Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1918 — Jasper County Paid Out Almost $750,000 During 1917 [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Paid Out Almost $750,000 During 1917

.In the semi-weekly Republican of today appears the annual report of the county auditor and the county treasurer. For the benefit of those who receive the daily issue, the fallowing synopsis of the report .ns given. ' January T, 1917 showed a balance in the county treasury of $18,396.95, and df $159,479.44 in all funds. $105,473.97 of county revenue was collected during 1917 of which $76,236.59 was from taxation, the remainder being made up from receipts of the various county offices, institutions and interest on funds. This added to the balance on hand made a total of $123,870.92. The disbursements during the year amounted to $98,148.61, which left a balance in the funds of $25,722.31. Collections from various other sources amounted to the sum of $913,481.01. The total receipts for the year were $1,072,960.45 and the disbursements $784,630.01, leava balance of $327,765.06, which includes the $3,450 collected between the November settlement and* December 31. During the year there was realized from the sale of ditch and road bonds $325,000. About $l7O 000 was from taxation for the redemption of road and ditch bonds. Fees received back from some of the county offices were as follows: Of these the clerk paid-in-$1,148-23 and was paid $2,332.54; the auditor $255.45 and was paid $2,843.06; the treasurer $1,755.47 and*was paid $4,458.85; the recorder $2,093.05 and paid $1,945.43; the sheriff sl,146.31 and was paid $2,158.10. The receipts for the county poor farm were $3,697.21 and the expenditures $7,387.57, a defict of $3,690.16. The receipts from the county hospital amounted to $7,989.54 and the expenditures to $14,437.22, or a defict of $6,497.68. The receipts from the gravel road repair fund totalled $32,577.95, which added to the balance on hand in this fund in 1917 of $4,533.51 makes a total for theYund of $37,111.46. There was .expended for repairs" for this fund during the of $28,696.93, leaving the balance for the year $8,414.58. $1,572.13 was the sum expended for the upkeep of the county jail during the year. was received as interest on county funds, which was a very good showing.