ANNUAL STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES! Of £ullivan County for the Year 1899 \ Expenditures of Sullivan Assessing and Registering 7. $ 882 66 Auditing Proth.'6, Reg. Ji Recorder's Act. 15 00 Agricultural Society 200 00 Books and Stationery ! 269 81 Borrowed Money 1975 00 Bounties 318 25 Court Crier 61 00 County Auditors 184 92 County Bridges 290 63 County Cost 180 19 County costs paid A. J.Bradley for cleri cal work in Commissioners office 518 12 Commissioners' Clerk 401 74 County Commissioners' Salaries 949 33 County Commissioners' Counsel 175 00 Commonwealth's Costs 319 22 Constables' Returns '-40 12 Court Reporter 322 75 County Institute 164 33 Costs in case of Wm. Raeder, Lunacy.... 49 47 Elections 1386 30 Freight and Express 31 61 Fuel and Lights 315 99 Financial ; Condition of Sullivan County for the Official Year Ending January 2,1899. LIABILITIES. RESOURCES. Amt. of County Orders at Interest 23027 99 Amt. due County from Collectors for Amt. of County .Orders outstanding uot the year 1899 and previous years..... 0988 63 at interest 218 85 Amt. to be Refunded by State, viz: Amt. still due by County on account of of 8723 39 State Personal Tax........... 54- o4 Indebtedness of Ex-Treas. Lorah.... 35 11 Amt. of Balance due County on Judg t Amount due State fori Tax on County No. 62, Feb. T. 1891, against Jacob Indebtedness for '99 viz: $61,027.99 Lorah, viz: Debt.and Int.to Sep. 23 92 4«65 19 at four mills 211 11 Amt.due from ex-Sheriff Tripp, Jury fee 24 00 Amount due State for State Personal Amt. due from Sheriff Swank, Jury fees 12 00 Tax for year 1899 723 39 Amt. due County by C, E. Jackson J. P. forfeited bail paid to him|in 1893 31 43 24279 48 Amt. due County by Laporte Borough Poor District, acct. of H. Genoski... Danville Insane Asylum includes' 99 17S 25 Amt. due County by Hillsgrove twp. on acct. of exp. of lunacy of D.R.Davis Michael Zobroski at Danvilleless29.2s 322 24 Amt. due County by Fox Twp. Poor District, account of Harvey McKay Warren Asylum 189 56 Amt. due Co,'note of P. Murphy 25 47 •• " T. Olmstead 600 R. S. Kimble 115 00 J. P. Carson 17 96 " Cummings AStone 92 37 11. G. A Wm. May 12 80 John Dovitt 62 00 J. F.Dibble 10 93 " John Havily 69 87 Daniel Giggy 88 26 " Mrs. E. R. Scnoino... 56 52 546 18 Amt. due County by Colley twp. sup port of Wm. Raeder at Danville 16 25 Due from surcharges of 1897 as follows: Philip Secules 34 49 H. G. Huffmaster •> 00 Due from surcharges of 1898 against Co. Commissioners jointly, less 16.00 paid __ by A. F, Hcess 150 .a Due from surcharges of 1899 against Co. Commissioners jointly as follows: Order No. 466 in favor of F. W. Buck 12 00 " 572 " F. W.Gallagher 16 65 " 186, 371. 465, of E. W. Meeks 900 Amt Due From Wyoming County on acct. ot % share Judicial Contest costs 11 63 Sonestown property (in litigation) viz: Amount of Contracts $3305 00 Trustees have reed, on contract 2877 09 Liabilities in Excess of Resources 11420 69 January 1,1899 - 26955 33 County Treasurer during 1899 19059 8, To Amount of County Orders Issued Amt of Orders outstanding at the end of during 1899 15881 38 the official.year 1899, to wit: Jan.l 1900 2327t> 84 42836 71 $12836 71 REDEMPTION FUND ACCOUNT. To Amountof Redemption Money in the By Aint. of Redemption Money paid out _ hands of Co. Treasurer, as shown by by County Treasurer, during 1899 . 82 last audit 61 15 By Balance in hands of County Treas- To Amount Received during 1899 106 18 urer J162_51 $l7O 33 $l7O 33 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the several Townships and Boroughs for Road Funds for taxes received on Unseated Lands for the year 1899. BOKofoHH and Amt reed Due Tres. Due Twp. *fotal Paid out Co. Tre's. Due Due townships. ■in 1899. last aud't last aud't Ree d- 99 byTrcs-'99 Coin. Twps. lreasur r Cherry ' Tw0.....!.... "74 84 .7777777.t 488 71 563 55- 554 16 13 85 446 cofiey....... 213isi 13625 -.ma* 54572 ««« 20997 Davidson Twp 1574 86 518 4 6 2093 32 2096 01 .'.2 40 55 09 Dushore Borough.. 10 68 10 68 10 42 26 ......... Flkland 87 21 1 97 78 18199 150 00 3 75 31 24 Forks Twp ...JI 1115 48 1045 02 2160 50 2083 10 52 10 25 30 Fox .112......... 50700 m47 44953 40500 1012 .-.341 Hillsgrove 320 96 132 48 -153 44 390 00 9 <;> ;>3 69 Laitorte Twp 1199 79 483 70 1683 49 1651 36 41 36 12 23 LaiKirteßoro 2 48 34 32 36 80 85 J»> 91 '-1 Shrewsbury ; 712 34 101 91 814 28 806 8., 20 1, 1- Total II 5868 09 118 47 i 3049 34 8798 96 8731 28 218 30 148 88 294 47 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Collectors of State Tax for the year 1899. hi ino I'd us and Ami. Amt. Collcc s Rebate hxou s Due townships. collectors. charg'd paid in. Com.* Al'wed Al'wed from col ®®l llce (;herry . 7.777...777.7...7.jR~Litzeiman 59 97 36 oo; 72 188 22 37 H97 Colley Royal Scouten 52 72 • 62 <2 58/2 Dushore J.H. Farreli 217 76 150 00 459 Ba. 5a 12 21/ ,6 Davidson Oscar Lewis 8S 72 88 , 2 88 72 Elkland Christian Snyder 66 40 oo 40 % bo 40 Forks Harry Richlm 45 28 41 00 132 -20 it, 4j> 28 Kox A. 1). Dickerson 758 < .»8 _7 58 Forksville Jonli Pardoe 51 Bf> 49 51 141 270 126 ;»4 88 Hillsgrove M.W.Lewis 44 80 20 00 6o 110 23 01 4180 »» i«j ns ::::::::: If IIS V& 'gg % * ::::::::: 'S '5 SS Total 723 39 58 10 13 18 10 '.'so 68 723 39 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account'.with tlie Colccltors of Dog Tax, for the year 1899. Hoitoi'ftHs and Amt. Amt. hxone- Rebate Oollecs Due n townships. collectors. charg'd Paid in rations. Al' wed Com. from col nce < herry Township 7.77. R. Litzelman 251 00 200 00 050 3 M 43 66 254 00 Colley " Royal Scouten 131 00 134 00 J34 00 Dushore Borough J. ft, Farreli II 00 41 Oo il oo Davidson Township... Oscar Lewis 9i 00 .15 (X) 9;> 00 Elkland " ...' Christian Snyder. .. )!0 00 120 00 126 00 Eagles Mere I'M. E. Brink I* 00 13 oo <0 40 390 18 00 Forks Township Henry Richlin 116 00 51 00 27, 159 60 61 116 00 Fox " A. 1). Dickerson 58 00 58 00 58 00 Forksville Borough John Pardoe 12 Ot) 368 20 1 - 800 12 00 Hillsgrove Twp... M. W. Lewis 52 00 30 oo lu> 99 19 36 .>2 00 Laporte Township Lee Gavitt 3> 00 ••• •••;•• Oo 35 00 Laiorte Borough A. Buschhausen 18 00 0 i>3 30 23 10 91 18 00 Shrewsbury Twp Mathew Taylor 47 00 8 8;> 48 2, .17 40 47 00 Total 1006 00 313 00 12 60 744 072 90 1006 00 RANSOM THRASHER. COUNTY TREASURER. Statements showing amounts of State, County and Dog Taxesdue from the various Collectors for the year 1899 and for previous years. BO jSrSSUy P COLLECTORS. Year. . County. Dog. T"'"'"- Davidson Twp ' W. M. Bobbins ls.'.>2 8 55 8 55 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor 1891 213, '2137 Colley " J. P. Allen i 1895 40 7ft 16 75 Dushore Borough... C. S. Reitmeyer •• ;>3 77 1 63 2 43 57 73 Forks " Henry Riclilin 2 67 7 50 10 17 Colley J.P.Allen l-'.Hi 41 41 21 96 19 33 82 70 Davidson James Monm 162 10 2 IK) 26 40 180 50 Dushore Boro Frank Buck 100 35 * :« 14 20 120 17 Shurewsbry Mathew Taylor 71 57 1 4K 31 25 101 30 Colley Twp P. Allen is; - 63 06 45 03 43 1)0 141 09 Dushore Boro .John 11. Farreli 17 18 14 75 8 00 39 93 Elkland Rightmire. * 70 11 18 15 28 55 711 Forksville 'John Pardoe " 39 00 10 00 49 (111 Hillsgrove . M. W. Lewis i • 12 03 soo 20 Ui Shrewsbury Twp... Mathew Taylor 14 27 * 1 13 1:1 14 Cherry Twp R Litzelman 1 181 IS 150 00 I 150 00 Colley " Royal Scouten " 725 65 27 35 , 81 ... 883 90 Dushore Boro J ft Farreli ! " 14 23 5 09 11 00 30 32 Davidson Oscar Lewis , " | 181 28 79 34 113... 373 62 Elkland Twb Christian Snyder... 10 65 ; I 10 65 Forks Henry Richlin 118 02 37 15 165 1 7 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor I | •' i 85 76 161 32 47 I 119 87 Fox A. I). Dickerson 78 90 29 00 107 90 Forksville Boro John Pardoe 16 99 13 02 15 00 45 01 HillsgroveTwp M W Lewis " !I8 17 44 00 82 17 Laporte Twp Philip Karge 49 07 20 72 1 69 79 Laporte Boro A. Buschhauseu 6130 6130 Cherry Twp R. Litzelman IM9<| 57 87 22 37 43 66 123 90 Colley Royal Scouten 177 32 52 72 i 131 ... 364 01 Dushore Borough... John H. Farreli " 112 06 55 12 41 00 208 18 Davidson •' Oscar Lewis j •• 186 72 88 72 96 00 I 370 44 Elkland Chris Snvder " 269 32 60 40 126 00 ' 461 72 Eagles Mere Boro.. M. E, Brink •' 85 52 4 8 3 90 89 90 Forks Henry Ritchlin 301 15 70 60 61 866 sft Fox Twp. A. D. Dickerson.... •' 259 '.Hi 7 58 58 00 325 54 Forksville Boro John Pardoe " 75 88 1 20 8 00 85 14 Hillsgrove Twp 'M. W. Lewis 1 " 03 40 | 23 IM 19 30 105 80 Laporte Twp Lee Gavitt 131 62 , 35 30 35 00 201 98 Laiiorte Borough... A.H.Buschliauseii. 108 33 ! 1 52 10 94 120 79 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor | " 136 11 ; 125 37 40 174 76 » Due Collector, i Total II 3963 80 i 716 71 1308 62 5988 6:) INQUESTS. JAIL EXPENSES. Paid for holding inquest over body of W. H. Osier for cleaning six cells and T. J. Jackson 20 38 washing bed clothes 6 ... Maria Johnson and Del Hues 19 10 B.Kline for blankets and muslin 288 Mattie Wilcox 17 26 H. \\". Osier, sheets and pillow cases 106 Barney Hank 17 46 " boarding Mrs. E. R. Schomo 1150 1 " Wm. Raeder 12 25 74 20 »6» County for the year 189!). Grand Jurors. .. .7.7.. 441 42 Insurance on Public Buildings 429 72 Inquests "1 20 Insane Asylums 380 50 Interest 1510 73 Jury Commissioners 09 28 Janitor 271 87 Jail Expenses 33 68 Proth'y and Clerk of Courts 531 07 Penitentiaiy Bill 178 60 Postage anil Telegrams 18 16 Public Building and Grounds 337 76 Publishing County Auditors' Report 129 00 Printing and Advertising 70 Bft Refunding Account 101 77 Soldiers Burials 30 00 Sheep Claims 493 65 Sheriff's Costs 199 10 Traverse and Petit Jurors 1240 99 Tipstaves 68 00 Total i 15,881 38 KANFLMRRIMAMMR, COUNTY TREASURE*. I in aoeeu/rt'witlr «ri rl<*A OMlecWr* otftMoiu years for lax innunb PAID up MM! MUUd durMg the Ttur I WD. 1 ■ _ noabiciHs AND | l >'o['ilioe Co. PdTrai' T^ndi'iKxMi'i iCollec'l! Bue i"™"" TOWNSHIP* ! coLIKJfOBs. 1 Year.tl»taud in isM. Retur'dlAP wed' Com. I County 801 "fe Davidson Win, KobbiiisZ... 1892 855 ......... ~ ..7..77 r '.'.'.'..'..1:' 7.1" 8 55' ~' (j'ss Shrewsbury Mathew Tavlor.. 1894 2137 1 2187' 21 37 Cherry I F. Mittendorf 1895 497 09 4OT 09 4#" 09 Colley J. P. Allen... 1895 46 75 46 75 4« 75 Dushore C. S. Rightmire 07 73 57 7a 57 73 Forks i Henry Kiehlln 10 17 10 17 10 17 Colley J. P ; Allen W9O 82 70 82 7U 82 70 Davidson James Koran 180 50 180 50 180 50 Dushore (Frank Buck 295 59 120 00 sft 42 120 17 295 59 Shrewsbury [Mathew Taylor 101 SO 104 30! 104 30 Colley J. P. Allen- 1897 141 O-.i 14109 14109 Dushore Jonh H. Farrell 42 93 300 :I9 93' 4'> 93 Davidson J. Wm. Monui 1018 10 948 72 36 44 «» 00 1048 16 Elkland Alvin Kightinire ; 201 M 141 78 46u 55 76i 20154 Forksville John Pardoe 68 00 15 00 740 45 00! 68 00 Hillsgrove M.W.Lewis 4103 15 00 <•> 00 20 03 41 OG Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor... 13 14 i 13 14 13 14 Cherry Kalph Litzelman 1 1898 1330 78 1029 46 60 02 52 45! 44 SSi 150 50 1336 78 Colley Koyal Seouten ' 1148 90 300 00 15 00- 833 90 114$ DO Dushore John H, Farrell 155 32 125 go SO 32 155 32 Davidson Oscar Lewis 1 H73 62 i • 1 373 62 373 62 Klkland Chris Snyder i ->sa in 500 ... 12 21 23 13 12 30 10 55 558 19 Forksville John Pardoe : 121 41 70 00 640 45 011 121 41 Forks Henry Kiehlln ... j 285 35 100 80 497 25 21! 1 155 17 285 35 Fox A. E. Dickinson I 259 99 101 42 36 70 13 97 107 90 259 99 Hillsgrove M. W. Lewis 85 17 300 82 17 85 17 Laporte Boro A. Buschhausen ' 114 23 36 93 16 00 til 30 114 23 Laporte Twp Philip Karge I I 221 8:1 SO 13 28 82 S3 09 69 7»i 221 83 Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor... j 256 90 137 00 i | , 119 90t 256 90 ' Total I 7778 83 3730 44 179 16i Sl2 07 ! 71 651 3485 Oli 7778 33 RANSOM THRASHER, COCNTY TREASURER. In account with the several Townships and Boroughs for School and Building Funds, for taxes receive*! for Unseated Lands. for the year 1899. 110KOUOHS AKU • Amt reed'Due Twp; Due Tres Total I'd outbyCo. Tress Due Due TOWNSHIPS iii 1899 last aud'T latt aud't Rec'd- '9yTres in' 99 Twp. Treasur'r Cherry .7. 49 US 482 41 M2 26 500 00 12 50 1» 76 Colley 1 277 10 287 49 r>64 59 400 00 10 00 154 59 Davidson 630 14 142 81- 772 95 764 06' 19 10 10 21 Elkland 43 29 91 42 134 71 150 00 3 75 19 04 Forks 223 10 598 25 821 35 800 00' 20 00 1 85 Fox 425 28 224 89 050 17 034 OV 15 8", 32 Hillsgrove 192 73 146 ,87 339 60 300 00 7 50 32 10 Laporte Twp 399 91 273 16 673 07 651 69 16 28 5 10 Laporte Bom | 1 46 1 57 6 0!! 5 51. 14 88 Dushore Boro 23 60 23 611 23 60- tio Shrewsbury 299 43 181 05 480 4>< 470 00 11 75 1 27 i ! 11 ! | !| 2545 29 2453 62 i 1998 81 4698 26; 117 47 . 213 60 30 52 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the several townships and boroughs for taxes received from unseated lands for Poor Fuuds during the year 1899. BOKOIGHS AND Amount Due Twp. 1 Due Tros. Tot'l recdi Paid by Treus. V Due Due TOWNSHIPS. ree'd '99 last audilllast nudt. in 1899. iCo. Treas. coin. Twps. Treas. Cherry. .7.... 2136 255 IH ......... 276 10 250 00 625 '2O 15 .77 Colley ' 64 86 6 26 71 12 68 00; 1 70 1 42 Davidson 524 08 120 Sli 414 45 3)10 00' 9 75 4 70 Dushore 2 58 2 58 2 52 06 Elkland 7 31 14 71' ; 7 101 Forks :..." 133 85 171 97 305 82 298 17 7 45> 20 Fox 283 50 301 29 584 79 560 16 14 23 1 40 Hillsgrove 128 41 213 55 341 96 313 22 782 20 92 ! Laporte Twp 199 98 579 33 779 31 759 00 IS 97 1 34 Laporte Boro 1 47 17 25 18 72: 17 25 43 101 Shrewsbury 271 81 358 37 630 21 614 45 15 36 10 Total 1637 56 1905 64 135 24 1415 36 3281 77 82 02 51 57 7 40 _ . - - . RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. lii account with the County of Sullivan for the year 1899, (officially ending Jan, 1,1900. Amount received from Collectors for '9S By amount of County Orders redeemed and for previous years, during 1899 3730 It by County Treasurer during 1899 19559 87 Amount received from Collectors of '99 By Treasurer's commission thereon 489 00 State tax, 33858; County tax, 9608 08; By amt interest on County Orders Dog tax, 313 06 10259 72 redeemed 93 15 Amount of County tux received from By Treas Commission oil above at during 1899 of various parties 1975 00 By amt. paid Slate Treasurer the amt. of Amount received from County's propor- tax on loans for 1898 258 00 tion of license money, for the year '99 672 73 (Commission allowed by State.) Amount received from State, being the By amt. of interest paid 011 bonds, viz: Refund of %of 1898 tax 588 09 on Ist series 4 per cent 1320 Amt from Wm. P. Shoemaker office rent 18 00 011 2d series ■> " 250 1570 ... To amt. received of Jacob Magargel for Treasurer's commission thereon at 2% 39 25 land sold by Commissioners 287 34 To amt. reced. from Robt. Stormont for 22803 68 making report to state 35 00 To amt received from Hillsgrove twp poor district, acct. of Davis 29 25 , To amt. reed. 011 state tax from interest bearing orders 73 38 To amt.recd.of B.Kllnc.lntereit refunded 10 00 " P. A. Waish.Col. tax due 58 97 '• A.F.lleess, surcharges 1898... 16 00 " H. U. Huffmaster " 34 49 41 W. J. Lawrence Protli. fines WOO due Co. Audit of 1898 50 31 " due Treasurer 1513 83 22803 68 : RANSOM THRASH EH, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the various townships for Road, School and Poor Funds, at the end of the official year, 1899, to wit: January 2 1900, ROAD" FUNDS. .SCHOOL FUNDS. POOR FUNDS. ROI'OHS AND TOWNSHIP.*. Due Due Due Due Due Due Treasurer, township Treasurer, township Treasurer, township cherry Township.... * «« ,!» ?«' Colley do 9< I'd »9 1 42 Dusliorc Borough —- Davidson Township 09 }« -> -•••■, * '0 Elkland do » 19 w . W Forksville Boruogh i •- Forks Township •** 1 :*» 20 Pox do **■ "■ 1 40 lliilsgrove Township 1 J® 20 92 Laporte Borough 1 ...... J" 1 04 Laporte Township 12 23 ...„....... 5 10 134 Shrewsbury do 1- 72 11 <0 294 47 143 Bft 30 52 2U 60 7 40_ 51 57 Road Fund due Twp. .. .7. f43~85 School •' •• 213 60 Poor " •' 51 75 I 409 02 due Tre«s. Road f294 47 " School 30 52 Poor, 740 332 39 Nel Amt Due Townships by Treasurer 76 63 RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the County, and the several Boroughs and Townships, for their and each of their proportion of License Money, under the Aot of June 9, 1801, for the year 1899. Total I'roport'n Propor- Treas 1 Paid to Due to * BOROUGHS AND ' Amt. of to tion to B. Comm. Paid to Boroughs Boros. TOWNSHIPS. L. money County and Twp. at 2 1-2 the and and Balance, received 1-sshares 4-sshares per cent. County. Twps. ! Twpg Cherry Township 600 00 120 00 480 00 15 00 117 00 468 00 Colley 525 00 105 00 420 00 13 13 102 37 409 60 •2 00 Dushore Borough 900 00 180 00 720 00 22 50 175 50 702 00 Davidson Twp 375 00 75 00 300 00 9 38 73 12 292 50: ' Eagles Mere Boro. 150 00 30 00 120 00 3 75 29 25 117 00 Forksville Boro 150 00 30 00 120 00 3 75 29 25 117 00 Hillsgrove Twp 150 00 30 00 120 00 3 75 29 25 117 00 Laporte Boro 450 00 90 00 360 00 It 25 87 75i 351 00' Laporte Twp 75 00 15 00 60 00 1 88 14 62 58 50 Shrewsbury... 75 00 15 00 60 00 1 88 14 62 58 sft from 1897. 3450 00 690 00 2760 00 86 27 672 73 2691 00 1 " RANSOM THRASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In account with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the year 1899. By amount returned to State as uncol- To Amount of Retailer's License for the lee table 14 e> year 1898 - #577 50 By lutlance due Htate Treasurer 7<x By costs of advertising 52 44 By State Treasurer's Receipt 475 00 By Treasurer's com mist iou 26 82 By balance due Treasurer 2 24 577 50 577 60 WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSE. To Amt. of Wholesale Liquor License S4OO 00 By State Treasurer's Receipts 7. 13801)5 By Treasurer's Commission 20 00 W> 00 $ 400 00 RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE. To State's proportion of Retail Liquor By State Treasurer's Receipts 1098 60 License 1150... By County Treasurer's ooiatnission 5160 To amount overpaid State Treasurer ... * 1150 00 1160 00 BREWERS AND DIgTILLKR'B LICENSE. . To Amount of Brewers and Distiller's By State Treasurer's Receipts..... (332 60 License $350 00 By Treasurer's Commission 17 50 >350 00 1860 00 BILLIARD LICENSE. To Amt. assessed for the year 1898 150 00 By State Treasurers receipts 47 50 By Treasurer's commission 2 60 —^______————— The County Commlssisoers In account with the County of Sullivan, for the year 1690: S. S. ROGERS: To County Ordere drawn during 1899 198 05 By service as Commlssioeer for '99 182 00 By balance due from '9B : 16 05 ' 1 196 05 , 196 05 11.0. HUFFMASTER: To County Ordere drawn In 1899 426 B5 By service as Commissioner for '99 374 15 ___ By balance due from '9B 52 80 426 95 By servicesas Commissioner lor '99 324 93 RANSOM THBASHER, COUNTY TREASURER. In aeeonnt with the Collectors of County Tax for the year 1899. •oaouoHs " h Amt~T~AiS77liinds lExol^s.ißebate Collec's Due - ! TOWNSHIPS. COLLECTOR, charg'd Paidin. Retur'd Al' wed'Ai'wed Com. -FROM COL Bal'nce Cherry..7:.......... R. Lltzelinan77., 2330 68 2121 68 7.......7 '....7... Tic 05 55 23 " 57 87 "2M068 Colley Royal Scouten.. 1160 14 . 915 02 49 20 18 60 177 32 1160 14 Dushore JH. Farrell 1163 66 97# 99 | 50 00 21 50, 112 06 1163 65 s?i7i "J" Oscar Lewis , 1680 20 1341 J1 61 95 39 82 186 72 1630 20 Elkland C. Snyder ! 1128 66 800 00 43 00 16 34 °69 lor Its Twp H. Kiehlln I 1086 27 683 00 37 00 15 12 301 15 1039 27 tox A. Dickenson I 678 64 294 68 15 20 mou '259 96' 578 84 Hillsgrove M.W.Lewis " 746 31 630 59 l..":::: 49 82 "5 „ 7«s{ Laporte Boro ,A. Buschausen..! 578 09 435 30] 19 40 15 06. 108 S3 578 (I*l LaporteTwp Lee Gavttt , ,'iß6 92 235 18 1 12 80 73$M SI Shrewsbury Mathew Taylor.. 492 71 329 15 23 20 4 'k, Toi ?T ,7 EWl'-'Mere IM. E. Brink. jl 769 92 625 02; j34W ■£ M \\ 7® K Totals 12316 58 9608 08 503 40 236 84 1968 26 12316 58 ■ - -- 'l PUBLIC BUILDING AND GROUNDS. Paid Samuel Cole repairs for well and cellar 91 52 T. J. Keeler, glass for jail, Janitor supplies 579 Chas. Landon, work 011 jury box 9 00 Montgomery Ward <fc Co. matting for court room, toilet paper and iron paint 30 56 T. C. Heess. wind mill gearing 72 50 Chas. Landou, hard oil finish and 1ab0r.... 125 Jethroßattin, work on well and court 11. 600 A. H. Buschhauser., supplies for count H. 2 43 T. J. Keeler '■ " 4 67 Thos. W. Ueahen boarding for plumben 600 T. E. Kennedy '• masons 150 John Boyd, repair to court room 8 75 H. W. Osier work on wind mill 7 95 A. 11. Buschhausen, broom, paper, books 140 Jethro Battin, assisting mason 9 00 " cleaning offices 845 Montgomery Ward Jh Co., lamp chimneys and paper - 30 T. J. Keeler, janitor supplies 6 19 L. R. Gumble, for 1ab0r...'.. 10 00 T. C. Heess, repairs for 2 50 R. A. Conklin, repairing chairs 1 00 F. W. Oallagher board for John Hileman while working on court bouse 16 65 | Jethro Battin work on courthouse 2 75 John Boyd " •• 1185 C. 11. James '• •• 9 75 _ __ 337 76 COUNTY 6RIDOEB. Paid JHS;XT Fawcett for cleaning and paint ing two County bridges 15 00 Bennett & Peale, lumber for Sonestown and Muncy Valley bridges 21 60 Amos Little for plank and hauling lumber 14 60 J. G. Plotts forplanklng bridge at Hillsgrove 15 00 Rogers Bros, for plauk 38 00 W. S. Collins work on Elk creek bridge pier 300 W. B. Snyder planking Worlds End bridge 11 50 John Girton painting bridge at Ringdale... 755 Thos. Kernan " " 150 M. C. Miller for boarding bridge {winters... 820 Ellis Swank for boarding bridge painters... 160 J. Fawcett painting bridge at Millview 7 75 Wm. Laird plank for High bridge 350 Painting Lopez and Shady Nook bridges... 33 75 Chas. W. Reeder lumber for Iron bridge above Forksville 47 19 Jennings Bros. luml>cr for Shady Nook B. 28 76 W. 8. Collins work done on Co bridges 17 87 Rogers Bros, for lumber 5 50 E. M. Meeks work oil Lopez bridge 1 50 Rogers Bros, lumber and team work 4 41 Rush Rogers hauling lumber for bridge,.. 2 85 _ 290 63 EXPENDITURES FOR PRINTING AND ADVER TISING, BOOKS AND STATIONERY. Njtws ITKM, C. L. Wing publisher. Publishing court proclamation and trial list 600 Reiieal list, court calendars, note heads etc 19 75 Trial list and court proc 6 00 Court calendar, trial list and court proc... 13 50 13 60 Extra printing on seated land returns 3 70 Publishing County auditors report 64 00 GAZKTTK, Geo Streby publisher. Pub. trial list and receipt books 500 " and court proclamation 3 00 Publishing County auditors report 65 00 Paid H.T.Downs stationery for Audt. re|ort 10 00 Mt. Holly Printing Co. stationery 3 40 J. W. Raider books and stationery 5 00 Stationery for Sheriffs office 8 50 C. T. Foster, ink 600 Wm. T. Murphys Sons, stationery 3 52 J. W. Raeder, register books 27 50 C. L. Wing, stationery 19 45 Rldgeway Pub Co, for blanks 16 48 C. L. Wing 2710 Wm. J. Murphy Ji Son, stationery 4 75 J. W. Raeder, receipt books 10 80 " stationery 48 75 Henry Hall, stationery 23 50 Ridgeway Pub Co. stationery 3 11 C. L. Wing, notices, blanks etc 11 00 " blanks, seated land returns 14 45 Greenwood School Supply Co, paper 3 00 Henry Hall, blank tiooks etc 23 50 469 36 Commonwealth Costs Paid by the County during the Year. Max Rosenblooin, larceny 7 87 R. Duggau, making threat* 5 66 Mrs. E. R. Sehomo, assault and battery... 51 52 T,L. Johnson, J.H.Warner, larceny 28 87 Watson Wright, malicious mischief 49 61 Frank Yauna, larceny 61 75 Wm. Raeder, assault and battery SO 65 obstructing officers 10 05 Wellington Lavelle, counterfeiting 21 00 Wm. Raedei, making threats 16 78 " Robbery 35 43 319 22 Btat« Penitentiary and Asylums. Paid Eastern Penitentiary for year 1898 131 60 Danville Insane Asylum " '• 59 75 Warren " " " 22 75 March 1899 2250 Danville " " 45... Warren " June 1, 23... Danville " " " 46... Sept 1, •' 62 75 Warren " " " 23 ... Dec I •• 22 75 Danville " " " 53... Huntingdon Reformatory March 1 '■ 47 ... 559 10 BURIAL OF SOLDIERS. Paid L. H. Boody for tombstone put on grave of Nathaniel Harris 15 00 " Samuel Mapes 15 00 30 00 FUEL AND LIGHTS. A. J. Bradley, pea coal and delivery 7 87 Jns McFarlin, 8 tons " :w >l9 W C Mason for delivering coal 14 ... EL Place for oil 4 38 BarthiKester fur I'oal 82M RobtStormniit for freight |iaid on c0a1... 3615 Ransom Thrasher " •• 34 50 Atlantic Refining Co fnroll ISO 9 ; " C Mn*"ii for delivering coal 10 30 '• -Tth A Kester 23 tons of coal 31 05 H Rltlcr :•••< "t fn'leht on coal 34 50 " c M«-'-" 'delivering coal 1505 ■ • ". lining Co, for oil 875 ' ' 1 '•••■ -r for coal 82 M ■ "l ::ver freight 1 62 315 99 SHEEP CLAIMS, killed, injured,costs, damage, total' • niel Epplcr, 3 1 $3 sll ... sl7 ... .1 l> Brencnley, 11 s 8... n ... Chris Murphy, 5 15... 18 ... Mrs M McGulre. 1 3 5 ... 8 ... Owen Sweeney, 1 3 6... 9 ... WCTavlor 12 10 4 84... "8 ... Henry Richlin 2 3 12 75 15 75 J L Helman 1 s 4 ... 7.... Jas Yana, 1 34 ... 7 ... G Yonkin, 2 2 3 10 ... 13 ... Geo Huffmaster 1 3 4 fo 7 50 Peter Albert 9 1 3 48... 46. .. BP Kilmer. 8 3 3 52.... 55.... D M Diefenback, 2 3 , 950 12 50 Frank Ooyle 2 S 10-.. 13.... If Breitmeyer 1 3 5.... 8.... Mrs D Lewis 1 3 340 6 40 D H Eppler 4 S ]8 ..„ 21.... F P Ocaniin 2 3 8... 11.... Isaac Wilson 1 3 5... 8... W H Yonkin 5 3 3 24.... 27.... Geo SchiU 12 3 «... u... RE snail 1 3 3 75 6 75 James Snell 1 3 3 50 6 50 Myran Williams 5 3 20... 23... Martin Jordan 1 3 4 ... 7... Mandus Canon 1 3 425 725 WOHottenstine.l 3 4... 7 ... John Litzelman 2 1 S 12... 15... ' 73 29 88 405 65 493 65 J J COUNTY COSTS. Allip Seculcs tax on Sonestown property 750 Ellis Swank, for services as Sheriff in '9B 4511 Ransom Thrasher for 6 deeds 15 75 F Buck cost on suit County rs Brewer 2 73 Nicholas Karge " " 1 60 Oscar Lewis tax on Sonestown property 13... A J Bradley commissioners counsel 100 ... "• clerical work in Com office 215.... Robt Stormont for report to State Dept.... 35 ... " Mtpense in getting Col for Laporte.T 3 .... RansApThrasher acknowledgeing deeds 16 25 W J Lawrence prothonotary 22 75 Ransom Thrasher Interest on order held by-Sushore bank 8 ... road tax Sonestown prop... 7 So Robt Stormonl clerical work 18.... A J ora4l*r etedoal work Is CM* oMcm 167 H mu ™ <y* iwo zb raio ;» Borrowed Money Statement. Amount borrowed prior to 1898 viz: Philip Karge 9 865 49 Henry Karge 115 00 Sarah Speaker 486 uu W. C. Mason 500 00 Ethlin Mason 800 00 R. M. Stormont estate 2366 50 Rugsel Karns 3500 50 Erncstina Seaman 4000 00 James Quinn 500 00 John H. Farrell 250 00 Robt. Stormnt 500 00 Ida L. Stormont 1000 00 Frances Breiger 350 00 W. L. Stormont 1000 00 Elizabeth C. Sielt SKX) 00 Hannah C. Yonkin 200 00 Perceval Kinsley 100 00 F-w E - JY r( ? ,e 00 John M. Karge 200 00 17932 99 Amount of money borrowed during '9B-99 W. C. Mason kvmi (ia SViS^Wr Bick m SI W'" S°o <W John Mynn uno <u> K i 1 1,,,1e >' M «• John Hartzig -ji m Mrs Elizabeth C. Sick .. : j(x> 00 Percivial Kinsley 4.)-. m Elizabeth C. Slsk 4.50 On S h s? Bahr 100 00 K. E. W rede (X) Mrs. Mary C. Smith 500 00 23027 99 Assessing and Registering. Cherry Township ]u ß 75 Colley do 111 r.i Dushore Borough ..7.7." 68 56 Davidson Township U-, Elkland do 79 67 Forksville Borough ' 14 Forks Township 02 69 tox do <u> Hillsgrove ..."I..""..::""": 55 m Laporte Borough gr, Laporte Township lie, «<•, Shrewsbury do ZZZZZ'Z". 56 07 Bernicc Township 36 62 General 31 35 67 97 £j>«ry " 29 70 •• 3100 60 70 r£„f,? , 3130 " al 60 6 - ,J< > Davidson • 35 46 .. 30 80 66 26 3531 " 8140 66 " 1 Elkland 44 :M 70 •' 31 20 cr. < M) Forksville B " :w 70 " :i0 00 63 70 t or . kS " !®26 " 31 60 66 86 iitu 37 34 " 33 90 71 24 Hillsgrove 3286 •• 31 60 64 46 Jamison Oty •• 2794 " 27 40 55 31 Lai»rte 8... " 28 90 " 23 00 51 90 Laporte Twp •• 33 42 •' 28 20 61 62 li'J'S* 2842 " 29 91 58 36 J?,'!® 1 ? 0 " WW " 29 40 59 94 5} ck S M ?"- 21 88 " 30 70 55 08 Rlngdale •• 26 94 •• 21 40 51 34 Shrewsbury 34 68 •• 29 40 61 OS LaglesMere B 37 02 •• 29 20 06 22 t? I '™ , stat Election Supplies 9 00 K. M. Meeks, advertising election 7 40 Hep. News Hem, printing ballots ' 38 00 Baith & kester, for election booths 14 *>9 George Streby, printing election tickets.'.'.' *> 00 ' . advertising proclamation 40 00 Chas L wi»g " 40 qq Holly Stat. ITo. election supplies 12 00 Win. 1\ Shoemaker clerkinfor Court 011 election returns ]0 00 Thos. E. Kennedy, clerk, counting offic ial vote of election returns 0 00 1386 :;o Statement showing the Bonded Indebted ness on January 1, 1900. To amount of Bonds outstanding bcar lng interest at 4 per cent i>er annum... SiOOO 00 To amount of Bonds outstanding tx-ar ing interest at sper cent, per annum... 5000 00 Ellis swank for drawing jury in 1808 and making reports to state board of p. c. 78 80 Sheriff Osier, serving 60 jury notices and .."i?. proclamation for February term 19 50 H. Osier, report to board of Public C... 29 50 making Proc and summoning J. *0 30 " jurors 31 ... report to board of public Char 10 ... February Term pw mi May Term jj, September Term Discharged December Term ]n2 a,; 1898 Sept. term, due Ale Minnier 3 41 February Term and Sessions 303 14 May '• •• 351 12 September •• M) 'M December " 077 76 . , 1224 74 ' Board of Trial Jurors. At December term 1898 3 25 February 1899 6 50 May 3 25 September 3 05 1240 99- Amounts Surcharged in Audit for 1899. County Commissioners jointlv as follows : F w Buck overpaid for constable returns 12 E w Meeks •• F w Gallagher 16 iv» 'l7 Statement showing disposition of sonestowu property bought by Trustees for the Countv nl the Sheriff sale of the real estate of Jacob Lorali Ex-Treasurer. Amtcont. Payment Contract with Clara Starr Vn 1.... akmr J C Bogart 275 ... 313 I>> Ida L Loriili. . 210.... 2210W Byp>ii Campt'i-11 l isi :so Jessie K. Kildy.. 400 ... *72 OK James c stnrr.... ::t*i... 237 40 " l.iz/.ie E l.aird. . :i>>s ... 253 9;; " Ceo Hazxeu 5j0.... 2:48... wm K Miller :V0 ... 367... Ben} F Mess. . 350 ... 211 47 Reed of V T Armstrong for luinlier. 2S ... ::305 ... 2x77 o>i Amt in hands of Trustees 2*77 0!» State lax and interest oil iudeltedncs* paid bv the County State tax on Co indebtedness |»iin lo State 25501 Interest )iaid on Co orders outstanding... 1.V40 7:5 Interest mi orders redeemed for which there was no Co on lor drawn 93 15 Interest on tirst series of bonds at 4 per et 1320 ... second 5 " 250... 3461 92 Statement showing the actual indebtedness of Sullivan County January 1, 1900. Bonds outstanding 38000 Oft Liabilities in excess of resources 11420 t>» Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Sullivan sa: we the undersigned Auditors of Sullivan coun ty do hereby certify, that in pursuant of the vari ous duties imposed upon us by the several Acts of Geneial Assembly and the supplements thereto, wc did meet at the office of the County Commiss ioners in the Court House in Laporte Pa on Mon day, the Ist day of January A. D. 1900, and dirt commence to audit, adjust and settle the several accounts of the County Treasurer, Countv Com missioners and all such as are required of us bv law, for the year 1899: and did continue so to aud it, adjust and settle the said several and various accounts, subject to our adjournments, until this date, when we completed tnisour Annual Report and we further certify that we did audit and ad just the said several accounts correctly to the l>e«t of our knowledge, ability, information and belief as the same appears audited and adjusted and settled and fully set forth and itemized in this foregoing report. In testimony whereof we hereunto set our handß and seals, this 20th day of January A. D. 1900. CH. CABEMAN, ) | Co.Auditor*
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