Report of County Controller
Oflce of the Controller of Dauphin County.
' llarrisburg, Pa., January 12, 1915.
To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County:
In aocordance with the act of assembly creating the office of County Controller, the first
annual report embracing the Receipts and Expenditures in detail and claaStffed, together with a
full statement of the financial condition of the county for the year ending January 4th, 1916, is
herewith submitted:
The following are the amounts charged against the County Treasurer:
Cash on hand, January 5, 1914 $142,562.0!!
County tax levied for the year 1914 505.158.07
County tax outstanding for the year 1913 17.739.28
County tax outstanding for the year 1912 K10.57
County tax outstanding for the year 1911 44.27
Personal property tax levied for the year 1914 62,930.94
State tax outstanding for year 1913 79.48
fctate tax outstanding for year 1912 2.07
State tax outstanding for year 1911 60.04
l>og tax levied for the year 1914 1,087.00
Dog tax outstanding for tho year 191" 296.41
Dog tax outstanding for the rear 1912 #.54
Dog tax outstanding for the year 1911 18.65
County's portion of liquor license (or the year 1914 8.515.90
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account primary election, 1913 8,216.12
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account primary election, 1914 f1.545.45
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account county fairs 1,047.02
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania refund account overpayment for care of insane 1,578.78
Interest earned by sinking funds 8,326.09
Interest esrned by county funds 1,993.56
Support of insane, paid to treasurer by county commissioners 1,737.50
Sale of material, paid" to treasurer by county commissioners 91.10
Fines from aldermen altd Justices of the peace 96.50
Sundry receipts, paid to treasurer by county commissioners 20.55
Lockwood B. Worden, prothonotary, one-half excess fees for 1913 4.088.06
Lockwood B. Worden. prothonotary, lines, costs, jury fees for 1913, less sundry items of
charge against county 8.818.2#
Henry F. Holler, prothonotary, fines, costs, jury fees for 1914 9.511.77
Oscar G. Wickersham. recorder, one-half excess fees for 1913 >.593.12
Hoy C. Danner, register, one-halt excess fses for 1914 354.41
Sundry receipts, directors of poor, paid to treasurer 5,508.03 I
City of Harrisburg, maintenance of prisoners 4,934.02
U. S. marshal, maintenance of prisoners 180.75
Prison inspectors, ssle of old barrels S.SW
Detective licenses 100.00
Redemption fund receipts 697.96
Return tax 8,575.12
Refund of overpaid county tax . 20.33
$587,605.88
From which must be deducted ths following Items:
Commissioners' warrants $273,268.08
directors of poor warrants 88,745.33
Prison Inspectors' warrants 25,214.14
Abatements, exonerations, commissions, and returns, 1911-12-13-14 county tax 29,077.66
Abatements, exonerations, commissions, and returns, 1912-1913-1914 Stats tax 4.79J.7S
Abatements, exonerations, commissions, 1911-12-13-14, dog tax 173.27
1918 warrants paid in 1014 3,538.01
Balance due county $184,795.51
Which is accounted for as follows:
Cash on hand $160,326.70
1918-1914 county tax outstanding 23,894.29
1911-1912-1918 State tax outstanding 69.22
1914 personal tax outstanding 111.16
1911-1912-1913-1914 dog tax outstanding 384.14
1911 COUNTY TAX
To amount outstanding Jan.
5, 1911 $44.27
It.v cash $12.06
llv commissions 2.21
1912 COUNTY TAX
To amount outstanding Jan.
3, 1914 $339.07
By rash $313. SB
Hy exonerations 207.72
By commissions 16.39
1913 COUNTY TAX
To amount outstanding Jan.
6. 1914 $15,631.60
To penalty and extra lists... 1.787.78
By cash $11,026.80
Hy exonerations 4,411.66
By returns 94.08
By commissions 580.33
To amount outstanding $1,396.83
1914 COUNTY TA.X
To amount levied $3A1.240.22
To extra lists 1,028.75
To refund to collector, over
paid tax 20.33
By cas>i $257,154.89
By abatement 12,737.70
By returns OS. 12
Bv exonerations 323.93
By commissioni 10,576.20
5^0,880.86
To amount outstanding $22,297.44
1911 STATE TAX
To amount outstanding \ $60.04
1912 STATE TAX
To amount outstanding $2.07
1913 STATE TAX
To amount outstanding Jan.
5, 1914 $73.93 j
To penalty 3.53 j
$79.48 ]
By cash $67.62
By exonerations 1.20
Bv commissions 3.55
To amount outstanding $7.11
1914 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
To amount assessed $32,950.94 ;
By cash $48,040.8(1
By abatement 2,639.06
By commissions 2,149.92
To amount outstanding $121.16 j
1911 DOG TAX
To amount outstanding, Jan.
5. 1914 $13,601
By cash $.75
Bv commissions .04
To amount outstanding $12.86,
I
1912 DOO TAX
To amount outstanding Jan.
5, 1914 $6.55
Ry cash $5.4S
Ry commissions .28 5.76
To amount outstanding .79
1913 DOG TAX
To amount, outstanding, as
per auditors, Jan. 5, 1914 $279.38
To penally and additions.... 16.03
$295.41
By cash $204.47
By exonerations 75.97
Bv commissions ....a 10.77
To amount outstanding $4.20
1914 DOG TAX
To amount assessed $1,087.00
By cash $631.30
By abatement 22.52
By exonerations 43.30
By commissions 20.19
To amount outstanding $366.29
SUMMARY DOG TAX FUNDS
To cash on Iwnd Jan.'s, 1914 $1,090.90
To cash receipts account 1911
tax $.75
To cash receipts account 1912
i ax 5.48
To cash receipts account 1913
tax 204.47
To cash receipts account 1914
■ p tax 634.30
$1,936.10
By cost dog tag* $56.3$
By cost sending notices 66.75
By cost killing dogs 23.25
By damages account mad dog 120.00
By tran«fer to school tax fund 1,469.72
To cash on hand $200.00
RETURN TAX FUND
To cash from county tax.... $918.36
To cash from school tax .... 796.26
To cash from rond tax 695.51
To cash from treasurer's costs 164.99
By transfer to countv gen
eral fund $1,083.33
By transfer to school tax fund 796.26
By transfer to road tax fund 693.51
SCHOOL TAX FUND
To cash balance, Jan. 6. 1914 $472.20
To transfer from dog tax fund 1.469.72
To transfer from return tax fund 796.26
To amount on hand $2,733.18
MONDAY EVENING,
REDEMPTION FUND
To cash balance. Jan. 5, 1914 $311.59
To cash receipts 597.96
„ $909.55
By transfer to county general account
disbursements 203.67
To cash on hand $700.58
ROAD TAX FUND
To cash balance, Jan. 5, 1914 $574.29
To transfer from return tax fund 695.51
To cash on hand $1,269.80
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXPENDITURES
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROPRIATION A
1. Salary Commissioners $5,400.00
2. Salary Chief Clerk 1.208.00
3. Salary clerks 3,379.20
4. Books, forms and stationery, 1,036.43
5. Rent of telephones, 105.07
0. Postage County Fee Offices, 297.01
7. Contingent Fund 211.45
8. Traveling expenses 239.04
9. Purchase Land Tax Sales, .. 675.23
COUNTY TREASURER S OFFICE
APPROPRIATION B
1. Salary Treasurer $2,500.00
2. Books, forms and stationery, 98.74
8. Rent of telephones 96.80
4. Costs Return Tax Sales, etc., 165.25
6. Contingent Fund 35.48
6. Redemptions, 203.67
53,099.94
COUNTY CONTROLLER'S OFVICT
APPROPRIATION C
1. Salary Controller *■!.560.00
2. Salary Deputy, . * 1,210.00
3. Books, forms and stationer?-, 219.17
4. Rent of telephone, 58.49
5. Contingent Fund, 31.90
CORONER S OFFICE
APPROPRIATION D
11. Coroner's fees and mileage,. $1,830.97
2. Jurors' fees 128.00
3. Physicians 290.00
i 4. Books and stationery 40.50
| 5. Rent of telephone, 84.12
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
APPROPRIATION E
I 1. Salary District Attorney. .. $4,000.00
j 2. Salarv two assistant District
I Attorneys 2.400.00
I 3. Salary stenographer 720.00
14. Salary County Detective, .. 600.00
j 5. Official investigations, 25.72
I 0. Rent of telephones 108.12
; 7. Rent of office 260.00
' 8. Light and power 41.75
j 9. Contingent Fund, 121.28
j 10. Books, forms and stationery, lfi^77
COUNTY SOLICITOR'S OFFICE
APPROPRIATION F
j 1. Salary Solicitor, sl,r.2rt.Co
2. Rent of office 2Sj!oo
: — $1,60;,.00
ALDERMEN* AND JUSTICES
APPROPRIATION G
1. Discharged esses $3,010.40
2. Court cases 4,392.17
3. Summary convictions 14^00
CONSTABLES AND POLICE
APPROPRIATION II
1. Discharged cases $3,652.80
J. Court cases 8.308.50
3. Constables' returns to court, 1.258.11
4. Police returns to court, ... 483.00
ASSESSORS
APPROPRIATON I
1. Property assessment $4,970.58
2. Registry assessment, 3.102.41
3. Military assessment, 743.73
4. Births and deaths 1,585.25
BRIDGES
APPROPRIATION T
1. New bridges $18,391.97
2. Bridge repairs, 5,792.00
2. Bridge views and inspec
tions ;., 141.69
4. Advertising 57.40
5. Contingent 23.25
ROADS
APPROPRIATION E
1. Road views $550.40
2. Road construction 678.00
3. Advertising 89.90
4. Contingent, 20.04
COURT EXPENSES
APPROPRIATION L
1. Jury Commissioners $385.00
2. Clerk. Jury Commission era. 125.00
8. Grand Juror*, pay and mile
age 1,525.24
4. Petit jurors, pay and mile
age 5,316.02
5. Traverse jurors, psv and
mileage 5,295.80
6. Court criers and tipstaves,.. 2,549.95
7. Commonwealth witnesses, .. 7.090.53
8. Court stenographers 2,826.87
9. Court interpreter*, 307.80
10.'Board of jurors. 70.00
11. Counsel appointed by court, 110.00
12. Trial lists and printing, ... 54.50
13. Prolwtion officers and ex
panse 1.340.83
14. County fee auditors, ...... 262.50
15. Court proclamations 928.80
16. Telephones, Judges* cham
'•ers ... 183.75
17. Contingent, 241.75
* $28,623,84
COURTHOUSE MAINTENANCE
APPROPRIATION II
1. Salary Janitor $1,020.00
3. Salary Janitor's assistants,. 690.00
8. Salary night watchman, ... 660.00
4. Salary messenger MO.OO
6. Heat 990.00
6. Light and power, 1.341.42
7. Elevatormen (2) 1,519.96
8. Repairs 1.409.17
9. Insurance 2.750.79
10. (Cleaning and disinfecting, . 226.98
,111. Law Librarian '900.00
J l2. Telephone, Law Library, .. 98.05
113. Contingent 708.92
14. Law Library, 1.760.00
ELECTION'S
APPROPRIATION N
1. City registrars, $3,040.00
2. Primary elections 6.655.61
3. General election officers, ... 4,317.90
4. Supplies, 638.32
0. Room rent and storing
I booths 1.610.00
6. New booths, etc 513.10
7. Computing returns 290.00
8. Sheriff's proclamation 301.25
9. Contingent 194.95
INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
APPROPRIATION O
1. Interest on 1901 Bonds, at
3 per cent $8,166.00
2. Interest on 1902 Bonds, at 3
per cent 1,605.00
8. Interest on 1903 Bonds, at
3 1-2 per cent 4,284.00
4. Sinking Fund. 1901 Bonds,.. 8.448.16
j 5. Sinking Fund, 1902 Bonds,.. 1,309.86
! 0. Sinking Fund. 1908 Bonds,.. 7,518.74
I 7. Stat* Tax, bonded debt, ... 1,290.00
PENAL INSTITUTIONS
APPROPRIATION P
1. Eastern Penitentiary $7,549.27
2. Industrial Reformatory,
Huntingdon 3,871.36
3. Glenn Mills School 4,135.78
$15,558.41
CARE OF INSANE
APPROPRIATION Q
1. State llospital, Harrisburg,.s23,l36.ll
2. State Hospital, Wernersviue, 4R9.29
8. State Hospital. Fairriew, .. 547.50
4. Commissions on Lunacy, ... 1.085.00
5. State Hospital, Norristown,. 36.50
ELECTIVE COUNTY FEE OFFICES
APPROPRIATION R
J. Sheriff $3,851.43
2. Telephone rentals, Sheriff,
Prothonotary and Record
er 263.50
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATION S
2. Salary Inspector of Weights
and Measures, $1,000.00
3. Expense Inspector of
Weights and Measures, ... 808.08
4. Soldiers' burials 4,300.00
5. Soldiers' tombstones 1,080.00
6. Memorial Day 234.29
8. Detention officers, 500.00
9. Matron 200.00
10. Ice, all offices, 206.00
11. Books, forms, etc.. Sheriff,. 10.00
12. Books, forms, etc., Prothon
otary .' 448.10
13. Books, forms, etc.. Record
er 438.30
14. Books, forms, etc.. Register, 76.32
15. Books, forms, etc., County
Superintendent 117.48
10. County Institute 200.00
17. City Institute 200.00
18. School Directors' Associ
ation 155.73
19. Furnishing offices 1,898.85
20. Dog tax expense 266.88
21. County Fair Association, .. 1,405.02
22. Redemption $20,000.00 Bonds.
Issue 1901—$18,000.00; Re
demption $4,000.00 Bonds,
Issue 1903 53,9t0.00;
General Contingent, Sun
dries. $1,445.68, 23,375.68
23. Prison Alterations, 7,318.77
SUMMARY
County Commissioners' 0ffice,.512,610.44
County Treasurer's Office 3,099.94
County Controller's Office 4.019.85
Coroner's Office 2,377.59
District Attorney's Office 8,442.64
County Solicitor's Office 1,805.00
Aldermen and Justices, 8,325.57
Constables and Police 13,054.21
Assessors 10,281.97
Bridges 24,406.:!1
Roads 1,3:18.94
Court Expense 28,623.64
Court House Maintenance 14,198.27
Elections, 17,291.22
Interest and Sinking Funds, .. 32,615.76
Penal Institutions 15,558.41
Care of Insane, 25,254.40
Elective County Fee Offices, .. 0.114.93
Miscellaneous 43,745.98
Total Commissioners warrants drawn,.5273,537.8"
Deduct for warrants not presented to
Treasurer, 209.79
Warrants cashed bv Treasurer $273,208.08
PRISOS INSPECTORS EXPENDITURES
1. Food $7,326.31
2. Light and heat 3.720.26
3. Coal, ...7 424.85
4. Soap 273.36
5. Brushes and brooms, 97.00
6. Disinfectants, 175.45
7. Clothing, shoes and findings, 449.43
8. Beds and bedding 398.12
9. Medicine, 103.89
10. Tinware and repairs 194.1S a
11. Telephone rentals 84.00
12. Hardware, paint and oils, . 211.24 <
13. Valves, pipes and plumbing, 26:!.80
14. Printing and stationery, ... 84.71
15. Repairs to Prison 2(0.21
18. Contingent Fund 182.50
17. Salary of the Warden 3.000.00
18. Salary of the Matron, HOO.flfl
19. Salary of the Underlieeper,. 900.00
20. Salary of the Storekeeper.. 900.00
21. Salary of the First Day
Watchman 900.00
22. Salary of ths Second Day
Watchman 800.00
23. Salary of the First Night
Watchman 810.00
24. Salary of the Second Night
Watchman 780.00
25. Salary of the Baker 600.00
28. Salary of the physician 500.00
27. Salary of the cook (male),. oflo.OO
28. Salary of the. cook (female!, 292.55
29. Salary of the clerk and au
ditor 500.00
30. Salary of the organist 30.G0
Total warrants drawn* $25,298.20
Deduct for warrants not presented to
Treasurer 84.12
Warrants cashed by Treasurer $25,214.14 j
POOR DIRffCTORS' EXPENDITURES
SALARIES
APPROPRIATION A
1. Salary of the Director*, ... $3,006.00
2. Salary of the Solicitor, .... 390.00
8. 'Salary of the Clerk 1.200.00
4. Salary of the Physician, ... 780.00
5. Salary of the Steward 800.00
6. Salary of the Matron 400,00
7. Salary of the Asst. Matron, 350.00
8. Salary of the Minister 120.00
WAGES
APPROPRIATION B
1. Salary of the engineer, .... $1,080.00
2. Salary of the baker 720.00
3. Salary- of the farmer 445.50
4. Salary of the watchman, .. 888.15
5. Salary of the cook 313.00
6. Salary of the domestics and
laborers, 802.55
HOSPITAL WAOES
APPROPRIATION C
1. Salary of the nurses $530.00
S. Salary of the assistants, •... 1,788.75
IMPROVEMENTS
APPROPRIATION D
1. Hardware and lumber $1,789.37
5. Machinery 499.16
8. Hospital supplies 603.19
4. Incidentals, 80.34
6. Stable and reservoir repairs,
concrete, 279.10
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
V SUPPLIES
APPROPRIATION E
1. Clothing and leather $1,869.07
2. Coal and freight 8,276.28
«. Feed 1,532.44
4. Dry goods and shoes, 1,189.04
5. Drugs 438.05
6. Ice and tobacco G88.23
7. Oil and grease 90.58
8. FKrtilizer 267.33
9. Plows and farm tools 445.42
10. Freight and transportation, 102.96
11. Carpet and papering 8.57
12. Furniture, 261.13
18. Groceries and flour, etc., .. 3,382.84
14. Incidentals 482.16
LIVESTOCK
APPROPRIATION F
J. Cows, $5.00
2. Swine 20.00
5. Butchering atcera for meat,. 206.79
4. Meats and Poultry, 1,214.64
0. Horses and mules 600.00
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATION G 1
1. Printing -$70.90
2. Insurance -x 18.90
8. Transportation of inmates,. 217.41
4. Directors agent's expenses, . 174.53
6. Telephones, 197.12
6. Stationers 208.45
7. Incidentals, 134.23
REPAIRS
APPROPRIATION R
1. Healing plant and new barn
roof, $6,897.75
9. Blacksmith and plumbing,. 308.54
3. Carpenter and tinner 809.32
MAINTENANCE OUTSIDE ALMSHOUSE
APPROPRIATION 1
1. Support of insane $3,996.40
2. Children in institutions, .. 5,056.75
——— $9,033.1$
OUTDOOR RELIEF
APPROPRIATION ,1
1. Relief, $9,012.95
x $9,012.95
QUARANTINE RELIEF
APPROPRIATION K
1. Relief, $1,507.18
— $1,567.18
MEDICAL SERVICE
APPROPRIATION L
1. Physicians $6,368.00
— $5,388.00 ]
BURIALS
APPROPRIATION M
1. Burials $574.50
$G7,536.41 !
SUMMARY •,
Appropriation A—Salaries $6,950.00
Appropriation B—Wages 4.229.20 '
Appropriation C Hospital
Wages 2,313.75
Appropriation I>— Improvements, 3,212.16
Appropriation E—Supplies, ... 14.031.94
Appropriation F—Livestock, ... 2.046.11
Appropriation O—Miscellaneous. 1.021.56
Appropriation H—Repaint, .... 8,105.61 1
Appropriation I Maintenance 1
outside almshouse 0,053.15 1
Appropriation J—Outdoor relief, 9,012.95
Appropriation K Quarantine
relief. 1,567.18
Appropriation L Medical ser- 1
vice 5,388.00 I
Appropriation M Outdoor
burials 574.50
Total poor warrants $07,336.41 1
Deduct warrants not presented to treas
urer, 791.08
Poor warrant* cashed by treasurer $66,743.33 I
OUTSTANDING WARRANT fi ND
To taali in reserve Jan. sth. 1914, .. $3,342.01
To cash in reserve 1014, com
missioners' warrants $269.79
To cash in reserve 1914. Poor
Directors' warrants 791.08 '
To cash in reserve 1914, Prison
Inspectors' warrants 84.12
$4,687.00
By cash, 1913 warrants paid by trcas
To cash on hand $1,148.99 £
MIDDLETOWN BRIDGE 1
To appropriation aa per con- '
tract $17,045.00 s
By payment on account 12.000.00 j
To cash in reserve, $5,045.00
MILLERSBURG BRIDGE
To appropriation as per con
fab $6,762.50 B
By payment on account 4,000.00 S
To cash in reserve $2,762.30
STATE nOAD—SOUTH HANOVER TWP. s
To appropriation as per agreement with
Slate Highway Department $9,000.00
t
COUNTY GENERAL FUND n
f.
To cash balance Jan. sth, 1914 $136,131.96 1
To cash from county taxes 208.555.67
To cash from state taxes 67.62
To cash from personal property tax. .. 45.040.80
To cash from liquor licenses 8,315.00
To cosh from Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania 15.190.35
To cash from sinking fund commission, 8,323.09
To cs»l' from treasurer, interest from •
bank 1,893.56
To cash from commissioners, support of 4
insane 1,737.80
To cash from commissioners, sale of ma
terial. 01.10
To casii from commissioners, fines 90.50
To cash from commissioners, sundry
items 20.55
To cash from Lockwood B. Worden, pro
thonotary 7,906.3:1
To cash from Henry F. Holler, lines, .. 2,330.00
To cash from Henry F. Holler, costs. .. 5,984.77 1:
To cash from Henry F. Holler, iurv
fees 823.00 c.
To cash from Henry F. Holler, loan li
cense 400.00
To cash front 0. G. Wickersham, re
corder 3,593.12 1
To cash from Roy C. Danncr, register, 354.41
To cash trom detective licenses ino.no f
To cosh from transfer, dog (aj fund, 206.38 V
To cash from transfer, return tax fund, 1,088.35 1
To cash from transfer, redemption fund. 203.67
e
Total $511,588.72 1
I
Less commiwioners' warrants I
paid hy treaaurer $273,248.08
I>es» poor warrants paid by
treaaurer in excess of re
ceipts 68,609.31
Lesa prison warrants paid by
treasurer in excess of rc- (
ueipU 20,177.69 (
By transfer outstanding war- 1
rants commissioners 269.79 t
By reserve for Middietown .
bridge 5,015.00
By reserve for Millersburg
bridge 2,762.50
By reserve for Sfstc road, A
South Hanover, 9,000.00 t
To cash on hand. $137,456.33 (
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
To cash balance. Jan. 5, 1914 $419.07
To cash from rent 51.00
To cash from sales 1,086.58
To cash support of insane and
poor patients 1.T55.60 '
To cash Ilarrlslmrg Railwavs
Co 227.50 I
To cash settlement of Mary 1
Good claim 250.00 ,
To cash W. A. Mclihenny bal
ance account 1913 petty v
cash 43.89
To cash City of Harrisburg, < j
snow shovelers 35.67 - v |
To cash sundry items 73.79 1
To transfer from county gen
eral fund 63,009.31
By warranta cashed by treaa
urer $66,743.33
By transfer to outit*nding
warrant fund 781.0b '
PRISON INSPECTORS
To cash, city of Harrisburg,
keep of prisoners $4,934.0$
To cash, U. S. Marslial, keep
of prisoners 180.75
To cash, sale of o!d barrels,
'to 5.80
To transfer from county gen
eral fund 20,177.6(1
— *53,298.26
By warrants cashed bv tress
urer $23,214.14
By transfer of outstanding
warrant fund 84.12
— $25,208.26
RECEIPTS
County general fund $373,888.36
Director of the poor 3.568.0:!
Prison inspectors 5,120.57
j Dog tax fun.l 545.20
Return tax fund 2,575,12
Redemption fund 307.06
Total receipts ..$386,530.24
Cash balance. Jan. 5, 1914.. 142,562.02
Total $529,002.20
EXPENDITURES
}
By the county commissioners $273,268.08
By directors of the poor (16,746.33
By the prison inspectors 23,214.14
By the outstanding warrant
fund 3,538.01
* 'J*} $303,765.56
To tre#si>refTi cash balance, close of
business, Jan. 4, 1915 $160,326.70
SUBDIVISION OF TREASURERS BALANCE
County general fund $137,456.35
School tax fund 2.735. 18
Redemption fund 705.88
Road tax fund I,2Ui.su
Outstanding warrant fund... 1,118. Oil
Reserve for Middlctovm bridge 8,045.00
Iteserve for Millershurg bridge 2,762.00
Reserve for State road. South
Ilanovcr township 6.000.00
Dog tax fund 200.0(1
— —-$160,326.70
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
As of December 31st. 1914, report the value of
the County linking Funds .'mil the character
of the securities contained therein to be as fol
lows:
1901 SINKING FUND
Dauphin county 3'.«, issue of Jan. 1.
1901 $110,000.00
Five per cent, municipal bonds 1.500.00
Four per cent, municipal bonds 500.00
Bonds and mortgages, 5 pel- cent 4,128.0 ft
Bonds and mortgages, 5.4 per cent 5,100.00
Bonds and mortgages, 6 per cent 13,086.48
$134,314.4S
1902 SINKING FUND
Dauphin county 3's, issue of Dec. 1,
1902 $20,000.00
Municipal bonds, 4 per cent 200.00
Municipal bonds, 5 per cent 1,000.00
Bonds and mortgages, .5 per cent 5,316.00
Bonds and mortgages, 5.4 per cent 300.00
Bonds and mortgages. 5',4 per cent... 100.00
Bonds and mortgages, ti per cent 639.00
$27,605.00
1903 SINKING FUND
Dauphin county 3M'» $7,000.00
Municipal bonds, 4 per cent 6,400.00
Municipal bonds, 5 per cent 500.00
Corporation bonds, 5 per cent 2,000.00
Mortgage bonds, 4 per cent 4.000.00
Mortgage bonds, 5 per cent 15,497.47
Mortgage bonds, 5.4 per cent 15.068.74
Mortgage bonds, 5% Per cent 3,050.00
Mortgage bond-, 6 per cent 37.086.83
$91,103.04
Sum m Ait v
Value of 1901 sinking fund $1.14,314.48
Valuq of 1902 sinking fund 27.605.00
Value of 1903 sinking fund 91,103.04
Total $253,022.52
1901 BONDED DEBT -DUE JAN. 1. 1931
To amount outstanding Jan. 5, 1914. .$200,000.00
By bonds redeemed year 1914 20,000.00
To amount outstanding *249.000.00
1002 BONDED DEBT—DUE DEC. 1, 1952
To amount outstanding, same as last
y«r ; $51,000.00
1903 BONDED DEBT—DUE APRIL 1. 1918
Tr> amount outstanding Jan. 5. 1914. .$125,000.00
By bonds redeemed in year 1914 4.000.00
J»» V -r. - .-r ; —r-—%
To amount outstanding ~^,512t,()00.00
SUMMARY
1001 bonded deht $249,000.00
1902 bonded debt 51.000.00
1903 bonded debt 121.000.00
Gross bonded debt $421,000.00
Less value of sinking funds 253.022.52
Net bonded debt $167,977.48
RESOURCES
Court bouse and grounds $310,000.00
Prison buildings, fixtures and grounds 350,000.00
I Ilouse of detention, buildings and,
grounds 165,000.00
t'asli in county general fund 137.456.35
Outstanding county tax, 1913 and 1914 23,894.29
State tax, 1913 7.11
Personal property tax. 1914 121.10
Value of sinking funds 253,022.52
$1,269,501.43
LIABILITIES
Bond issue. 1901 $249,000.00
Bond issue, 1902 51,01*1.00
Bond issue, 1903 121.000.00
Surplus of resources 848.501.43
$1,260,501.43
Note—The reai estate values used <n this
statement are the same as those used in pre
vious years.
Dauphin County, ss:
Henry W. Gougli. County Controller, being
duly sworn, according to law, dejioscs and says
that the foregoing account is a correct state
ment of the financial :iß'air« of Dauphin county
for the year ending the fourth day of January,
1915, as per the books in the Controller's of
flce.
HKNIIV W. GOUGH,
County Controller.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 12th
day of January, 1915.
HENRY. F. HOLLER.
Prothonotary.
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STORY RITEN'
By the Messenger Boy ,
* -
Another stone was laid on the new
Dost office exlcrishun last week, so
probably It will .be ready to buy
stamps in when the Vtiropeen War is
done, which is to take three years, ac
cordin to I-ord Kitchenette, the Hrit
isher general of the army in England.
1..1ke all building built by the gov
ernment, the new post office is slow
but sure, and when finished it will
last for ever. All things by the gov
ernment is done right, which would be
better if private people did the same.
Lots of places that is built is all tum
ble down in twenty years and aint
worth the taxes.
Harrisburg is proud of the govern
ment buildings it has and wishes it
had more of em. The $13,000,000.-
000.00 building in the little woods on
Cap Hill is a fine building, and is the
biggest thing in a bird's-eye look over
the city: and we hope it will be ex
tended ns the popula.shun of Pennsil
vanv gets bigger in years to come.
We also hope they will make more
works of art with It, such as the nakid
statues on the front porch of the
Capitol.
How nice it would be to have lots of
those marhll riggers scattered about
through the trees, ehasin each other
around the pfcrk. When they get the
new addishun to the park in the old
8 ward there wilt be lots of room to
have more.
I think they should interduce a
e urse In statue makin at the Teck
High School and hire a perfesser to
teach It to the boys, and they could
work on plaster images to fill up the
park with: which would be a cheap
way for the governor and the tax col
lector to pay for em. The ones that
Mr. Karnard made over in Paris cost
too much, and they could he made just
as well at the Teck school.
' 4Doctor principal at the
school, has beerrto Turop sevril times,
and knows what is good statues and
which is not, and he could tell the
and the special teacher about em.
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FEBRUARY 1, 191 S.
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JOHN M'CORMACK EXCELS IN
SPORT /IS WELL
»' ■ , ,
JOHN McCORMACK.
At McCormack occupies, as a living force in the musical world, a triumphantly coinman
; ding position. As a singer he is the reincarnation of the repressed music of a great race. His
. rise to fame has been one of the most remarkable in musical history. Only a few months ago
2®?V! od _ tho thirty year mark. He was born in Athlone. Ireland, in 1884. In 1907 he made his
I debut in Grand Opera at Covent Garden, London and has been engaged there each season
since. He has appeared at the Manhattan and Metropolitan Opera Houses in New York.
Labcala Milan. Opsra Comique. Paris, has been a member of the Philadelphia. Chicago and
Boston Opera Companies., and at the present time is considering a very flattering offer to sing
j at Buenos Avres. He has made two trips around the world; is recognized as ono of the foremost
j operatic tenors of the age, and enjoys the destinction of being known as "the favorite concert
singer of three continents.** At the present time, when managers of amusement enterprises
generally are complaining of hard times, Mr. McCormack is drawing the biggest houses in the
.istory of concert giving in America. His first concert last spring at the N. Y. Hippodrome
in many respects as the most remarkable "one-man attraction " the country has
er known. The receipts were $8,500, and the entire house, including the stage, was sold out
rtve days prior to the date of the concert. His extraordinary record of having given twenty
concerts in the city of Sydney, Australia,, fn two months, has never been equalled in any part of
H ,e f . w Q r,d - yie announcement that lie had recently purchased the famous " 1 (ealy-Klrad *•
violin for 110,500. brings to light a facrnot generally known, outside a circle of intimate friends.
vi 7, : that in addition to boing a great singer he is also an accomplished violinist and pianist.
Being an Irishman racy of the soil" he is interested in almost every branch of manly Kport.
He is well above the average as a tennis player, a crack nfle shot, a splendid hand-ball
? a rabid base-ball fan. He has never been on speaking terms with what is called "au
artistic temperament.'' He wears the same size hat today as when he left the humble College
bummer Hill m Sligo, and remains a modest, unspoiled, regular human being.
POLAR EXPLORER IS I
COMING HERE FEB. B
Natural History Society An
nounces Change of Date For
Sir Douglas. Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson. the Australian
scientist and Antnretlc explorer, wi.l
toll of his wonderful South Polar trip
at the Majestic on Tuesday, February
3. instead of Wednesday, February 10,
as had been originaly scheduled.
Announcement of the change of date
was made to-day by the Natural His
tory Society, whose guest the Austral
ian will be. The advancing of the lec
ture date was arranged in order that
the big Episcopalian missionary insti
tute celebration fixed for Wednesday
miPTi'.t not be interfered with
The explorer was expected here Tues
day at any rate but would have put
in that day resting and looking about
the city. The change will mean no In
convenience to his party and because
the shift in dates could be arranged so
readily, the switch to a day ahead was
made.
Within a few days the distribution
of tickets will be made by the members
of the society, the patroness lists will
be completed, and the arrangements
> losed for the setting up of the lan
tern. Sir Mayson. it is understood, lias
probably the most complete collection
of stereoptlcon pictures. Including
some moving picture films, that have,
ever been brought from the South
Polar regions and this in itself Is a re- i
markable, feature of the lecture.
Special arrangements are being j
made to provide accommodations for
tho school children of the city as well
as for delegfations from the colleges I
and universities nearby. Ixsbanon Val- I
ley. Susquehanna, Hucknell. Dickinson,
Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall,
Wilson, Trving and a number of the
preparatory schools are planning to
send representatives of students.
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Shampoos and light touches of |
Cuticura Ointment.
Samples Free by Mail
Cuttour» Bo*p »nrt Ointment sold everywhere. ]
ÜberM utnpla or each mailed free with 32-p. boot, i i
Aditna poav-cvd "CuUcura," lxpt. 21', BoMea. J
iSALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat which '
clogs Kidneys, then the
Back hurts
| Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else wo have backache and dull mis
ery in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
Vou Simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and tho moment you
fee! an ache or pain In the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jail
Salts from any good drug store here. 1
take a tablespoonftil in a glass of wa
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu
tralizes the Rcids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; Inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent litliia
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of .lad Salts to folks who be
lieve in "overcoming kidney troublo
whilo it is only trouble.—Advertise-
For
Tight
Colds
For Colds that are deep'seated,
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25c per bottle
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