12
SCOTT'S PLAN FOR
THE MILITIAMEN
Former Legislator Will Push
Bill Which Would Remove
Some Obstacles
Representative John R. K. Scott, of
Philadelphia, has introduced in the
House a Joint resolution providing for
an amendment to the United States
Constitution giving Congress jurisdic
tion over the militia in time of peace.
The proposed amendment provides
that Congress shall have power to call
the militia into the service of the
Federal Government for the purpose
of training and drill. It also provides
that when the militia is called its
training and the appointment of its
officers shall be vested in the Federal
authorities. His resolution will be
opposed by the States.
Air. Scott said to-day:
"This amendment, if adopted, will
enable Congress to turn our National
Guard into an effective force. The
adoption of any of the defense
plans which have been proposed,
whether it be the continental army
plan or the larger standing army plan,
will not lessen the advantages to be
derived from the adoption of this
amendment.
"In my opinion, the militia is inef
fective for the following reasons:
"First. 11 has npt been properly
trained or drilled.
"Second. Whatever training it has
had has been under different authori
ties and along 48 different lines.
"Third. No unity of responsibility
authority or control exists.
"Fourth. Tlie militia is not paid,
and it is, therefore, impossible to keep
the various corps of the militia up to
the proper enlisted strength.
"Fifth. The higher officers of the
larger units of the militia have had
Jio experience in drilling or maneuver
ing large bodies of troops.
"Sixth. In many of the States the
officers are chosen by the enlisted
men. and in order to hold their posi
tions must stand in the good graces of
the men under them. As a conse
quence. the officers hesitate to enforce
stringent discipline.
"Seventh. The disinclination of the
States to make sufficient financial pro
vision for the maintenance and train
ins Of the militia.
"By the adoption of the amendment
• 'ongress would tie enabled to remedy
all of the defects."
Episcopalians Open Attack
on the Catholic Party
New York. Feb. 1. —A nation-jvide
movement has been inaugurated among
the clergy and laity of the Protestant
Episcopal Church to offset the "at
tacks of innovators." in other words,
the Catholic party and certain "high
churchmen." whose object, they de
clare. is "the introduction of a kind of
Catholicism foreign to its genius, its
institutions and its laws, into the Prot
estant Kpiscopal Church."
A conference of certain leaders of ,
tile church was held last Wednesday
in the parish house, of St. Thomas'
Episcopal Church, New York, at which
arrangements were made for a perma
nent organization to uphold and ex
tend within the Protestant Episcopal
Church the "principles of New Testa
ment Christianity." Another meeting
will be )i<«WYork soon, wheor
it is ovpectfa tne movement will re
ceive greater impetus.
THE PANAMA SLIDES
' Tlie battle with the slides is the
great problem of the Panama Canal
operation, the one # point of conflict
where the riven mountain range still
strives to close its wound. Cracking
at the top of Culebra mountain, great
slides of mixed- earth and rock come
slipping and crawling down the moun
tainside and into the water, thrusting
ii great toe of mud across the bottom,
blocking the channel for all but the
smallest ships. The material is dug
out by ladder and dipper dredges,
sucked out by suction dredges, carried
miles away and dropped into Gatun
Lake. Then another mountainside
gives way, rolling and tumbling
downward into the big ditch, and the
work begins all over again.
Fighting the slides at Culebra Cut
Is the most discouraging, the most
Iremendous and the most incessant
engineering task in the world. It
costs Uncle Sam $12,000 a day to keep
a thirty-foot channel open through
Hie slides. For twenty-two hours a
day the snorting, laboring dredges
crowd Into the cut, digging out thou
sands of cubic feet of mud and broken
rock. Then for two hours, if it is
possible, the cut is flung open and the
commerce of the world sails through
in an impressive procession. As soon
as the last vessel has passed the last
of the skies, the dredges are rushed
back into place and the race with the
restless, encroaching mountain begins
all over again.
Only one thing can be said in favor
of slides—they have never all been
fully active at once. When Cuearacha
went to sleep the two Culebra slides
suddenly came to life and cascaded
tons ot material into the canal from
either side. Cuearacha has lain still
now for many months, but both of the
Culebra slides are still active.
As one sails past them, he looks up
over a great, red gash and sees far
above him the jungle ripped open
where a new mass of material 'has
broken away and hangs ready to de
scend into the water, while far above
that, tiny as match boxes, are the de
serted houses of construction davs,
awaiting the moment when they will
be swept to destruction on the face of
the crumbling mountain.
Scattered over this great gash in
the earth on points and pinnacles, are
little groups of -men, bending over
machines that fling a flume of stream
to Ihe breeze. These are the drilling
corps, for every big rock that goes
down the slides must be drilled and
blasted Into little pieces before it
reaches the canal, or the dredges can
not handle it. Nothing gives a more
striking impression of the immensity
of this task than the sight of one of
these drilling crews, tiny as flies, peg
ging laboriously away at the rock in
the long, long fight between man and
the mountain.
If you would like to know all the 1
facts about, the building and opera
tion of 'the great Isthmian waterway,
as well as the story in detail of the
working side of the entire federal;
government, you should read the two.
great patriotic books, "The Panama,
«'anal" and "The American Govern-i
ment,' both by Frederic J. Haskin.
Read the offer of the Telegraph to'
its readers in the big advertisement
printed elsewhere in to-day's issue.
BREWERY LICENSE GRANTED
Indiana. Pa., Feb. I.—A license was
yesterday granted the Indiana Brew
ing Company, of this citv, bv the
license court. The brewery is the onlv
one in the county an'd has been with
out a license for two years.
Mr. George R. Helsey, Certified Pub
lic Accountant, is at present associated
with .Mr. J. C. Shumberger, Public
Accountant and Auditor, as Consulting
Accountant. Mr. Heisey increases Mr.
Shtunberger's staff of Accountanta'and
Auditors to seven.—Adv.
TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 1,1916.
Report of County Controller
Office of the County Controller of Dauphin County.
# lfarrishurg. Penn'a., January 14, 19lfl.
To Ihe Honorable, the Judges of tiie Court of Common Plea* of Dauphin County:
In accordance with the act of | assembly creating the office of County Controller, 1 herewith
hubniit my second annual report, Ihowing the Receipts snd Kxpenditures in detail and classified, j
together with a full statement cff the financial condition of the County for the year ending j
January 3rd, 1916.
The following are the amounts charged against the County Treasurer:
Cash on hand, January 4th, 1915 L $160,326.70 .
County tax levied for the year 191p 306,371.24 1
County tax outstanding for the year 1914 28,305.98 I
County tax outstanding for the jlear 1913 '. 1.509.12
Personal property tax levied for tfce year 1915 58,049.86 •
Personal property tax for the year 1914 127.21 j
State tax outstanding for the veaf 1913 7.11 {
State tax outstanding for the year) 1912 2.07
State tax outstanding for th« yestr 1911 60.04 |
Dog tax levied for the year 1911 .* 1,262.65:
Dog tax outstanding for the
Dog tax outstanding for the year 1913 4.20
Dog tax outstanding for the yeart 1912 .79
Dog taA outstanding for the yeaii 1911 12.80
t ount.«sh portion, liquor license for the year 1915 8,256.00
Commonwealth of Penna'a. arc runt of State Agricultural Associations \ 1,808.00
» ommonwealth of Penn'a. account of State Primary Election 1914 7.00
Commonwealth of Penn'a. acco*jnt of bounty on noxious animals 902.00
Interest earned by Sinking Furlls 8,782.22
Interest earned by County Kuryls 1,930.54
Support of Insane paid to Trean iry by County Oommissioners 1,905.73 1
Sale of material paid to the Tteasurer by County Commissioners 330.43 t
Forfeited bail bond, Mabel M4ll<r 646.50 i
Forfeited bail bond, George Bm kcr 100,00
Sundry receipts paid to the by County Commissioners 105,07
Northumberland county, for repairs to inter-county bridge 743.08 j
Lancaster county, for repairs t<l inter-county bridge 308.28 i
Fines from alderman and justicl* of the peace 40.00
Detective licenses * 50.00 J
Henry F. Holler, prothonotarv* fines, costs, jury fees for 1915 5.687.001
Henry F. Holler, prothonotaryl one-half excess fees for the year 1914 4.468.47 j
Oscar G. Wickersham, recorder, one-half excess fees for the year 1914 3,734.83
Hoy C. Dauner, register, one-valf excess fees for the year 1915 364.55 ;
City of liarrisburg, maintenance of prisoners 1,912.82
U. S. Marshall, maintenance eg prisoners 87.50
Prison* Inspectors, sale of old (barrels ' 2.00
Hedemption fund receipts ....f. 241.32
Return tax receipts i 588.06
Director of the Poor, board:pic inmates 1,867.13
Director of the Poor, ssle of pigs 78.(X)
Director of the Poor, sale of cows 100.00
Director of the Poor, sals of, calves 194.29
Director of the Poor, sale of wheat 056.72
Director of the Poor, sale off sod 60.00
Director of the Poor, sale of junk, &c. * 256.10
Director of the Poor, rent of} land 200.00
Director of the Poor, rent of) house 102.00
Director of the Poor, refund! 62.83
$597 931.12
From which must be deducted fhe following items:
Commissioners* warrants f802.8)0.M
Directors of the Poor warrants 70,857.12
Prison Inspectors' warrants 26,955.20
1914 outstanding warrants . 1.143.99
Abatements, exonerations, commissions and returns, 1913, 1914 and 1015 •
Comity tax 35,664.40
Exonerations and commissi'j'.is for 1911-1913 State tax 60.40
Kxoneration, abatement ami commission, 1914-1915 personal property tax 5,270.65
Abatement, exoneration an<l commissions, 1913-1914 and 1915 deg tax 308.54 442,077.32
Balance due the county $155,853.80
which is accounted for as ffollow*:
Cash on hand and in bankf. $138,277.54 *
1913, 1014 and 1915 countf.* tax outstanding 17,117.62
1912 State tax outstanding ' 2.07
1914, 1915 personal property tax outstanding 85 70
1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 191*. dog tax outstanding 370!57
* $155,853.80
1913 COUNfrr TAX ROAD TAX FUND
To outstanding January 4th To c.,1, balance. January 4th. 1015 ...» 1 "HO SO
T 191 ®„-iVJ f * ' «!« 1° ,rfl, " er ,rv '" "Chool t«x fund .... m9T
To P en,,tv f - 2l To transfer from return tax ioilflf
t 1,599.12
Bv "otratio,« S:i2 Bv ,r ' n " er <*»««> ,„„d
By commissions » 31.86 1.611.61 To cash on , iand ;
To amount outstanding ST - *! STATE ROAD, SOUTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP
1914 COIiXTY TAX To rash in reserve, January 4th. 1915..$ 9,000.00
To amount outstanding} January *th, _ - transfer to county general fund .. 9,000.00
To' penaity 'arid additi'an,' !!!. .! $ I- 008 " ITo cash in re"n" L Wrv .» 5.045.00
*23.305.98 transfer to county general fund .. 6,045.00
Rv cash $ 15.493.75 To ,«li in , MlU ' ,:li s ßl ' l| o BRIDGE
Bv exonerations (1.449.40 Hv J " nu " rv «h. '915..$ 2,762.50
By returns 305.96 UJ transfer to county general fund.. 2.762.50
111- commissions .. v .. 811.17 col VTV nnuun.....
* -$ 23.06U.28 CM NT ' COMMISSIONERS EXPENDITURES
To amount outstand.Vc 245.70 \ 00l XTY COMMISSIONERS
1915 CCf XTY TAX APPROPRIATION A
To amount assessed - $304,864.03 i v >• . .
To extra lists 1.507.21 c'>'»'nisaioner, »5,400.00
¥306.371.24 jSjffff clerks 3*600]00
Bv casl. $202,395.22 stationery 1,052.11
By abatement ...... 13,189.97 p n'"' "' J?' 1 ', 1 * 0 ?" 'lO-24
By returns 323.K5 - , 'i," """I- 1 ' ~ ee • 327.4*
By F.xonerations . * 2.928.45 „ T raV pij,ff_ 55.26
Bv commissions .. + 10,749.54 ' * expenses 128.20
$ 11,969.29
To amount * COUNTY TREASURER S OFFICE
To amount outstaitding, January 4th, APPROPRIATION B
1915 $ 60.04
By exoneration 60.04 1. troasuiar $2,500.00
19M: STATE TAX r {!"",• '" n " s , und stationery 5i.35
•». Kent of telephones . o« no
To amount, outstanding, January 4th. 4. Costs return tax sales "etc' 'Si
-1915 $ 2.07 5. Contingent fund ' ' VsA
1903 STATE TAX 6. Redemptions
To amount outstanding, January 4th, l" J", 1 '* 0 ?',' ax l*funded 1,862.67
1915 $ 7.11 8 ' KoaU u * refunded ' M0 .57
By cash $ 6.75
By commission -36 rftrvT ., $ 5,597.93
$ 7.11 Co ' NTi ONTROLIjER'S OFFICE
1914 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX APPROPRIATION C.
To amount outjanding, January 4th, ). Salary controller *4 va, on
1915 4. J i'l? -• Salary deputy T'j ti ini
To penalty 6.0S 3 , Jooks> (ortn> and , utjonerv
* iot oi nt °' telephone H6 r»i
„ . IMl * - C'untingi'nt fund ...
By cash $ 106.13 J«.u,
Bv
* 11172 CORONER S OFFICE $ 4 '° U "
To amount outstanding $ 15.49 APPROPRIATION I)
1915 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX , , . , , * * 4
ly ~\^.:::-^u^ 5S - ni9S6 ii
By abatemenl 2,896.85 4. Books and stationery , -V
By return. 16.M 5. Rent of telephone T:.;;.'." „«•.
By commissions 2,357.41
$ 57,979.65
To amount outstanding .» DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S M
[To amount outstanding'". 7 " s 12.5« I APPROPRIATION E.
To amount outstanding .•• •••*• * .7® I 2! Salary "wo'^sl'unt 000 00
1913 I)OG TAX trict attornevs » 400 no
To amount: outstanding, January 4th j 3. Salary stenographer ..i!;] T-xifn!
„ 1915 .•••* « Vif. 420 i county detective '.'.' two'oo
By cash $ 3.4 5. official investigations **'(>4
By commission 19 , n . Kent of telephones ]S' (
* 3.68 7. Rf . nt of offlc(J w
l,„ ..li . 8. Light and power "34' 1
ITo amount 1 outstanding $ .52 ». Contingent fund 13*" 4 „
1914 DOG TAX 10. Books, forms and stationery 112 33
!To amount outstanding, January 4th,
1915 r..s 366.29 ' $ 8, ,87.41
!To penally and additions 21.57 COLNTt SOLICITOR'S OFFICE
! . $ 387.5e APPROPRIATION F.
Bv casli $ 246.81 , , a „. ~ ..
Hv- exrsierations 117.72 IV?J° ry f so, » ltor $1,320.00
By commissions 12.96 - Kent of 171.00
* 377.49
imrDufv .v.. . > 1,491.00
To anwunt outstanding % 10.37 ALDtRMIN AM) JUSTICES
To amount «e£S » 1,262.65 APPROPR.AT.ON G.
!"y
[By exonerations 129.00 1 2. Court cases (see'note "0 4 1M s'.
Bv ccmnnssions 24.i7 I '
To wnount ..utstanding * 346.33' CONSTABLES AND POLICE
SUMMARY. MOG TAX FUNDS i »|ipnraißliTiov
To ca«h on hand, January 4th, 1915.. S 2U0.00 j ' HP " 01 KIATION H.
To fi'ajih account of 1913 tax 3.49 j : hanrofl «am>« 4
To leash account of 1914 tax 246.81 (s^c no "L, *
ToKash account of 1915 tax 738.65 Jj. ( uurt cases' (we 'note ''V')^llJo
a , Ta» qc ! '• ' onstables' returns to court 1]137.30
By, coat dog tags % .56.38* ' j , '" lK ' e rP,,,rm " J c ""» '"
; By* cost sending notices ... 27.00
By cost killing dogs 5.00 , AWscfina * 13,485.96
Bv damages, n«ad dog 127.00
B Ln7^ ,C . r to ...! K ' h ! X ' l ... t " 773.57 ' APPROPRIATION I.
f 988.95 ]_ Property assessment $6,397. >1
, „„ . . . nnn J. -■ Registry gVsessment ....... 3,214.94
To cash on hand .......... » 200.00 3 . Military assessment 7156 W
Ktll KN TAX rUNU 4 Births and deaths i ji.i«
ITo cash from county tax $ 180.99 1,41 —_j
'To cash from school tax 212.131 ..
To eash from road tax 161.67 nniivi-a 11,i81.32
ijTo cash treasurer's cost 29.17 j UlilUGfcS
I 1 APPROPRIATION J.
! B '«, Jf an *' er eo,,nty 1. New bridges (see note "a") 543,581.60
|Bv "ransfe'r* 'school' tax' 'fund 212 lS f "ews™ and'' V„V, '' 3,,Jltt
Ibv transfer road tax hind .. 161.67 iion, „ OJ ln
A =oo ixet ~UI" J94.40
SCHOOL TAX FUND .
To cash balance, January 4th. 1915..$ 2,738.18 , n „ ? 4,, J.M.06
To transfer from dog tax fund 773.57
To transfer from return tax fund .... 212.13 APPROPRIATION K
B ' V eraV anS ''^ to .. C . OUn ! y :. EPn '.« 1 868.67' V™Stuittai"'
B fund r,n,f " ro,d ux 19897 *■
2 '°" M , * 13,731.88
To cash on hand % 1.605.M KyENSES
REDEMPTION FUND Al'PllOPniATtnv 1
To cash balance, January 4th, 1915...$ 705.88 HIATION L.
To cash receipts 241.32 b Jury commissioners $ 464.25
2. Clrrk, jury commissioners 125.00
$ 947.20 3. Grand jurors, pay and milc-
By transfer to county general fund ...$ 293.61 age 1,473.98
4. Petit jurors, pay and mile-
To cash on hand $ 653.59 age 4,438.10
4
5. Traverse jurors, pay and
mileage 4,840.24
6. Court criers ami tipstaves 2.170.60
7. Commonwealth witnesses . 6,37.1.05 I
8. Court stenographers 3,424.2*2
9. Coort interpreters 166.00 I
10. Board of jurors 301.65
11. Counsel appointed by court 104.04
12. Trial lists and printing .. 273.50
13. Probation officers and ex- 1
' pense 1,412.57
,14. County fee auditors 381.50
115. Court proclamations 018.40
j 16. Telephones, judges' chain -
• bers 178.25
117. Contingent 157.40
$ 27,352.74 I
cot RT HOt'SK MAINTENANCE 1
I I
. APPROPRIATION M. i
; 1. Salary janitor $1,020.00
2. Salary janitor's assistants 001.50
3. Salary night watchman .. 681.00
4. Salary messenger 547.50
5. Heat 1,350.00
0. Light and power ...1.141.10 ,
7. Klevatorraen (3j 1,374.00
8. Hepairs 330.27
9. Insurance 120.00
10. Cleaning and disinfecting 182.69 i
11. I.«aw librarian 000.00 i
112. Telephone, law library .. 100.81
113. Contingent 220.32
14. Law Library 1,750.06
f 10,350.24
ELECTIONS ]
APPROPRIATION N.
1. City registrars $2,160.00
2. Primary elctlons 0.706.01
3. General election officers ... 4,568.38 i
; 4. Supplies 683.10
5. Hooin rent and storing
booths 1,642.00
«». New booths, etc 56.40
7. Computing returns . 800.00
8. Sheriff's proclamation 300.30
0. Contingent 177.07 i
$ 16,692.95
INTEREST AND SINKING FI NOS
APPROPRIATION O.
1. Interest on 1901 bonds at 3
per cent $6,030.00
2. Interest on 1002 bonds, at 3
per cent 1,470.00
3. Interest on 1913 bonds, at
3 1-2 per cent 4,235.00 '
4. Sinking fund, 1901 bonds.. 7.193.16
5. Sinking fund, 1902 bonds.. 1,309.42
fi. Sinking fund, 1903 bonds.. 7,474.24
7. State lax, bonded debt ... 1,217.83
PENAL INSTITUTIONS
APPROPRIATION P
1. Eastern Penitentiary $8,579.26
2. Industrial Reformatory,
Huntingdon 3,704.05
8. Glenn Mills School 8,654.88
$ 15,938.19
CARB OF INSANE
APPROPRIATION Q.
1. State Hospital, Harrisburg $24,525.30
2. State Hospital, Werners
ville 460.20
3. State Hospital, Farview ... 537.75
4. Commission on Lunacy ... 1,440.00
5. State Hospital, Norristown 182.50
$ 27,154.84
EXECUTIVE COUNTY FEE OFFICES
APPROPRIATION R.
1. Sheriff ..$6,540.42
2. Telephone rentals, sheriff,
prothonotary and recorder 288.00
3. Prothonotary 5,656.57
$ 12,484.99
MISCELLANEOUS
APPROPRIATION S.
1. publishing annual report .$1,102.90
2. Salary Inspector of weights
and measures 1,100.00
3. Expense Inspector of
Weights and Measures .. 255.78
4. .Soldiers' burials 5,700.00
5. Soldiers* tombstones 1,050.00
6. Memorial Day
10. Ice, all offices 275.70
11. Books, forms, etc.. sheriff .. 32.81
12. Book*, forms, etc., pro
thonotary 290.08
13. Books, forms, etc., reeorder 492.46
14. Books, forms, etc., register 92.76
15. Books, forms? etc., county
superintendent 100.04
16. County -institute 200.00
17. City institute 200.00
18. School directors* sssociation 101.97
19. Furnishing offices 371.00
20. Dog tax expense 215.88
21. County Fair Association.. 1.714.70
22. Bounty on noxious animals 1,340.00
23. General contingent (see
note "b") 5,795.02
24. Constables' excess fees
1901 1903 13,870.67
$ 34,586.07
SUMMARY
County Commissioners' Office $11,909.29
County Treasurer's Office 5.597.93
County Controller's Office .... 4,014.78
Coroner's .Office 2,541.64
District Attorney's office 8.487.41
County Solicitor's Office .... 1,491.00
Aldermen and Justices 8;352.97
Constables and Police 13,486.96
Assessors 11.781.32
Bridges 4 1
Roads 13. #31.88
Court Expense 27,352. <4
Court House Maintenance ...10,350.24
Elections J6.002.95
Penal institutions 15,938.19
Interest and Sinking Funds .28,029.15
Care of Insane 27,154.84
Elective County Fee Offices. .12,484.90
Miscellaneous 34,086.0<
Total Commissioners warrants drawn. .$302,898.01
Deduct for warrants not presented to
'Treasurer B#. 08
Warrants cashed by Treasurer $302,810.93
PRISON INSPECTORS EXPENDITURES
1. Food $7,482.00
2. Light and heat 3,659.57
3. Coal 424 97
4. Soap
5. Brushes and brooms 05..i
--6. Disinfectants 254.06
7. Clothing, shoes and findings 427.65
8. Beds and bedding 441.80
J#. Medicine 11#. #3
10. Thiware and repairs 193.8..
11. Telephone rentals 84.00
12. Hardware, paint and oils. 433.21
13. Valves, pipes and plumb
ing 288-15
14. Printing and stationery... 140.80
15. Repairs to prison
16. Contingent fund J7#.53
17. Salary of the warden ... 3,000.00
18. Salary of the matron .... 600.00
10. Salary of the underkeeper 900.00
20. Salary of the storekeeper 900.00
21. Salary of the First Day
Watchman 900.00
22. Salary of the Second Day
Watchman 600.00
23. Salary of the First Night
Watchman 840.00
24. Salary of the Second Night
Watchman 780.00
25. Salary of the Baker ...... 600.110
26. Salarv of the physician.. 500.00
27. Salarv of the cook (male) 600.00
•V Salary of the cook (female) 300.00
29. Salary of the clerk and
auditor 500.00
30. Salary of the organist ... 50.00
Total warrants drawn $ 4i.998.56
Deduct for warrants not presented to ,
Treasurer 43.27'
Warrants cashed, by Treasurer $ 25,955.29
NOTE "A"
The Millersburg and Middlctown Bridges were
contracted in 1914, but not completed until 1915.
The total cost of the Millersburg Brfclge, in
cluding plsns and Inspections was $7,<ty1.38 of
which $4,238.88 was paid in 1914, and the bal
ance, $2,772.50 was paid in 1915.
The total cost of the Middletown Bridge, in
cluding plans and inspections was $17,873.86 of
which $12,838.24 was paid in 1914, and the bal
ance $5,040.62 was paid in 1915.
The 19th Street Bridge over the P. k R. Rail
road was contracted in 1915, the total cost paid
to date was $27,092.45. The balance $2,495.00
will be' paid upon acceptance of the bridge in
1916.
Millersburg bridge $ 2.772.50
Middletown bridge 5,040.62
Lykens bridge ..- 6,775.68
Armstrong bridge 1,400.25
19th St. P. k R. bridge 27,092.45
Londonderry Township bridge 500.00
$ 43,581.50
MILLERSBURG BRIDGE ,
Total cost $ 7,011.38
Paid in 1914 4,238.88
• « 2,772.50
f
MIDDLETOWN BRIDGE
[Total cost $ 17,873.86
Paid in 1914 12,833.24
I $ 6,040.62
19TII ST. k P. k R. BRIDGE
Total cost .$ 29,587.45
Paid, on account 27.092.45
Balance due $ 2,495.00
NOTE "B"
Item 8-23 is made up as follows:
F. W. Riegle, Auditor, 1914 $ 299.40
'F. W. Riegle, Auditor, 1915 201.84
|J. W. Cassel, Auditor, 1914 95.76
i.I. W. Cassel. Auditor, 1915 20.52
IF. \\ . Huston, Auditor. 1915 154.44
County share extinguishing forest f
tires 218.52
Adding machine repairs - 54.10
Refunds overpaid tax 89.57
Harrisburg Hospital appropriation .. 1,000.00
Polyclinic Hospital appropriation ... 280.00
F. B. Wiekcrsham, legal service .... 125.00
Judgment No. 681 Jan. term, Kram
pert vs. County Commissioners .... 185.80
Fees recording mortgages 320.30
Repairing recorder's books 420.00
Carpet and linoleum 150.Q0
Grave markers 75.63
Boyd's directories 35.00
Dividing Eleventh ward precincts ... 40.00
Tax collector's expenses 88.12
House of Detention, salary of steward 185.00
House of Detention, salary of matron 135.00
House of Detention, salary of assist
ant steward 22.50
House of Detention, rent 140.09
House of Detention, furnishing 833.67
House of Detention, supplies 382.24
House of Detention, miscellaneous ... 32,34
General contingent 339.28
$ 5,795.02
NOTE "C"
Appropriation (3 items 1 & 2 are made up
as follows:
Court Discharged
Mdcrinan or Justice Coats Costs
John K. Royal, Mayor $1,002.80 $
John B. Nicholas *. 28.10 26.10
S. Ilradv Caveny 105.75 119.45
Chas. E. Murray 510.45 980.65
Edw. J. Hilton 210.15 546.70
Frit/. Kramme 225.25 097.C0
A. M. Landis 85.60 153.95
H. A. Hoopcs 3.90
J. Wm. Ravles 201.00 467.65
Chas. P. Walter 50.10
Geo. A. Hoverter 400.05 84.80
Geo. |). Herbert 21.40 87.80
Geo. V. Bolton 30.25 163.90
Geo. 11. Sprout 4.50 3.15 |
11. M. Stecklcv 10.05
Jacob H. Balsbaugh 17.50
E. B. Cassady 3.60
I. S. Daniels 16.10
T. E. Miller 4.15
11. D. Long I. 5.80 ......
Aaron Klugh 10.20
It. B. Earnest 32.60 22.05
B. s. Denny Mt
W. L. Sanson 6.95
Cyrus Romherger 6.90
C. W. Rett-inger 3.60
W. S. Young 2.50
A. M. Hinds 8.20
C. E. Bowers 43.25 48.70
Geo. K. Rife 9.40 4.35
W. J. Kcunard 36.20 22.10
Geo. W. Kodfong 145.80 52.65
T. C. Smith 4.05 9.35
Jos. I. Corbett 2.75
Chas. A. Miller 25.47
Howard C. Frv 4.20
J. W. MeGarvev 29.40 5.90
John R Henry 15.40 19.40
J. M. Rutherford a*.... 5.90 6.40
A. L. I<andis 13.95
J. L. Dickinson 87.75 167.75
Tlios. V. Gardner 604.55 489.50
W. R. Manner 6.50
K. B. Dunkle 15.00 2.00
C. 11. Herman 6.30
John Condell 9.60 2.25
Geo. R. Wren 39.85
$4,166.52 $ 4,186.45
APPROPRIATION "It"
Items 1 k 2 lire made up as follows:
Detective, Police or Con- Court Discharged
stable. Costs Costs
Joseph B. Hutchinson $1,340.47
Jos. B. Thompson 213.88
Jas. T. Walters 137.62
J. B. Kauty. 7.50 3.01
J. 1). Delhi 33.33 3.82
G. \\. Hinder 6.08
W. J. Minnie 40.20 22.34
J. M. Welch 216.26 4.62
Alexander Gibbons 66.67 20.30
G. W. Charters 234.84 94.66
I. J. Grove 642.38 645.54
J. W. Haines 479.51 415.94
C. 11. Smith 292.51 217.84
L. If. Horst 36.50 1.74
J. H. Johnson 28.74 8.85
B. A. Weills 252.45 412.13
If. J. Emanuel 440.18 832.35
David Challenger 444.71 50.26
Elijah Hibner 23.50 15.85
11. M. Speese 286.52 165.96
Joseph Dunkle 33.44 7.54
Simon Snyder 2.28
B. W. li\ ter 6.12
J. W. Shenk 13.92
J. A. Snavely 62.37
John Gruber 5.65
I. N. Bonawitz 31.41
W. IT. Koppenhaver 2.46
D. IT. Riegle 86.10 18.18
Oscar Hawk 63.73 ,1.17
\. F. Price 17.90
Mat hew Engel 138.60 10.15
L. M. Miller .*6.40 40. 7«
J. 11. Stipe 78.33 13.08
T. K. Stipe 233.86 64.61
F. C. Sturm 50.78
Frank Yingst 50.22
W. J. Baker 140.93
J. 11. Orav 15.45
E. M. Shatto 32.39
E. F. Martin 6.15
W. C. Brenneman # 31.35
J. S. Wagner .93
I. M. Durnhaugh 492.70 210.98
J. 11. Glbb 358.98 159.04
G. B. Lehr 26.33 55.05
W. S. Wilbern 35.68 14.18
A. P. Bomgardner 320.13 162.43
Silas Bailey 3.93 6.21
P. R. Day 42.15 50.13
J. 11. Alieman .•... 6.77 2.76
Henry Brandt 17.40 7.13
Christian Hoover # 28.65 14.22
Edward 1-iitsha ' 11.75
J. D. Evans 53.85
Fred Rei«ig 21.14
Enoch Williams 91.26
David Shotnper 15.97
F. M. Shadle 1.12
C. J. O'Donnell % 7.07
J. A. Smith 2.84
$7,940.02 $ 3,766.14
EXPENDITURES DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
APPROPRIATION "A"
SALARIES, HOUSE OF EMPLOYMENT
Itein.
1. Salarv, Steward and Ma
tron $1,200.00
2. Salary, Assistant Matron,. 420.00
3. Salary, Supervising Nurse, 443.00
4. Salary, Watchmen 857.00
5. Salary, Cook and Assistant, 300.00
6. Salary, Baker 720.00
7. Salary, Laundress, 800.00
8. Salary, Minister 120.00
9. Salary, Male Ward Nurse,. 420.00
10. Salary, Physician (House), 600.00
11. Salary, Assistant Nurses,.. 1,148.59
12. Salarv, Ward Tenders
(Male) 188.00
13. Salary, Dairyman 111.00
14. Salary, Coachman and Mes
senger a 63.00
15. Salary, Extra Labor. ..... 76.00
16. Salary . Attendants in
Steward's Dept 30.00
APPROPRIATION "B"
i PROVISIONS
Item.
1. Meats and fish, $1,291.28
2. Groceries, flour, teas, etc., 3,114.52
3. Butter, eggs, fruit, truck 93.80
4. Ice, - 70.75
5. Watef 247.81
APPROPRIATION "C"
SUPPLIES
Item.
1. Hardware, brushes, wood
enware, $36.93
3. Laundry supplies, 53.55
4. Disinfectant" 227.82
5. Stoves, ranges, boilers,
tinware, etc., 180.50
APPROPRIATION "D M
HEAT AND LIGHT
Hem.
1. Fuel, *..... ....$1,853.99
2. Light, 008.91
3. Oil 64.74
4. Lamps and fittings, 94.50
5. Salsry, Engineer, 840.00
6. Fireman, Salary, 100.00
APPROPRIATION "E"
CLOTHING AND SHOES
I Item.
1. Clothing and underwear,.. $i>64.73
3. Shoes, 295.71
I 4. Dry goods, notions, etc.,.. 421.38
APPROPRIATION "F"
FURNISHINGS AND BEDDING
Item.
1. I 'arpets and papering; $002.92
2. Bedding material tKj.75
а. Furniture, sewing ma
cliinea, etc 39.00
APPROPRIATION "G"
HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT
Item.
1. Drugs $552.93
2. Surgical instruments 3.63
3. Bandages, gauze, etc 22.28
4. Salary, Physician 300.00
б. Salary, Nurses 70.00
0. Salary, Nurses' Assistant,. 18.Hi
— $1,027.00
APPROPRIATION* "H"
REPAIRS
Item. .
1. Blacksmith and machinist, $09.71
2. I'lumlniig and steam tit
ling 24.75
3. Salary, Carpenter 405.U0
4. Hardware 873.211
6. Lumber 354.00
0. Tin and wood work 140.11
7. Paint, oils and varnish, 142.82
8. Sand, lime, cement, etc., 83.45
51,593.94
APPROPRIATION "I"
FARM EXPENSES
Item.
1. Implements, $135.02
2. Feed and Halt 1,710.37
3. Harness and saddlery sup
plies 02.00
4. Lime and phosphate 181.48
8. Livestock 135.00
#• Seed 314.00
7. Fertilizer 154.83
8. Veterinary services 8.50
9. Salary. Farmer 420.00
10. Blacksmithing attd horse
shoeing 37.52
12. Rent of land and incident
als 202.91
13. Salary, Gardner 35.00
APPROPRIATION "J"
INCIDENTALS
Item.
1. Express and freight $15.05
2. Insurance 231.00
3. Tobacco and matches 401.00
4. Advertising 11.40
6. Incidentals 147.9H
APPROPRIATION "K"
IMPROVEMENTS
Item.
1. Stone crusher and sewer work $3,209.04
APPROPRIATION
OUTDOOR RELIEF
Item.
1. Permanent relief $6,727.17
2. Temporary relief 0,905.04
3. (Quarantine relief 1,206.51
4. Physicians to poor 5,300.00
5. Outdoor burials, 520.50
APPROPRIATION "M"
SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
Item.
1. Maintenance of children,.slo,o6B.2l
2. Maintenance of Insane, .. a,880.88
3. Transporting paupers 360.03
4. Investigation expense, .. 347.14
5. Salary, Social workers, ... 900.00
0. Salary, Welfare nbrse, ... 80.00
APPROPRIATION' "N"
WORK HOISE
Item.
1. Salary, Engineer slt>o.oo
2. Salary, Operator 410.25
3. Salary, Special Officer, .. 480.00
4. Dynamite and Powder, .... 363.51
5. Tools and Supplies, 120.88
APPROPRIATION ' 4 O M
OFFICE EXPENSE
Item.
1. Salary, Directors, $2,910.00
2. Salary, Clerk 1,200.00
3. Salary, Solicitor, 300.00
4. Postage, 83.31
5. Books and Stationery, .... 77.74
6. Telephone rentals 225.64
7. Incidentals, 42.76
SUMMARY
Salaries. House of Employ
ment, $6,9516.59
Provisions, 4,818.16
Supplies, 49H.80
Heat and Light, 3,502.14
Clothing and Shoes 1,081.82
Furnishings and Bedding, ... 705.07
Hospital Department 1,027.00
Repairs 1,51*1.04
Farm Expense, 3,400.78
Incidentals *06.44
Improvements 3,209.04
Outdoor Relief 20,850.25
Social Improvement, 15,637.16
Work House, 1,510.154
Office Expense, 4,840.11
Total poor warrants drawn $71,150.54
Deduct for warrants not presented to
Treasurer 203.42
Warrants cashed by Treasurer $70,857/12
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
To cash balance, January 4th, 1015,..5137,450.35
To cash from County Taxes 278,404.32
To cash from Personal Property Tax, 52,814.72
To cash from State Tax 0.75
To cash from Liquor Licenses 8,255.00
To cash from Sinking Fund Commis
sion 8,732.22
To cash from Treasurer, Interest from
Bank 1,930.54
To cash from Commissioners' Support
of Insane 1,905.73
To cash from Commissioners' sale of
material, 330.43
To cash from Commissioners' Fines,.. 40.00
To cash from Detective Licenses 50.00
To cash from Henry F. Holler, Pro
thonotary Fines 1,158.00
To cash from Henry F. Holler, Pro
thonotary Cosls 4,065.00
To cash from Henry F. Holler, Pro
tlionotary Jury Fees 464.00
To cash from Henry F. Holler, Pro
thonotary one-half Excess Fees, 1914, 4,468.47!
To cash from Commonwealth acct.
State Agriculture Association, ~... 1,308.00 '
To cash from Commonwealth acct.
Primary Election, 1914, 7.00
To cash from Commonwealth acct.
Bounty on Noxious Animals 902.00
To cash from Forfeited Bail Bond,
Mabel Miller 640.50
To cash from Forfeited Bail Bond.
Geo. Braker, 200.00
To cash from Sundry Items, 105.07
To cash from Northumberland Co., re
pairs Intercounty Bridge 743.08
To cash from Lancaster Co., repairs
to Intercounty Bridge 308.28
To cash from O. 0. Wickersham, Re
corder, one-half Excess Fees, 1914, 3,734.83
To cash from Roy C. Danncr, Register,
one-half Excess Fees, 1915 354.55
$508,480.90
To transfer from Dog Tax Fund, .... $215..18 |
To transfer from School Tax Fund, ... 1,862.67 [
To transfer from Return Tax Fund... 210.16
To transfer from Redemption Fyid,... 293.61
To transfer from Road Tax Fuifi 940.57
To transfer from Millersburg Bridge
Reserve 2,762.50
To transfer from Middletown Bridge
Reserve 5,045.00
To transfer from State Road S. Hun
over Reserve 9.Q00.00
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Less Commissioners' warrants
paid oy Treasurer $302,810.93
Less Poor warrants drawn
in excess of receipts 67,273.47
Lesa Prison warrants drawn
in excess of receipts 23,996.24
By transfer to outstanding
warrant fund H7.08
$134,643.0;
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
To cash, Boarding Inmates, $1,867.i:
To cash, sale of pigs ' 7s im
To cash, sale of cows, loom
To cash, sale of calves 194.-J 1
IJo cash, sale of wheat, 956 7
To cash, sale of sod jjQ^
To cash, sale of junk, etc., 256 H
To cash, rent of laud ,).*
To cash, rent of house, losioi
To cash, refunds "
To transfer from County Uenerai Fund, 67,273! 4
~ $71,150..»
By warrants cashed by
Treasurer, $; 0 ,557.12
By transfer to outstanding
warrant fund, 21)3.42
— $71,150.5
PRISON INSPECTORS
To cash. City of llarrisburg, main
tenance of prisoners SI,S
To cash, I . S. Marshall, maintenance
of prisoners g-
To cash, sale of barrels '
To transfer from County General Fund, srt.owT'J
. . $25,998.5
By warrants cashed by Treas
•lr,,r $25,055.29
By transfer to outstanding
warrant fund, 43.27
OUTSTANDING WARRANT FUND
To cash in reserve, January 4th, 1915, $1,148!)
lo 1915 Commissioners' warrants. .. h?!o
To 1915 Poor Directors' warrants, ... 2i»:m
lo 1915 Prison Inspectors 4;; •>
By 1914 warrants paid by Treasurer, Vnm
To cash on hand $428.7
RECEIPTS
County General Fund sj;i n*4
Directors of the Poor ' 3,877^
Prison Inspectors ' 2*002*3
Dog Tax Fund ' ""iwh'n
Return Tax Fund, * *••••
Redemption Fund
Total receipts . $378,718.1
Cash balance, January 4th, 1915,... 1«0*3-20.7
Total
EXPENDITURES
By the County Commission
„cra; $302,810.93
By the Directors of the Poor, 70,857.12
By the Prison Inspectors, .; 25,055.29
By the Outstanding Warrant
*' ul,d 1,143.99
To Treasurer's balance, close of busi
ness, January 3rd, 1910, $138,277.5
SUB-DIVISION OF TREASURER'S BALANCE
County General Fund $134,043.0
School Tax Fund ' l'titi-'! 1
Redemption Fund ] 'osa!s
Road Tax Fund, 08IK8
Outstanding warrant fund !! 4^7
Dog Tax Fund, 200.0
$138,277.5
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
As of December 31st, 1915, report the valu
of the County Sinking Funds, and the cimracle
of the securities contained therein lo be as f"l
lows:
1901 SINKING FUND
Dauphin Couny 3 per cent. Bonds, is
sued 1901 $117,000.0
Municipal Bonds at 5 per cent.,, 1,500.0
Municipal Bonds at -I per cent 500.0
Bonds and Mortgages at 0 per cent., 13,780.4
Bonds and Mortgages at 5.4 per cent., 5,100.0
Bonds and .Mortgages at 5 per cent., 3,091.1
Total worth $111,577 0
1902 SINKING FUND
Dauphin County 3 per cent. Bonds, is
sued 1902 $20,000.0
Municipal Bonds, at 5 per cent 1,000.0
Municipal Bonds, at 4 per cent 2iKl.il
Bonds and Mortgages, at 0 per cent., 1,008.4
Bonds and Mortgages, at 5.5 per cent., 100.0
Bonds and Mortgages, at f1.4 per cent., fioo.fl
Bonds and Mortgages, at 5 per cent., 5,340.0
Total worth, $28,911.4
1003 SINKING FUND
Dauphin County 3 1-2 per cent. Bonds,
issued 1903 $10,000.0
Corporation 5 per cent. Bonds 2,000.0
Municipal Bonds, 5 per cent 500.0
Municipal Bonds, 4 per cent., 3,500.0
Bonds- and Mortgages, at 0 per cent., 43,900.0
Bonds ana Mortgages, at 5 1-2 per
cent 3,500.0
Bonds and .Mortgages, at 5.4 per cent., 15,409,11
Bonds and Mortgages, at 5 per cent., 15,747.4
Bonds and Mortgages, at 4 per cent., 4,000.0
Total worth $98,018.5
SUMMARY
Value, 1001 Sinking Fund $1 11,577.0
Value, 1002 Sinking Fund 28,914.4
Value, 1903 Sinking Fund 98,016.5
Total, $209,108.5
BONDED DEBT
; Issue of 1901, at S per cent., outstand
ing $249,000.0
Issue of 1002, at 3 per cent., outstand
ing 51,000.0
Issue of 1003, at 3 1-2 per cent., out
standing 121,000.0
Total Bonded Debt $421,000.0
Less value of Sinking Funds 209,108.5
Net Bonded Debt $151,891.4
Fl S A NCI A L ST ATEXIENT
RESOURCES
Courthouse and (.round* $340.0(Hi.0
Prison Buildings, Fixtures and
($ rounds, 350,000. o
Almshouse. Buildings and Grounds,. 165,000.0
Cash 'in County General Fund 134,643.0
Outstanding County Tax, 17,117.6
Outstanding Statfc Tax 2.0
Outstanding Personal Property Tax, 85.7
Value of Sinking Funds, 269,108.5
$1,275,957.0
LIABILITIES
Bonded Debt $421,00n.n0
Surplus of Resources 854,957.05
Dauphin County, ss:
Henry W. (tough. County i"Jontroller, being dul;
sworn, according to the law, deposes and say
1 that the foregoing account is a correct statemcu
I of the financial affairs of Dauphin County for tli
year ending the third day of January, A. I>.
1916, as per the books in the County Control
ler*s office.
HENRY W. GOUGH,
County Controller.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this Foul
teenth day of January. A. D., 1916.
HKNRV F. HOLLER.
Prothonotary.