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At a Regular meeting of the Meyor and Co^mon Council of Leesburg
held January 11th,1001.
Present,The 1.'ayor,Recorder and Councilmen,Jalley,Ca-rrett*Thompson,
Perry, Roll! ns, Brown,Eampsell and Casey.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approves.
Bonus of S.T.1lickman Treasurer ;,10,C00. and W.A.Edwards Town Sergt
x`5000.00 each with the Fidelity & Jeposit Company of Verylend as
surety,were presented to Couucil,accepted and ordered to to filed.
To The Iion—Veyor olid Council of the Town of Leesburg Va .
'lour Finance Committee respectfully report that on an
examination of the records and proceedings of Council we find
that on Feb.9th,1900 the former Fil,ance C111nrtttee returned a
report,duly recorded on page 73 of the Council Journa1,Show in
that 1.t.T.;^hitmore Sergeant had in his hands as of the 30 day of
June 1898 uncollected taa bills to the amt of ?r
p1996.20
Uncollected licenses
88.50
And a balance ,loo the Town of
83.75'
x 2168.45
Te do not find that said Whitmore has accounted for this amount
so stated to be III his hanc;s, nor do we find any record of his
receipts aril expenditures for the year ending June 30,189C, Ile
has beer- requested to furnish this information to your Committee
end hes failed to do so_ so your Committee Is compelled to report
an approxtmate account for the year ending June 30,1809,as follows
Amt of real & per. estate assessed for taxation @50c on
1100. ts,
Which makes taxes 01, real and ;'803~0.00
340 tithes per.estate w"4c15.10
Recd for Cater pits 500
rights 170.00
L,conses 270.00
Rents 551.00
Dog tags 334.00
Fines 107.00
Road taxu1.1.Oo
(F.usscli) 415.00
1 X6073.10
V
97
Amour_t brought forl,,ard
ie above stated last six items are taken as the usual
iouiat recetved from the sources stated,to which
should be added the items of
In hts hands July 1,1838,
gaktng total to be accounted for
SG073.10
2168.45
„8241.55
Your Ftnaz:ce Committee has little doubt but that much of the
forogotng sum of "8241.55 was paid n,.It properly but as the sail late Sergeant
refuses to make an exhibit of his said transact tons, your Commtttee deem it
proper to refer the matter to your Honorable body for such instructions as you
may deeM proper. Respectfully submitted,
ti'' .E .Garrett
Oden 1. Casey, Members of Committee.
Resolved,that t` -ie report of the Finance Commtttee be spread upon the Journal and
that unless b?.T.711-littmore,late Sergeant, settles ?its account with said Committee
within five .lays and pay or secure to be potl the amount :due by him then said
Com^tttee are hereby authorized and empowered to employ counsel and proceed by
due process of law to enforce the collection against him and his surety.
Bill of United Fire Company for 6120. presented and ordered to be pail.
Bill of Relief Fire Co .presented and ordered to be paid (w120.)
Ordered that the Jarittor for 1,layers office be allowed for his services
75 cents per month Suring the winter months and 50 cents during the summer
is ordered to pay when due,taktng recetpts for same
months which the Sergeant
to be presented as vouches" at his final settleyient.
There being no further business Council adjourned.
Recorder.