ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES | Of Sullivan County for the Year 1898. Expenditures of Sullivan County for the year 189S. Assessing and Registering J 1068 04 Fire Wardens H 16 Auditing Proth.'a,Reg.& Recorder's Act. 15 00. Grand Jurors 531 28 Agricultural Society 100 00 Inquests t>s o,> Books and Stationer> JIS to Insane Asylums 400 23 Bounties 164 50 luterest on t:ounty <lnters I'2G6 34 Borrowed Money 4120 00 Interest on County Bonds 1570 00 Court' Crier 63 00 Jury Commissioners aud Clerk 84 14 county Auditors and Clerk 191 32 Janitor 229 13 Oiutity Bridges 1490 57 Jail Expenses '."78 >JO County Cost 282 16 Proth'y and Clerk of Courts 188 30 Commissioners' Clerk :i59 00 Penitentiary Bill H3 40 County Commissioners' Salaries '.K)3 86 Postage and Telegrams 12 08 County Commissioners' Counsel 198 50 Public Building and Grounds 017 90 Commonwealth's Costs 1221 93 Printing and Advertising 379 TO Conveying Prisoners to Penitentiary. 180 80 Refunding Account 139 80 Constables' Returns 124 10 Sheep Claims 004 40 Court Reporter 346 23 Sheriff's Costs 97 20 County Institute 139 CO Traverse and Petit Junirs 1733 28 County Surveyor 46 00 i Tipstaves 72 00 Elections 1499 28 Tax on Loans 249 53 Freight and Express 20 03 Fuel and Lights 337 22 , Total $ 21,877 84 Financial of Sullivan County for the Official Vcnr Ending January 2,1899. LIABILITIES. RESOURCES. Amt. of County Orders at Interest 20309 3G Amt. due County front Collectors for Atnt. of County-Orders outstanding not the year 1898 and previous years 7230 04 at interest 413 97 Amt. to be Refunded uy State, viz: Amt. still due by County on account of of 879148 State Personal Tax 393 61 Indebtedness of Ex-Treas. Lorah.... 35 i t Amt. of Balance due County on Judg't Amount due State for, Tax on County No. 62, Feb. T. 1891, against Jacob Indebtedness for '9B viz: 804,309.30 Lorah, viz: Debt.and Int.to 5ep.23'92 1765 19 at four mills 238 01 Amt.due from ex-Sheriff Tripp,Jury fee 24 00 Amount due Stale toe Stale Personal Amt. due from Sheriff Swank, Jury fees 12 00 fax for year 1898 791 48 Amt. due County by C, E. Jackson J. P. — forfeited bail paid to him|in 1893 31 43 28039 99 Amt. due County by Laporte Borough Poor District, acct. of H. Genoskl... Danville Insane Asylum less 8172 34 25 Amt. due County by Ilillsgrove twp. on acct. ofexp. of lunacy of D.R.Davis Michael Zobroski at Danville 207 49 Amt. due County by Fox Twp. Poor District, account of Harvey McKay Warren Asylum 91 25 Amt. due Co.'notc of P. Murphy 25 47 T. Ol instead 500 R. S. Kimble lift 00 J. P. Carson 17 90 • " " Cummings&Stone #2 37 11. G. & Wm. May 12 80 " John Dovitt 62 00 J. F.Dibble 30 93 , " John Havily 59 87 Daniel Giggy 88 20 459 06 11 From Wyoming Co. on acct. of y 2 share Judicial Contestcosts 11 63 Sonestown property (in litigation) viz: Amount of Contracts 83305 00 Trustees have reed, on coutract 2688 91 Due County from P Secules and H. c. Huffmaster % of Brown judgment sur charged in audit of IS9B IS 9S Amt due from I',Secules Convention Order No. 1439 2ft 00 Amt due from H. G. Huffmaster Con vention order 30 00 Amt due from state }< of bill for Fire Warden 844 16 22 OS Balance due County, irom County Treasurer Thrasher SO 31 Amt due by County Coms.(jointlv) by Surcharges, this audit. 166 75 Liabilities in Excess of Resources .... 11232 72 828089 99 COUNTY ORDER ACCOUNT. To Amount of Orders Outstanding on By Amt of County Orders redeemed by December 31. 1897 24911 22 County Treasurer during 1898 1801118 To Amount of County Orders Issued A nit of Orders outstanding at the end of during 1898 ... '.'0058 29 the offlcial.year.lß97, to wit' Jan.l '99 20953 33 41909 61 444969 51 REDEMPTION FUND ACCOUNT. To Amount ot Redemption Money in the By Amt. of Redemption Money paid out hands of Co. Treasurer, as shown by by County Treasurer, during 1898.. >7l 00 last audit 91 40 By Balance in hands of County Tretts To Amount Received during 1898 .">4O 09 urer 04 15 8638 13 8038- 15 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the several Townships and Boroughs for Road Funds for taxes received on Unseated Lands for the year 1898. BOKOUUHS AND Amt reed DueTres. Due Twp. Total Paid out Co. Tre's. ime Due rowNSHirs. in 1898. lust aud't la--t aud't RCO'd-'9B|byTres-'9B Com. T\V]K. Treasur'r Cherry Twp. 957 "731 53 09 1 010 84 .">O9 40 12 73 " 488 71 colley 1347 47 230 85 1116 62 950 83 29 54 1 36 23 Dushore Borough.. 10 29 39 10 08 10 6* Davidson Twp 2!46 27 178 81) 2825 13 2250 41 50 20 518 40 £lkland 153 53 101 77 255 32 158 70 3 84 97 78 Forksvilie Bor Forks Twp 1739 40 1151 00 2910 32 1820 00 15 50 1045 02 rtix 431:10 270 23 701 53 800 00 -■») 00 118 47 Hillsgrove 491 21 256 27 747 4 8 000 00 15 00 132 48 Laporte Boro 34 00 20 34 32 34 32 Laporte Twp 1836 91 89 11 1740 80 1230 12 32 98 483 70 Shrewsbury 911 61 400 9s 1315 59 1181 05 29 60 101 9-1 Total 10281 88 1 319 90 . 2712 91 12674 83 9498 51 245 45 3019 34 118 47 RANSOM THRASHER. COUNTY TREASURER In account with the Collectors of County Tax for the year 1898. JOROCUHS AM) Amt. Amt. Lands Exon's. Rebate Collec's Due „.. TOWNSHIPS. COLLECTORS. charg'd Paid in. Retur'd Al' wed AT wed Com. FROM COL " AL LU ' E Cherry— R. Litzelman 2296 47 1068 56 .". 86 86 3310 1157 89 2290 47 Colley Royal Scouten.. 1147 96 100 0> 537 -CM 10-10 55 1147 ut> Dushore J if. Farrell 1207 86 1033 61 "*> 20 24 32 99 23 1207 36 Davidson. Oscar Lewis 1612 53 1332 6- 71 08 27 55 181 28 1612 53 Klkland C.Snyder 1073 62 582 Li; 3130 11 9o 448 16 1073 62 Forksvilie Boro. John Pardoe 314 24 250 05 I 11 30 47 39 314 24 Forks Twp H. Richlin 1081 W 738 00 30 32 19 52 243 20 1081 M Fox A. Dickerson 567 85 362 61 11 2* 14 57 179 3yi 567 85 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis 708 22 058 55 27 17 23 87 * 1 37| 708 22 Laporte Boro A. Buschausen.. .">BS 16 484 66 22 56 16 61 61 30i 585 16 LaporteTwp Phillip »Karge.... 390 91 179 05 973 555 196 58 390 91 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor.. 1295 76 1001 09 47 43 24 48 222 76 1295 76 Totals ,12231 12 7791 66 i 348 20 214 90 3876 30|12231 12 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Collectors of State Tax for the year 1898. BO ROUGHS "AN D Amt. Amt. Collec's Rebate Exon's Due TOWNSHIPS. COLLECTORS. charg'd paid in. Com. Al'wed Al'wed FROM COL J,AL NCE Cfcerry.~.~„~ R. Litzelman 120 12 73 00 220 397 40 89 120 12 Colley Royal Scouten 27 S3 27 35 27 35 Dushore I. H. Farrell 237 1 0 200 00 020 10 87 20 09 217 10 Davidson Oscar Lewis 79 34 79 84 79 34 Klkland Christian Snyder 74 73 49 00 158 266 21 49 74 73 Forksvilie Jonh Pardee 58 02 58 02 58 02 Forks Harry Richlin 54 80 53 80 180 209 *3 49 34 86 Fox A. 1). Dickerson 7 60 7 60 7 60 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis 39 54 39 54 39 54 Laporte Boro A. Buschhausen 35 93 35 93 :i5 93 LaporteTwp IPhillip Karge 38 39 85 81 110 195 * 17 38 39 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor 18 44 li> 48 4" 84 101 18 44 ♦Due to Collectors. Total 791 48 427 15 13 42 22 98 327 93 791 48 _ RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Colecltors of Dog Tax, for the year 1898. KoßoiGits Asu AtuT Amt. Exone-i Rebate,Collec's Due U T. TOWNSHIPS. COLLECTORS. charg'd Paid in rations. Al'wed Com. »no«coi ncc Cherry Township R. Litzelman 227 Oo 82 00 146 264 1:18 00 227 00 Colley " Royal Scouten 81 00 81 00 81 00 Dushore Borough I. 11, Farrell 36 00 36 00 36 00 Davidson Township... Oscar Lewis 113 00 113 00 113 00 Elkland " ... Christian Snyder... 122 00 49 00 260 152 68 82 122 00 Forksvilie Borough John Pardoe 16 00 10 (Xj 10 00 Forks Township Henry Richlin 113 00 0-> 77 270 238 42 15 113 oo Fox " A. I). Dickerson 73 00 73 00 73 00 Hillsgrove Twp M. W. Lewis 47 00 47 Oo 47 00 Latiorte Borough A. Buschhausen 17 00 .... 17 00 17 00 Laporte Tow nship Phillip Karge 35 00 855 40 27 25 72 35 00 Shrewsbury Twp Mathew Taylor 50 00 16 15 88 50 82 47 50 00 Total 930 00 221 47 11 10 721 690 16 930 00 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. Statements showing amounts of State, County and Dog Taxes due from the various Collectors for the year 1898 and for previous years. BOROUGHS AND : Year. County. State. Dog. Totals. TOWNSHIPS. COLLECTOR.. Davidson Twp J|W. M. Bobbins 1892 855 " 865 colley " I". A. Walsh 1893 30 29 18 07 49 36 Bhrewsl>urv Mathew Taylor 1894 21 37 21 37 Colley Twp J.P.Allen 1895 16 75 10 75 Dushore Borough... C. 8. Reitmeyer •• 53 77 1 53 2 13 .">7 73 Forks " Henry Richlin " 2 07 7 60 10 17 Colley J. P. Allen 1896 41 41 21 90 19 33 82 70 Davidson James Moran •' 152 in 2 00 26 40 180 50 Dushore Boro Frank Buck " 271 61 7 78 16 20 295 59 Elkland Wheeler Plotts 1895 *lO 00 1 50 * 5 50 Elkland < " 1890 - * 9 65 * 9 6-1 Shurewsbry ' Mathew Taylor " 7167 1 48 3125 10* 30 Cherry Twp R. Litzelman 1897 *43 11 2 38 5 49 *35 24 Colley J. P. Allen " 53 06 45 03 13 00 141 09 Dushore Boro John H. Farrell " 17 18 14 75 11 00 42 93 Davidson" James Moran " 713 48 110 08 J94 00 1018 10 Elkland Aivin Rightmire. 45 08 ,1 18 85 58 201 54 Forks ! Henry Richlin " * 5 50 * 5 56 Forksvilie | John Pardoe " * 36 49 36 19 00 ! 68 00 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis " 12 03 29 00 > 4103 Laporte Twp i.P, Karge " *l2 76 *l4 45 6 40 * 20 81 Shrewsbury Twp...; Mathew Taylor " 14 27 ■ * 1 13 I 13 14 Cherry Twp R Litzelman 1898 | 1157 89 10 89 138 ... 1336 78 Colley " 1 Royal Scouten " 1010 85 27 35 81 ... 1148 90 Dushore Boro J H Farrell " 99 2'. 20 09 36 ... 156 32 Davidson Oscar Lewis " 181 28 79 34 113... 373 62 Elkland Twb Christian Snyder. " 148 16 21 49 68 82 588 47 Forksvilie Boro.. .. John Pardoe " 47 39 58 (>2 16 ... 121 41 Forks Henry Ritchlin " 243 20 * 3 49 42 15 281 86 Fox A. D. Dickerson " 179 39 7 60 73 ... 259 99 Hillsgrove Twp M W Lewis " * 1 37 39 64 47 ... 85 17 Laporte Boro | A. Buschhausen " 6130 :i5 93 17... 114 23 Laporte Twp Philip Karge " 196 58 * 47 25 72 '221 83 Shrewsbury ' Mathew Taylor " 222 76 1 67 32 47 '256 90 * Due Collector ' Total ' " I 5298 23 674 48 i 1257 93 7230 64 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. ! In account with parlous Collector? of pevious yean for tax itcoounv paid uji aut 1M ■ __ during the year 1898. Bosovohs and " Kor imei'o. Hd Xreii iitids KKOu'ii Dur . townships colusctoks. i Yeaivloataud in I*9s. Rttur'd Ai - wed Coin. County 1(0 Davidson Wm. Robbins 1892 s Sfv S * 55 Colley I'. A. Walsh isw 09-.it; 2o oo «v M 09 38 Cherry k IF. Mlttendorf ' W 337 40. I*7 40 J'" 40 Colley U. Baumunn a w 9 *0 9 90 Shrewsbury Mattiew layJor. . . 21 s ... '1 5" '1 37 Cherry F. Mltteodon' J893 .722 97 197 us- i.-t£ 97 Colley J. P. Allen in 73 "■ lli 73 Dustaorr C. S. RlKhtttiir* .. . "7S ''7 7:. 73 Forks Henry Riohlin Wl7 10 17 lo 17 Colley J. I'. Allen 1890 101 73 ;3 00 1 </>• 82 70 lt'.l 73 Davidson Jumeo Moral. 180 30 180 30 180 30 Dushore Frank Buck '293 39 39 293 39 Hillsgrove iCharlei llaa» 10 01 io 61 >0 til Shrewsbury MMhe\t Taylor 101 30 'Ol SO 10l 30 chewy R- Litzelman 1897 9.33 77 813 00 09 73 •">] M si 07 >X< 2i 935 77 Colley I.P.Allen 562 40 313 00 100 37 Hi 09 302 40 Dushore J. 11. Farrell 424 03 381 1u 42 93 421 03 Davidson J. Win. Moran ins 10 nfl 00 101-i lo 1148 10 Elkland Alvin Rightijlire 339 38 857 84 -01 31 '>">9 38 Forks Henry Rlehlin DS 61 78 01 7 4'.' 18 11 *3 30 'jh 01 Fox IA. D. Dickerson.. 1897 324 44 209 78 41 26 13 40 824 44 Forksville Boro .John l"ardoe fcji uo 188 00 08 00 221 00 Hill«rove H. W. Lewis 249 67 .-08 04 41 Oi 219 67 Laporte Twp Phillip Karge 16313 127 88 33 89, 16 IS 030 *2O >il 16313 Laporte'Boro A. Buschhausen 00 42 23 37 13 70 "8 33 'X) 42 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor :;>j 07 803 60 13 73 47 32 13 14 880 07 Total ! 0780 oi 3432 <l7 188 27 • 380 S3 II 23' 2848 39 JS7BO 09 * Due Collector. Due W heeler H. Plotts, Collector, from 1890.113.14. x On the ab0ve8680.37 total amount due by Frank Slittendorf, 8183.28 aus paid by his bondsman. RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the. several Townships and Boroii'/hs for School and liull'iini? Funds, for taxes receiv**d for Unseated Lands, lor the year IS9B. ~bobouohs Aki> Aiul reixl Due Twp Due Tres Total Pd out by Co. Trea> Due Due TOWNSHIPS in 1898 last aurt't last aud't Ree'd- '9B Ties in'9B Com. Twp. Treasur'r Cherry j 7*o 69 89 22 789 91 800 00 7on 482 41 Colley 1013 37 147 93 1101 30 852 30 21 31 '287 49 I Dushore Boro 23 18 42 '23 60 23 60 Davidaon 991 20 637 86 1629 06 1150 00 36 2,. 142 81 Elkland 102 38 05 72 108 30 73 00 1 88 91 42 Forksville Forks 849 49 248 76 098 25 »98 2d Fox 312 43 219 94 382 39 800 00 7 30 89 Hillsgrove 296 33 106 39 403 12 00 0 23 146 87 1 Laporte Boro 72 76 ofl 73 32 70 00 I 73 1 57 La parte Twp 709 03 179 11 888 10 000 00 13 (10 273 10 Shrewsbury I 303 93 197 12 1001 OA 800 00 20 00 181 03 j 5123 231 214S 23 7268 40 4697 30 117 44 2433 Sel j RANSOM THRASHER. COUNTY TREASURER In account with the several townships and boroughs for taxes reoeived fron) unseated lands for Poor Funds during the year 1898. bobouohs ami Amount DiieTwp.iDueTres. Tol'lreed; Paid by Trea*. Due Due townships. ree'd '9B last auditllast audt. in 1898. |Co.Treas. Com. Twps. Treas. j Cherry ; 340 10 17 38 337 34 100 00 3 SO '285 Oi Colley 0 20 06 0 26 - 6 26 | Dushorc 08 - - j Davidson 782 61 11 10 771 51 870 00 2'2 Oi *2O 33 Elkland 18 <>y 1" Bf> 30 31 .0 00 1 23 14 71 Korksviile 80r0... •••••••• V2:",72 Forks 1 171 97 1/1 97 I'l 9< Fox '268 32 137 83 1 423 37 121 25 8 08 301 29 Hillarrove 245 S2 173 23 418 35 200 00 3 00 213 53 Laporte Boro 17 23 - 17 23 17 23 Laporte Twp 383 80 9S 08 0.81 88 100 00 2 30 379 33 Shrewsbury 30D 88 '220 08 326 06 168 60 109 3;*B 37 Total 3415 66 084 3S 1110' 3413 66 1601 38 10 41 1803 61 133 24 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the County of Sullivan for the year I*9B, (officially ending Jan. 2, |s99. Amount received from Collectors ior 'O7 By amount of County Orders mieemeri andsor previous years, during 1198.... 3182 67 by County Treasurer during 1898 18014 18 Amount received from Collectors of".< 8 By Treasurer's commission thereon... 4X> *3 State tax, 427 15; County tax, 7791 66; By amt interest on County Order No. Dog tax, 221 47 ftMO 081 427, redeemed . 18 Amount of Countv tax received from By Treas Commission on above at 2 1 ., I 00 Unseated Lands during 1898 Aint of money Ijorrowwi bv Co t'oms. State Personal tax for the year 1898. 01 during 1898 of various parties 4120 0) Treasurer's commission thereon at 2}.'. Amount received from County's propor- per cent -2 12 tion of license money, for the year tiß7 37 By amt. paid State Treasurer the amt. 01 Amount received from State, buing the tax 011 loans for 1897 49 33 Refund of 3 4 of 1897 tax C6B 76 (Commission allowed by State.l Amt of alien taxes received from Trex Co. Treasurer - * commission on 7t r ler& Terrell, (refunded 1 127 08 demiition money jwid during '3B at 2' .. 11 :(3 Amt from A. J. Bradlev for rent "97 30 00 By amt. of interest i*id on Nmds. viz: H. T. Downs ' " 24 00 00 ... . on Ist series 4 per cent 132") Amt reoeived from tow nships, on 2d series .> " 280 1 >7O ... Fox twp. support 01 McKay. 12123 Treasurer's commission thereon at 2,' . 39 25 Hillsgrove Davis 94 73 Balance due County 30 31 Lajorte It. Uenoski 172 ... 388 ... Amt re<>d. from Stote Dewirtmeiit reports 85 ... 25005 78 County Com. in Twp. orders 40 60 -MP Gallagher's tmndsmen for taxe- 242 85 " Redemption of Comrs. lands 180 08 from Justice Simmons, fines 10 ... " sheriff Swank, jury fees etc 30 ... from surcharges on County Com-. errors in orders for '97 12 73 Amt. received from S. 3. Roger" of amount surcharged jointly for '97 1)49 ' (; Litzelman and J H Farrell sin charged in audit of '9O 28 85 28095 78 ItASSOM THRASHBR, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the year 1898. P.y amount returned to State a* uneol- To Amount of Retailer's License for the lee table 17 00 year 1898 *335*0 Bv costs of advertising 20 To amount ovensdd Stat'-Treasurer. 190 By State Treasurer's Receipt 139 28 By Treasurer's commission 23 92 337 40 337 40 WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSE. To Amt of Wholesale Liquor License" 1400 00 BySMte Treasurer's Receipts.. ~. ivwoo By Treasurer's (Yimmlsston 20 00 1400 00 8 400 00 RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE. To State's proportion of Retail Liquor Uy State treasurer's Receipts 1128 75 License '173 ... By County Treasurer's commission 51 75 To amount overpaid Stat-- Treasurer 30 1175 60 1175 50 BREWERS AND DISTILLER'S LICENSE. To Amount of Brewers and Distiller s By State Treasurer's Receipts £332 50 License 8830 00 By Treasurer's Commission 17 50 *l3O uo 9330 00 BILLIARD LICENSE. To Amt. a«ses«ed for the year 1898 8120 00 By Slate Treasurers receipts 114 00 Uy Treasurer's commission 6 00 ?120 00 8120 00 The County Commissisocrs in account with the County of Sullivan, for the year 1896: S. S. ROGERS: To County Oniers drawn during 1898 220 00 By 33 days service as per bill, aud't <& 350 183 30 To balance dues. S. Rogers 16 06 By expense account as presented 20 23 By balance due from '97 30 SO 286 06 230 IJ3 11. G. HUFFMASTER: To County Orders drawn in 1898 819 60 Byß3 days service as per bill & 380 290 50 To balance due H. G. Huflmaster 52 80 By expense account as presented 32 30 By balance due from '9, 49 30 372 30 372 30 PHILIP SECULES : To County Orders drawn during 1898 .".66 35 By 88 days services as Com. at iA 3 50... :tOB 00 By expense account aapreMoted 13 33 366 35 By balance from '97 41 93 By apiount overdrawn during '9B 3 07 860 85 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the various townships for Road, School and Poor Funds, at the end of the official year, JB9B, to wit: January 2 1899. ROAD FUNDS. SCHOOL FUNDS. POOR FUNDS. rouqhs and townshipr. Due Due Due Due Due Due Treasurer, township Treasurer, township Treasurer, township Cherry Township 488 71 482 4i 255 01 Colley do 136 23 287 49 0 26 Dushore Borough „ 10 68 23 60 2 38 Davidson Township 318 40 142 81 120 53 Elkland do 97 78 91 42 14 7J Forksville Boruogh Forks Township KM* W -MW 23 171 97 Fox do 118 17 224 89 801 29 Hillsgrove Township 132 48 Ut. 87 213 35 Laporte Borough 34 82 1 37 17 2."< Laporte Township 183 70 273 in 579 38 Shrewsbury do 101 94 181 05 358 37 118 47 8049 84 2458 52 185 21 190T> 61 Rc«d Fund duo Twp 3019 34 School " " 2133 52 Poor " " 1903 64 97408 30 Less due Treas. Road 1118 47 Poor 133 24 258 71 Net Amt Due Townships by Treasurer 7154 79 '"" I' 1 ■ 5BB—BM? RANSOM THRASHER. COUNTY TREASURER. In eacount with the County, and the several Boroughs and Townships, for their and eaoto of their proportion'of License Money, under the Act of June 9, 1891, for the year 1898. tv.Hor-nHs . f,w Port'n Proiwr " Treas Paid U> Due to " TOWNSM.M Vmt.f.; i( . tion toB. Comm. Paid to Boroughs Boros. IOWNSHI". L. momn 1 "iinty and Twp. at 2 1-2 the arid and Balance. rteeited 1 '»har«»|4-6 shares'per cent. County. Twps. Twps ToWnshi >' 1M SRI 420 001 ITIS "~i«87~ 400 00 Taj 323~00 Davi'Xw^lwp" h J '% J*! -1? °°l MOW' 30 00 2MOO a3O 00 * 1®"? 1200 00 Sg. <w iSSS Shrewsburv I t OO "•» W) 1 # "«! 58 s<) 75 00 A»u* Treas. " W 120 °" ;i 29 23 117 00| 150 00 PUBLIC BUILDING AND GROUNDS. Paid bill of Peter Forve A Bro. repairs ou heater y® 23 Ellurv Swank, htlwron same 4 ;.,7 T. E. Kennedy, board of heater men .1 2", Zach Cole, drilling and easing I'M feet well, and repair to pump Jos 78 John Milemnn, furnishing and placing stone window sills 84 35 S.C. Busier, tinner, work on roof 14 75 MJ O'Brien, tinner I James Cunningham, hardware 2 io H.T Downs, two lamps for courthouse 1:; so six lamp top-for same 2 94 H. T. Downs and Robt Stonnont, sort inland re arranging records in vault 1.... Painting and work on county building 37 90 A E Tripp, Asg, necessaries for janitor 0 00 T J Keeler, brooms, lamp chimneys and necessaries fur use of iaiiitor 9 04 j Montgomery Ward .t Co.. V. S. Hag for courthouse 13 58 W C Mason, hauling v/ater and other team work 10 66 Jethro Battln, work painting fence and tending mason 16 50 Manure for lawn 1 00 I 017 90 Assessing and Registering. 1 Cherry Township 272 84 j Colley do 187 05 | Dushore Borough 70 72 Davidson Township 110 79 1 Elkland do «il 08 | Forksville Borough 10 81 i Forks Township 05 83 Fox do 07 14 Hillsgrove 32 30 Laporte Borough 15 ... Laporte Township .11 92 Shrewsbury do 05 10 1007 80 F.I.FCTION KXrKNSBS. Bernice Township 30 90 General 30 GO C 7 30 Cherry 30 51 80 3.3 00 89 Colley 31 14 •' 81 40 02 31 Davidson 36 20 29 00 65 80 Dushore 8.. •' 35 M 30 40 6-"> 94 Elkland 29 30 " 80 00 59 50 Forksville 1! " 82 30 " 29 00 01 30 Forks ■' 33 46 29 80 03 20 Fox '• 37 43 " 33 50 70 95 Hillsgrove. .. • 33 38 80 80 04 88 Jamison Cty " 20 94 " 23 40 62 34 Laporte 8... '2B 10 " 22 00 50 10 Laporte Twp " 33 90 " 27 20 03 10 Lopez 84 3.1 " 28 40 62 94 Mt Vernon 29 00 30 40 59 40 Ricketts.. 80 3* " 20 00 36 38 Ringdule " 25 34 • 21 40 49 74 Shrewsbury 30 02 •' 28 20 04 22 1100 40 Paid Mt. Holly Co., election sup plies for Twp. and Gen. elections 19 80 C. L. Wing, printing twpelec.ballots etc. 70 30 Geo. Strcby, publishing Election Proc.. 10 00 C. L. Wing. " " 10 00 Geo. Streby, prlntingGen l Elect liallots II "SJ Barth .4 Kester, election l«ooths and bal lot boxes for Rickets and Ringdale... 21 58 H. T. Downs and Robt. Stormont As*t J . to compute general election returns 87 ... Frank Farrell. return judge to Cotigres sional conference at Sunbury 49 ... J C Bteck, return judge to Senatorial 112 'onferenee at Danville 21 ... Proth'y Lawrence, filing and recording election Grand Jurors. February Term 125 48 MayTertn '..">9 IM Septsmber Term , 144 90 December Term 121 80 331 28 Traverse Jurors. February Term and Sessions Ist week 107 72 •j 2d week 867 00 Maj - 308 26 September Is week 285 92 2d week 271 12 December " 280 24 1096 86 Board of Trial Jurors: At December Term '97 48 65 At February Term 0 30 May " 3 25 1758 26 COUNTY BRIDGES. Paid Horsehcads Bridge Co, final pay ment on contract for Lope/, bridge 300 ... John Hileman labor on abutments for Lopez bridge 188 ft> Jennings Bros, planks and spikes labor and team work for Lopez and Shady Nook bridges 72 74 7«> 79 Paid Owego Bridge Co, contract in full for bridge over Loyal Sock at Shady Nook 390 ... Otto Bahr, team work on same 28 83 Viewers on Shady Nook bridge 18 20 032 05 Repairs to County Bridges: Paid Rogers Bros, plank*, labor and spikes for Hoagland Branch bridge 10 00 same for Milmew bridge 15 00 same for Lincoln Falls bridge 86 98 Rush Rogers, hauling plank for Mill view bridge 8 ... t L 8 Bedford, plank and labor for Big Bottom bridge 3So C E Haien, labor and plank tor Sones town bridge 7 77 W B Snyder, plank and labor on the World's End bridge 7 ... Philip Seculee and others,labor plank ing Ringdale bridge 9 50 Bennett & Peal, plank for Muncy Valley bridge 14 62 Wm Laird, labor on Geo Rea bridge 100 108 <8 Total expenditures on County Bridges 1496 57 Commonwealth casts paid by the County, during the year '9B, ending January 1. r 99. Chas and W'illiard Thorp, house breaking... 42 15 Philip 4Shedriek Petermun, arson 240 23 John Dovit, murder 133 80 Mary Remsnyder, assault and battery 03 89 BenJ T Mulnix, stealing 790 Moses Bell, larceny 4 62 James P Corsan, defrauding house keejicr 25 85 John, Doe, larceny 8139 John A Smith, deserting family 52 90 A C Haverly, assault and battery 10 71 •• malicious mischief 32 06 Frederick Thompson, cruelty toanimals 7 50 Geo Remsnyder, carrying concl'd weapon 19 01 John Doc. larceny 31 98 John Urbenchia, larceny 901 Kate Kinnettnan, odultry 164 99 Max Rosenbloom, larceny 11 12 Walter Northrop, violation of fish law 19 60 Joel F Dibble, fake pretence 6 98 G F Pierce, larceny 49 39 John Havily, larceny 42 42 Mike Davis, assault with intent to kill 39 44 Chas Crawford, assault and battery 18 10 Chas Becman, arson 16 03 Dennis Palmatler, house breaking 12 01 making threats 7 35 William Muy " 11 70 Horace G May, assault and battery 8 55 1221 93 State Penitentiary ami State Asylums bills paid Eastern Penitentiary bill for the year '97 145 40 Danville Insane Asylum 309 00 Warren •' 91 a> 345 65 JAIL EXPENSES. Paid bill for board and washing for mis oners, commitments and necessaries for use in Jail 27 ; <*> For shoes and shoe repairs for prisoners - 75 Dr. Voorhees, jail physician 3 278 90 SHEEP CLAIMS. ... ~ , Kill <'d. Damaged. Cost Dam'gs. PaidW.C. Taylor 1 _ 3... 475 James Gallagher... 0 4 ™ 24 Geo. \V(xxlhettd I 3 7'" | John Seller Sr 1 g J.M. Breltmeyer... N C Weaver 2 3 ... 17 ." Mm. Mary McGulrc 1 5 3 ... IS " 4 3 3 ... 23 2 3 ... 15 ... 6 3 3... 'ii ... Edward Hottenstinc J 3.. 250 Wm I) llaverly 1—35 v /L!? iKley - 1 * »::: &'■ r Osthaus o » 3 w Samuel Bender 2 5 3 " ]tj "* A M Warburton 11 3"" 10'" Addie E Mattin » J 3 K" A 1) Dlckerson 11 3 5 IJ A Bennett I _ t " .. " J T Forbes 1 _ 3 'i *" James Gallagher 1 _ « " oil T 8 McCllntock 2 •. V i?!. Hugh McKay 1 _T 3 r* 60 J J Webster i 2 3;;; 7;;; Seth P Shoemaker... 1 I 3"' Peter Fitzgerald 1 3"'. S6u Chas. Haas. 2 _ 3 5 Mrs Mary Meyers... 1 3 7 Mrs Daniel Seanllu s 3 . 3a Royal Sargent 1 3"' s"*5 "* L J Norton 2 _ 3 7 I> H Epler 2 _ 3 - & J J Teevan 2 2 3 14 Francis Waples 0 7 s " 14 °" Guy Baker 1 5 3 13 "" Thos. G. McKay 1 390 5 John Corcoran {< 6 3 65 Thos. Scanlin 13 8 4 90 Wm. C. Taylor 11 3!!! 5... I*2*2 90 534 75 Paid Lawrence Lowrev, Const, tor notifying owners to kill dogs 675 13# 6T, Total cost to County 604 40 Number of sheep killed, 87; damaged. 63. Expenditures for printing and advertising; also nooks and stationery, during the year^is. New* Item, C, L. Wing, Publisher Publishing trial list and eourt proc. blanks for Prothy'soffice 22 10 Blanks for Prothy's office 15 35 Annual statement court Proc. and trial list 71 jq Printing court calendar and bill of particulars 15 10 Blanks and stationery for Proth'y 13 35 . Treas. and Com. 17 45 Pub. Court Proc. trial list and Cal. 14 50 14 25 , " and blanks lor Treasurer and Corns... 45 60 229 20 Gazette, Geo. Strebv, Publisher. Publishing Annual Statement 65 60 Court proclamation and trial list 6 00 6 00 6 00 and stationery 10 Ott 9S 09 Review, Fred Newell, Publisher. Publishing Court Proc, for four sessions of 't»B, election proclamation and Sub. 57 50 Gazette and Bulletin, transcript docket and redemption book 19 Wm. G, Johnson & Co., common pieas seal and blanks 32 90 Mount Holly Co., divorce docket euve lope# and letterheads 19 (15 J.W. Kaeder, tax duplicate and registry hooks 3930 Military roll and assessment book 23 25 ...Order book, tax duplicate etc 26... 83 65 Wm. Mann Co., deed book 17 50 Sun Printing Co., appearance docket and two order liooks 32... Wm. F. Murphy's Sons, dental register 475 I', and J. W. Johnson & Co., supplement to I'. & S. Dii?est for Prothy's office 4 ... 598 25 COUNTY COSTS. Paid livety bill for County Com. in' 96 250 Herman Bahr two days services look ing over timber lands 6 00 H. T. Downs, 5 days services, re-arrang ing records in Prothonotary's office.. 15 00 Hansom Thrasher for 65 Treas. Deeds and Exonerations 181 63 Taxes on County pro]>erty at Sonestown 10 50 \\ itness cost in case of Brewer vs Sulli van County 16 53 232 I<S SHERIFF'S COSTS. Paid for serving 72 jury notfees Dec. T. '97 21 60 96 " Feb. T. '9B 28 80 60 •• May T. 18 00 96 " Sept. T. 28 80 FUEL AND LIQHTB. Paid Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 78 3-20 tons coal at 1.25 87 70 Freight 011 same 164 15 James McFarlane 34-10toni ctial at 5.00 15 10 W. C. Mason, hauling 68 1160-100 tons of coal at 40c and one day hauling water no 43 A, E. Tripp, Assignee, 4 bbls oil, lamp globes, matches ete 21 78 E. L. Place, 2 bbls of oil 8 Oti Henry Karge 115 00 Sarah Speaker 486 00 W. C. Mason 500 00 Etlilin Mason 800 00 K. M. Stormont estate 2366 60 Russcl Karus 3500 50 Emestina Seaman 4000 00 James Quinn 500 00 John H. Farrell 250 00 Dushore Bank 2000 00 Kobt. Sto mint 500 Oo Ida L. stormont 1000 00 Anna Collins ;K>o 00 Frances Breiger 350 00 N. N. BettS 1500 00 W. L. Stormont 1000 00 Elizabeth C. sick 900 00 llanuah C. Yonkin 200 00 Perceval Kinsley 100 00 ; E. E. Wrede 300 00 . John M. Karge 200 00 S. 8. Rogers 56 37 22389 36 Amount of money borrow ed during 1898 Bernard Kline 1000 00 W. C. Mason 1000 00 Elizabeth C. Sick 420 00 Michael Flvnn 800 00 John W. Ffynn 800 00 ! l'creival Kinsley 50 60 John Hartzlg 60 00 26509 36 Statement showing disposition of Sonestown property bought by Trustees for the County, at the Sheriff's sale of the real estate of Jacob Lorah Ex-Treasurer. Contracts were made by the Trustees of this property to vailous persons; and the amount of the several payments received by the Trustees to applv on said contracts, were un to January 1, 'ic.> as follows: Amt. of Cont. Payment. Commit with Clara Starr 550 00 605 «5 J.C. Bogart... 275 00 313 IK Ida L. Lorah 210 00 224 09 Byron Camdbell 125 00 131 30 James C. Starr 300 . 176 40 Jesse F. Eddy 400 .. 260 08 Lizzie E Laiixl 395 .. 258 93 George Hazen :150 ... 213 00 Wm. E. Miller 350 ... 357 00 BenJ. F. Hess 350 ... 116 47 Anit. from A. T. Armstrong for timber 28 00 3305 00 2688 81 Jan. *2, 1899, amt. in hands of Trustees 2688 81 Statement showing the Bonded Indebted ness on January 1,1899. To amount of Bonds outstanding bear ing Interest at 4 per cent per annum... 33000 00 To amount of Bonds outstanding liear ing interest at sper cent per annum... 5000 00 38000 00 Continued on Tmf Tour.
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