion State Road
and of J. L. Brown, Commissioner of the
Wilcox aud Ilualin State Roid were repia
seuted by W. S. Oviatr, Esq., and J L.
Brown, Commissioner, appeared iu person.
C. A. WILCOX, )
G. 1). MESSENGER, .Auditors.
JOS. WIL11ELM, )
Attest J. K.p. Hall, Clerk.
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