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fast ausschließlich bei den tüchtigsten
'denen vor, die in die größte
deS Wassers fast ganz hilflos, wäh
rend sie unter Wasser sofort verschwin
det. Biele der besten Taucher werden
statte Hilflos wie Holz
unbeholfen in'S Meer. Sobald er je
doch verschwindet, kehrt feine alte Be
weglichkeit zurück, und so leicht wie ein
Knabe 1j Meter tief nach einem wei
ßen Steine taucht, sinkt er 30 Meter
tief hinunter, die verborgenen Perlen
zu suchen.
Die Ausfuhr von Schuh
waaren aus den Ver. Staaten ist
von 688,000 Paar Schuhen und Stie
fel in 1893 auf über 6.552.000 Paare
im Werthe von rund 511,600,000 im
Fiskaljahre 1908 gestiegen. Die besten
Abnehmer sind die westindischen In
seln, welche im abgelaufenen Jabre
nahezu 2,600,000 Paa>st im Werthe
von §3,000,000 bezogen. Nach Eng
land gingen etwas über 817,000
Paare, nach dem Britischen Nord-
Amerika 678,000, nach Mexiko 786,-
000, nach Slid-Amerika 234,000, nach
Deutschland 211,000 Paare.
über 90,000,000 Menschen gesprochen.
Hiervon leben über 63,000,000 im
Deutschen Reiche, 11,000,000 in Report 0! the Controller ol
Lackawanna Conntj lor the
Year Ending Jaonary
4, 1909.
TO the Honorable, the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Lacka
wanna County:
I. Edward A. Jones, County Control
ler, being duly qualified according to
law, submit herewith a statement of
the receipts and expenditures of Lack
awanna County from January 6, 1908,
to January 4, 1909, as required by sec
tion six (6) of act creating office of
County Controller, approved the 07th
day of June, 1895, P. L page 403.
Receipts and expenditures of Lacka
wanna County from January 6, 1908,
to January 4. 1909:
Cash in hands of P. F. Con
nor, County Treasurer,
January 6, 14(08 $ 64,906.66
RECEIPTS.
County Fund $492,878.88
Sinking Fund 44,661.46
Bridge Fund 9,325.95
State Tax Fund... 4,678.04
Dog Fund 1,413.40
School Fund 3,467.67
Road Fund 1,097.23
Poor Fund 627.71
Seated and unseat
ed lands 1,782.67
'Redemption Fund. 12.35
669,946.86
Total $624,906.02
SOURCE OF REVENUE.
Collections on tax
duplicates, year
1902 $ 488.29
Collections on tax
duplicates, year
1903 3,198.86
Collections on tax
duplicates, year
1906 3,367.08
Collections on tax
duplicates, year *
1906 13,811.96
Collections on tax
duplicates, year
190 204,136.86
Collections on tax
' duplicates, year
1'406 84.636.18
006,639.17
Lands returned ... 13,981.98
Lands redeemed .. 107.17
Dog tax 3.00 4
Primary expenses
returned from
state 10,683.94
Bounty fees 189.00
Sale of old furni
ture 65.00
County commis
sioners tax sales 1,0(36.00
City of Scranton,
special election. 1,958.01
Fines collected by
Sheriff Calpin .. 950.00
Fines collected by
Clerk of Courts
Graf 800.00
Redemption fund.. 12.36
Rooth rent 102.00
Fine* from alder
men 37.50
Detective* licenses. 100.00
Jury fees 314.00
County's propor
tion of state tax 39,717.14
Money returned .. 1.66
Hunters' license .. 46.00
County's propor
tion of liquor 11- 1
censes 44,869.18
Temporary loans.. 95,000.00
Cash fees received
from county offi
cers 63,454.86
268.816.19
Total . . .$559,945.16
Cash on hand Jan
uary 4, 1909, In
following "Funds:
County Fund $ 70.600.71
Bridge Fund' 4,86*4.06
Dog Fund 2.287.69
Sinking Fund .... 55.739.35
State Tax Fund... 2.803.84
School Fund 2,927.89
Road Fund 675.94
Poor Fund 8'i0.32
Seated and unseat
ed lands fund... 1.524.31
Redemption Fund. 80.21
142,359.31
RECAPITULATION.
Cash on hand January 6,
1908 $ 64.960.66
Monthly Receipts for year 1908.
January $ 50.a92.92
February 8,195.42
March 31,502.46
April 22.041.97
May 72.013.17
Juno 30,980.06
July 12,173.88
August 17,898.49
September 14,818.24
October 27.124.38
November 113,f>88.97
December 159.515.41
659,"945.36
Total $624,906.02
EXPENDITURES.
By warrants dur
ing year 1908 ... $482,546.71
Cash in hands of
P. F. Connor,
County Treas
urer 142,359.31
5634,906.02
Expenditures in Detail.
Assessment of Taxes.
County tax 5,787.57
State tax 72.00
Tax duplicates. . 626.34
Expert testimony,
printing, etc... 26,748.40
33.129.31
Audits and Statistics:
State tax (audit
ing) 175.00
Births and
deaths 1,457.30
• Registration of
school children 31.91
Military enroll
ment 1,186.85
Publishing Con- j'
troller's audit. 941.50
3,744.56
Bridges.
Advertising for
bids, etc 209.95
Repairs, plans,
etc 5.081.79
Inspection 1,688.83
6,980.56
Charities and Corrections.
Eastern Peniten
tiary (Phila
delphia) 4,16*3.18
Insane Hospital,
(Danville) . . . 183.00
Insane Hospital,
(Werners vllle) 62.28
Insane Hospital,
(Norrlstown) 91.00
Lake View Poor •
district 305.50
Carbondale
Township Poor
district 77-00
Huntingdon Re
formatory 1.078.80
House of Refuge,
(Philadelphia) 4,660.26
Boys' Industrial
Home (Wll
llamsport) ... 45.75
Conveying pris
oners to penii
tentlary 1,735.42
13,298.16
County Prison.
Bedding 271.96
Burial of prison
ers 85.00
Clothing 1,347.36
Dry goods 115.05
Drugs and medi
cines 251.75
Fuel 1,279.00
Furniture and
fixtures 199.50
Feeding prison
ers 7,306.74
Hauling 42.75
Hardware 2.00
Ice 27.06
Incidentals 398.70
Insurance 38.00
Light 1.101.57 v
Printing and
stationery .... 32.75
Conveying pris
oners 6.00
Repairs 2.158.17
Salaries of war
den, * keepers
and matrons.. 18,340.00
Shoes 1,094.30
Supplies . . .... 385.76
Telephone 35.55
Water rent 1.607.89
Prison grounds 218.90
31.334.75
Court Expense.
Court officers,
tipstaves, criers
etc 9.062.50
Advertising trial
lists, etc 3,397.90
Constables' re
turns to Quar
ter Sessions... 1,502.94
Expert testimony 1.305.75
Grand jurors.... 2.697.15
Petit Jurors 6.295.25
Traverse Jurors. 13,576.42
Referee fees 1,837.50
Supreme court
costs, etc .... 436.65
Stenographers'
fees 14,030.59
Interpreters . .. 1,746.00
Office rent (Judge
Sando) 327.00
7 65.314.06
Commonwealth Costs.
Justice fees
(court cases). 6,313.27
Constable fees
(court cases). 7,649.85
Witness fees
(court cases). 9.680.67
1 23,643.79
Justice fee® (Dis
charged cases) 8,555.39
1 Constable fees
(Discharged
cases) 7,632.44
, 16,187.83
Dockets, Printing, Advertis
ing, etc.
Dockets 507.75
Printing 1,783.50
Stationery and
Supplies 1,811.79
Advertising . .. 3,455.30
7,563.34
Election Expense.
Blank lorms.. 140.36
New bootha, re
pairs, etc 274.98
Constables at
tending elec
tions 835.00
Delivering bal
lots and sup
plies 771.7-0
Division of elec
tion districts.. 20.00
Election boards. 7,041.84
Election contests 4.00
Erection and
storage o 112
booths 499.10
Ground rent of
polling booths 256.00
Printing ballots. 376.00
Printing registry
books 643.40
Rent of polling
places 4,804.00
Registration of
voters 37,747.44
Computing elec
tion returns... 670.00
Writing registry
books 10.00
Printing sheriff's
proclamation . 1,134.00
Supplies for elec
tion boards .. 482.37
New ballot boxes,
repairs, etc .. 34.20
Winter primar
ies 3,631.67
Bpring 3,969.84
Special elections 666.26
63,871.69
Miscellaneous.
Lackawanna
County Agri
cultural Soci
ety 100.00
Burial of Indigent
soldiera 3,160.00
Scranton city
teachers' Insti
tute 300.00
Dunmore bor
ough teachers'
institute 108.00
Carbondale city
teachers' insti
tute (2) 202.50
Lackawanna
County teach- -
ers' institute.. 200.00
Fire wardens... 1,355.00
Interest on bonds
(coupons) .... 20,860.00
Sinking fund rs-
fund 1.20
Expressage and
freight charges 69.28
Incidentals, post
tage, etc 880.08
Rewards 23.50
Bounty fees .... 235.00
Special detective
fees 406.00
State tax on
loans 2.054.07
Public records,
including in
dexing Prot.'s
office 6,517.76
Rent of safe de
posit drawer.. 16.26
Railroad fares
and expenses. . 1,457.81
Extradition of
prisoners 819.16
School Directors'
Ass'n 300.00
Firearms, am
munition. etc. 6.10
Acknowledging
commissioners'
and treasurer's
deeds 107.60
Commissioners
paid' collectors
on returned
taxes 105.86
37.668.49
House of Detention.
Salaries $ 857.50
Reht 900.00
Light 74.16
Repairs and Im
provements .. 66.67
Groceries and
provision* .... 94.39
1,982.72
Public Buildings. •
New furniture
and repairs. .. 798.65
Heating 2,400.00
New tools and
implements . C 55.27
Light (electric). 1,517.05
Telephones 956.34
Water rent 666.62
Improvements and
repairs 3,565.43
Insurance 18.00
Repairs on ele
vator 227.45
Janitors, eleva
tor attendants,
etc 6,121.50
Watchman 700.00
Tower clock,
clock repairs.
etc 190.00
Metallic cases .. 1,000.00
Supplies 801.49
. Hauling rubbish,
etc 77.60
Incidentals 513.09
Charwomen .... 2,017.20
New typewriters
and repairs .. 716.59
21,021.18
Court House Grounds.
Mowing, sprink
ling. etc 2,741.23
Grading, side
walks, etc. .. . 243.25
Lawn seats and
repairing same 00.'90
Shade trees and
trimming same 86.00
Repairing lawn
mowers, etc. . 28.25
Incidentals 580.32
8,739.95
Roads.
Viewers services 874.08
Damages award
ed by court .. 705.00
Surveys, maps,
etc 221.79
1.300.78
Disbursement of Funds.
School Fund 2.428.98
Road Fund 1.026.80
Poor Fund 326.41
Redemption fund 27.43
Dog Fund 728.50
State tax fund. 89,623.85
Taxes refunded. 18.76
Bridge fund (for
new bridges). 7,940.00
S. and un.s. Fund 1,319.06
58,433.77
Temporary Loans.
Interest on loans 5,400.00
6,400.00
County Offices.
County Commissioners.
Salaries of Com
missioners (8) 7,500.00
Salaries of
Clerks $ 13,860.00
Salary of Coun
ty solicitor .. 1,000.00
22,360.00
County Controller.
Salary of Con
troller 4,000.00
Salary of deputy
and clerks 6,340.00
Salary of legal
clerk 500.00
10,840.00
District Attorney.
Salary of Dis
trict Attorney 4,000.00
Salaries of as
sistants 8,000.00
Salary of sten
ographer 700.00
7,780.00
Recorder of Deeds.
Salary of Recor
der 4.000.00
Salaries of depu
ty and clerks 10,140.00
11,140.00
Clerk of Courts.
Salary of clerk.. 4,000.00
Salary of deputy
and clerks ... 4.200.00
Advertising .... 1,479.80
9,679.80
Prothonotary.
Salary of Pro
thonotary 6,000.00
Salaries of depu
ty and clerks. 6,926.00
11,925.00
Register of Wills.
Salary of Regis
ter 4,000.00
Salaries of depu
ty and clerks. 6,835.00
10.835.00
Sheriff.
Salary of Sheriff 6,000.00
Salaries of depu
ties and legal
clerk 6,300.00
12.800.00
County Treasurer.
Salary of Treaa
urer 5,000.00
Salaries of depu
ty and clerk.. 3,300.00
8,300.00
Coroner.
Salary of Coroner 2,000.00
Expenses 88.52
Post mortems .. 16.00
Jurors' feea .. 606.00
2,669.53
Jury Commissioners.
E. P. Kingsbury 500.00
A. F. O'Boyle.. 500.00
Fred Klrchoff,
clerk 380.00
1,390.00
County Detective.
Salary 1,800.00
Expenses .... 1,221.96
8,011.96
Total $482,646.71
RECAPITULATION.
County prison ....$ 1,884.76
Trust funds 68,438.77
County offlcsrs, eto
(salaries) 111,790.00
Road damages (or
der of court).. 706.00
Burial of indigent
•oldiers 2,160.00
Interest on bonds. 00,860.00
Interest on tem
porary loans.. 6,400.00
State tax on bond*
and loans ...... 2.064.07
General county ex
penses ......... 364,829.19
5483,646.71
CLASSIFICATION OF FUND®.
County Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan, 6, 1908...0 19,800.19
County's propor
tion of liquor
licenses 44,894.19
County's propor
tion or state
tax 29,717.14
Temporary loans 95,000.00
PiMmary ex
penses from
state 10,688.94
Fines received
from Sheriff
Calpin 950.00
Flnea received
from Clerk.
Graf 800.00
City of Scranfon
for special
election 1.958.012
Bounty fees from
state 189.00
County officers
cash fees 53,454.35
From other
sources 255,257.30
Transferred .... 327.15
5513,096.21
D is bursements,
year 1908 $408,270.50
Cash In hands
county treas
urer 70.620.71
Transferred .... 34,205.00"
5513,096.21
School Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908 $ 1,889.15
Receipts year
1908 3,467.67
$ 5,356.82
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 2,428.93
Cash on hand
Jan. 4. 1004... 2,927.89
$ 5,356.82
Road Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 605.51
Receipts for year
1908 1.007.23
$ 1,702.74
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 1,026.80
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909... 675.94
$ 1,702.74
Poor Fund-
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 579,02
Receipts for the
year 1908 .... 627.71
$ 1,906.73
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 126.41
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909 .. 880.32
$ 1,206.73*
Redemption Fund.
Cash -on hand
Jan. 6, 1908 ..$ 45.29
Receipts for the
year 1908 12.35
$ 57.64
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 27.4$
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909... 30.21
$ 67.64
Dog Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908 ..$ 1,601.85
Receipts for the
year 1908 1,413.40
$ 3,015.25
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 723.53
Transfers 4.03
Cash' on hand
Jan. 4, 1909... 2.287.69
$ 3,015.25
State Tax Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908 .. .$ 3,927.25
Transfers 34,205.95
Receipts for the
year 1908 4,678.04 I
$ 42,811.24
Dlsb ursements
y«ar 1908 39,622.84
Transfers 384.56
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909 .. . 2,903.84
$ 42,811.24
Bridge Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1008 .. .$ 3,458.56
Transfers 24.54
Receipts for the
year 1908 '4,325:45
$ 12,809.06
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 7.940.00
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909... 4.869.05
$ 12,809.05
Seated and Unseated Land
Fund.
Cash on hand
Jan. 6, 1908 ...$ 1,060.70
Receipts for the
year 1908 1,782.67
$ 3,843.37
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 ... 1,814.06
Cash on hand
Jan. 4. 1909 ... 1,524.31
$ 2,843.37
Sinking Fund.
Cash on hand l
Jan. 6. 1908 ...$ 31,903.15
Transfers ...... 35.94
Receipts for 'the
year 1908 ... 44.661.46
$ 76,600.55
Dlsb ursements
year 1908 ... 20,861.20
Cash on hand
Jan. 4, 1909 ... 55,739.35
$ 76,600.55
EARNINGS AND DISBURSEMENTS
OF COUNTY OFFICERS
YEAR 1908.
Clerk of Courts (Chas. Graf)
Credit balance
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 3,939.39
Cash fees paid
county treas
urer year 1908 7,207.30
Fees charged to
county 6,424.90
$ 17,571.59
Salaries paid
during year
190« 8.200.00
Advertising .... 1,479.80
$ 9,679.80
Credit balance Jan. 4,
1909 $ 7.891.79
Prothonotary (W. M. Bunnell)
Credit balance
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 3,359.41
Cash fees paid
county treas
urer, year 1908 12,271.40
Fees charged to
county, year
19*8 7,473.25
$ 23,104.06
Salaries paid during year
1908 11,925.00
Credit balance Jan. 4,
1909 $ 11,179.06
Reglsterjif Wills (H. V. Lawler)
Credit balance
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 621.55
Cash fees paid
county treas
urer. year 1908 10,536.20
$ 11,167.75
Salaries paid during year.
year 1908 10.835.0*0
Credit balance Jan. 4,
1009 $ 333.75
Recorder of Deeds (I* H. Zlmmer)
Credit balance
Jan. 6, 1908...$ 3,688.22
Cash fees paid
county treas
urer, year 1908 14,887.75
Fees charged to
county, year
1908 448.60
$ 18,019.67
Salaries paid during year
1908 14,140.00
Credit balance Jan. 4,
1909 « 3,879.57
Sheriff (P. F. Calpin).
Credit balance
Jan. 6, 1908..$ 2,696.40
Cash fees paid
county treas
urer year 1908. 8,078.70
Fees charged to »
county year
1908 8,484.66
• 19.259.68
Salaries paid during year
1908 12,320.00
Credit balance Jan. 4.
1908 112 6,959.68
VALUATION OF ASSESSABLE PROP
ERTY WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR
TAXABLE PURPOSES FOR
YEAR 1908.
Real estate $62,859,806.00
Exempt from taxation.... 4,811.373.00
Real estate subject to
taxation $5 $.5 48.412.00
Horses, mules, etc 459,646,00
Meat cattle over 4 years
old 84.410.00
Occupations, etc 2,829,556.00
Aggregate value of
taxable property $61,922,043.00
GROSS REVENUE FROM TAXABLE
PROPERTY.
County fund, at
4 mills $247,688.17
For redemption of
bonds, at %
mills 46,441.53
Total revenue at mills
on the dollar $294,129.70
Total amount of taxes col
lected in 1908 on 1908 and
prior duplicates $306,629.17
FINANCIAL STAT EM ENT OF LACKA
WANNA COUNTY.
ASSETS.
Cash in hands of P. F.
Connor, county treasur
er $ 142,359.31
Courthouse building 350,000.00
Due from tax collectors
(estimated) 399,568.47
Furniture and fixtures,
courthouse 37,000.00
Courthouse grounds 200,000.00
Soldiers and sailors mon
ument 33,590.00
County prison buildings 120.000.00
Metallic flle cases, etc 25,000.00
Due from ex-Treas<urer Jas.
Young; 1904 mercantile
license fees 3,2-55.00
Due from P. F. Connor,
county treasurer 1905,
1906, 1907, 1908 license
fees 8,521.50
Due from Commonwealth
STATEMBNT OF TAX COLLECTORS' UNSETTLED DUPLICATES JANUARY
4. lUOfi
Name Town Year Amount
George M. Watlac. Scranton, 4th ward, 1897 1 I.M7.SJ
William Kinehart Scranton, 14th ward, 1893 784.7J
B Davl. Scranton, sth ward, 1901.... 1,044.87
E T Sweet Scranton, 9th ward, 1991.... 2.077.44
jihn' J. Coyne Lackawanna Twp, 1 JO2 l J!
P. H Quinn Mayfleld Borough, 1903 344.33
H. V. Lawler Wlnton Borough, 1'903 1,439.38
Frederick Swartz Scranton, 10th ward, 1903 ?2
John Vanston Scranton, 15th ward, 1903.... 1,13a.33
Thomas C. Walsh Scranton, 16th ward, 1903 4,260.0l
Michael Roche Scranton 21st ward, 1W.... 3 k 596.43
H G Smith Benton Township, 1904,.... 671 8u
Peter Rellly Dunmore Borough, 1904 3.0U9.06
P. H. Qulnn Mayfleld Borough, 1904 +47.< nT
T! J. Jennings Scranton, 1904 24,625.93
H C. Smith Benton Township. 1905 451.
Peter Rellly Dunmore Borough. 1905 3,281.88
P. H. Qulnn Mayfleld Borough, 1905 1,041.50
John S. Metz Mooslc Borough, 1905....... 791.13
James McDade Roaring Brook Twp. 1905 589.79
Jcseph Davis Taylor Borough. 1*905 1.704.56
H V Lawler Wlnton Borough, 1905 1.880.93
George Klnback Scranton, 1905 25,647.11
H. G. Smith Benton. 1906 i 645.61
D. C. Phillips Blskel* Borough, 1906 699.30
E. H. Flsk ....Dalton Borough. 1906 401.39
Theodore Weiland ...Dickson City Bor., 1906 2,511.65
W. J. McCarthy Dunmore Borough, l»06 3.093.68
Joseph White Fell Township. 1906 848.91
\V. A. Northup Glenburn Borough, 1906.... 65.82
G A. Moore Jefferson Township. 1906.... 232.49
James H. Walsh Mooslc Borough. 1906 936.60
J. W. Smith N. Ablngton Township, 1906. . 179.42
James McDade Roaring Brook Twp.. 1906... 689.01
W. G. Letson Waverly Borough. 1906 348.02
H. V. Lawler Wlnton Borough, 1906 2,179.21
John A. Schadt Scranton, 1906 27.236.17
P. J. McDonald Archbald Borough. 1907 15,434.62
H. G. Smith Benton Township, 1907 ..... 576.86
D C. Phillips Blakely Borough. 1907 6,876.26
R J. Tanfleld Covington Twp. 1907 220.48
E. H. Flsk Dalton Borough. 1907 363.90
Theodore Weiland Dickson City Borough. 19C7.. 18,660.52
William J. McCarthy Dunmore Borough, 1907 11,400.65
Daniel Grimes F.lmhurst Borough. 1907 82.15
W. A. Northup Glenburn Borough. 1907 64.42
G 8 Moore Jefferson Township. 1907.... 366.39
William Seymour Jermyn Borough. 1907.......
Patrick J. Mulherln Lackawanna Township. 1907. 4.929.49
Patrick Daly Mayfleld Borough, 1907 2.542.26
James H. Walsh Mooslc Borough 1907. 6.489.52
O Van Busklrk Newton Township. 1907 393.71
J W Smith N. Ablngton Twp. 1907 285.96
J. O'Connor Olyphant Borough, 1907 12,871.36
twis E Powell Ransom Twp., 1907 1,527.45
James McDade Roaring Brook Twp , 1907.. . 469.04
John B Reese Taylor Borough. 1907 23,785.22
John OHora ....Throop Borough. 1907 16,666.65
William G. Letson * Waverly Borough. IJO7 257.70
H V Lawler Wlnton Borough, 1907 2,749.36
C E Finch W Ablngton Twp., 1907 95.61
Peter L Neary Carbondale. 1907 7,873.45
Vn J Loftus Scranton. 1907 133.678.33
P J McDonald Archbald Borough, 1908 2,740.36
D C PhllllDS Blakely Borough, 1908 1.511.81
H G Smith Benton Twp., 1908 445.72
Patrick Casey Carbondale Twp.. 1908 686.93
liwls Ke?sle y r Clifton Twp., 1908 41.25
R J. Tanfleld Covington Twp., 1908 344.60
E H Flsk Dalton Borough, 1908 472.69
Theodore Weiland Dickson City Borough. 1908. 3.268.98
W J McCarthy Dunmore Borough, 1908 .... 6.906.40
Benjamin D. Cooper Elmhur.t Borough. 1908 499.07
Joseph White Fell Twp., 1908
\V A Northun .Glenburn Borough. 1908.... 147.28
W J Bell Greenfield Twp.. 1908 271.62
M H Hetler Gouldsboro Borough, 1908... 80.47
O S Moore t Jeff«r»on Twp.. 1908 58J.04
William Seymour Jermyn Borough, 1908... 1.8«1.7#
P J Mulherln Lackawanna Twp., 1908 624.24
George Patterson UiPlume Borough, I*>B 44.54
A. A. Chamberlain I*hlßh Twp. ISWB 49.86
Prank B. Gardner Madl»on Twp., 1908 418.17
P J Daly Mayfleld Borough, 1908 798.66
John Wal.ti Mooslc Borough. 1908 ItM.tT
Oscar Van Busklrk S ew .'£. n T Wp W. 1M8 ;«i JSS'Si
J W Smith Ablngton Twp., 1908 183.86
Robert Johnson Old Forge Borough, 19J8.... 5.898,88
John O'Connor Olyphant Borough I*lB 2 'JJt 112»
Lewi. E. Powell Ransom Twp., 1908.......... 271.86
James McDade Roaring Brook Twp., 1908... 42«.0»
George W. Goodrich Scott iHrp., 1908...... 427.5T
George P. Myers S. Ablngton Twp.. IMB 905.10
W A Price Spring Brook Twp... 1908... . 191.00
John B. Reese £l y,or 112" r ° u «£.
John O'Hora Throop Borough, 1908 1,444.83
PhllllD Freas Vandllng Borough. 1908. .. 319.16
W G Letson .....Waverly Borough. 1908 248.98
C E Finch W. Ablngton Twp.. 1908 34.44
u v Lawler Wlnton Borough, I*9oB 3,659.58
P L Neary Carbondale, I'9oB 12,260.97
John J. Loftus ..,. Scranton. 1908 162,716.40
RECA"PIT ULATION.
1897 1 1,387.96
1899. 784.73
190 3,122.31
190 1,065.44 I
li(y» 11,484.28
I*o4 •. 29.158.92
1905 35,388.27
I'M) 6 39,957.29
190 269,484.63
190 222,891.90
Total $614,720.70
Less amount for exonerations, commissions, etc., estimated... 315,162.3*
Probable amount to be realised $399,568.47
BALANCE OF ROAD, SCHOOL POOR AND SEATED AND UNSEATED
FUNDS IN THE HANDS OF THE COUNTY TREASURER,
JANUARY 4, 1909|
Seated and
Unseated
School Road Poor Lands
Archbald Borough $ 586.89 0T23.00 $327.10
Blakely Borough 138.71 $14.98 36.00 101.00
Benton Township 20.57 23.47 €.OO 0.00
Covington Townahlp 8.38 6.87 1.40
Clifton Township 32.90 62.67 11.91 3.06
Carbondale Township 74.36 61.46 66.48 41.66
Dalton Borough 66.89 17.17 30.40
Dunmore Borough 104.59 3.66 71.41
Dickson City Borough 120.67 4 3.41 161.03
Elmhurst Borough 6.83 .4t 1.99
Fell Township 314.32 12.56 136.14 14.61
Glenburn Borough .75 .35 .16
Gouldsboro Borough 3.37 5.40 .04
Greenfield Township .68 _ .31
Jefferson Township 22.40 70.40 38.30
Jermyn Borough 63.35 3.93 7.10 64.10
Lackawanna Township 36.66 3.11 72.67 26.30
La Plume Borough 8.17 3.07 7.01
Madison Township 3.79 3.46 1.64 .00
Lehigh Township 10.69 10.08
Mayfleld Borough 10.71 8.94 19.03 10.66
Moosic Borough 134.82 11*1?
Newton Township 85.50 60.93 16.66 6.66
North Ablngton
Old Forge Borough 376.63 4.47 06.46 137.00
Olyphant Borough 087.79 31.96 77.98
Ransom Township 12.62 82.43 1.91 3.66
Roaring Brook Township 85.06 68.34 11.40 31.04
Scott Township 80.18
Spring Brook Township 42.79 61.92 11.70 23.00
S. Ablngton Township 193.63 83.36 30.76 17.00
SSSH SEKft :::::::::::::::::::::: j«.»« ««« m.«
Vandllng Borough 15.58 4.76 10.66 36.30
Waverly Borough 4.68 .4J
W. Ablngton Twp 6.83 8.61 3.95 6.00
Wlnton Borough 31.67 t.W 6.11 11.90
Totals $1,937.89 $676.94 $000.30 $1,624.81
> of Penna., primary elec
tions, etc 6.880.»7
• Due from City of Carbon
-1 dale, special elections.... 90.00
Due from boroughs, spe
cial elections 698.75
Total assets $1,351,868.60
LIABILITIES.
County bonds issued April
1. 1902, at 4 per cent $225,000. 00
County bonds issued May 1,
1903, at 4 per ce'nt 150,000.00
County bonds issued Decem
ber 1, 1906, at 4 per cent.. 135,000.00
' Temporary loans 180.000.00
Due Boroughs, townships, etc.
School tax 2,927.89
Road tax 675.94
Poor tax 880.22
Seated and unseated land >
tax 1.524.81
Redemption fund 30.21
Dog tax 2,287.69
Bridge fund 4.869.06
Total liabilities $703,195.41
Assets in excess of liabili
ties 648,673.14
Lackawanna County, ss:
Edward A. Jones, being duly sworn,
saith, that the foregoing account Is a
correct statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the County of Lack
awanna for the fiacal year ending Jan
uary 4, 1909, as the same ar» s<et forth
In the dockets of the Controller's of
fice.
E. A. Jones, County Controller.
Attest: Chas. P. Savage,
Deputy Controller.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this "2d day of February, 1909.
W. M. Bunnell, Prothonotary.