CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
DEPORT OF THE CONTROLLER OF
' LACKAWANNA COUNTY
For the Year Ending Noon,
January 3, 1916.
To the Honorsble the Julgea of the Court
of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County:
Charles P. Savage, being duly qualified ac
cording to law, submits herewith a statement
of the receipts and expendlturea of Lacka
wanna county from noon, January 4, 1916,
to noon. January 3. 1916, as required by
section sis (6) of act creating office of County
Controller, approved TBe 27th day of Jutle,
1896, P. L page 403.
RBOBIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF
LACKAWANNA COUNTY FROM NOON,
JANUARY 4, 1916, TO NOON, JANU
ARY 3, 1916.
<'aah ia hands of J. R. Schla
ger, County Treasurer, noon,
January 4, 1915 $ 287,216 43
RECEIPTS.
County fund $ 599,466 56
Bridge fund 442 46
Dog fund 1,306 59
Sinking fund 62,937 02
Stat* Fund 19.896 35
School fund 3,214 99
Road fund 296 26
Poor fund 814 27
Beated and unseated lands 1,737 26
Redemption funds
Weet county road fund 9,316 47
Boad sinking fund
Jesaup road fund 1,186 99
Jsssnp road alnklng fund
Total $ 700,612 22
$ 987,828 66
SOURCE OF REVENUE.
Collections on tax duplicate.
year 1908 $ 60 00
Collections on tax duplicate.
Year 1910 1,900 00
Collections on tax duplicate,
year 1911 125
Collections on tax duplicate.
year 1912 267 00
Collections on tax duplicate,
year 1913 15,388 61
Collections on tax duplicate,
year 1914 145,481 58
Collections on tax duplicate,
year 1915 211,424 07
374,512 61
Temporary loans 170,000 00
fieated and unseated lands 9.064 02
Lands redeemed 244 00
Weight* for city sealer 26 00
Outs on county road 419 24
Insurance on county automobile 1.600 00
Cost for printing book in con
nection with intereat case 17 50
Peedlng prisoners 622 25
Interest on funds 26,494 47
B*remlum to county agricultural
•oclety 992 30
Return of witness fee 9 24
Fines I® 00
Detective license 25 00
Reps ire to county road *»... 4,401 21
Cost of primaries from state 419 00
Jury fee 212 00
Dog licenses 7 00
Postage and atatlonery used In
collecting mercantile licenses.. 120 00
Dickson City for special elec
tion 116 96
County's shsre of mercantile li
censes 1.806 00
Money returned 62 06
County's proportion of liquor li
censes. city 30,473 82
County's proportion of liquor li
censes, borough 14,760 00
County's proportion of liquor li
censes. township 1.186 00 j
Cash fees received from county
officers 62.804 74 ;
Total 1 700,612 22 '
Oaah on hand noon. January
3. 1916, In following funds:
County fund $ 10,246 23 i
Bridge fund 13.126 69
Dog fund 1.621 77
Sinking fund 199.960 47
Btate fund 896 04
School fund 2.069 30
Road fund 268 33
Poor fund 1.036 07 :
Seated and unseated land tax
fund 3.304 72
Redemption fund 101 96 (
West county road fund 4.311 69
Road sinking fund
Jesaup road fund 12.606 10
Jessup road alnklng fund
Total $ 260.626 36
RECAPITULATION.
Cash on hand, noon, January 4.
1916 $ 287,216 43
Monthly receipts from noon.
January 4, 1915, to noon.
January 3. 1916.
January (from noon. January 4.
1916) 2 32.530 98
February 70.824 35
March 28.413 56
April 73.818 18
May 26.268 64
June 21.367 12
July 56.086 00
August 40,462 76
September 58.463 61
October \ 62,998 72
November . 66,034 90
December and up to noon.
Jsnuary C. 1916 172.374 40
$ 700.612 22
Total $ 987.828 65
EXPENDITURES.
By warrants from noon. January
4. 1916. to noon. January 3.
1916 737.302 29
Cash in hands J. R. Schlager.
County Treasurer, noon. Janu
ary 3, 1916 250.526 .16
$ 987.828 65
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL.
Assessments-
State tax $ 94 00
County tax 11,776 22
Printing, books, etc 912 84
1 12,783 06
Audita and statistics-
Births and deaths $ 1.982 50
Military enrollment 1,136 48
Controller's audit 1.040 00
$ 4,158 98
Bridges— I
Advertising $ 90 74
Surveys, plana, repaira, etc 1.927 84
Inspection 465 00
$ 2,473 58
Charities and Correctiona—
Insane hospitals $ 873 24
Pennsylvania Industrial Reform
atory at Huntingdon 4.982 95
Houses of refuge 12.524 23
Private bospitala 107 00
Prisoners removed 4,268 32
Patients to aayluma 60 36
Mental examinations of prlaon
era 220 00
Eastern District Penitentiary.... 4,616 30
*$ 27,642 39
County Prison-
Bedding 278 18
Clothing 681 6Q
Dry goods 69 02
Drugs 573 89
Dtslnfsctsnts 269 78
Expresaage and freight 2 71
Fuel 1,718 00
Furniture and flxturea 228 50
Feeding prlaoners 6,759 28
Hauling 9 00
Hardware 17 40
Ics 67 86
Incidentals 1,661 22
lanrnaos 190 00
Light 1,070 20
Printing snd ststtonery 48 94
Cooveylng prisoners 297 92
Repairs 8.796 6 1
Sslsrtss 11,826 00
Shoes 1,18180
Biropllss 864 87
TsisiAMS 142 28
Water rent 1,718 40
Prison grounds, etc. 210 98
8 88.678 44
Court Expenses 1
Court officers, tipstaves, etc..... 17,067 48
Advsrtfslng 4,118 n
Constables" returns 1,888 78 :
Rxpert testimony 687 00
Grand Jurors mm.... 1.441 tt
Petit Jsrora 11.491 28
Trsysrss Jurors 8.281 79 !
Referee fees 8.728 18 I
Supreme court costs, ate. 148 It
Btsnosraphsts' fees 18.727 02
Intsrsrstors 1181 a
County viewers' pay, sto. 8,748 88 I
CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
Specisl attorney fees 1,764 40
$ 78,989 78
Commonwealth Costa—
Justicea' fees (court cases) $ 6,680 11
Constables' fees (court cases) 2,666 60
Witnesses' fees (court cases) 8,915 21
Justices' fees (discharge caaea).. 18,989 33
Conatabies' fees (discharge
casea) 12,784 61
$ 48,916 92
Dockets, Printing, Advertising, etc.—
Dockets 1,567 86
Printing 2.982 08
Stationery and supplies 2,068 34
Advertising «... 242 42
$ 6,840 70
Election Expenses-
Blank forms $ 1,221 89
New booths, etc 1,464 86
Constables attending elections... 273 00
Delivery ballots and auppliea.... 642 23
Election boards 6,191 00
Election contests 60 00
Erection and storage of bootba.. 190 85
Ground rent, polling booths 177 60
Printing ballots 1,224 60
Printing registry books 178 00
Rent of polllug places 4,854 50
Registry of voters snd delivering
books 23,833 38
Computing election returns 520 00
Sheriff s proclamation 1,843 63
Suppliea for election boards 274 16
New bnllot boxes, repairs, etc... 27 50
Spring primaries 10,480 86
Special Dickson City election.... 116 96
$ 62,674 82
House of Detention-
Salaries $ 2,916 00
Rent 852 50
Fuel 351 89
Light 188 62
Bedding 64 00
Clothing and shoes 229 98
Drugs and medicine 21 91
Repairs and Improvements 239 63
Water rent 11l 64
Groceries, provisions and dry
goods 1,191 06
Furniture and fixtures 184 89
Stationery and 65 12
Incidentals 451 96
$ 6,859 09
Miscellaneous—
Lackawanna County Fair, Grange
and Poultry aaaoclatlon $ 1,000 00
Lackawanna County Agricul
tural society 100 00
Lackawanna County Farm
bureau 1,400 00
Lackawanna County Supervisors'
association 10 00
Burial of Indigent soldlera 2.500 00
County and city instltutea 736 00
Fire wardens 82 07
Interest on bonds (coupons) 49,445 00
' Sinking fund refund 374 67
Intenest on temporary loana 5,386 00
Repayment of temporary loans.. 100,000 00
Expressage and freight 16 95
Incidentals, postage, etc 2.627 68
Bounty fees 1.221.000
Comfort station 9.466 93
Damages for accidents 75 00
Office rents 1,167 00
i Railroad fares, etc 222 90
1 Rent of safe deposit drawer 21 60
1 Extradition of prisoners 532 3g
1 State tax on loans 8.492 20
School directors' association 192 88
1 Oommlseion paid tax collectors.. 607 56
1 Automobile expense 1.101 40
1 County superintendent's atenog
rapher'a salary 140 00
9 180,894 94
i Public Buildings-
New furniture and repalra 196 14
1 Heating 2.458 06
' Light (gas) 247 28
Light (electric) 1,421 54
! Telephone rents 2.137 49
Water rents 304 75
1 Improvements and repairs 2.166 47
Insurance 1.174 60
1 Repairs on elevator 141 87
Janitors. elevator attendants.
\ etc 4.654 76
Watchman and policeman 1.680 00
! Tower clock, etc 165 00
Metallic casea. etc 757 46
Supplies 683 18
1 Hauling rubbish, etc 234 51
! Incidentals 587 44
Charwomen 2.988 35
New typewriters, repairs, etc.... 370 80
New tools and Implements 18 52
9 2*1388 13
Courthouse Grounds-
Mowing. sprinkling, etc 3,461 63
' Grading sidewalks, etc 2.039 92
' Shade trees 313 |0
1 Repairing lawn mowera 1 112
Incidental* 3,664 20
9 9,460 60
Roads—
-1 Damages $ 709 00
Special roads 7 50
Surveys, maps, etc 100 00
: County.road deposit fund 306 62
Repaira on county roads 36,042 64
9 37,165 76
Disbursement of Funds—
' School fund 9 4,549 93
Road fund 377 04
Poor fund 1.034 80
West county road fund 30,181 66
Jessup road fund 14.602 82
Dog fund 201 00
1 State tax fund 15 60
Refunded taxes 819 71
Bridge fund 2,307 17
Seated and unseated land tax
fund 2,732 52
9 56.822 24
West County Road—
(ltemlxed etatement, including
all expenses from the begin
ning of construction and up
to noon. January 3. 1916.)
Paid John Harrigan, contractor. .9 66.063 54
Paid McDonald Construction
company 76.906 61
Paid Gaynor Contracting com
pany 120,692 33
Paid R. C. Ruthven, contractor.. 69,376 87
Paid H. B. Sproul Contracting
company 94.481 56
Paid A. B. Dunning, engineer,
for surveys, plans, maps, spec
ifications, etc 11.030 51
Paid H. C. Hall, engineer 6,200 00
Watchman. Inspection and clerk
In engineer's office 17,198 96
Freight 10,162 54
Stone, sand, asphalt, gravel, ce
ment. etc 20.372 40
Analysis 2.096 18
Incidentals 4,936 30
Unloading material 276 50
Attorney fees 6.326 66
Advertising, printing,, etc 2,476 89
Barn rent 428 60
Expenses in connection with
bond issue 247 50
Repsira on county road 2.764 08
County rosd bridge 600 00
F. O. Stone, surveying 160 00
John Booth (laying macadam on
No. 3) 347 26
Total J 612.023 97
COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Commissioners-
Salaries of county commiaaion
ers (2) $ 12.000 00
Salaries of clerks 20.640 00
Salsry of solicitor, etc 2,000 00
. „ 4 „ $ 24.640 00
County Controller-
Salary of controller $ 4.000 00
Salary of deputy 1,800 00
Salaries of clerka 8,100 00
Salary of legal clerk 1,000 00
District Attorney— ' 11,900 00
Salary of district attorney $ 6,000 00
Salarlea of aaalatanta 8,600 00
® * I 11.600 00
Recorder of Deeds—
Salary of recorder $ 4.000 00
Salaries of deputy snd clerks.... 11,178 00
$ 16.176 00
„ Clerk of ths Courts—
Sa sry of clerk 4,800 00
Salaries of deputy and clerks.... 8.700 00
Advertising 1,289 44 '
A * 10,989 44
Prothonotsry—
Salary of nrothonotory „...! 8.000 00
Salaries of deputy snd clerks... 10,490 00 1
„ • 16,420 00 :
Register of Wills—
Salary of register 8 4.000 00
Salaries of deputy snd clerks.... 9.480 00
swiff- » 1
S«l.rr of sheriff | «,000 W >
Salarlea of dopatle. attorn.7 T.au 0* (
_ 1 11.M4 00
County naimu .
B.lmt •< eotiitr trannr t %M «
CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
Salaries of deputy and clerka— 4.121 00
7 ~ 9.126 00
Coroner— 1
Salary of coroner $ 2,000 00
Expenses of coroner 66 48
Jurors* fees 60 00
Moving dead bodies, etc 416 00
$ 4B
Jury Commissioners-
Salaries of Jury commissioners
(2) $ 1.200 00
Clerk 280 00
$ 1.480 00
County Detective#—
Salaries • $ R. 300 00
Expenses 2,632 76
7 8,932 75
Sealer of Weights and Measures—
Salary $ 1.200 00
Expenses, etc 19
$ 1,638 19
Total expenditures $ 737.302 29
RECAPITULATION.
County prison $ 36.575 44
Trust funds 66,002 o3
County officers' salaries, etc 147.884 00
Burial of Indigent soldiers 2.500 00
Interest on bonds 49.446 00
General county expense 444.915 32
$ 737.302 29
CLASSIFICATION OF FUNDS.
County Fund-
Cash on hand. noon. January
4. 1915 1 2 -' 5B 86
Received from noon. January 4.
1915. to noon. January 3. 1916
Transferred 29.600 00
"$ 641.725 42
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon. January^
3. 1916 t I?
Cash In hands of treasurer 10,245 23
$ 641.725 42
School Fund-
Cash on hand. noon. , _ , J
4.1915. -I <-»424
Received from noon. January 4.
1915. to noon. January 3. 1916.. 3.214 99
$ 7.609 23
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon. January 3.
1916 4.541 93
Cash In hands of treasurer 3.069 30
$ 7)609 23%
Road Fund—
Ca«b on hand, noon, January 4.
1915 $ 360 11
Received from noon. January 4.
1915. to noon. January 3, 1916. .$ 296 26
$ 645 37
Disbursements from noon, Janu
ary 4. 1915, to January 3. 1918.$ 377 04
Cash in bands of treasurer 268 33
$ 645 37
Poor Fund-
Cash on hand. noon. January 4.
191S $ 1.265 60
Received from noon, January 4.
1915. to noon. January 3, 1918. 814 27
$ 2.069 87
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary. 4. 1915. to noon. January
3. 1916 1.084 80
Cash in hands of treasurer 1.035 07
$ 2.069 87
Redemption Fund—
Ca«h on hand. noon. January 4.
1915 $ 101 95
Received from noon, January 4.
1916, to noon, January 3, 1918..
$ 101 96
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon, January
3. 1916 •
Cash In hands of treasurer 101 9o
$ 101 95
Dog Fund-
Cash on hand. noon. January
4. 1915 1 2.517 18
Received from noon. January 4.
1915, to noon. January 3. 1916. 1.306 59
$ 4.822 77
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon. January 3.
1916 201 00
Transferred 2.000 00
Cash In bands of treasurer 1.821 77
$ 4.822 77
State Tax Fund-
Cash on hand, noon. January 4.
1915 2 &.01 5 29
Received from noon. January 4.
1915. to noon. January 3. 1916.. 19.896 -.5
3 24.911 64
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4 1915. to noon. January
3, 1916 t ~I*™
Transferred • 22? I!?
Cash In hands of treasurer *96 "4
"$ 24,911 64
Bridge Fund-
Cash on hand noon. January 4.
1915 2 14.991 40
Received from noon. January 4.
1915. to noon, January 3. 1918.. *42 46
$ 15.433 86
Disbursements from noon. Janu
nrv 4. 1915. to noon. January 3.
1916 2 * 307 17
Cash In hands of treasurer 13.126 w
$ 15.433 86
Seated and Unseated Land Tax Fund-
Cash on hand. noon. January 4.
1915 4.299 98
Rece'ved from noon. January 4.
1915, to noon. January 3. 1916.. 1.737 26
$ 6.037 24
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon. January
, 3 1916 2 2.732 5?
Cash In handa of treasurer 3.204 72
T 6.037 24
Sinking Fund—
cr 9 fn°^ han ":.. nMn .° u,rT . » »
Received from noon. January 4.
1915 to noon. January 3. 1916.. 62 *37 J2
i Transferred 46.W4 bi
$ 249.770 04
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1915. to noon. January
I 3 1916 2 49.819 67
Cash In hands of treasurer 199.960 47
$ 249,770 04
West County Road Fund-
Cash on hand, noofi. January 4
1915 2 21.426 87
Received from noon. January 4.
1915, to noon, January 3. 1916.. 9.316 47
$ 40.743 34
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1916. to noon. January 2.
» '2ISS
Transferred 6.250 00
Cash in hands of treasurer 4.311 69
$ 40.743 34
County Road Sinking Fund-
Cash on hand, noon, January 4,
1915 2 46,262 59
Received from noon. January 4,
1916. to noon, January 2, 1916
2 46.262 59
Disbursements from noon. Janu
ary 4. 1916. to noon. January
2. 1918
Transferred $ 45.262 59
Cash In banda of treasurer
"$ 45.262 59
Jesaup Road Fund—
Cash on hand, noon, January 4.
1916 9 22.271 98
Received from noon, January 4.
1915. to noon, January 2, 1918.. I.IM 99
I 23,457 92
Disbursements from noon, Janu
ary 4. 1916. to soon, January
1. 1918 8 14.908 82
Transferred 8.2W 08
Caah In handa of treasurer 12,608 10
$ 33,417 92
Jesaup Road 81nking Fund-
Cash on hand, noon, Jsnuary 4,
1911 | 82112
Received from noon. Jsnnary 4,
1918. to noon. Jsnnary 8. 1918
I 822 22
Disbursements from noon, Jsnn
ary 4. 1918. to noon, Jsnuary
8. 1918
Transferred 8 822 12
Ossh In hands of treasurer ~
8 882 21
■ARNTNOa AND DTSBURSVMVNTt OF
COTTNTT OfTICBRS, TOOK NOON,
CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
JANUARY 4. 1«15. TO NOON. JANU
ARY >. Hl«.
Clerk of the Court. (Oomer C. D.rta)—
CTedtt balance « J.JM S9
Cub earnings '.JJf
Fees charged to county 8,632 70
$ 20,411 89
Salaries paid $ 9.TW 00
Advertising *-*B9 44
$ 10.989 44
Credit balance $ 9,422 26
Prothonotary (John B. Grlffltha)—
Credit balance I lB lB
Cash earnings 21.213
Fees charged to county 13,048 46
$ 44,467 59
Salaries paid 9 16,430 00
$ 16,430 00
Credit balance $ 28,037 59
Register of Wills (Thomas Beynon)—
Credit balance $ 243 28
Cairti earnings 14 , ,882 85
$ *15.226 13
Salarlea paid $ 13,450 00
$ 13.150 00
Credit balance $ 1.776 13
Recorder of Deeds (Peter W. Haas)—
Cash earnings $ 15,687 72
Fees charged *o county 496 80
$ 16.084 52
Deficit $ 684 90
Salaries paid 16,176 00
$ 16.559 90
Deficit $ 775 38
Sheriff (B. S. Phillips)—
Credit balance $ , 2.258 59
Cash earnings 3.644 81
Fees charged to county 16,839 25
$22.742 65
Salaries paid $ 13.864 00
$ 13.864 00
Credit balance $ 8,878 66
VALUATION OF ASSESSABLE PROPERTY
WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR TAXABLE
PURPOSES FOR YEAR 1915.
Real estate $171,496,794 00
Real estate exempt from tax
k atlon 4,953,050 00
Real estate subject to taxa
tion $166.542,744 00
Horaes, mules, etc 918.045 00
, Occupations, etc 9.596,695 00
1 Neat cattle over four years
old 20,030 00
Aggregate value of taxable
property $177,077,514 00
GROSS REVENUE FROM TAXABLE
PROPERTY
County fund, at 2 12-100 mills...s 376.404 33
Sinking fund, at 63-100 mills. .. 111,558 83
1 - Total revenue, at 2 76-100 mllls.s 486,963 16
AMOUNTS DUE COUNTY FROM TAX COLLECTORS.
Cities. Boroughs
Year and Townships Collector. Amount
1897—Scranton. Pa.. Fourth ward George M Wallace t 784 16
l 1907—Wlnton H. V. Lawler 233 70
1908—Jermyn William Seymour 90 12
1908—Wlnton H. V. Lawler 3.469 63
1909—Wlnton .• H. V. Lawler 3.663 62
1910—Wlnton H. V. trawler 5.060 64
1910— Scranton J J. Fabey 1.480 89
i 1911—Wlnton ft. V. Lawler 5.033 62
1912—Wlnton B. J. McQurl 1.337 29
1913—Blakely P. D. Phillips 112 3.637 47
Less exonerations.
> abatements, etc. (esti
mated) 2.692 70
844 77
1913—Dunmore George Harper t 8.420 66
• % Less exonerations,
abatements, etc. (eatl
' mated) 8.163 06
257 50
1913—Elmhurst Charles S. Teal...* 152 81
1 . 1913—Wlnton B. J. McGurl 2,377 96
. 1913—Scranton Thomas E. Price 9 78,706 56
' Less exonerations.
abatements, etc. (eatl
mated) 58.000 00
10,708 66
. 1914—Blakely O. D. Secor 1.966 66
1914—Clarka Summit Thomas E. Schilling 1,983 13
1914—Dalton .Albert Ball 941 43
1914-Elmhurst Charles 8. Teal 798 59
1914—'Taylor Thomas H. Jones 581 22
1914—West Abington C. E_ Finch 102 96
1914—Scranton John W. Howell $114,699 64
Less exonerations,
abatements, etc. (esti
mated) 68.000 00
74.699 64
1915—Archbald Thomaa J. McDonnell 8.693 05
1915 Benton George W. Davidson 644 92
1916 Blakely O. D. Secor 3.116 34
1915—Carbondale Township Patrick Casey 711 gj< ,
1915—Clarks Green Borough Charles Wilson 208 94 I
1916—Clarks Summit Thomas E. Schilling 9.201 46
1916—Clifton Township Louis Kessier 152 90 I
1915—Covlngtown Township H. O. Simpson 396 38
1916—Dalton Borough Albert Ball 2.263 65
1916—Dickson City George F. Adams 5.002 34
i 1915—Dunmore Borough Michael Dempaey 17.432 99
1915 Elmhurst Borough Charles S. Teal 4U 26
1915—Fell Township Nicholas Glenn 4,222 66
1916—Glenburn Borough William A. Buck 246 19
1915—Greenfield Township Wallace J. Bell 163 18
1915—Jefferson Township George F. Evans 592 03
1915—Jermyn Borough W. J. Toman 974 u
1916—Lackawanna Township Wm F. Buckley 1,808 80
1915—Laplume Borough Earl Seamans 160 68
1915 Lehigh Township t Walter C. Serelko 11l 07
1916 Madison Township Samuel Berger 366 76
1915—Mayfleld Borough James F. Lally 1.579 13
1916—Mooslc Borough Joseph P. Jennings 3,642 37
1915—Moscow Borough ! J. L. Medway 273 15
1916 Newton Township C. V. Decker 473 13
1916—North Abington Township A. R. Stone 190 95 1
1915—01 d Forge John M Holland 4.886 22
1915—Olyphant Borough John O. Connor 3.706 69
1916 Ransom Township Horace Holcombe 346 00
1915 Roaring Brook Towoabip J. W. Scbuler 612 18 ,
1915—Scott Township George White 866 94
1916—8outh Abington Towpahlp A. F Smith 946 87
1915 Spring Brook Township Thomas R. Mathews 149 19
1916—Taylor BoroOgh Thomas H. Jones 4,633 03
1915—'Throop Borough John J. O'Horo 4,621 88
1915—Vandling Borough Beverly Sherwood 391 Bf>
1916—Waverly Borough Albert Johnson 303 73
1916—West Abington Township C. E. Finch 90 08
1916—Winton Borough J M. Hltnay 3 666 96
1915—Carbondale Loula D. Davis 17.86191
1915—8cranton Wm. G. O'Malley . 239.167 37
Total 9464,606 99
RECAPITULATION.
1897 784 16
1907 233 70
1908 3,549 66
1909 3.663 62
1910 6,641 43
1911 6,033 52
1919 1,337 29
1913 14,339 62
1914 81,073 53
1915 338,060 67
Total outstanding duplicates $464,606 99
Less amount for exonerations,
abatements and commissions (esti
mated) 90,921 40
Probable amount to be realised $363.686 69
BALANCE OF BCHOOL, ROAD. POOR AND BEATED AND UNSEATED FUNDB,
DUE BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS IN HANDS OF COUNTY TREASURER, ,
NOON. JANUARY 3. 1916. '
Seated and '
School Road Po#r „ Unseated
Archbald 9 27927 | 68 *4 | 423 60
Blakely 189 81 IS 76 100 64
Benton Township 10 28 7 65 69
Clarka Summit 82 30 10 00 1111 14 22"
Covington Township 668 688 90 11 -
Clifton Township 13 !
Carbondale Township 8268 8 17 166 7 74
Dalton 29 61 6 99
Dickson City 1,810 42 486 42 900 28
Dunmore 338 86 72 280 91
Elmhurst 12 40 3 06
Fell Township 100 83 42 K 10 21
Greenfield Township 68 31
Glenburn Township 22 60 3 26 11 76
GouMsbore 8 27 2 40 24
Jefferson Township 6 IS 94 81 I 42
Jermyn 6 18 || 32
Lsckswsnns Township S 99 1 14 S f*
Lehigh Township 27 48 IS 99
Madison Township 2 79 39
Mayfleld 141 29 146 2208 4863
Moosio 8 80 1 88 40 96 HOT
Newton Township 90 79 • Tf 86
Old Forge 21 90 10 IS 87 <7
Olyphant . 71 09 1,111 88
Ransom Township 791* 19a 16 09 1 49
Roaring Brook Townahlp H 17
Scott Townahlp B 47 9K If 99
Bprlng Brook Township 19 19 99i 119 1140
South Ahlnfton Township 168 411 n 112?
Tjyfc* 109 Mil 164 82
Throop M 10 179 IS 97
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Wmt Abington Townahlp 198 111 112 5
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CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
Total amount of taxes collected
during year 1916. and up to
and Including January 3rd
A. M., 1916, on 1916 and prior
duplicates $ 374,512 61
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF LACKA
WANNA COUNTY.
ASSETS.
Cash In hands of J. R. Schlager,
county treasurer 260,526 36
Courthouse building 350,C00 00
Due from tax collectors, (es
timated) 363.686 59
Furniture and fixtures (court
house) 38.000 00
Courthouse grounds 400.000 09
Soldiers and sailors monument.. 63.590 00
County prison buildings 125,000 00
Metallic file cases 40,754 27
Due from State of Pennsylvania 3*396 60
$ 1,624,951 72
LIABILITIES.
County bonds issued, April 1.
1902. at 4% $ 225,000 00
County bonda Issued, May 1.
1903, at 4% 100,000 00
County bonds Issued, December
1, 1906, at 4% 135.000 00
County bonds issued. December
15. 1908. at 4% 180.000 00
Road bonda lasued, April 1. 1911
at 4% 250,000 00
Road bonds issued, August 1.
1913, at 200,000 00
Road bonds issued, August 1,
1914, at 4% 100.000 00
Temporary loan issued February
10, 1914, at 6% 7.000 00
Temporary loan Issued February
4. 1915, at 6% 10.000 00
Temporary loan Issued February
5. 1915. at 6% 6.000 00
Temporary loan issued August
2, 1915. at 6% 10,000 00
Temporary loan issued August
3, 1916, at 6% 6,000 00
Temporary loan Issued August
4, 1915. at 6% 6.000 00
Temporary loan Issued August
4, 191 £ at 6% 6,000 00
Temporary loan Issued July
1. 1916. at 6% 10,000 00
Temporary loan Issued October
13. 1915, at 6% 20.000 00
Due Boroughs. Townships, etc.—
School tax 3,069 30
Road tax 268 32
Poor tax 1.038 07
Seated and unseated tax 3.304 72
Redemption fund 101 95
Dog fund 1.621 77
Bridge fund - 13.126 69
$ 1,289,517 83
Assets In excess of liabilities....s 335,433 89
Lackawanna County, as.:
I, Charles P. Savage, being duly sworn,
aaith. that the foregoing account is a correct
statement of the receipts and expenditures of
the County of Lackawanna for the fiscal
year ending noon. January 3, 1916, as the
same Is set forth In the docketa of the County
Controller's office.
CHARLES P. SAVAGE.
Attest: County Controller.
RALPH COLLINS.
Deputy County Controller. Wenn Tie ermüdet
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