Strgmaier Porlrr Sitß«altr Bra« Compauie, V«I. «Sk-R. «-»'«, tbZZ. Gebrüder Scheuer's KevEone Grotker» z Vateo Bäckerei N». »45. Ztd «»d »47 Vr»»k «tr»^ ,ea«nUb«r dn Knopf Fabrit Union Ticket Agentur. Union Tlckrt Afltntur, MOS Lackawanna A»c., Äcranton. N-u-S Pvon, z»z, aUt« KBO-S. „Hotel Belmont," Lackawanna «. Adams Avenues, «» »tchft» Räh« t«« Säur» Linie und t«« glmmachrr ä- Wrnzet. Eigenthümer. au« Badens S« Kiilsiäl de« viulschen Kais»», Wm. A. Kiesel, Paffnge- Notariats- und Bans- Veschäft, Feuer-Bersicherung. IStablirt 185».1 lIS t!«ckawanna Ave., Scranton, Pa. Deutsche Schön Färberei. 327 N. Washington Ave. Alle Arbeit nach bester Weise voll führt. Oem Reinigen und Plätten Ge«. W. Schmidt, Eigenth Gifenbahn Zeittabelle. Sel,»,ee. Sick,»»»»» >»» vefter» S»t». z» Kraft dkn 24. Juni <9OB, Gttzlich —?cranton »ür N>» ?.N5. 5.M. «N 5 «M, IN.2N, Borm.t tt »a, nnd ?>a»mlt»aa«. NN» »»» °»<»t-nl„i>a«. L«»»»»"«'. 5.1" Vachmltta»«. «ml ,5,«.Z5n „w Ntl-a ««'. I l ,N°> »,,>> Rs. Nirbtlch Buffnl» «m <.<ü, vn» > nn» N-Isi Naitm. sSnurel VWIe.) Ei» Tcdtgenlaubtrr. IctztknlalireS verschwand iuii g?he>m nihvolle Weise der etwa ktMtiriae Architekt Aames Ridgewan nachdem ihn um 1600 Mark in GoU> leichler als Wittwe belrack-tende Mrs. Ridg droht worden und hatte ihn in der Nothwehr ins Wasser geflohen. Wie er dann nach Bancouver gekommen ist, hat er nie airgSbcn können. Aus Furcht, als Mörder angeklagt zu iver den. hatle er seinen Angehörigen kein Lebenszeichen zukommen lasse». Erst kürzlich ersuhr der Verschollene, daß lein Angreiser gereltel worden ist. Nach England möchte Rigdway jedoch nicht mehr zurück, sondern trifft Vorbereitungen, seine Angehö rigen nach Kanada kommen zu lassen. MMLKMOB, großer Umbau Werkaus Neberröcken und Anjuges, Schuhe, Hüte und Ausftasfirungn,, ist lui, glößlt GlI«D -3Ü5 Lacka»a»na Atze»«e. «iabll-i tS!7. E. Luther, Deutscher Uhrmacher und Juwelier. l?l) N. Washington Avenue. Ein auserwählie» Vager, von seine, Taschenuhren. goldenen und silberne» Ks?» Der Vicparalur von Taschenuh ren spezielle Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. O. B Partrivqr, ÄöMii! und RchkSaitlviitt, ?"atmk Tu»«. WeideTvers. Restauration» la l'able ck'kote von 12—2 Uhr Rachmittag». Albert Aenke. Eigenth. so« SIO Penn Avenue. AohNTSNIT*«, 323-325 Spr«ee Gtreße. .Club» Frühstück. Dinner und jkausmann'».Lu»ch 1t.30 di» S. A la Harte immer. Thea'er Gesellschaften Spezialität. S. A Vuckenbach, Eigenthümer. Hermann Gogoli», ..Hermann Cate's," 318—3 A) Spruee Straß», Hitßge« Lln ß«« M« Hafeapfeffer »od Spanferkel. K»»s»»»»'I Mitt»>«l»ich, «tilich, 20 <«»>». wir auch »«»>, w«l». Wet» o»> >es«»l, ünketr' b»i» LI»,« K,ch se«» Viktor Koch. »»V»», »Igi,ad«i der v.< k. » W. ArachlßaN»», t!ackawanna Avenue, Scrautou, Pc. «lli» lelkpy«»« ZX»—3 > Ncue» Zahn Sctiadt, Allgemeine versiclierung, 4HB Venrer W. S. Vaughau,! Grundeigeuihum I Gekauft, Verkauft,» Bermiethet. Vcranton Pa Zeitlich qesvrochen. Beatellt das "WochonblaU." REPORT OF THE CONTROLLER OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY For the Year Ending January 1, 1912. To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County: I, Charles P. Savage, County Controller, being duly qualified according to law. submit herewith a statement of the receipta and expenditures of Lackawanna County from January 2. 1911, to January 1. 1912, as re- Sulred by section alx (6) of act creating of ce of County Controller, approved the 27th day of June, 1895, P. L. page 403. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY Prom January 2, 1911. to January 1, 1912. Cash in hands of P. F. Duffy. County Treasurer. January 2. 1911 $ 36.596 21 RECEIPTS County fund 1 BO Bridge fund 3.918 *4 Do* fund 2 554 70 State tax fund 46.603 39 Sir-king fund 79 8«7 41 School fund 3,244 17 Road fund 759 31 Poor fund 540 22 Seated and unseated lands 1,587 28 Redemption fund W« st County r»ad fund 254.241 06 County road alnklng fund 6.643 60 Total t 867.176 80 . 9 902.773 01 80URCE OF REVENUE Collections on tax duplicate, year IW2 $ 182 02 Collections on tax duplicate, year 1303 1,13176 Co:lections on tax duplicate, year lyo6 500 00 CoHectlona on tax duplicate, year IVO7 848 84 Collections on tax duplicate, year I*oB 3.908 69 Cdlectlona on tax duplicate, year 19N 28,833 64 Cr'lectlons on tax duplicate, year 1310 226.376 09 Cr>< lections on tax duplicate, year 1!»11 97.076 92 t 358.859 76 Co.inty road .improvement bonds sold t 251.183 33 Temporary loans from banks 85.000 00 Seated and unseated land tax— 9,133 49 Lands redeemed 42 K> 8r»le of old desk 1 00 For feeding prisoners 4.R46 00 Mercantile license feea t.u'l 00 Booth real 18 00 Ii * r«-st ou Weat County road 112 'Dd 1,067 73 Si • of old radiators 200 F: •* 21 00 I) dive licensee 126 00 D- • licenses 1 00 In rest on sinking fund 2.6 R7 v Br nty feos from state 38 66 Ju 112 fees 78 tw <b riff s Ones for 1910 714 66 Co inty's proportion of state tax, »»ar of 1911 41,03* <6 Mo iey returned 9 00 Co-inty proportion of liquor II « -naes 47.137 ol Ca«-h feea received from county officers 59,063 81 t 608,317 04 Total I 887,176 80 Cash on hand January L 1911, In niiowlng funds: County lund ....f z.ww & Bridge fund 6,646 06 t>og fund 3,031 64 Slnn.ng fund M.738 41 State tax fund School fund 8,524 00 Road fund 837 88 I oor fund 793 51 Staled and unseated land tax fund 1,470 22 Redemption fund 101 95 ,\'cst County road fund 163.725 23 Road sinking fund 877 66 Total I 187,757 76 RECAPITULATION. Caah on hand. January 2, 1911...$ 35.696 21 MONTHLY RECEIPTS FOR YEAR 1911. January $ 30.662 69 February 30,446 04 March M.396 04 April 14.761 38 May 830,641 12 June 21.872 82 I July 10.634 01 'August 31.66141 eptember Js'ZiZ October 38,232 30 November » December 137,884 81 $ 867,176 80 Total % 902.773 01 EXPENDITURES. By warrants during year 1911—$ 635,016 25 Cash in hands P. F. Duffy. Coun ty Treasurer. January 1. 1912... 167.757 76 $"902,771 01 EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL. Assessments: _ State tax I 75 00 County tax 23.469 77 lax duplicates 1.358 29 Printing, books, etc 1.-M8 70 $ 26,311 76 Audits and Statistics: State tax (auditing) $ 200 00 Births and deaths 2.329 46 School registry 940 09 Military enrollment 1.2b9 03 Controller's audit 945 00 $ 5,683 57 Bridges: Advertising $ Jj| 92 Surveys, plans, repairs, etc 2,172 19 Inspection, etc 1.531 45 $ 3,796 56 Charities and Corrections: Insane hospitals $ 766 25 Reformatory (Glen Mills) 1,140 44 House of Refuge 4,636 99 Prisoners removed 1,908 77 Mental examination of prisoners 245 00 Eastern penitentiary, Phila delphia 5,170 34 $ 13,867 79 County Prison: Bedding $ 256 61 Clothing 766 42 Dry Goods 73 14 Drugs 404 00 Disinfectants 116 60 Expressage and freight 6 06 Fuel 1.513 60 Furniture and fixtures 7 00 Groceries and provisions 6,071 15 Hardware 48 62 Ice 43 11 Incidentals 16 30 Insurance 143 00 Light 963 86 Printing and stationery 13 70 Conveying prisoners 616 86 Repairs ">B6 99 Salaries 13.760 0o Shoes 298 80 Supplies 461 28 Telephones 42 76 Tobacco 9 76 Water rent 924 r»7 Prison grounds 112 10 $ 27,284 95 Court Expenses: Court officers, tipstaves, etc. ..$ 11.967 43 Advertising 3,304 65 Constables' returns 1,596 56 Expert testimony 506 00 Grand Jurora 2.374 11 Petit Jurors 10.169 34 Traverse Jurors 8,440 11 Referee fees 4.657 25 Supreme court costs, etc 200 00 Stenographers' fees 14,747 39 Interpreters 1,003 00 County viewers 543 56 Special attorney feea 1,800 00 $ 61,298 39 Commonwealth costs: Justice fees (court cssea) 4,033 80 Constable fees (court cases) 2,846 33 Witness fees (court cases) 10,452 62 Justice fees (discharge cases)... 8,332 90 Constable fees (discharge cases) 7,410 04 $ 33,074 t»9 Dockets. Printing, Advertising, etc.: Dockets t 475 00 Printing .2,007 35 Stationery and auppliea 1,849 28 Advertising 199 25 $ 4,530 88 Election expense: Blank forms 8 566 75 New booths, repairs, etc 663 49 Constables attending elections.. 295 83 Delivery of ballots and supplies 720 73 Division of election districts... 4 00 Election boards 3,658 18 Erection and storage of booths.. 221 50 Ground rent for polling booths 465 25 Printing ballots 2,241 66 Printing registry books 136 00 Rent of polling places 5,024 50 Registry of voters and deliv ery of books 18,234 16 Computing election returns ... 595 00 Sheriff's proclamation 821 20 Supplies for election boards 102 40 New ballot boxes, repairs, etc... 564 41 Winter primaries 4,983 58 Spring primaries 17 60 I 19,416 24 House of Detention: Salaries 1.804 00 Rent 1.040 00 Fuel 81 60 Light 83 21 Bedding 187 86 Clothing and shoes 163 49 Drugs and medicines 7 50 Repalra and improvemnta 87 11 Water rent 60 64 Groceries, rovlslons and dry goods 1.187 44 Furniture and fixtures 61 78 Incidentals 158 38 $ 4,802 42 Miscellaneous: Lackawanna County Agricul tural society 8 100 00 Lackawanna County Grange and Fair Association 188 17 Lackawanna County Fair and Grange Poultry Aasoclatlon.. 88156 Lackawanna County Fair and Grange Poultry Association... 616 55 Burial of indigent soldiers ...8 2.041 71 County and city inatltutea 648 50 Fire wardens 29 34 Interest on bonds (coupons) .. 28.420 00 Sinking fund refund 1,466 84 Interest on temporary loana 3,860 00 Expressage and freight 77 05 Incidentals, postage, etc 1,010 19 Rewards 31 64 Damages paid 5.000 00 Indexing, recorder of deeds office 26.587 60 Acknowledging deeds 671 76 Railroad fares, etc 1,833 67 Rent of safe deposit drawer 9 00 Extradition of prisoners 541 38 School directors' aasoclatlon ... 100 00 Commission paid tax collectors 835 43 County road sinking fund (cou pons) 4.966 04 8 78.019 14 Public Buildings: New furniture and repairs 112 745 82 Heating 2.400 00 Dlght (gas) 255 60 Light (electric) 1.623 79 Telephone rentals 977 41 Water rents 424 01 Improvemnta and repaira 1.340 38 Repairs on elevator 270 00 Janitors, elevator attendants, etc 6.337 51 Watchman 780 00 Tower and other clocks 183 60 Metallic cases, etc 5.778 06 Supplies 681 82 Hauling rubbiah, ete 273 s«> Incidentals 'V4S 18 Charwomen 8,011 16 New typewriters, repairs, etc... 3 06 New tools and implements 89 66 | 27.820 58 Court House Ground: l Mowing, sprinkling, shoveling anew, etc 4 1,204 (1 Grading, aldewalks, etc 8,385 96 Lawn seats and repairing samo 1,342 50 Shade tress snd trimming 284 % Repairing lawn mowers, etc. .. 27 50 Surveyor's services 210 78 Incidentals 1,334 71 ' $ 9,760 22 Roada: Damages swarded by court $ 27 00 Special roada 11,012 49 Surveys, mapa, etc 1,668 80 $ 14,708 29 Diaburaement of Funda: School funda $ 2.502 06 Road fund 906 67 Poor fund 25 45 Weat County Road fund 70,810 71 Redemption fund 11 05 Dog fund 1.216 «5 State tax fund 64.732 62 Refund tax fund 6.267 73 Bridge fund 8,579 52 Seated and unaeated tax fund.. 1,539 10 $ 146.689 86 West County Rosd: Paid John Harrlgan, contractor.! 64,400 12 Paid A. B. Dunning, engineer for aurveya, maps, plana, apec lfleations, etc * 7,081 77 Inspection 6,108 00 Advertising, printing, etc 1,359 25 Attorneys' fees 4,100 00 Incidentals 3,628 20 Freight snd demurrage 8,071 22 Asphalt, cement, trap rock, etc.. 9,817 27 Total $ 100,618 83 COUNTY OFFICES. County Commi*f«loners: Salaries of County Commission ers (1) I 7.499 70 Salaries of clerks 20,100 00 Salary of solicitor. 1,600 00 $ 29,099 70 County Controller: Salary of Controller $ 4,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerks 6,450 00 Salary of legal clerk 1,000 00 $ 11,460 00 District Attorney: Salary of district attorney $ 4,000«00 Salary of assistants and clerks., 6.800 OC 112 10,800 00 Recorder of Deeds: Salary of Recorder «...$ 4,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerks 12,800 00 $ 16,800 00 Clerk of the Courts: Salary of clerk $ 4,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerks 6.760 00 Advertising 1,161 10 $ 10,921 10 Prothonotary: Salary of Prothonotary $ 6,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerks 8,564 61 $ 14,654 61 Register of Wills: Salary of Register $ 4,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerka 8,909 88 $ 12,909 88 Sheriff: Salary of Sheriff $ 8.95S 26 Salaries of deputies and attorney 6,440 00 $ 13,398 26 County Treasurer: , Salary of County Treasurer $ 5,000 00 Salary of deputy and clerka 4,125 00 $ 9,125 00 Coroner: Salary of Coroner $ 2,000 00 Expenses of Coroner 78 12 Postmortems, etc 324 00 Jurora' fees 686 00 $ 3,087 12 Jury Commissioners: Benjamin Grlffltha $ 500 00 A. F. O'Boyle 600 00 Clerka 310 00 $ 1,310 00 County Detective: Salary $ 1.800 00 Expenses 2.695 98 $ 4.895 98 Total expenditures $ 835,015 26 RECAPITULATION. County prison $ 27.284 96 Truat funda 145.589 86 County officers, aalarles. etc 117.861 65 Burial of indigent aoldlera 2.041 71 Interest on bonds 28,420 00 Indexing Recorder's offlcs 26.587 80 Genersl county expense 267,229 48 $ 615,015 26 CLASSIFICATION OF FUNDB. County Fund: Cash on hand. January 2, 1911...| 11,884 57 Received during year of 1911.... 469.218 80 Transferred 71,249 16 $ 552,350 53 Disbursements, yesr 1911 $ 459,841 24 Transferred 90.000 00 Cash in bands of treaaurer ... 2,509 29 $ 552,350 53 School Fund: Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1911 $ 1.781 69 Received during year. 1911 3,244 37 $ 6,026 06 Disbursements year 1911 $ 2.602 06 Caah in hands of treaaurer 3.524 00 $ 6,026 06 Road Fund: Caah on band January 2, 1911...$ 684 24 Received during year 1911 759 31 $ 1,443 55 Disbursements yesr 1911 $ 905 67 Caah In bands of treaaurer 517 88 $ 1,441 55 Poor Fund: Cash on hand January 2, 1911...| 278 74 Received during year 1911 540 22 $ 818 96 Dlaburaemnt year 1911 25 45 Cash in hands of treaaurer 793 51 8 818 96 Redemption Fund: Cash on hand January 2, 1911...$ 11100 Received during year 1911 $ 111 00 Diaburaements year 1911 $ 11 06 Caah in hands of treasurer 101 96 $ 113 00 Dog Fund: Caah on hand January 2, 1911....$ 1,684 99 Received during year 1911 2,554 70 $ 4,249 69 Disburaementa year 1911 1,216 06 Caah In hands of treasurer 3,033 64 $ 4,249 69 State Tax Fund: Caah on hand January 2, 1911...$ 1,409 11 Received during year 1911 79,867 43 $ 81,276 56 Disbursements year 1911 54.732 52 Transfers 26.544 04 Caah In hands of treaaurer $ 81.276 66 Bridge Fund: Caab on hand January 2. 1811 ..$ 1.106 94 Received during year 1911 3,918 64 Transferred 10,000 00 $ 16.225 58 Disbursements year 1911 8.579 52 Caah In hands of treasurer 6.646 06 $ 15.225 58 Seated and Unseated Land Tax Fund: Caah on hand January 2. 1911...$ 2.422 04 Received during year 1911 1,887 28 $ 4,009 32 Disburaementa during yesr 1911 $ 1.639 10 fash In handa of treaaurer 3.470 22 S 4.009 32 Sinking Fund: Caah on band January 2,1911...$ 13,020 87 Received during year 1911 45.603 39 Transfera 80,000 00 $ 139.624 M Disbursements during yesr 1911..$ 29.885 84 Trsnsferred 18,000 00 Cssb in hands of treasurer.. . 93,738 42 $ 138.624 26 Wcat County Road Fund: Cash on hand January 2. 1911 Received during y«ar 1911 $ 354.241 0« $ 254 24! CC I Disbursements, year 1911 70.810 71 Transferred 58.708 12 Cash In handa of treaaurer 153.725 23 | 254.241 06 Road Slaking mud: Cash on hand January 8, 1811.. Received during yaar 1811 5,648 80 $ 5,643 60 Disbursements during 1811 1 4,966 04 Cash in handa of treaaurer 677 66 8 6.641 60 EARNINGS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF COUNTY OFFICES DURING YEAR 1911. Clerk of the Courts—Charles Graf: Caah earnings 8 6,740 46 Fees charged to county 6,974 75 Credit balance 2,781 57 8 16,496 77 Salaries paid 9,760 00 Advertising 1.181 1° 8 10,921 10 Credit balance 8 6,575 67 Prothonotary—W. M. Bunnell: Credit balance 8 6.772 65 Cash earnings 15,237 06 Fees charged to county 4,379 80 8 26.389 40 Salarlea paid 14,664 61 Credit balance 8 11,814 79 Register of Wills—H. V. Lawler: Credit balance 8 468 87 Cash earnings 13,325 70 8 13,794 07 Salaries paid 8 12.909 88 Credit balance 8 884 19 Recorder of Deeds—M. P. Judge: Credit balance 8 161 32 Cash earnings 16,872 80 Fees charged to county 524 00 $ 17.568 12 Salaries paid 8 16.800 00 Credit balance 8 758 12 Sheriff—P. F. Connor: Credit balance 8 3,990 25 Cash earnings 6,736 21 Feea charged to county g t o<s6 03 8 18.792 59 Salaries paid 8 13,398 21 Credit balance .8 6,334 3a VALUATION OF ASSESSABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR TAXABLE PURPOSES FOR YEAR OF 1911 Real Estate 844,259,393 00 STATEMENT OF UNPAID TAXES SUB. AND CO& G. M. Wallace (1897) William Relnhardt (1899) 11 P. H. Qulnn George Klnback John Walsh H. V. Lawler 11 John Walsh James McDade 11. V. Lawler II B. D. Cooper William J. Seymour John Walsh H. V. Lawler IS D. Q. Smith E. H. Flak George Harper B. D. Cooper George G. Moore John O'Connor H. V. Lawler IS Thomas J. McDonnell P. D. Phillips E. H. Flsk Theodore Welland George Harper A. L. Wilson A. A. Cbamberlln .. Patrick J Daley Emmett Kelly John O'Connor James McDade Beverly Sherwood William E. Finch H. V. Lawler P. L. Neary John J. Fahey Allowed for abatements about IS Thomas J. McDonnell P. D. Phillips George Van Fleet Patrick Casey Louis Kessler R J. Tanfleld E. H. Flsk Theodore Wetland George Harper Albert Wilson Joseph White W. A. Buck 8. S Van Sickle James T. Roberta P J. Mulkerln Earl Seamons A. A. Cbamberlln Samuel Berger P. J. Daley Joseph Jennings Joseph Medway C. V. Decker M. G. Stone Robert Johnson John O'Connor Horace Holcomb No tax collector George H. Goodrich George P Meyera William Price Joho B. Reese John W. O'Haro Beverly Sherwood Albert Joboson C. E. Finch H. V. Lawler P. L. Neary John A. Scbadt I°otal S 3(8,115 66 RECAPITULATION. 1897 duplicate I 7*4 It 1899 duplicate 7*4 71 1906 duplicate 7.417 84 1906 duplicate 8,171 09 1907 duplicate 8.110 07 1908 duplicate 5.997 48 1909 duplicate 7.981 17 1910 duplicate 80.926 li 1911 duplicate 146.610 76 Total | 358.815 56 Total outstanding duplicate 112 358,816 56 Less amount for exonerations, abatements and commie alooe. estimated 60,976 62 Probable amount to be realised $ 297,819 91 BALANCE OF SCHOOL. ROAD. POOR AND SEATED AND UNSEATED FUNDS DUE BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS IN HANDS OF COUNTY TREASURER. JANUARY I, 1912: Seated and Unseated School. Road Poor. Landa. Arcbbald borough $ 64 94 813 09 $ S3 01 Benton township 80 18 $ 12 13 8 01 1 14 Blakely borough Klli I 11 116 16 166 94 Covington township 6 87 9 95 88 Clifton township 3 69 2 87 6 12 93 Carbondale township 150 3* 187 77 121 62 129 29 Daltoo borough 11 00 2 10 16 20 Dunmore borough *)9 77 621 75 Dickson City borough 57 10 13 80 11 58 Elmburst borough 21 72 96 Fell township 67 22 10 21 18 70 81 Glenburn borough 75 Gouldsboro borough 1 37 2 46 24 Greenfield township 6« 21 Jefferson township M 9f 20 71 1 90 5 84 Jermyn borough 78 05 6 18 2 80 S6 88 I.ackawanna borough 9 68 2 24 78 24 12 18 I.a Plume borough 7 07 8 J6 Lehigh township 9 40 601 Madison township 1 79 39 Mayfleld borough 22 6? 6N 21 80 26 71 Mooslc borough 59 69 1 it 21 90 28 82 Newton townahlp 6 90 Old Forge borough 460 80 4 47 70 08 249 10 Olypbant borough «A ft* i u> 50 01 Random townahlp 1 16 1 70 85 Roaring Brook township 178 2« IJ6 52 48 67 118 06 Scott township SO 92 u 26 7 77 Spring Brook township 19 12 36 91 2 44 8 19 South Ablngton township. 102 75 48 29 14 48 22 79 Taylor borough 9 90 1 50 5 93 Throop borough 884 61 220 89 801 09 Vandllng borough I* 09 4 76 48 i SJt Waverly borough 4 68 45 Weat Ablngton townahlp 8 51 5 38 Wtnton borough 8 79 11 I 8,524 00 IM7 88 S7M 31 12.470 22 Real estate exempt from taxatloa 1.143,678 00 Real estata subject to taxatioa... .841,115,715 00 1 Horaea, uiutea, etc 175,010 00 , Occupations, etc 1,847,180 00 Neat cattle over tour years 01d... 28,880 00 Aggregate value of taxable prop erty $46.166,886 00 GROSS REVENUE FROM TAXABLE PROPERTY. County fund at 5 mills $ 225,834 42 Sinking fund at 1 mill 46.10G 88 Bridge fund at % mill 11,291 72 Road Sinking fund at % mill 28,229 30 Total revenue at 6% mills $ 310,522 32 Total amount of taxea collected in 1911 on 1911 and prior dupli cates 8 358.859 76 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF LACKA WANNA COUNTY. ASSETS. Cash in handa of P. F. Duffy, County Treaaurer 8 267,757 76 Court House building 850,000 00 Due from tax collectora (esti mated) 297,839 93 Furniture and flxturea, courthouse 38,000 00 Courthouse grounds 225,000 00 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.. 53,590 00 Count prison buildings 126.000 00 Metallic file cases 35,840 56 Due from state 7,489 38 Due from city of Carbondale 90 00 $1,400,607 63 LIABILITIES. County bonds Issued April 1, 1902, at 4% 8 225,000 00 Count bonda Issued May 1, 1903, at 4% 150,000 00 County bonds issued December 1, 1906, at 4% 136,000 00 County bonds iasued December 15, 1908, at 4% 180,000 00 Roitd bonds isbued April 1, 1911, at 4% SCO,GOO 00 Temporary loan Issued September 30, 1911, at 6% 25,000 00! Temporary lonn Issued November 11, 19U, at 80.000 00 i DUE BOROUGHS. TOWNSHIPS. ETC. «»choo' tax $ »,oj:4 00 Road tax 537 88 j Poor tax 793 51 | Seated and unseated land tax 2,470 22 Redemption fund 101 95 i;o» fund 3,033 64 Bridge iund 6,646 1)6 $1.042,107 26 Assets In excess of liabilities $ 158,500 37 IJECT TO EXONERATIONS, ABATEMENTS MMISSIONS. • •4th Ward, Scranton $ 784 16 .•14 Ward, Scrantou 784 73 1905. • •Mayfleld borough $ 663 30 • •City of Scranton 6,774 74 1906. • •Mooslc borough $ 524 97 •-Winton borough 1.647 1907. • •Mooslc borough $ 3,211 52 ..Roaring Brook township 249 19 .■Winton borough 2,749 36 L9«B. .-Eimhurst borough $ 221 79 ..Jermyn borough 490 12 ■ •Mooslc borough 2.365 10 • Winton borough 2,920 47 1909. ■ Benton township $ 397 67 . .Dalton borough 736 19 ..Dunmore borough 3,392 66 ..Elmburst borough . 288 94 ..Jefferson township 93 74 .•Olypbant borough 42 69 • Winton borough 3,030 58 1910. Arcbbald borough $ 2.784 91 • Blakely borough 3,537 12 • Dalton borough 905 78 .Dickson City borough 762 30 ..Dunmore borough 8,755 07 >.Elmburst borough 91 10 ..Lehigh township 61 06 • Mayfleld borough 1.001 97 . Moscow borough 283 10 ■ Olyphant borough 4,633 50 ■ Roaring Brook townahlp 369 64 .Vandllng borough 953 46 • West Abington township 68 28 • Winton borough 3.462 52 ..City of Carbondale 11,793 60 .City of Scranton $76,482 74 35,000 00 8 41,482 74 1911. • Archbald borough $ 8.603 60 • Blakely borough 6,712 26 ..Benton township 612 79 ■ Carbondale township 1,360 85 .Clifton township 40 82 • Covington township 378 60 ■ Dalton borough 1.287 35 .Dickson City borough 7,167 04 .Dunmore borough 20,207 38 .Elmburst borough 627 53 ..Fell township 4,110 11 .Glenburn borough 215 25 Jefferson townahlp 397 76 .Jermyn borough 964 58 Lackawanna township 1,748 81 .La Plume borough— 77 97 • Lehigh township 10181 .Madison township 231 00 Mayfleld borough 1,504 67 . Mooslc borougb 2,047 09 ■ Moscow borough 127 60 .Newton township .. 400 16 ■ North Ablngton towoahip 109 67 .Old Forge borougb 5.671 06 ■ Olypbant borougb 4.680 46 ■ Ransom towncblp 718 92 .Roaring Brook townahlp 141 12 .Scott township 506 66 .South Ablngton townsuip 1,084 84 Spring Brook township 180 63 ■ Taylor borough 8,142 24 .Throop borough 4.636 99 .Vandllng borough 710 70 ■ Waverly borough 218 17 ..Weat Ablngton towosblp 44 18 .Winton borough 6,03] 62 Carbondale City 12,380 74 ■ City of Scranton 143 190 36
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