HomeMy Public PortalAbout1901_01_11At a Regular meeting of the Payor arli Co^mon Counctl of :,eesbur�-
held January llth,1C01.
Prescnt,The 1.'ayor,Recorder, and Councilmen, Jai ley, Garrett, Thompson,
Perry, Poll! ns,Brown, Sampsell and Casey.
The minutes of the last mCdtl.ng were read end approved.
Bonus of S.T.I11c1man Treasurer 11`10,000. and T.A.Ldwards Town Sergt
;"5000.00 each with the Fidelity & Deposit Company of I'arylar.d as
surety,were presented to Coui:cil,accepted and ordered to `e filed.
To The lior_.14ayor and Council of the Town of Leesburg Va.
Your Finance Cor;mittee respectfully report that on an
examination of the records and proceedings of Council we find
that ort Feb.Cth,1200 the former Finance Chmmittee returned a
report,duly recorded oil pale 73 of the Council Journal,showing
that 1.'.T.;•'h1tmore Sergeant had in hts hand3 as of ,,-30 da -7 of
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June 1898 ILUICO110cted ta4 bills to the amt of x12913.40
'recollected licenses 88.50
F.nd a balance U-- the Town of
83.7 5"
f 2168.45
"'e do not f1r:,: that sn'd ;•.•hltrrore has accounted for tats amount
so stated to be "I his hands, nor dc we fi rld any record of his
receipts incl expenditures for the yoar ceding June 30,1800, lie
has been reouested to furnish this information to your Committee
and has failed to do so- so your Commtttee is compelled tc report
an approximate account for the year ending June 30,1899,as follows
Amt of real & per. estate assessed for taxation @50c on
clo0. is, x"80320.00
which makes taxes ort real and per.estate C4015.10
340 tithes per capita 50c 170.00
Recd for Pater rights 270.00
:'copses 551.00
Rents 334.00
Dog tags 107.00
Fines -11.f10
(Russell) 415.00
e6073.10
Amount brought for,,!ard
he above stated last stx items are taken as the usual
_mount recetved from the sources stated,to which
x 0073.10
should be added the Items of 2168.45
In hts hands July 1,1838.
i`.aktng totdl to be accounted for „8241.55
Your Ftnance Commtttee has little doubt but that much of the
forcUot;ig sum of 1."8241.55 was paid o•zt properly but as the said late Sergeant
refuses to make an exhibit of hts said transacttons, your Committee deem tt
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proper to refer the matter to your Honorable body for such instructions as you
may deem proper. Respectfully submitted,
T.E .Garrett
Oden N.Casey,Members of Committee.
Resolved, that the report of the Finance Committee be spread upon the Journal and
that unless Iii .T :'Ihttmore, late Sergeant, settles his account with said Commtttee
wtthtn five days and pay or secure to be paid the amount due by him then sail
Committee 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 Untted Firc Company for *120. presented and ordered to be paid.
Btll of Reltef Fire Co.presented and ordered to be paid (4120.)
Ordered that the Janttor for mayors office be allowed for his services
75 cents per month during the winter months and 50 cents during the summer
months which the Sergeant is ordered to pay when due,ta;ctng receipts For same
to be presented as vouchers at his final settlement.
There beteg no further business Council adiourned.
Mayor.
Recorder.