t Ml THE SUltAtfXON TlUBUNJi-SATlrJttDAY, VEJIJLll'AUV 15, 1902. viCJm ASHEVILLE AND VICINITY TEATUHES OF THE LAND OE THE SKY. No Scencrjr More- Picturesque Than tho Mountain Country of North Carolina Ashovlllo the Saratoga of tho SouthA Cosmopolitan City on "Seven Hills" Hotels and Clubs. N'otlli Carolina Is not nloiui Kreitt In her industrial and inalcrlal wealth; who In majestic and sublime In tha ntnpend otts works of the Almighty, as portrny ed In towering mmmtalns and deep shadowed goi-Res and Immense forests. The East has Its White mountains, the Vest has Us Hockles und Its Sierras, and British Columbia her Caseadcs, her Hold and her Solltlrks and AhtBka her St. Ellas Alps, whoso barren but majes tic summits pleree the very heavens, noble fortresses and features of strength on nature's face. All these we have been permitted (o behold In their beauty and grandeur, but nowhere In this country Is there a region more picturesque, more charmingly beauti ful than tho mountain country of western North Carolina, poetically known as "Tho Land of tho Sky." While It Is true lho.se of tho West are of greater elevation, rugged, barren and forbidding, those found In western northern Curolla In the picturesque nine llldge and other ranges of the great Appaloclmn chain, which forms the "divide" between the waters of the Atlantic ocean and tho Mississippi river are robed in deep lnieil forests to their highest summits. Where the greater peaks of the Hocky mountain ranges frown, those of the "The I.aud of the Sky," smile through banks of rhododendrons and azaleas. Where the valleys of the one arc rocky and- im passable gorges, In tho other are fern carpeted forests through which moun tain streams, clear as crystal tumble merrily along over moss-grown rocks in their race to the open. Let the rend ers picture in the mind a region where rango after range of heavily forested mountains paralled each other like waves of the sea, where interlacing valleys are rich with verdure and flowers and where silver streams mur mur unceasingly. Imagine too a land of bright, winsome skies, then add to tills glory, air so light und pure, so full of tonic and softness, that every breath sends a new Hush to the cheek and u new sparkle to the eye, then throw over all a. canopy of bluest of Italian blue, and you have "The Land of tho Sky," where the Joy of living becomes in tensified as nowhere else in tills coun try. This rugged mountain region em braces the extreme western portion of North Carolina and' the eastern edge of Tennessee. Its area Is tho equal of Switzerland and acknowledged to be a worthy rival in majestic beauty and sublimity. Within these confines are several districts alike in their general features, but each having distinct charms and advantages peculiarly Its own. All of it is widely mountainous, there being more than twenty peaks higher than the famous Mout Washing ton of New Hampshire and over four score, almost as massive and high, exceeding 5,000 feet clothed to their very summits with a growth of heavy timber. There are some 150 stupendous luecipiees, such as Caesar's Head and Whiteside, tho latter presenting a per pendicular front of naked- rock, ISO feet la height. ELEVATED PLATEAU. In this elevated plateau of North Carolina, the highest body of land east of the Itockies Ashevllle, "the mecca of health seekers." Is located 2,:i00 feet above sea level higher than any city east of Denver. In every direction tho mountains raise their majestic heights, until they seem to pierce the very azure of the skies. Its geo graphical location, lying as It does In the central belt of the temperate zone, Insures the most delightful spring climate. No bleak Northerners can pass over tho mighty peaks which guard tin: Northwest and the soft in fluence of the Oulf Stream Is felt far into the interior. There is perfect free dom from the extremes of either heat and cold, and the vitality in the air, laden as it is witli the balsam of the pines has an Immediate effect upon the visitor. A large proportion of the days dur ing the year are sunny, the average of clear days being 2.19. Many days In winter one feels as comfortable In the bright sunshine, as lie would in June, North, and picnicking parties to the woods with lunch baskets are frequent in February. The winter temperature ot Ashevllle is several degrees warmer than that of Geneva, Switzerland, and Turrln, Italy, and fourteen iVegrecB warmer than In the Swiss Alps, where thousands of patients are sent every winter by specialists for the beneficial effects of Its mountains air. Tho rain fall is very small, only 10.'.! Inches, while that of Aiken, Is .!": At lanta, 02,7 ami Jacksonville, tio.fi Inches. One distinguished visitor remarked: "The air ot tho region lias such pecu liarly bracing and Invigorating quality, electrical in character, so much so, I feel na If breathing champagne," Ashe vllle has the dryest oilmato tho year round, ot any point eoHt of Denver, ac cording to tho V iiid States Signal Service otllclal I'.-ilo. SArtATOClA OK ' '.IK Sol'TH. Aslievlllo has been t . ' the "Sara toga of the South," Im i t .... is hardly correct, for there Is not a single point In which comparison of natural advan tages cun be made, which would not bo in Ashevlllo's favor. Climate, scen ery, health and atmospheric conditions are incomparably better at Aslievllle. I repeat nature has so encircled this beautiful city with rugged mountain scenery that tho traveller coming from which direction ho may, litis presented to him with kaleidoscopic changes, a panorama which for sublimity and grandeur is surpassed In but few spots In the world. Its situation between tho Alleghany mountains, tho ltluo itldgu and the Great Smoky ranges and (lie Swan nanoa und French 1 Irani rivers, over looking a thousand square miles of supberb scenery, lias given it tho name of "Tho City of tho Skies" and tho Newport and Saratoga of tho South, combined. Once the resort of Southern people only, Its famo having gono hroughout the world, It is now u favorite resort for Englishmen and sther foreigners of rank anil letters who Jlnd congenial society among the many literary guests centered here, (lockjut? from tho South In Bummernnd "rom the North in winter, lingering until the Solstices aro well spent, What Lenox In Massachussetu Is to the Ilerlc hlre Hills sociully, Ashevllle Is to "The Land of the Sky," In Curollna. It lius Seen frequently called the social capital I of tlio South both winter and summer and the designation Is by no means overdone. Tho healthtulncsH of Aslievlllo Is Wonderful unil malaria, tho dlschse of the century, and hay fever, that In deserlbnhto yearly visitation are un known In this Bcctlon, while pulmonary and throat troubles, soon mieeumb to Its balmy nlr. Tho itvorage mean tem perature Is fi!) degrees and whereas In Now England, the deaths from con numptlon aro 250 In every thousand, and oven In "Minnesota and California 1C0, In Carolina, tho "Land ot thcUlue Sky" there aro but thirty out of overy thousand who succumb to this Insidious disease. Its location on "Seven Hills," provides natural drainage to tho valleys of the French Jlroail itiuV the Swnnnanoa rivers, which In forty miles falls 1700 feet. Thus it will bo seen at a glance, with this great and perfect system this locnllty must bo absolutely free from nil malaria. COSMOPOLITAN CITY. Aslievlllo is a cosmopolitan and cultured city. Tho business portion of the city centers about tho public square, where stands the picturesque old court housr, tho modern municipal building, the city hall, In the basement of which is tho public market, the legal building, the newspaper ollloes, many stores and other business edifices. Itadlatln from tho square all tho streets tiro solidly built up with brick business blocks. On all sides of these, lies the residence part of the town, built on tho undulating land, not too closely, the average residence lot hav ing a seventy-live foot frontage. Lance Monument is located hero. There are few cities in the South which have as largo a number of beautiful residences according to Its population as Ashe vllle. Many people from all over the country have been attracted here on nccnunt of its delightful and healthful climate and making Ashevllle their permnnent home, have built modern and In many instances luxurious homes, one of them Mr. CSeorge Vandorbllt, the most costly residence in America. A worthy description of It will require a special letter. Ashevllle has a per manent population of 14,000 und several thousaml visitors wiio sojourn at tho various hotels, as a health resort. The visitor Is at once favorably Im pressed with the progressive character of its citizens, who evince a strong town pride in advancing the material Interest of the community and any new comer of merit and enterprise, meet with instant recognition and support. Since it has become an all tho year round health-resort it has had a vigorous growth and an active air of commercial life and upon every turn there are Indisputable evidences of thrift und prosperity. The shopping center of Ashevllle, Is so up-to-date In all Its features that one might well be lieve themselves In a city of no.OOO pop ulation. The well stocked stores, the live and energetic set of merchants and the high grade nature of the local population, indicate the substantial character of its retail trade. The retail business of Aslievlllo 'Is upwards of $3,000,000 a year. The city has spent upwards of ?GO(i,000 in paving all the principal streets, (some twelve miles), with asphalt blocks and completing a system of general sewerage, (now laid twelve miles), made easy by the topo graphy of the locality, also an excellent water supply. There are eleven miles of electric street railway and the streets are lighted also by electricity. A dum my has been constructed up Sunset mountain from where is obtained one of the most beautiful views In tho world. Here are several handsome churches and school buildings. AN EDUCATIONAL CENTEIt. Ashevllle has become quite an educa tional center and has several well known institutions of learning of the highest excellence. The Hinghum school, for boys, established in 1798!, long known as one of tho best of its class In America; the Ashevllle college, it school, for girls and young women; Miss Chumplon's school, for girls; the Skyland Institute, the Ashevllle Free Klndergarden association, with four schools maintained by private sub scription and tho Ashevllle "Business college. The most Important and one of great Interest to us, having received substantial aid from the Presbytery of Lackawanna, through the "Woman's Home Missionary Hoard," are tho "Home Industrial School" with Miss Florence Stephenson as superintendent, which Is doing a noble work In the lino of practical education for girls, and tho "Ashevllle Normal and Col legiate Institute," established for the higher education ot young women for teachers, organized by Ttev. L. Jr. Pease und now under the control of the Northern Presbyterian church with Itov. Dr. ThomiiH Lawrence as superin tendent. Those two Institutions are lo cated' in a beautiful park of thlrty-ilvo acres on one of Aslievllle's "Seven Hills" and aro worthy ot an extended description, which may appear at an early day. There Is also the Ashevllle Farm School, occupying 420 acres which has over one hundred students, who are taught agricultural work on approved and practical seieiitllli! lines, Awhovllle luH for years past been famous for its hospitality to "tho stranger within Its gates," as tho guests at its commodious and maguillcicnt hotels will testify. The most noted aro the Mattery Park hotel, the J"nllworth Inn, the Mnrgo Terrace and the Albe inavlo manor and cottages. All are worthy of special mention but as tho limits of this article only permits a brief description of the striking features of this highly favored section and Its attractive city. Its schools and semin aries, T can only describe two tho Itul tery Park ami Konllworth inn. HATTEltY PARK HOTEL. This beautiful Unitary Park hotel, which lias been happily termed "tho lialf-way house between tho Ninth and the South." stands on an eminence I'.T, feel above the streets of Ashevllle, which Is built around tho foot of iho noble hill which tho hotel so becom ingly crowns, Tho hotel stands In tho center of a natural park of twenty-live acres and possesses tho attraction of being practically or the city and yet not In It, for whllo It Is not a moment's walk Into the very center of Aslievlllo, yet It Is entirely removed from all the turmoil and dust. The hotel Is sur rounded by a grove of undent oaks and presents a most Inviting and pictur esque appeurauce, It Is so secluded In Its own euviorument that the sojourner within Its hospitable wall may Hud, If they desire ubsoluto rentfuliiegH and re pose, or among Its cosmopolitan guests may llud the Intellectual of all nations, or may enter Into tho guyetles of the most refined amusements. This beautiful structure Is en closely associated with Aslievlllo, that the names, are almost synonymous. It derives Its name from its being located on a historic spot, the very point whero tho Confederates planted a battery of artillery, for tho- defence of the city during tho Civil war. Then the grim Instruments of death glared viciously over the breast works, which still re main, but long since tho cannon have yielded their placea to flowers and shrubs and the happy Voices of children nro heard' as they romp over thn Well turfed slopcn. Tho hotel Is modern and architecturally beautiful. Its frontage Is 475 feel and wide, comfortable Ver nndas, encompass It on all sides, they aro so broken by gables, oriel and bow windows, that tho dimensions deceive tho eyo. They aro made doubly attrac tive In summer by an nbundanco of floral baskets and wldo awnings nml In winter enclosed- In glass, ho that In Inclement weather, the Invalid guests may enjoy their sun-baths and promenades without leaving tho hotel. Tho main ofllco or rotunda is most home-like and attractive with Its huge and old fashioned furniture broad and graceful stairways and easy stairs. Directly off tho rotunda, on one side, aro the spacious parlora and on the other a series of tastefully furnished connecting rooms, devoted' to the use of the ladles for writing, reading and billiard playing. The ball room Is ir0 xBO feet and ono of the handsomest of any resort In the country. Tho hotel1 Is heated by steam, and open Are places and lighted wholly by electricity. The house Is especially adapted for an all-tho-year-round patronage. Tito Tho manager, Mr. E. I. McKissick, also proprietor, is a gentleman, whose genial personality and' all around good fellow ship, has given him a reputation as an ideal host which has reached far be yotind the limits of North Carolina. A SWELL FEATL'ItE. I should mention one of the popular and enjoyable features of the hotel, the "Swonnonoa. Hunt club." It Is the swell "feature" socially of the city, Its leading people being members and Its balls which aro held at tho Hattcry Park are brilliant affairs. The club has two houses, one occupies a pleasant place on the lawn ot the hotel adjoining the conservatories, the other near Sul phur Springs, four miles from tho city. All guests ot tho hotel aro made wel come at either club, and for those who do not care for fox hunting, the hotel provides an ample supply of either sad dle or driving horses, as an out-of-door exercise. The club houses are artlstlc nlly furnished with mementos of the chase, trappings, and pictures of the hunt, special room being fitted' up for ladles who ride in, or enjoy the chase. So I might enumerate. This feature added to golf, fishing and hunting for big game, makes Aslievlllo an Ideal spot for sportsmen. The Battery Park in nil respects ranks among the most complete resorts In the South. Truly the haven of health, recreation and pleasure unalloyed. From the hotel veranda, a marvelous vista, opens before the eye. The scene changes with the hours for tho rosy lights of morning, the glare of noon day and the shadows of the evening, give each In their turn a new and varied charm to the view tho most mugniflcient panorama of mountain scenery in America. What do wo see? Dominating the city like the copltol nt Woshlngton, one looks out on every side across an interval of compacted brick and mortar to circumjacent hills and' wooded ridges crowned with modern villas. In the near foreground are the well paved streets. and boulevards and handsome homes of Aslievlllo. To the left two miles on a higher plateau the capacious Kenilworth Inn, proudly overlooking the city and valley and adjoining It in full view, some three miles distant, tho noble Vandorbllt chateau and directly In front, as a grand center piece of this array of mountains stands old Plsgah, 0,717 feet high witli its sen tinels on each side forming a gigantic loop 230 miles long by CO miles wide. The loftiest range is the Black moun tains and said by geologists to lie the "oldest land" In America. The highest peak Mount Mitchell, C.711 feet or 42t feet higher than Mount Washington. Cllngmau's Dome. 6.GG0 feet is the high est peak ot tho Smoky mountains, ftlchland Balsam, the highest peak of the Balsam, the Yellow mountains, fi,133 feet the highest in the Cowee range, whllo Standing Indian and Wayah Bald aro 5,500 feet, the loftiest peaks in the Nantahula range and the Tusqulttee peaks rise to an elevation of 5,314 feet. There are 13 mountains in western North Carolina that tower over C.OOO feet high KENlLWOUTIt JNN. The first view which the traveller from the North has of Ashevile, is that of the superb Kenilworth Inn, which graces like a queen, a noble hill, en circled by mountains and overlooking the city, 200 feel below and two miles away, and the beautiful French Broad and Swaunonoa rivers In the valley, 'Its many picturesque gables ami towers aro seen for miles, either up or down the fertile valleys. A few years ago a party of Northern capitalists, among them (leariro W. Vanderbllt, attracted by tho equable climate and beauties ot Aslievllle, pur chased a tract of 100 acres upon the sunny slops of Beaumont mountain, within tho 'city limits and erected this massive, beautiful structure which from any point of view Is picturesque from without and Inviting and home-like from within. Tho roadway, leading from Blllmore station Is deeply ma cadamized and winds gracefully up through the ravlno and woodland' to the hotel just on lop of the foot-hill. Tho porio cochere, marking Its entrance Is constructed of granite and Is built In tho stylo of a fortress. This first story of the Inn is built of stone and surounded by piazzas, soma twenty feel In width, which aro duplicated mi tho stories above, Tho porches cover 1,000 feet of surface and aro broken up to glvo variety. Within the towers are two mugnlllclcut sun parlors, thirty three feet In diameter from which can be obtained views covering 1,200 square miles of' territory, including 2ii peaks, of tho 43 to lio found In this section, which are higher than Mount Washington, or anything east of tho itocky mountains, the highest being Mount Mitchell, 0,742 feet high. ,. To say that the olllce Is largo and airy, the parlors elegant ami dainty and nlso home-Ukc, tho music attrac tive, hardly expresses tho Impressions of tho curious visitor, It Is simply per fection, an Ideal homo. Looking from tho knoll and two hundred feet below, Is iho Swunnanon river, tho most beautiful stream, with three sets of rapids in tha Immediate view, lending muslo to the scene, while a shady road of twenty miles along Its banks is one romantic drive, Tho hotel faces the south ami overlooks tho magnlfl- 'clent estute of George W. Vanderbllt which It joins and a view of this spot that he bus chosen above all others to be his homo whero ho has Bjient his millions a beautiful beyond description. A description of this famous chateau will appear next week J. E. nichmoml. The P, O. S. of A. camp, 583. of Old Forge, wll hold a fair at Holland's hall, Old Forge, February 19, 20, 21 and 22, Admission '0 cents. REPORT of the Controller of Lackawanna County To the llotioinble. the .bulge of (he Court of Common t'lcua of Lackawanna Comity, I, KDWAUD A. JONKH. County Cohtfollei'. be In duly nodltllcil lucoulinf? fo law, fulnnll here Willi a atatcment of tlio lecclpu .mil expenditures of Lacknwunnu county, from .luly 1, not In January " ""-', iti requited by Section lx (.0) tit Art rre.Ulnir ofllio nf County Controller, lip proved 27lh June, 1SI:, 1', L, 403. 1IKCT.IPTS AND r.X'I'I'lnTUrtl'.H OT LACKA AWAXNA COUNTY, PROM JULY 1. 1001, 10 JANtJAUY 0. lWtt. Caih on hand in County Treasury, July 1, lliOl S2.90I Co licet p.iltl on warrants taurtl prior Id July 1, 1001 1,512 13 County Controller's balance $1,092 ,"(1 ltKCnil'TR. '8fiirr.lt ronnty fund $250,8.11 Oil bridge lutiil 22 12 State (und C,2i) III School fund ,,, 2a3 2 Honil fund.,.. If; K Poor fund 50 In Dote fund CO lil Redemption fund t.1 57 2.17,703 09 HOUHC11 OP nuvKsui:. fiencral taxes ?J7S,8I3 .10 Seated ami unseated lands 017 2.1 Landi redeemed IS 70 llooth rent "Old) Liquor license (county's slurr) , Ill $4 Caret sold 2.15 47 I'liies collected 1.1 ) Detccthc'a lleeno 21 (X) Temporal)' loans "7.120 0) 257,703 CO CASH ON" HAND. JANCAllY , 1002, IN" POL- LOWING rU.NPH: County 8 21,749 1!) School, Road, I'ooor (Seat ril and unseated lamh). 1,010 IXi Redemption 707 (11 Illiyclc 7lMil Alien tax .71 ,S7 SV11.-I 1 RECAPITULATION'. Cash in Treasury July 1, 1001 2,00101) Letts (Mid on warrants is- Micd prior to July 1, JWl 1,212 1.1 Controller's balance.... 1,U io July Atmmt .. September October ., November m:ci:iPTs. ? 2!),2.19 10 S..VW1 21 28,531 7:1 40,027 !tl 83,651 .f December 0-1,701 SI -$ 257,70.1 C!l Ttal 250,303 25 EXPENDITURES. ny warrants, etc., 1901 (sis months. $ 231.SS2 tit Controller's balance, January 0, ,, IpM f 25,015 31 Outstanding warrants Wi $3,051 IS S'Jfr'l "822 1(1 Oil SOfi'J f.230 n,S.-,ti 0313 17 40 S.lti!) Ml Ticisurci's balance. Jan. fl, 1002..$ Ct3,l?5 Expenditures in Detail. ASSESSMENTS ( ounty ta' . . . . Tu duplicates TranwrintH, etc Printing books, etc .$3U Ml . n.W 17 . 17S 52 . 280 .1(1 ADVKRTIMNfi AdRlCULTURAL SOOtOTIES- Lackawaima County Agricultuul Society IIRIIK8ES Inspection ? IS 50 .Making plans, etc 10.1 21 New bridges 1,757 01) COUNTY AUDITORS. W. i:. Johns $471 oo 1". V. CoMi'llo .'190 00 A. U. Klefer 1710(1 ( OUNTY COMMISSIONERS. John ('. iron Is, Commis sioner $ 553 00 John I'cnmiu, commMoucr, 17(i 12 John J. Duikin, commis sioner iso M IV. (I. Daniels, chirf iderk.. (MS 00 )). i:. Riilwthan, assistant. 4!M Oil Cleiks and cop.vists 81,137.10 Incident lis 2 1.1 i,su.i m .1 70 100 00 2GS 75 1,3 It 00 COURT HOUSE tlROUNDS. Surveyoi s' n-n ices $ CIS .10 Mowing, fprliiMIng and shoveling1 mow l.Wl.! 73 ('lading, filling und lay ing sidewalks F&1,l'.1 1'l.uitlng shade live-, jo 50 Repairing lawn mown, cte 1 c'l Incidentals Su OS ( oritT ilpi:xsi'. filer, ine.wiiBcr, regNler, c(wli., ciiiirt janitor, lip slaves, etc , , ,s 050 ns '5,107 .17 Court .stenographers 4,000 )7 Special Kltnuio.lpliif i-eiti.f.s ,1J M Typewriter's .supplies, etc.. .10 ;u Lackj. Lrg.il News 3S2 12 'lYlcphoni' services 22 N I Referee fees 1,.1fi .lit Crand juiois 1,220 71 Pi'llt Julius t,7uo 2S Travrru juiois 1,751 01 CemtabliV retains S02 !,2 Intel pivters 8'icj Hi JiictdtnluLs ,, lid ,1(1 nmiMiiiig meiili lo Juimt, etc ::s in frKHCi ! lOfNTV OITH ERS. ('. II. Kdudt, fclipiiir fee?.. ,$1,000 00 H', II, LcwLj, dlst. Jll'y.... I,a IU 'IhmiMs lljiiti-U, i.lei'U of courts 7.S73 2S John CupeUud, prulliiiiiolury (III 0.1 II. L, Taylor, county so licitor 1111(0 J. A. Scraiiton, couut.i ticisuier 7,f(0 mi John II. Jones, ex-dial, ally :i7D ixi Incidentals 7 00 COMMON WEALTH f OSTS. Aldciiiien, justices, constables and u I Inches 11UI1IAL OP DECEASED fcOLDIKHS lluil.il Mpeuics as per act uf as sembly, May 12, ISA1 HUH IIS AMI DEATHS. Am"iis In townships and hotougli.. for iiukiinr lelmiH of biiths mid deaths ,., DIYISIOV OJ TOWNSHIPS AND IIOIIOL'CIIS ELECTION EXPENSES. Election nffiwrs mul rent of polling pliers $ 1,370 05 (Stomal mit for polling booths 70 00 I'liuting ballots and elec tion blanks 1,013 $0 Itcpalilug, moving, setting up and storing booths,.. 3IS 01 Delivering hallols und elec tion blanks 103 55 Cleiks appointed by mint to compute election iv turns 3S5U) Supplies for elect inn bo.iuls It) IK) J'ublUhlng hhetlfl's procla mation K0 00 Election conteat, Lunttstalt Kelly 20,003 72 H25.ll I on 32,127 70 420 IN) .')I,2I1 M ENUMERATION 01' SCHOOL CHILDREN, Assessors, miuncritloii of school children VM! o'j INSURANCE. Insurance on county pitioit and couit home , INQUESTS. Colonel's fees , .$1,020 ."7 AnaalysU , 25 00 Acting coroner ........... SO SI Jurois at inquests ,,,,,,,,. 371 SO l'HINTINti AND STATIONERY. Blank books, blank foims, pens, pencils, etc $2,55010 IVstaye and icvenuc stumps 53 00 I'UIU.IO HUILDINO EXPENSES. Janitors and watchmen $1,570 00 Water, light und beat, court homo ,,,.,,, 1,421 II Telephone icrtlCH , ., 210 37 $72 00 1.II7 37 W.CsM 18 Keeping court horns tlock In irpalr, cle i..,,,.n, Charwomen ,....,.. .,.,.,.. New furniture, reptit, fur nUhlnjr. carpet", etc , ,,,, Driving, hauling paper and itibblsli ...,.. .....,, Itfpttr at court botiM . . S,fg M llcpjlis of elevator ,.,. "I W i..umury ror uc oi couit Ikiiko i , , , i , , 1 1 lleilillng, lovcl, etc., tor com I home ,,,,,, ,,,, Supplies, soap, brooms, etc m fl.t lot lo f,7s Tt 1.1 .VI 2505 4 SO 210 SJ PRISON' EXPENSE l'eeilliig ptlsouriTi ...... ...$,000 20 Light, fuel and water I.U'I Id Prisoners' v'otbln?, bed ding, etc , lil'il It .Supplies, lunbe, blooms, fie. soup ,rlu 225 18 Telephone M-t vices ........ 40 ill !loalrs at county Jill 7,1 ''7 Conveying ptlsoners lis and from county Jail.... 1.113.1 Sundry furnishings at prison , ,.., 207 70 Physicians and tnedical sup plies ,.. 202 )') Salnrlo of wardens, keep ers am! matrons 1,113 00 Prison giounds 17S 2S PlltSOX nOARD. S.tlailes ot members $ 52.100 Salaiy ot secretary 125 00 Ovcrsetw or guards 1,201 oo Materials for u-eavliur (I .'(.' Carpel weaving above limit .14 RV $IU,; (W 2.l,12t 21 $1,035 M INTEREST OX BONDS. Paid on coupons REGISTRATION. Assessors of voters for making reg istration ...' ROAD DAMAGES. VlfWcn appointed by court. . $32(8 li Stenographers' wirvlces ITS 01 Damages to land taken for public roads 4811X1 Service nf master 100 () Making survey and niipi... Ot 50 !M,10 01 $,02 31 $1,211 15 STATE HOSPITAL-. Keeping ot Insane tonricts from Lscknna county ,,,ini..,ii.. $it 7J STATfl INDUSTRIAL REFORM ATOIlY. Care of Itirnltj from Lickawami comity ,,..,,.!,,,.,,,.,.... 00175 SI'ATK HOSPITAli roll CltltOSIll IN'SAMi. (.'are, rind keeping of Inmslej from Lackawanna rouuly ,. ....... fl.'l It SUNDRY KAPKNSKS. Subicrlpllcn dally papeis, di rectory, cto , . , . , , i , ,$ P.rt 50 r.tinTTJur, r.lc P 00 Recording mortgage, assign- mem, ete.i. so, rn TASKS RKri'XDKI). Oterpil'J taxes ,., TEMPORARY LOAN'S. Isjjps relimded ,, $10,420 f Inlcfesl pild on temporary loans l.Mrt to rnti: waruhss. Exliugulshlng flies COUNTY lin-TnOTIVK. Salary and cspmi'rs Li;a.L nxi'iixsK?. I'i luting $ &$00 Attorney's tecs 2.7W 6.1 MILITARY l.XItOL1,MEXT '.'.",'.'.T. HOUSR Or RF.FU0K. Malntenanre and instmtltoii of rbll- rfien committed, CITY INSTITUTE COUNTY INSrtTtn'fi IMSnURSEMr.NT OP ITNll. School fund $ 300 7.1 llk.vele fund 12 Id State fund 2 1, .180 23 Hold and borough bti II PfiOC fund 2.1 ho Dog fund 1,00 10 Allen .tax .VIS 50 $i.'.,tt 02 25i 01 $101) 1:1 jU,'I 10 $254 frf I, till 01 2.5ft) 15 $122 S8 08 0) ( 00 CONTROLLEn'8 OFFICE. , i Sslirv. controller ;,.'.,.....SI.P(V)'oi ' 1 . Ssls l y, olf rkV ,i .).,., m . t jJ'lif'W . ' ?,1i rp ilMMil total .,,..i,.,iiu.,.nTr-$?ll,93-9l Olnsatflcfttlon of Fund. - URNRIIAti COUNTY FUND, Receipts (ilt months)- ' ' Cuunty ...,,..,...,.$231,102 lit State ta.t ..,,, , 0.WK40 . , ,, s ullage runa ., 3,21:104 Dlstiimtiitent (tx moid In) wveritratvn Jtny 1, IP01 .., I 6,012 07 (lent rat Monty ae- count i....,X!00,23.1 (17 ,'" Udg fund (ovrrpsld),,,,, U 10 Slate tax . 24,3?9 llildges 5,203 75 $2J5,7B Ul $20,72(l 10 llslatice ou band January (I, 1TO2, for comity poriionea $21,749 IV 8EATUH AND UNSEATED LANDS, IS'OLIJDlKp SCHOOL, 1IOA1I AND POOR TAXES. Cash on band July 1, 1001.. $1,012 Ul Receipts 1 4-11, H .$,S4J 71 Dlsmtncmrnlg 393 75 $722 21 43 8)7 LVh on hand January R, 1602 $1,049 M REDR-MPTIOX. Caab on hand July, 1001 , Receipts Cash on hand January, 8, 1W2 ,, AUF.X TAX. Cash 011 hand July 1, 1001 Refunded Cash on hand January R, 1002 . ... R1CYCLE. Cub un band .tub' 1, 1001 Refunded ,. C.kIi on bam) January 0, 1002 $707 6ft $780 .37 8108 Ml' .$71 87 $02 5') 12 M $70 04 Statement of Collectors of State and County Tax for Year 1901 DIsTRtt'l". Atchbald Uoro Illakely Roio Ronton Twp. Carbondale Twp Carbondale First ward Second ward :t, 1, !, 8 waid ... Clifton Twp Covington Twp Dalton Ilorough Diction Horn Dunmorc Horn Elmhurft Horo Fell Tw (Slenhum Hoio Oouldsbor Hon, Ci retinoid Twp Jefferson Twp .In my u lioro Lackawanna Twp l.n Plume Horn Lehigh Twp Mooiic lioro Madison Twp Mayflcld Iloro Newton Twp X. Abingtou Twp .... Old Forge Uoro Old Forgp Twp 01) pliant lioro Ransom Twp Roaring Iltoolc Twp .. Scott Twp S. Ablns ton Twp Spring Rrook Twp ... Taylor Iloro Tin oop Rom Vandling Boro AVuvcrly Boro N". Ablngton Twp Vt'inton Boro Scvanton First ward Second want Third ward Fourth ward Fifth v.-ard Sixth ward Seventh ward .... Eighth ward , Ninth ward Tenth ward Eleventh waid .... Twelfth ward .... Thirteenth ward .. Fourteenth waul . Fifteenth waid ... Sixteenth ward ... Seventeenth ward . Eighteenth ward . Nineteenth ward . Twentieth waul .. Twenly-fltst waul COLLEl'IOR. V. J. McDonnell David O. Phillips II. fl. Smith Patilck Cn.'cjr If. 11. Pierce William Male William Pas-moic .... Anthony tilol. It. .1. Tanlleld c). W. l'urdv Theo. II. Weiland .... Peter F. Re 1 c Illl.flj I! U'littiiAt' .i.lcsepli White IN. Not hacker William Oliver W. .1. Bell Harvey Emery lohn Aveiy John J. Cojne Oco. W. Patterson ... A. A. Chtnbeilaiu .... W. M. Stevenson Eugene N'oack P. II. tjulnn James M. White J. W. Smith Henry Harding Andrew Naeeli. Jr . John O'Connor Lewis MrCloskov James McDjde James P. Wilson .... George P. Jtyera William A. Pike Joseph Dais George II. Havcrly ... Oeorge S. Young W. O. Letson Geo. V. (Sethman .... II. Y. Lawler jJohu McDonnell C. V. Terwlllurer .... Thomas F. SaUry .... Robert T. Eldred Itczjlccl Davis John S. Davis tt". I. Snellman III. F. Squires a. t. sweet Chas. B. Robinson .... Thco. llendrigcr Louis Schwa&s Solomon Miller Thomas Cosarove John W. Williams .... Simon Segal K, E, Kaulnun .1. M. Beaumont Louis Schwas j Jr. in V. C! il.oin Lot I.udwig I I 0,707 40! H.lBl 44 i.2( m i,ai2 ? 4.IM0 72 2.SRS 20 0.PS2 30 2.11 S3 715 OS Stt fy) 4.3.VI 07 lu.fllll 74 2M IS 3.110 27 5C2 50 W 41 1,25.1 71 ( 1.S50 0,541 05 418 !H 111 no 2.S20 OS 1.237 84 1,467 01 1,bl0 23 C71 20 5,510 ft1 722 8H 4.274 20 1.411 M 482 Oil 1,088 CO 1,752 05! o7.i .: S.810 74 .1,273 77 003 22 7tt1 HI 414 r; 2,50.1 04 B.55S 5 (1,097 20 2,800 M (i.TOCi OS 7.320 57 2..137 lil 3.204 77 ro.7.v, 73 17,44.1 27 0,102 74 4.217 71 1,310 701 11,13.1.11 4.S0U 18: 4.2S1 3i! 7.0sa 851 20,57.1 471 800 4-:t 4,350 201 8.281 121 0,047 00 -I- v. l 124 70 270 iM 10,1 10 (iS4 .17 .1! W, Ml 50; 8 48 M 81 2s SO 0 15 72.1 r. 1.18 05 7.114 1!:0 07 10 IS 4S 2f. 22 101 117 12 77 03 42 rstj 12 II 02 42 114 02 1,7 ( 15.1 &'l 50fc2 ,1 (fl! 110 74 107 361 4i t: 177 84 1 171! 2d! 3.1 no 224 04 8 10 " ":is hi 0 fO 30 122 89 374 41 2 8 .170 l; 187 30 11 1 47 751 l.teM 78! ;:.(3 521 230 701 1,078 SI I 11 741 1,8130 241 4SO 82 1SS .12! 1,704 071 r,(ii oo 4 10 172 11 (U Ob on ru ?: t no; l 4 s: 2 10, 1 2n: fl T.i 7 M 00 81 DO, s ro i so: 10 lil 8 IIS 2 70 .i :oj Tool Tio 1 50! a fo $ Kwoo 119 00 n no B3 00 ""io'oo 102 W 28 00 or oo 225 no ;vn i 53 00 20 OO 1.1 00 M Oil f7 01 70 (XI 111 00 12 OO M00 km co 194 00 13 00 71 00 8.0 00 .1.11 00 4 00 18 00 124 00 36 00 1)3 00 81 00 01 00 31 00 54 00 nt oo 27 m 22 0.) 07 00 I I I 1 (ill I ; ! ' T I 1 ' IS is is i '5 !s 2 Si a J 3 5 S -5 H tii O i) 4,022 85 Tf 11,270 1.1 .1,577 17 2,172 00 1,0.18 8(1 1,(150 00 1,420 0$ t.HM 55 4,7fi20 2S2 2D 2,7(W 70 1,20-1 OS 7,131 1H 1,47.1 1.1 27S41 178 17 lK)0 CO 310 00 1,187 70 55 00 4,45f 22 2.460 10 14.PIOS3 0.8U144 450 74 15148 3.53S 41 2,318 8.1 727 12 035 25 70 20 5 10 2 41 71 00 1,300 80 ?iW IS CO 1,240 21 707 99 Ml 42 2,07.1 25 1.4G0 00 5,732 00 4,(lWO0 471 .15 :-: 40 222 64 40 02 7 13 108 1 2,524 r,l 2,000 00 1,020 40 1,000 00 1,548 00 81.176 2.54 01 1,400 00 754 72 546 72 5.018 30 3,304 49 728 49 068.00 4,402 1)4 '..... 2,382 21 1,818 07 1,32.1 78 fitSO 27 350 00 2.28139 1,040 00 2,000 31 1,307 00 771 72 320 21 4.000 08 .1,300 00 3,375 87 2,080 P7 f2 22 57 13 28 SS 870 21 770 78 511 07 41.1 29 22 14 50 402 18 2,528 70 1,400 00 O.Col 24 5,000 SS 7.S71 74 2,880 76 2,800 44 1,220 23 7,141 75 4,000 16 7,807 87 4,500 00 2.888 42 81,312 52 1,944 79 852,070 i! 6,0813 22 20,400 70 8,129 00 3,342 41 .1,138 488 6,200 02 3,89.1 09 1,88.11 41 lism 44 12.41)1 53 7,3.17 40 5,38130 2,292 38 4,409 71 1 3,000 00 9.784 83 1 5,170 06 20,238 fl.1 1 1G,800(B W .M I 4.522 40 r 1.834 74 8.34fl"08 1 3.02.2 00 C.110SO I 4,250 20 .1259,452 (Kj $2J,M7 471 ?' 2l f.S-IS 00!1M,4.11 H21.1 57j$101 04 ?142,SW 0; -I 758 70 1,405 17 568 86 763 43 4,532 00 1,584 62 0,038 70 103 24 .100 69 612 70 1,804 12 8,038 89 303 20 1,217 68 9187 236 57 615 2.1 1,732 03 38 0) ""62461 526 44 692 84 034 04 203 Oi 2,253 S7 60 49 2,020 7 121 19 210 27 1,235 30 090 21 442 51 766 68 038 f0 " "23621 "i',iis'7 4,680 66 4,181 98 1,560 IV .1,141 59 0,307 S7 2.SS8 12 1,807 758 27,044 SI 12,337 78! 2,204 01 1,402 8,1 "fi'isi'ii 3,000 92 , 71 4,314 77 9,278 CO 934 .11 2,687 (W 3,323 t 1,831 16 M42.21T ft! . For Year i8,5. DISTRICf. COI.LKCTOR. I-VI1 Tv.p Sciantoii fourth waid ..., ritlh waul ..... l'lfleeuth nunl Sciantou-- riflhuaiil rittceiilh ".ml lllal.ely lion Carbondale 1'li.t waul riflb ward .... (Ilj pliant IU'I'ii Tbroop Horn Sciantou l'ltl waul Tilth waul .... Sewuith ward .. .Ninth waul .... Tenth ward .... ll'Jliiik McCeoier . (8. SI. WiiIIjcc . .Tii;iothv Jems . T, T, Motsjiin . ....Tluiothv .loiii'i, ,, ,..'W. U, WIlllaiiK ..II. .1. Willum, ..II, II. Pleicu ...'. L". Dlx ..'l J. llflUun .. lieoipe II, Stintoi) ... . .lleiiiy Roberts ..II. Daiis .'.ilfemun lli(ii .,iW, P, Cowpeithwalle, ,,'nudolpli RutRtll .... I a! " IS i T i Ti ' sS J S j I I I 1 88,172 S0j 3!1 70,$ 207 02 I f .2 . A - - (S m E s -3 ! ail -: O u. 2. i 77.7 ? 2.09H 70! 783 42 !or Year 1897. 5,r-tsi oi! 7,.i;o 11, 4,Oi'8 01! 301 r.so ::9 2jO I For Year i8t8. r.Rii bo 02U 17; 4,!fS)31! 231 50 t 0,387 ljj 7,K(I 80 ; 4,31.1 :;i ?,2el IS) 5,031 SI, S r,,0U(l U), if. 1,387 90 7,006 74 80.1 06 3,331 20 7S2 02 Tor Yar 1899. i 88,092 03 J 251 W, 2,YV: 1,193 4-1 1,701 21 251 ." 1,187 17 m 37 .1,197 5.1 10 17 S.26.S 12 122 10 , 7,142 20 013 30 1 3,248 97 0 07 ' M,W 11 3,iVlt flu ! I.7W 7 ftW4l 2260) i 3,570 12 ! I 5,0)190 I ,.,..,.. 1,957 U) 70 0). 1,420 54 1V2 (0 88,8!"' 72 1 8.0W22 K.4M70 ., , 3,UH lil I 19,301 10 I 5,1(1.1 Mi 4,2 82 (,1'AI 13j $ 2,i0u W 4,027 16 1,730 18 3,501) 00 2,WS 00 7,l 59 7,8ai 00 2,2." 46 17,362 K 4,1(90 2 3,432 SI " S3B S8 1 770 12 77 80 27 M 929 !H Sll 72 1,06 (U 1,120 70 379 18 2,118 M 1,016 64 lieiitoii Tnp Catbondjle 3, 4, 5, (I wauls Dlchvou II010 Daltcii Iloi u Dumnore Iloro ,,,, Klmumtt Iloro I.aikawuima Twp Madiion Twp X Abingtou Twp Dl.vphant Horn Spilnif ni-ool; T Taylor lloio ,..,, Yaeily Doio Sciantou rirtt ward Second waul Third ward Fourth waul ,, mill waid .Sixth ward .,,.,.,, Soenth ward Llghth ward Ninth waid Tenth wild 12ih and 19th waid4 l'ourtrei.lh waul ,,, fifteenth ward .... SUtceutli waul ., heiruU'Ciilh ward eighteenth ward Twentieth ward , Twcnty-flrit ward ,'IL (!. Smith .lU'llllJiu P,iiuoa' . Then. II. Wcliind , ,C. W, I'nrily . P. 1'. Roilly ,.C, II, Whitney .... ..John J, Coyne .'fuin'he No.ic'iy .... .!. W. Smith ,'Jobn O'fVinnur .... : A. IV.ca I'John I). Jones , W, (I, Lction '.Mm II. llvjui .... llioman Jehu Thomas V. Saltry , William 11. Kui James w. llCfj,e ... John S. DjvU ,L I', Ktsele HaiT.v Paust ,, 18, (.', Morris Joiui R, Hauls ,,,, 1. I', Kchwenher ,.. Thomas (Vwroie .. .i.ioim j. i.cwis , Simon Si.'ual , Juaeph Siicleher ,.. ,.IY, 0. Heaumonl ,.. , Jaiimi 1 Coyne ,., ,T. O. Chules For Vtar iijaa. . I,li7li$ IMM 195 051 USUI, 10 W)i -1,8. HI' t),::io 1,331 7tsi 2,737 itx 4,916 1,135 (lit) 1,17.1 iu:o 88,074 1170 8.38-1 U.775 2.813 0,782 7.81(0 2,237 .1.931 .10,816 I6.S12 4,6.11 6.M7 1.137 4.9U) S.88III 19,.Tsi 0)8 7,550 0,017 50.1 72 It 01 2H 880 i nil l- 1 ss 05 O.'l 1.11 821 54 tt-21 151 li 2J 2'3 410 4 41 48 13.1 .157 3B0 401 W II 1,080 .114 19) 1,139 2.1.1 l.U) fl,!i 111 210 01) 4tri 313 3d 919 Sfl 330 M 41 312 47 2tsl 48 !! tCl 57 (! 76 09, 231 731 191 02 c ..1 (a7 M 49.1 18 02 21 (oi o; 560 02 103 11! 242 07 2.18)01 1.108 iio! .148 71 81911 10) Bil 32 337 77! 1.01 03 1,100 22 Hi Its .Ul II rot ii 30 If)! ,108 (V), 51 oo! .'II 00, ir.fi idi II On ioi no! 72 00' .17 Ull 28 00 I I 73 Ml " 'so W) 214 00 12 00 21 1 Hi W 3() 23 ! 8(H) WKO II 00 3U M 16 IK) "Lh'w 67 00 "t'7'aV 8.100 150 00 IcIOO 2SOJ 73 C) 2IIW "HIM U (0 7 W 437f,80 13111,001 01.1,S17 811l,fXiQ 00 1,423 4,778 1,147 13,278 37.1 3,121 1,018 7s0 1,70.1 810 4,431 808 0,102 7,812 :i,(kxi 7.118 0,018 2,MS 8,069 31,778 81,238 0,I4 0,117 .1,1(88 5,503 10,720 B7,IVU lllOl 6,363 5,431 K M Ot 00 Si) 78 01 77 W 4.1 2; "' 09 74 II 31 44 M oo! 0." 80 8M M 3t .18 11 72 101 70' 81 j"vi i ,t. . . , . , ..(.. I :::i::;;: ...i 1 1 ft tl M 141 iff ttf f ! ''Ill :::::;:i:;:::::i KM K,i37 46l li.sirioolviii.irs aie-fti w8.'37 &l Jf J.20.1 ,0)J , 027 91 , . S.V.' t il,8ll.1l 1,104 V 3,373 80 1,401) 01 9M 14 , 160.17 31.3,181 .'.7 ., 3,721 4,1 17.1 00 1MM 3,500 01 ' 1,014 87 1,379 .71 .. 2M61 (3,1 () , 131,77 ,1,910 80 613 10 488 08 821 77 1,500 00 2.934 20 029 07 270 m 0,1.76 OS 2,788' 01 S.&tfl T2 2.201 02 1,720 fill 1,283 61 .1,830 00 1,$03 81 0,9(19 Iti 2,018 82 1,940 92 027 61 2,((e0 19 S3 00 30,723 3 1,031 &1 17,073 42 4.1U1 38 4,191 8-I 1,142 8W 4,167 89 1,6)0 00" 4.29J 26 1,(148 Ut. 1,745 26 S4-J 12 U.7UI 61 95t) CO 22,! 66 6,86(1 8i 7M&.1 31161 6.179 4.1 1.S81 31 1,481 82 29 00 . Ji9,0.W 0V lil,17iei Financial Statement of Lackawanna Comity. RLaOUIlCES. Cish on band .! 23,031 HI Couit house building' ,,.. 3X1,000 W Fmiilturo and tuturtj) in court house .,.,..,.,... .13,300 00 Court house ground 200,000 00 Soldlerit' and SHlorV monument ,,, 03,500 81 County prison bulldlna;.,. 123,000 Oo County prlion yrouuds , . 20,000 00 lHiinlturi) In county prlion 3,000 (X) Duo from collectors (eitl- mated) 131.580 00 Due from state , 22,077 09 -? 972,31 20 L1AI1IL1TIF.S. Couut bcncU isaued Dec. I, liOI. at IVj per ceiit.f 30.000 0' County bonds Issued lit;. 1, 16W, at 4 per cent... 131,UU 00 Temporary lojtii , 102,O0() 00 Due tq boiougli und toicii ships, road, school and taxes ..., .,,,,,,,,., Allen tax Hic.icle tax ..,,.,,,, Redemption fjuJ Ai.eta to icm of lubilitlte 1.946 M 471 87 79 64 767 &1 ,i..(V K3W,26 12 1592,097 13 Aicd valuation lor ,ear 1001... .431,394,677 O) Amount of county tax duplicato for year 1001 , , ,.,. 262,861 V( Amount tl alate t4X lu;llc4t for year Wl , , 2S.067 17 Lackawanna Count', a.: li AYJonk bilnif duly worn, with Hat the foregoing- account ii corcct and true, at he verily belleir.. . ji' l:. A. J0.NKS, Couuty Controlltr, Atttit! JOHN' ifOHilIS, Deputy Controller, Sworn ai.d aaiUcrlbcl before me tab f 41b ilir I of January, A. I). 1901. s tft VVI bU4.1l,, itviuvuv,,,;,