8 Report of County Controller OFFICE OF TUB COL NTT COVTROM.KR OF DAUPHIN COL NTT Harri.burg. Pa.. January 13th, 1915. To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court of Common Pit-as of Dauphin County: In accordance with the act of Assembly creating the office of County Con troller. the first annual report, embracing the Receipts and Expenditures in detail and classified, together with a full statement of the financial condition of the county for the year ending January 4th. 1915, Is herewith submitted: Ttae Follow tag \rr the IMIXI Charged Agalaat the Co«»ty Treaaareri Cash oil hind. January 5, 1914, $142,562 Oi County tax levied for the year 1914 303,16* 91 County tax outstanding for the year 1913 W,T:i9 IS County tax outstanding for the year 1911 539 67 County tax outstanding for the year 1911 _ 44 IT Personal property tax levied for the year 1914 51,950 94 State tax outstanding for year 1913 79 ,4S State tax outstanding for year 1912 - 07 State tax outstanding for year 19tl IK>g tax levied for the year 1914. . . 1.057 00 Pog tax outstanding for the year 1913, Bog tax outstanding for the year 1912 6 55 Pog tax outstanding for *Se year ISii County's portion of lionor license for the year 1914 5.315 00 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account primary election. 1913 6.21 s 12 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account primary election. 1914,... 6,34$ I" Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, account county fairs, 1.047 02 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, refund account overpayment for care of insaiu 1,578 76 Interest earned by sinking funds 5.325 09 Interest earned by county funds 1.993 56 Support of insane, paid to treasurer by County Commissioners,.... 1.737 50 J?ale of material, paid to treasurer by County Commissioners SI 10 Fines from aldermen and justices of peace, 96 50 Sundry receipts, paid to treasurer by County Commissioners 20 55 Loclrwood B. Worden. prothonotary. one-half excess fees for 1913. 4,OS> 06 Ixwkwood B. Worden. prothonotary. fines, costs, jury fees for 1913, less sundry itenu of charge against county S.SIB -« Henry F. H iller. prothonotary. fines, costs, jury fees for 1914,... 77 Oscar G. Wickersham. recorvler. one-half excess fees for 1913 3.593 12 Roy C. Danner. register, one-half excess fees for 1914 :".l II Sundry receipts, directors of poor, paid to treasurer 3,50$ 03 City of Harrlsburg. maintenance of prisoners 4.934 02 V. S. Marshall, maintenance of prisoners, ISO 75 Prison inspectors, sale of old barrels 5 SO Detective licenses. 100 no Redemption fund receipts. 597 96 Return tax 2,575 12 Refund of overpaid county tax 20 33 1587,605 63 From wklrk mn.t be deducted the follow Ins Itrmsi Commissioners' warrants $273.265 08 Directors of Poor warrants 66.745 33 Prison Inspectors' warrants. 25.214 14 Abatements, exonerations, commissions, and returns. 1911-12-13-14 county tax , 29.077 56 Abatements, exonerations, commissions and returns, 1912-13-14 state tax 4.793 73 Abatements, exonerations, commissions, 1911-12-13-14 ' dog tax ITS 27 3913 warrants paid in 1914 3.53S 01 402.510 12 Balance due county $184,795 31 Which is accounted for as follows: Cash on hand $160,326 70 1913-1914 county tax outstanding 23.591 1911-1912-1913 state tax outstanding 69 22 1914 personal tax outstanding 121 16 1911-1912-1913-1914 dog tax outstanding 354 11 19(1 Cownty Tux To amount outstanding Janu"- arv 5. 1914 HI 27 By cash 14! 0« By commissions 2 -1 IPII County T»x To amount outstanding Janu jrv 5. 1914 $."39 67 By cash. *315 .t« By exonvration-s. LOT 72 Bv commissions 16 59 191S County Tti To amount otitstand ing January 5. 1914 $15,951 50 To penalty and ex tra lists, ........ 1.757 7$ By cash. $11.026 3« By exonerations. ... 4.441 66 By returns 94 08 Bv commissions. ... SSO 33 To amount outstanding. ... $' '96 «'■ 1914 County Tux To amount levied. $301.-40 22 To extra lists.... 1.926 75 To refund to col lector. overpaid tax iO 33 By cash $257,154 S9 By abatement.... 1C.737 70 Fv returns 98 12 By exoneration#.. 323 95 Bv commissions... 10.575 20 > JSO.SS9 S6 To amount outstanding $--'.297 4t 1911 State Tax To amount outstanding S6O 04 1912 State Tax To amount outstanding $. 07 1913 State Tax To amount outstanding Janu ary 5. 1914 s7"> 93 To penalty, 3 5; $79 4? By cash $67 62 By exonerations, 1 20 By commission 3 55 To amount outstanding $7 11, 1914 Personal Property Tax To an- .unt assessed $52,950 91 By cash $48,040 80 By abatement. . 2.639 06 By commissions. ... 2.149 92 To amount outstanding. ... sl2l 16 j 19It Doc Tax To amount outstanding Janu ary 5. 1914 sl3 6" By cash $0 75 By commissions 04 To amount outstanding. sl2 S6 1913 DOB Tax To amount outstanding Janu ary 5 1914 |« SS By cash $5 4s By commissions, 2S To amount outstanding $0 79 1913 n«g Tax To am« :nt outstanding, as per audito-9rt in To cash receipts, ac count 1911 tax 10 75 To cash receipts, ac count 1912 tax 5 To cash receipts, ac count 1913 tax 204 47 To cash receipts, ac count 1914 tax 634 50 —' 845 20 By cost dog tags, $56 3« 10 By cost sending notices 66 75 By cost killing dogs... 23 25 By damages, account road dog i; 0 00 By tran»K to school tax fund 1.4(9 72 To cash on hand S2OO oft Return Tax Fund To cash from county tax $9lB 2d To cash from school tax 796 •>£ To cash from road tax 695 jj To cash from treasurer's costs. 164 99 „ $2,575 1* By transfer to county general fund '.51,083 35 By transfer to school tax fund 796 26 By transfer to road tax fund 695 51 School Tax Fund To cash balance. Jan. 5, 1914. $472 ■'© To transfer from dog tax fund 1,469 72 1 To transfer from return tax fund 796 26 . To amount on hand $2,738 IS Redemption Fund T.i cash balance. Jan. 5. 1911. s3ll ",j To cash receipts ,-,37 „ , . $909 55 By transfer to county gen eral. account disbursements. 203 67 To cash on hand |705 SS Road Tax Fond To cash balance, Jan. 5, 1914, j74 To transfer from return tax fund 595 51 To cash on hand $1,269 SO CO I'NT V COMMISSIONERS' EXPENDITURES 1 utility C*oninitM«ionrrn \ PPROPHIATION A , Salary Commissioners $- 100 00 ■ salary c'-ief clerk 1 ■ 66 no Salary clerks :;'3T9 9 Books, forms and stationerv. K036 43 Rent of telephones ] y - 37 Postage county f?e offices ' 7 01 'Contingent fund "ll 4 j Traveling expenses 5..j Purchase land tax sales, . . 6T5 2'5 .. ... $12,610 14 lounty I reasnrer's Oltiee APPROPRIATION B Salary Treasurer $2,500 no Book:*, forms and stationerv. 71 Rent of telephones f>6 So >"osts return tax sales, e; ... 165 Contingent fund 35 48 Redemptions ;03 st $3,099 9< County Controller'n Office APPROPRIATION C Salary Controller t_< ;.no oo Salary deputy. . U:to 00 Books, .orms and stationerv. .19 17 Rent of telephone Contingent fund JJ $4,019 65 t iirnner s Office APPROPRIATION D Coroner's fees and mileage... $1,836 17 Jurors' fees is 00 Physicians 290 00 Books and stationery 40 50 Rent of telephone S4 1. $2.3 7 T 59 District Attorney'* Office ( APPROPRIATION E Salary District Attorney. . . Si.ooo 00 Salary two assistant District , Attorneys ; , 40 0 00 salary stenographer 7 '0 00 I Salary county detective 600 00 Official investigations ■>:, 70 Rent of telephones ini 1" Rent of office 260 00 | Uight and power "41 73 Contingent fund p-l *g Books, forms and stationery. 165 77 SS,4 12 64 lounty Solicitor'* ottlee APPROPRIATION F Salary Solicitor $I3»0 00 Rent of office 'ojj on $1,605 00 Aldermen aad Justices APPROPRIATION G Discharged cases }3 gn» 40 Court cases. . . 4'39-' 17 Summary convictions, ...... 'l4 00 $5.325 5T Constable* and Police APPROPRIATION H Discharged cases $2 6v en Court cases 8 30S jo Constables' returns to court. l'"-.S 11 Police returns to court '43:, 00 $13,654 21 \ssessor* APPROPRIATION I Property assessment 14 970 Registry assessment, 3J62 41 Military assessment 743 73 Births and deaths, 1,385 25 njj $10,261 9T Bridge* APPROPRIATION J New bridges «H ;Jl>] N- Bridge repairs 5)792 00 Br'dge views and inspections. 141 «9 Advertising -- in j Contingent '.. 23 2 r, $24,406 31 Road* APPROPRIATION K Road views $.""0 40 Road construction ' kv o n Advertising 90 Contingent, 20 64 $1,338 94 Court ExpeaNp* APPROPRIATION L. Jury Commissioners {38.-, 00 j Clerk. Jury Commissioners... 1 •• h ni) Grand Jurors, pay and mileage 1 ST, "4 Petit jurors, pay and mileage 3,316 9 - t Bfl Court criers and tipstaves... ?\z (9 95 ■ Commonwealth witnesses, 7 096 3° Court stenographers. 2'B''6 87 , Court interpreters *307 80 1 Board of jurors 76 00 ' Counsel appointed by court,. 110 00 ' Trial lists and printing :,4 r,o Probation officers and expense 1.340 33 ; County fee auditors 262 50 « Court proclamations ;V>6 80 Telephones. Judges'chambers IS3 I Contingent »41 -- * i $28,623 64 ! C Otirt H»u*f Maintenance APPROPRIATION M •Salary janitor $1,020 on I -alary janitor's assistants.. .. 500 00 ! Salary nipht watchman ti6o 00 i Salary messenger 540 00 ; •• 900 00 i i-isrnt and power 1 .Ml 4* Elevatormen (2) 1'.3J9 90 ; Repairs MO9 17 I Insurance 2,7.*J0 79 i Cleaning and disinfecting.... " '»•'« {l3 J Law librarian »00 00 [Telephone, law library 96 o."s I 'Contingent 708 9-1 HARRISBTRO STAR-INDEPENDENT. MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 1, 1915 Law library , 1,750 00 $14,193 27 K lection* APPROPRIATION N City registrars, $3,040 00 Primary elections. 4.655 61 General election officers, ... 4.317 99 Supplies. 638 32 Room rent and storing booths 1,610 00 New booths, etc.. 313 10 Computing returns. S2O 00 Sheriff's proclamation 301 2~. Contingent 194 95 $17,291 22 latereat anal Sinking Fund* APPROPRIATION O ' Interest on 1901 bonds at 3%. $5.165 00 Interest on 1902 bonds at ' Interest on 1903 bonds at I (Sinking fund. 1901 bonds, ... $.143 16 I Sinking fund. 1902 bonds. ... 1,309 $6 Sinking fund. 1903 bonds. ... 7.51S 71 I State tax. bonded debt 1.290 00 $32,615 76 I'ennl Institutions APPROPRIATION P Eastern penitentiary $7,549 27 ! Industrial reformatory. Huntingdon 3.571 36 •Glen Mills school 4.135 7S $15,556 II ( *rf of lanniif APPROPRIATION Q State hospital. Harrlsburg... $23,131 II ' State hospital, Wernersville. 469 2:' State hospital, Falrview, ... 547 50 Commissions on I.U'ku\ 1."65 00, State hospital. N'orrlstown... 36 50 | $25,25 1 10 Elective County Fee Oltlee* APPROPRIATION li Sheriff $5,551 13 Telephone rentals. Sheriff. Prothonotary and He. order '.63 50 SS.ll I 93 Mi seel In neon* \ PPIIOPRIATION S Salary inspector of weights .rnd measures SI,OOO 00 i Expense inspector of weights " and measures 3OS 06 Soldiers' burials 1.300 00 i j Soldiers' tombstones. I.OSO 00 Memorial day. 234 29, 1 Detention officers 500 00 I Matron 109 00 ! , Ice. all offices 206 00 ! ' Books, forms, etc.. Sheriff.. . . 10 00 • Books, forms, etc.. Prot'.umo | tary us in ! Books, forms, etc.. Recorder. 43S 30 I I Books, forms, etc.. Register. 76 32 Books, forms, etc.. County Superintendent UT IS : County institute 200 On ' I City institute 200 00 ' School Dire, tors' association, 155 T3 1 : Furnishing otfi.es. 1.596 85 . Dog tax expense 266 38 I County Fair association 1.105 02 j Redemption 12 h ads. I issue 1901, SIS.Om , redemp ' tion SI,OOO bonds, issue I 1903, $3,930: general con tingent sundries. sl,l 15.68. 23.375 6S I Prison alterations. .. 7.31S 77; $43,745 9S I (Munninr j County Commissioners' office. $12,610 4 1 i County Treasurer's office 3.099 9 1 ' • County Controller's office.... 1019 65 Coroner's office 2.377 59 . District Attorney's office.... S.in 61 1 County Solicitor's office. ... 1.605 00' Aldermen and justices 5.325 57 i I Constables and police 13.654 21 Assessors 10.261 97 Bridges 21.406 31 Roads 1,538 94 , Court expense 25.623 6 1 j Court house maintenance... 14,193 27 I f Elections 17.291 22 ■ | Interest and sinking funds. 32.615 7« I Penal institutions 15.556 41 1 Care of insane 25.254 40 Elective county fee offices... '..11 i 93 Miscellaneous 4^.715 9« Total Commissioners' war rants drawn $273,537 s; Dedu t for warrants not presented to Treasurer 269 79 Warrants cashed bv Tr-as ur.-r $273,26$ OS I'risou Inspectors' Expenilitures ■ ood $7.3'6 .31 . I.ight and heat 3 T"0 "6 j 124 85 . Brushes and brooms. !!!!!!] "q*T o•> i Disinfectants 17.-, j i Clothing, shoes an.i findings, 'l9 I; Beds and bedding, 29$ j■> | Medicine jg-j Tinware and repairs I'M 13 i Telephone rentals s I no | Hardware, paint and oils.. .. 211 21 \alves, pipes and plumbing, "r,:*. $9 ! Printing and statlonerv.. . \.j 71 Repairs to prison Contingent fund js2 56 Salary of warden 3. "00 no Salary of matron "con t>o Salary of unJerkeeper. . . f.oo on i Salary of storekeeper alary of baker njio co Salary of the physician. ... ;i ( u BO Salary of ;.:e >ok itnalel... •;i.i» on Salary >f t!-e . ook I f male). c-. salary of the clerk and audi ! , \ or - ■ 500 Of i salary of the organ is: in ov ! Total warrants drawn $-»5 Deduct for warrants not n-e --sented to Treasurer SI 1" I Warrants ash'd bv Trea«- ! urer '■ $25,214 14 POOR DIRECTORS* E\PEMJITI ITES "alarlrs ) , APPROPRIATION A "*e directors $3,060 QO ( salary of solicitor 300 eo Salary of the -lerk 1.200 on ; salary of the physician 7xo 00 . ; Salary of the steward 800 0m I Salary of tiie matron Inn on : salary of the assistant matron 350 On j salary of the minister 120 on 56.950 00 1 \N n.tspM APPROPniATION B salary of the "ngineer $1 OSO no • Salary of the baiter Salary of th farmer 14-o Salary of t watchman *6B : salary of the ci-ok ::i:; v n . Salary of the domestics and laborers SO2 55 $4,229 20 Hospital Wages APPROPRIATION C Salary of the nurses $530 00 Salary of the assistants, 1.753 75 $2,313 75 I Improvements APPROPRIATION D Hardware and lum-ber $1 7S'i 37 Machinery 4! , i j, ; Hospital supplies. 605 1*• , Incidentals gg ;; t ; , Stable and reservoir repairs, I concrete, 279 10 $3,242 16 Supplies APPROPRIATION IC ' 'lothing and leather $1.569 07 I Coal and freight, 3.276 :8 l-'eed, 1,522 II ! Dry goods and shoes IJS9 04 LTfSs, 433 03; Ice and tobacco, 1 6,sS 23 Oil and grease 90 :,s Fertilizer .j S 7 Plows and farm tools i'.~, 42 freight and transportation, . 102 96 Carpet and papering 8 37 Furniture 264 15 Groceries and flour, etc 3 3S" <4 ' Incidentals 482 16 i $14,031 91 ! I.IVC "iloi'li APPROPRIATION F Cows $5 00 Swine 2" 00 Bitchering steers for meat... 206 79 ! Meats and poultry 1.214 62 Hoises and mules 600 00 j $2,046 41 ' MlMreltaneoliM APPROPRIATION G Printing S7O 90, Insurance IS 30 i Transportation of inmates.... 217 41 Directors' agent's expenses... 174 55 1 Telephones 197 > Stationery 208 45 I Incidentals 134 23 i $1,021 56 j Repair* APPROPRIATION H Heating plant and new barn roof $6.*9T T5 ' Blacksmith and plumbing,... 308 54 Carpenter and tinner 899 32 | $8,105 61 i Maintenance Outnlde Alnnkottiie APPROPRIATION I Support of insane $5,996 40 Children in institutions, ..... 5.056 75 $9,053 15 Oitdser Belief APPROPRIATION J Relief $9,012 95 Qunmnttne Relief APPROPRIATION K Relief j... $1,567 18 Medlenl Servte* APPROPRIATION L. Physicians $5,388 00 Burial* APPROPRIATION M Burials. $574 50 Summary ' Appropriation— A. salaries $6,950 00 B. wages 4.2-9 20 C. hospital wages. 2,313 7f» I>. improvements 3.24 2 16 K. supplies 14.031 94 W live stvH'k 2,046 41 , G. miscellaneous I.Oil 56 H. repairs 8.105 61 I, maintenance outside almshouse 9,053 15 .1. outdoor relief 9.0 12 95 K. quarantine lellef. .... 1..*»67 18 f* medical service 5.35S 00 M. outdoor burials 574 50 Total poor warrant * $67,536 41 1 Deduct warrants not present eil to treasurev 791 08 , PoOr warrants cashed by treasurer $66,745 33 01 i> r \\ni\t; \y\HH\NT PI NO To cash in reserve Jan. 5. 1911 $3,54 2 01 To cash in reserve. 1914 com missioners' warrants 269 79 To cash in reserve. 1911 poor directors' warrants. 791 OS To ash in reserve. 1914 pris on inspectors' warrants... . S4 12 j % $4,687 00 ; By caslu 1913 warrants paid » by treasurer 3.538 01 To cash on hand $1,148 99, MIUDI.I TOWN ItHlIHa: To appropi iation as per con tract $17,045 00 By payment on account 12,000 00 ITo casa in reserve $5,045 00 MII.I.KHSBI Mi HKintil-: To appropriation as per am j tract $6,762 50 ! By payment on account <.OOO 00 j To cash in reserve $2,762 50 ; STITK HO % I)—SOI Til II %\o\ Klt TOW NSHIP ♦ To appropriation as per agree ment with State Highway department $9,000 00 1 toi NTV GI:M:KVI. KI ND To cash balaiK e, Ja:\ 5, 191 !. $! '.6,151 96 , '!'«• v ish from county taxes... 268.538 67 T(• rash from state t:t\es.... C 7 62" j To cash from personal prop ; erty tax J5.040 8»» To cas'i from liquor lioenses. >.315 00 ITo cash from com :n on wealth • of Pennsylvania. i 5.190 35 1 To »ash from sinking fund commission 8.325 09 ? To crtsa from treasurer, in | terest from banks !.!>93 1 (To c: from con'm'.v.loners. support of insane 1.737 50 , To i.ish rom c»»m uis.-K 1 t -. ! sale of material 9! 10 t 'To ash from commissioners. . ilnes 96 50 j I To cash from commissioners. ! sundry items 20 55 | Tv casa from Lo kwooil B. Worden. prothonotary 7,906 32 | To rash from Henrj i\ Hoi- j ler. tines 2.550 00 ! To cash frain Ho*»ry I'. 4oi ler. i-osts. r,934 77 1 To cas'a Henry !•'. Hol ler. jury fees 828 00 I : To cash fram Henry \\ 110 - I ler. loan licenses 4vo 0»> j 'To cash from O. G. Wicker ersham. recorder 3.593 li. I To cash from Roy C. Dcnner, register 354 41 To cash from detec;ive li censes 100 00 1 To cash from transfer, dog tax fund 266 3S Toc-sh from tiansfer. return tax fund 1.053 35 ' I To cash from transfer, re demption fund 203 0 7 , Total $511,55S 72 Less v'omiu'.ssion ers* warrants paid by treas urer, $273,268 OS Lesy poor war rants paid by treasurer in ex cess of receipts. 63,609 31 Lesi prison war rants paid by treasure: in ex cess of receipts. 20.177 G9 By transfer out standing war rants, commis sioners 269 79 ' By reserve for Middletovv n bridge 5,045 00 By reserve for Millersbu rg bridge 2.762 50 By reservi for State load. South Hanaver,. 9.000 00 To cash or. hand $137,156 35 Director* of flu* Poor To cash balance. Jan. 5, 19!!. SH9 07 i To cash from rent r, 1 00 ! To cash from salej 1,036 5S .To support of insane . and poor patients 1.785 60 To cash, Harrlsburg Rail ! ways Co 227 50 ! lo cas.i. settlement of Mary Good claim 00 To cash. V.". A. y Ilhenny. balance account 1913 petty cash 45 s<> To cash. City of Harrisburg, snow sho» elers 35 67 ! Dauphin County, ss: Henry \V. Gougli, County Controlle depos.-s and says that the foregoing tinancial afTairs of Dauphin county fc January, 1915. as per the books in the 1 Sworn and subscribed to. before me, THEY. M. C. AuSTflfi COURSE Entertainments to Be Held in Fahne ' stock Hall Will Consist of Three High-class Attractions Once again the Young Men's Chris tian Association. Second and Locust streets, will conduct an entertainment course made up of superior attractions; in fact, from the Lyceum standpoint, ail the members are considered to be j high-class. The opening attraction ' will mark the first appearance in this j city of Miss Lucile Landers, of Boston, a noted dramatic reader; her program also to include folk songs. Miss Lan ders is said to be one of the best prod ucts of the Hub and is highly endorsed i by Leland T. Powers, from whose j school she is a She comes j I to Fahnestock hail Friday evening, i i February 12. and wiH be followed Fri-1 day evening, February 19, by no le sj I artist than Ambrose Jeffries, of New York, magician, ventriloquist and mo nologist; one of the most popular men upon the Lyceum platform. All of the i young people should hear him in his j program of music, mirth and mystery. The third and last number will be |iMiss Lillian Layton Lamson, the cele j brated character impersonator, well known to Harrisburg audiences, in one of the latest plays, to be announced by , herself upon her arrival in this city, i where she is such a favorite. (,'ourse tickets are now on "ale at the association building, price sl. No | reserved seats. Single admission tick ets may be purchased at the box office on the evening of tht entertainmsnt. Adv.* IT PATS TO USE STAB. I INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. To cash, sundry items 75 79 To transfer from county gen -1 eral fund 63.609 31 $67,556 41 > By warrants cash ed by treasurer, $66,745 33 By transfer to out , standing warrant fund 791 08 PrlMon Inspector* To cash. City of Harrisburir. keep of prisoners $4,934 02 To cash. I*. S. Marshall, keep of prisoners. 180 75 To cash, sale of old barrels. , etc 5 80 1 To transfer from county gen eral fund 20.177 69 1 $-5,298 26 1 By warrants cash ed by treasurer. $25,214 14 By transfer to out standing warrant fund s 4 12 I 25.298 26 Receipt* lounty general fund $373,883 36 Directors of tlie poor 3.50S 0:; Prison inspectors, 5 r»o 57 lH>g tax fund 'sjr, 30 Return tax fund • .:»7."» r» Redemption fund " ~97 96 Total receipts S,;S6 530 24 Cash balance. Jan. 5. 1914. . 1 42.562 02 ' Total $529,092 26 Expenditure* By the county commissi oners. $273,268 <>B By the directors of the poor. ... 66.745 33 1 By the prison in spectors 25,214 14 By the outstand ing warrant fund 3,538 01 ■■ 365.765 56 To treasurer's cash balance, close of business. Jan. 4. **ulidi\ l*lon of i'rcn*urcr** llalitncc Count\ general fund $137,456 35 School tax fund 2.738 18 Redemption fund 705 >S Road tax fund 1.269 80 Outstanding warrant fund. 1.1 is 99 Reserve for Middletown Reserve for .Millersburg bridge. 2.76. 50 Ueserve for state road. South Hanover township 9.000 00 Dog tax fund 200 0<» $160,326 7«* SINKIM; FI \n COMMISSIONERS As of December 31st. 1914. report the value of the County Sinking Funds and [the character of the securities con- I tallied therein to be as follows: lIMH Sinking Funil Dauphin county i's. issue of January 1, 190! SIIO,OOO 00 5% municipal bonds 1.500 00 4municipal bonds 500 00 , Bonds and mortgages. 5 :... 4.128 OA Bonds and mortgages. 5.4*7. 5.100 on j Bonds and mortgages, 6 r r .. . 13.086 48 $134,314 48 IJMI2 Fund Dauphin county ::'s. issue of December 1. 1902 $20,000 00 Municipal bonds. !•'; 200 00 Municipal bonds. 5% 1.000 00 Bonds and mortgages, 5 r ,.. . . 5,346 00 Bonds and mortgages. 5,4*7 300 00 j F4onds and mortgages. s» ir < ;, 100 00 u Bonds and mortgages. 6°;,.. 659 00 $27,605 00 IWI3 Fund Da up !i in county 3'._.s $7,000 00 i Municipal bonds. 4'V 6.400 00 f Municipal bonds. s'". 500 00 Corporation bonds, 5% 2.000 00 Mortgage bonds, r; i.ooo 00 Mortgage bonds. s r ; 15,4 97 4 7 ! Mortgage bonds. 5.4\, 15]068 7 1 j Mortgage bonds, 5' . r , 3!050 00 j Mortgage bonds. 6% 37,586 83 $91,103 04 Summary ' Value of 1901 sinking fund... $134,314 48 Value of 1902 sinking fund.. . 27.605 00 \ alue of 1903 sinking fund.. . 91.103 0 4 Total $253,0-2 52 11101 Bonded llcbt—Ouc Jnriunrv I, 11)31 To amount outstanding Jan. „ 191 J $269,000 00 IBy bonds redeemed year 1914. 20,000 Oo To amount outstanding $249,000 00 11102 Bomlcd l>elit—Due lice. 1. VX\2 To amount outstanding, same 1 as last year, $51,000 00 I UMI3 Bonded Debt—Due \prll I, 101K I To amount oustanding Janu ary 5. 1914 $125,000 00 1 By bonds redeemed in year ; *914 4.000 00 | To amount outstanding $121,000 00 Summary 1901 bonded debt $219,000 00 ■ 1902 bonded debt 51.000 00 j 1903 bonded debt 121,000 00 Gross bonded debt $421,000 00 I Less value of sinking funds. 253.022 .V I I Net bonded debt $167,977 48 KeNuureex | Court house and grounds,. . $"40,000 00 I Prison buildings, fixtures j and grounds 350.000 00 ! House of detention, build ! ingrs and mounds 165,000 0(1 i "ash in county general fund 137,456 35 ; Outstanding county tax, 191.1 and 191 1 23,894 29 ! State tnx, 1913 7 11 | Personal property tax. 1914, 121 16 Value of sinking funds.... 253,022 52 $1,269,501 43 l.ifll.ilities 1 Bond issue, 1901, $249,000 00 Bond issue, 1902, 51,000 00 Bond issue. *903, 121,000 00 Surplus of re i sources 515,501 43 • J (.Vote: The real estate values used in tiiis statement are the same as those I used in previous years.) er. being duly sworn according to law, account is a correct statement of the 'or the year ending the fourth day of Controller's oft. e. HKNRY W. GOUGH, County Controller. ?, this 12th day of .lanuarv, 1915. HENRY 1\ HOIJIJEU, Prothonotary. BUILDS BENZOL PLANT Factory With Capacity of 1,500 Gal lons Daily Now Being Erected Johnstown, Pa., Feb. I.—®y a con tract closed between Thomas A. Edison and the Cambria Steel Com; any, the' tomu-r has obtained the right to build j a plant to extract benzol from coke gas. j Construction of the plant, costing \ $250,000, has been started ami when it is completed it is expected the Cam- ! bria Steel Company will furnish 1,500 j and I,SOO gallons of benzol daily. Benzol, a by-product of coke, is used j in softening rubber. Until the Euro- • pean war broke out it was obtained at I only a,few points in the United' States, 1 most of the product being imported ! from Germany. With that source cut! off, the price of benzol has doubled, i j prompting the opening of local fields, i HENRY W. PUTNAM DIES Made Fortune in Manufacture of | Clothes-W ringers Bennington, Vt., Feb. 1. —A tele ! gram received here yesterdav afternoon announced the death in San Diego, | Cal., Saturday night of Henry W. Put-j nam, a multi-millionaire, - ho made the foundation of his fortune in a little fac tory on North street. Mr. Putnam came to Bennington from New York in 1864 and establish ed a plant for the manufacture of clothes wringers, 'he made noval ties. and as his capital increased, be came interested in other enteritises in , New York and Philadelphia. Farce is a modern term foun.lfcd on I the Latin verb facire, to stuff. This 1 was originally an allusion to the prac tice of the ancient buffoons padding out their stage dress to abnormal di-l mentions. Later the padding was dis j pensed with, but the wide garments were retained. | BOY SHOOTS TWO AT DINNER | Guest of Family anjl Younger Brother ' Wounded j Pa., Koli. I.—While tho I family of 'Henry Huhßicker, manager of | the Lehigh Portland Cement Company's | farm at Ortimx), wore seatod about the I table Saturday night, Henry Hunsicker, I an 8-year-olii son, picked up u Flobert. j rifle that a member of the family had i received as a Christmas present, aim I °d the wea;c»n at liis 4-vear-01,l brother, Richard, and pulled tihe trigger. Henry didn't know it was loaded. The buflet plowed through young Rich ard s ear and rheek, then passed along the back of Charles •Gutfo, a guest of the family, cutting 11 furrow in his coat. and lodged in the mantel. The I wounded boy is in a critical condi , tion. Shock From Fire Hastens Death York Pa.. Feb. I.—Mrs. W. A. ■ Dromgold. wife of a York maimfnc I tnrer. died yesterday of paralysis. Sev i eral days ago her home caught tire, and , it is believed the shock hastened her death. B\SK STATEMENT REPORT OF THE CON'OTTION of the Citizens Bank of Harrlsburg, No. 1301 Derry street, or I Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the close of business January 25th, 1915: RESOURCE'S Reserve Fund: Cash, specie and notes $18,751 00 Due from ap proved reserve agents 17,816 M Nickels and cents 277 7- Checks ami cash it<'nis, . 1,197 "3 Pills discounted: Upon two or more names 74,1:0 97 Time loans with collateral, :: 7.14:' 50 Loans on call with collat , era 1 Loans on call upon one name 135 00 Loans on call upon two or more names 28,894 OS Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 7,975 00 Bonds, stocks, etc 10,400 00 Mortgages and Judgments of record 28,513 50 I Office building anil lot 24,900 00 i Furniture and fixtures, ... 1,500 00 ' Overdrafts 1 06 Total $295,5(19 12 ! LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In $50,000 00 1 Surplus fund 20,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid,... 2,756 61 Individual depos its subject to check $91,328 58 Time certificates of deposit, ... 111,177 36 Savings fund de posits 2,239 00 Deposits, Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, 5,000 00 Deposits, munic ipal 5,000 00 Certified checks. 257 70 Cashier's checks outstanding, . 1.73S 12 „ 216,740 76 Due to >anks and trust companies, etc., not re serve 6,070 05 Dividends unpaid 2 00 „ Total $295,569 42 State of Pennsylvania., County of Dauphin, ss: I, C. G. Miller, Cashier of the above nameo Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signed) . C. G. MILLER, _ . ~ . , Cashier. ! Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of January, 1915. I (Signed) IRWIN M. CASSELL, | (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. ! (My commission expires March 25, 1917) I Correct—Attest: j (Signed) EDWIN C. THOMPSON. JOHN 11. M'ILIIKNNY, J. NEWTON HERB, Directors. i ——. _ . B TRUST COMPANY STATEMENTS TRUST COMPANY STATEMENTS Report of the Condition of The Harrisburg Trust Co. At the Close of Business January 25, 1915. ASSETS LIABILITIES ; Cash and KV Capital $400,000.00 serve, .. $522,600.97 Loans, 1,859,680.19 Surplus 400,000.00 Bonds, Stocks Undivided and Mort gages 260,123.12 Profits,... 33,138.92 Real Estate, 147,800.00 Deposits,... 1,957,177.91 Overdrafts, . 112.55 ' $2,790,316.83 . $2,790,316.83 Amount of Trust Funds invested, ....... $1,915,436.41 Amount of Trust Funds uninvested, 229,770.60 Total Trust Funds $2,145,207.01 CORPORATE TRUSTS Total amount (i. p., face value,) of Trusts under deeds of trust or mortgages executed by Corporations to the Com pany as Trustee to secure issues of corporate bonds, in cluding Equipment Trusts $24,513,000.00 Total amount of securities deposited bv Corporations with the Company as Trustee to secure issues of Collateral Trust Bonds 122,655.00 DIRECTORS EDWARD BAILEY ED. S. HERMAN GEO W REILY ! " L - "KBSHEY «• •[; ; R. G. GOLDSBOROUGH A. S. MATINiSOX E." WALEOWER i Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. of Harrisburg, Pa. Report of Condition Jan. 25, 1915 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Cash Items, $141,890.58 ( apital $300,000.00 j Due from Surplus 300,000.00 Banks, ... 424,109.58 J United States I ndivuled 80nd5,... 150,000.00 Profits,... 12,819.13 i Loans and In- T „ „ „ „ vestments, 2,616,333.73 deposits, ... 2,742,779.97 ! Bank Build- Due to Banks, 26,742.69 i ing 50,000.00 ; Overdrafts, . 7.90 I $3,382,341.79 $3,382,341.79 ' % j TO PHOTOGRAPH CRATERS Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb, 1, — Fxperu incuts in kite |«hotogr:i| hv ami conii dence in the scientific possibilities of a device which originally was merely a toy have prompted ,1. F. Hnworth', t wealthy Pittsburgh business man, to equip an expedition to Hawaii to take photographs of volcano craters which are ex|«>cled to aid scientists in de termining how closely the Hawaiian craters resemble those on the moon. The party will be made up as follows: W. .1. Porter, cinematographer; K. I>. Haworth, photographer; .1. F. llaworta, kites and aerial work; .1. F. Haworth, •Ir., ass stunt; Meo.°e, trans|vorta | tion and arrangements; ,1. T. Jennings, j press photographer. BANK STATEMENT REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Commercial Bank, 'of Harrlsburg ISos. LJI2-1224 is. Third street of Daiinhln County, Peno;.lv»- nia, at the dose of business. Monday, January 25th, 1915. RESOURCES, Reserve fund, 1 Cash, specie and ! notes $18,567 00 i Due from approv- I ed reserve I agents 45.278 32 563,845 33 Nickels and cents 1,072 15 Checks and cash Items 2,281 03 Due from banks and trust companies, not reserve,.. 90 00 Assets held free, viz: Bills discounted. upon one name. $8,803 00 Bills discounted, upon two or more names,... 104,481 67 Time loans, with collateral, 17.160 00 Loans on call with collat eral 23,453 89 Loans on call upon one name • 5,045 53 Loans on call upon two or more names 58,798 54 Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 63,936 00 Bonds, stocks, etc 10,990 00 Mortgages and Judgments of record 74,623 71 Office building and lot 106.978 45 Furniture and fixtures,.... 8,181 55 Miscellaneous assets 854 00 Total. $550,591 S."> LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $121,650 00 Surplus fund 60,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid,... 7,311 50 Individual depos its subject to check $123,879 43 Time certificates of deposit 109,969 38 Saving fund de posits 84,571 91 Deposits. Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, 20,000 00 Deposits, munic ipal. ... 5,000 00 Certified checks. 428 50 Cashier's checks outstanding, .. 413 71 Due to banks and trust companies, etc., not re serve 17,293 92 Dividends unpaid 73 50 Total $550,591 85 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dau phin, ss: i, C. 7.. Buffer, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Slgnea) C. 55. HUFFER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of January, 1915. (Signed) WALTER R. SOIIN, (Notarial seal) Notary Public. My commission expires at End of next Session of Senate. Correct—Attest: (Signed) D. W. SOIIN. H. A. ROBI.VSON, 11. C. KOONS, Directors.