REPORT OF AUDIT OF CITY OF
i CAMDEN, S. G? APRIL 10, 1918
To Hon. (\ Hr Yati^, Mayor, I'amdon, Spilth Carolina.
Sir: I'm sunlit to your iiwdruotionw, 1 har<? audit ??? 1 t li?- hook* und
records of i lit* < ?ili< v of t'it.v Clerk and Treasurer, of Camden. Houtli Cmii'
Una, ns t <? rm-eipt* unti disbursements for tin? period eoiumeieing with
ttio date Maivh i;i, 11)1-4 and ending April JO. 11)18,
Dated tit Columbia. Richland County. South Carolina, ml* 15th day
of April, A I). 101*.
it?>|Nitt herewith rt?Hp?HM fully submitted.
I/. A. Searmin,
< Vrfilied Public Accountant.
Slulrnifiit of .Municipal Hoods Outstanding April 10, 1918.
20 year 5 |M'r ?i*nl Ojiera House tsnnls
I hit I'd Mil h-li IINNI, maturing March 10 JO
40 year 5 per cent (Vw?r?K(? Bonds
1 >u t?*? I Juii. 1SMI8, maturing January 11HM
( Prix liege of redemption after !i(i yi'arn)
For Public I till ties:
IO year 5 |*?r cent Water Works Bonds Datixl
Oetol*?r 1014, maturing Octolier 1954
(Optional JO ynnx fhun da to of l**u?>
40 v vh r 5 jH?r cent Water Works Bonds (optional JO
.warm dated 4 k'tobor 1910, maturing Oct. 1050
to ytvi r 5 |K-r cent Elect rlr Light Bonds dated
< N toln-r lf)H. maturing Oet<d>er 1954
(Optional 'Jo yi'HW after date of issue)
?to year 5 |*-r <vnt Khvtrie Light Bonds dated
i H-IoInt 1010, maturing October 1 050
7.500.00
30. <>00.00
00.00d.00
18,000.00
.15,000.00
57.000,00
7.000.00
150,000.00
207,300.00
Tol.il Bonds Ontsta ii'llng
Auditor's Note.
The rerun Is show that 0|kth House Bonds in I he sum of $7,500.00
and Paving Bonds In the sum of $2,500.00 matured Mareh 15, 1917 ami
that these said bond* were retired by the City Council oil the date of
maturity
The sinking funds of reeord. < in the hiiiii of $l,000.00t are Invested
in the IOnierpri*H? Building and Loan Association, of Camden Series No. Hi,
(?cueral Statement of Property Tax**. (Four yearn.)
Taxes of The Year 1914:
HomI Projs'rty
Personal Property
Total ? 10 mills <in
Penalties on delimpient taxes
Total taxes and jxmalties
Accounted For as Follows:
( -ash Collected
Nulla Bona Returns
< hi tNtandlim v.
AttHOSMCd
Valuation
070,.'i40.00
507,371.00
1 ,537,71 1 .00
Total
Heal Property
Personal Proj>erty
Taxes of the Year 1913:
Total ? 10 mills on
Penalties on delimpient taxes
Total taxes and j>enaltiea
Accounted For as Fellows:
Cash Collected
Nulla Bona Returns
Outstanding -v
084.015.00
537,158.00
1 ,522,078.00
Taxes
levied
24,003.38
204 .1H>
J4.S08.28
24;370.43
170.03
200.02
24,808.28
24 .353.18
215.01
Tola 1
Heal property
Personal Property
Taxes of Tlie Yc*r 1916:
Total ? 10 mills on
Penalties on delinquent taxes
Total taxes and penalties
Accounted Fer as Follows:
('ash ( %>l lifted
Nulla Bona Returns
outstanding x ?** ?-J
990, 705.00
537.197.00
1 .527.992.00
Total
Heal property
Personal pn?|H'rty
Taxes of the Year 1917:
1.OO1.415.0O
540.000.OO
Total ? Is mills on
4Vna 1 1 ii*s ? ?> 1 1 ? deli in puut ? la i. i'.s ?
1 ,548,41 1 .00
T< it a I l ;i M'"? and | m-ii.i! I ii'v
Accounted For as Ftllows:
?'ii?.|i < '? ? 1* ?< i ? . i
Balance. exe?ut ions in liands of Poli< ?? 1 ? i ?t .
Total ? ? \ 1 1 1 i i ?! i s jti hands of polier
J4.500.00
J.1, 800.03
217.50
545.90
J4.569.0t)
J4, 447.87
243.12
J4.09J.90
j: 5, 5 J 1.1 7
31.30
1.1 40.5 J
J 1, 1 19 J. 99
J7.s7i.:;o
11N1.70
28,008.18
J5.S7 4. 1 : !
J. lOt .05
1. 19 J. 58
Tot.ii js.(m;s.is
Fteceipts and Disbursements (May 13, 1911 to April 30, 1915.)
Income \s Expenses.
Soor<??s of Keveiuie:
Kroni l?a< k ia\?"? , JIJ4.JO
Pro m Iiims of tin* \ < a r litll J1.047.5J
JJ.sT l .7 J
From Other Sources
( <i
1 {??< ?order
I .ieeiis?>s
St root Tax
I I.in'IW
City Pro|M'i*t\
rrustri's liistiraix-e
I n terest
d lii^-pi. Fund
1 ,.'tJ8.5o
5,5J7.oo
1.J48.0f)
JJ.lHi
970.00
.~?(i7.95
3.07
9.07:5.1 J
Total Net Revenue
Departmental ami (ieneral Fxpense.
Stationery 1 ml Printing
Water ami Lights
Trus. Kin* ID*, and 1 nsjHstion Fund
Sinking Fund
Sowera go
Tmisiut-r'M ? ?fti? ??? and Council Chamber
I net denial* and SjHi-ial Appropriation
I nferext
ii . k i
Street I >epa rt iiii'ii t ?
Fire 1 >4*i mi i ! mem
Health lK?partment
Ta\es ete refunded
Police 1 >e|?artment
City Property
Recorder's Court
Fx cess of Kcvenne -over exj^nse*
Proof of Cash Account.
2.087.4(5
30. 6o
220.0O
: 154.00
1.850.32
345.64
!?.000.0<)
(1,806.51
T.TTTTTTIZ
1.816.01
00.70
3.406.53
2.170.34
332.00
lX>bit
1.673.27
871.57
Credit
Net gain a* above
Cash turned over by ei -Treasurer May 13. 1914
overdraft l^an A Savings Rank M .it 13. 1014
BH1?< Jteeeivuble ,
Sinking Fund Amount
Cash Italance April .'{0. 1W1.1
Tofa N
Receipt* and Disbursement# (May 1, 1915 to April 30. 1916.
luronw vh. Kipennfs.
SourpfR of Revenue: x
Fr?>m Iimi k uxc"
From faxes of the var 1 5? 1 ."?
::80.60
1 3,448.15
4S6.07
14. 32.3. 82
2.379.21
22, 6 73 *55
871.57
4.10
6.543.05
6.5)05.10
14.323.82
25.052.76
From Other Sources.
Recorders Court
Licenses
St wt Tin
I >og License
City Property
s
Total Net Revenue
Kcpense in f'Xet-M orf revenue
Departmental and General F.xpcnse.
Stationery and Printing
Water and Lights (ni't i
Fire I n?pect ion and I iron ranee Fund
Sinking Fund
Sewerage
Treasurer'* ottlee and Coum il Chamt*r
Incidental* and Special Appropriations
Interest *
Street Department
Fire Department (net)
728.50
5.586.00
S22.00
50.00
1.205 .50
x.:rt)2.oo
.'*3,444.76
1.481.41
34,026.1 7
11)6.03
.205.50
20.50
2IO.OO
74.56
.fcflO.OO
223.65
,76*30
.777. 58
.801.06
IHvArtuM'ii*
?axwi etc refunded
Pol b e I^epdHment
Keoordcr* Court
<Hty Proi?erty
Library
Total
I.3W.H7
45-84
4,017.<M>
300,00
507.27
....816.43
Proof of Cn^i Aftotwi.
Deficit an alsne
< *n balance iVJuy 1. 1015
nillM I'HVhMo
(Vish balance April :WV. 1010
Total*
Kmlpttt and DiMbuiyiiMiitH (May 1, I9M>
Income vs. Expfiisfii.
Source* of Revenue:
From back tax?-*
From taxes of the year 1010
* **
4
Recorders Court
?
Truilte??? Fire Inn. and Inspection Fund
street Tax
I H?g Licenses
City 1'roiwty
Scwcihk*' (Mill Street) ?
to
DeMt
MS 1.41
7.<MM?.04?
. 2.U04.00
J0.-4HtS.o7
April 30, 1917
: 54,020,1 7
Cmlil
480.07
tO.IKMt <K>
10,4*0.07
.)
Froai Otltcr Source*:
1,402.40
J2?244.7r?
001. 85
1,340.00
360.75
030.00
4.00
1,006.00
275.00
2:1.707 2 ?
Total Net Itevenuc
Departmental and General Expense.
Stationery ami Printing
Water and Lights
Fire Insurance and Inspection Fund
Sinking Fund
Sewerage;
Trea surer s ottt<i? and Couiicll Chamber
Incidentals and Special Appropriation
Interest
Street De|?artuient (net) ?.
Fire l>ci?artuucnt
Health Department
IVIUv Department
city Property
Library
7,702.00
31.499.S4
Excess of Itevenuc over
expenses
Proof of Cash Account.
'Net train an above
('anil balance May 1, 1010
Bills payable
Sinking fund account (11, & L.)
Hills receivable (It. & L.)
Honda redeemed March 15, 1017
Cash balance April 30, 1017
138.84
1,809.20
284.40
020.00
37H.00
2.111(H)
832.09
0.007.50
5,301 .4 S
2,718.41
1 ,34)0.52
3.S10.5S
081.42
245.30
Debit
5.000.00
10,000.00
3,457.47
- 18,457.47
20,74 1 .7!i
4.75H.11
1 'redlt
4,758.11
2,004.00
2,000.00
2,780.00
<1.905.10
Tota Is
Receipts and Disbursements (May 1, 1917 to March 31, 1918.)
Income vs. Kxpenses.
Sources of Revenue.
From back taxes (tax executions collected 1,517,63
From taxes of the year 1017 ' 25,874.13
18.457.47
27.M91.70
From Other Sources:
License*
Street Tax
Trustees Fire Ins. and Inspection Fund
'Dor Licenses
City pro]>erty
Recorder's Court
Total not. revenue
Kxpenscs In Excoks of revenue
Itepartmental and General Kxpense.
Stationery and Printing
Water ami Ll?hts
Fin* Insurance and Inspection Fund
Sinking Fund '
Sewerage
Treasurer's otiicc anil Council Chamber
Incidentals and siKt-l^l apfproprlatlons
Interest
( net >
3.721 .50
765.00
265.09
fK.OO
028.00
405.00
5,812.59
33,204.35
1.136.27
34,340.02
Street Department
Fire department
Health department
Taxes- refunded
Police department
City Property
Library
(net)
63.16
3.401.01
34.60
LIOO.OO
93.10
2.045.50
988.75
10,023.09
0.790.73
2.029.80
1.741.51
7.4H
3,390.91
1.360.00
OOO.OO
Tot. *ll expenses
Proof of (ash Account.
I ?elicit as above
Cash ha la tree May 1. 11)17
Bills payable
Cash halaiKH' M.in-li .'II. litis
Totals
1 Mnt
l .i:?f?.*_iT
2.321 .i*n
.M.MIO.OI
< -n?dit
: 5.457. 4 7
s (IIWMHI
Recapitulation.
1 1 .457.47 11.4.r?7.l7
Revenue Fx] tenses
32.544.K4 31. 073.27
33.444.7b 34,020.17
:tt .499.04 2H.741.73
33.204.35 :i4T:j4nc.u
127 .OK 1.79
3,012.00
l3o.093.7o 130, 093.79
(ieueral Cash Statement (Close of Business April 10, 1918.)
Veil r 191 4-1915 ( commences May 13. 1014)
Yea r 1015-191b
Year 1910-1917
Year 1917-191* (ends March 31, 191S?
Net -'.aiu May i:t. 11)14 to March 31. 191S(inc>
Balance ?s per rash book April 1, 1D1S
Cash received from licenses A j?r i 1 4 and (5. 1918
Tolal to accouirt for
Deduct Disbursements April 1 to 10, 1918
2.321.20
1 1 .(H)
2,332.20
2G0.00
12 5.00
50.00
7.00
75.00
H.33
124.50
100.00
.32
Police Department.
Street Department
Health Department '
Sewerage
Treasu rer's Office ami Council Chamber
City property
Fire department
Sinking fund
Incidentals
Balance April 10, 19TH (clone)
Statement of Cash on Hand April 10, 1918.
Cash in office
Five Dollar Bills 20 00
One Dollar Bills 2.00
Silver ?ml Minor "Coin
Halves
Quarters
Dime*
Cop|ierw
750,15
1,582.05
22.00
3.73
Total actual cash as counted
Cash Items In Office (as audited.)
Memo. ( telegram )
Cheek E. 'V. VonTreskow, March 4. 1018
Tax receipt O. W. Birchmore
Total cash and items counted as cash
Cash In Banks -
Bank of Camden _
Flrsrt National Bank, Camden
Ix>an and Savings Bank, Camden
.30
189.33
88.74
' 25.73
278.37
304.10
262.70
287.02
728.28
Total
lies? surplus unaccounted for
1.582.18
1.582.19
.14
1,582.05
Reconciliation of Bank Balances (Close of Business April 10, 1918.)
The Bank of Camden v ,
Balance as per Dank Statement * "* 262.79
I.*S8 Chc<-V-s outstanding
None
Balance as per City Treasurer's records
The First National Bank
"Balance as per Bank statement
I.e?#< ch?-?4tM outstanding ,
Balance as per City Treasurer's re<-ords
The Ix>an and Savings Bank.
Balance as per Bank ststement
I/ckx cheeks outstanding:
No. U)10.\V. F. Nettles. April 2, 191S
Bala me as iter City Treasurer..*!! records
262.79
287.02
None
2X7.02
828.28
100.00
728.28
I J? COUNTY NJBWfl
Items of fat rrtmt (iiUherrd From Blah
opvillc VindkiMr, ;
I
Lieut. Cim*. NormeiU' Muldrow of
1 >11 rlington, S. and Miss Mary
Pauline Hearoli, known by those who
know tier I K*st an "PoUUp. wore mar
in flu* home" of Mr. Had Mrs. J.
A. HfiU'on, her jmrents. ou Thursday
ufterimon, May at 0 o'clock, by
Kev. Richard A. Fountain. Several of
the bride'* friend* and friend* uf the
family were pmvHlt to witness )?9
ma rrluge ami to enjoy Jo soine extent
I ? ? ? r happiness.
Air*. T. L. BruinbaCk and children,
Kdgar and tiertrudc returned to LU'
ray. Vu., Friday after a two week*
> islt 'i <> her brother, Mr. H. II. lMtt*
man and family.
The drive for Third Liberty Ix?an In
I**.* comity ha h run $.'{5,000 over her
quota of >IW,0(HI,
i?r. and Mrs. I.. W. ( 'orbet'fc and
little -on, of Camp Meade, spent a
few days this week at tlie home of Mr.
J. S. CortH'tt.
Air*. Alex Baker <1 ted last Thursday
morning May 2nd JOIN after a very
sliurt Illness of a complicated disease.
She was born May 1U, IKON. and luar-j
rled Jan. 5, lKbO, and died May 2,
lltlv If she had lived mitll May |2th
she would have lieen tiff y years old.
Sin* wax a daughter i?f 'r. Levander
Klniore and leaves three sisters, foijr
brothers and nine children, a loving
husband and a host of frieud.s to
lixaiiii her death. She was a memiier
of ftcthany Baptist Church, where she
wa s laid to rest. Funeral service wan
conducted by ber former pastor, Kev.
.M. Al. H*> 1 1 son. '?
Air. and Airs. K. Her train ColcloUKh
auihiuiKX' the marriage of their daugh
ter. Alary Wvclyu, to Thot*. S. War
ing on Wednesday, Alay 1st, at (lVeen
vllie, S. C. Afr. Waring Is a member
of tin* L'nd S. <?, Infantry, machine
gun company, ('amp Sevier, tJiveu
vllle.
Since our last issue* in which we
staled that ex-Lieut. (Jovernor Titos.
<?. AlcLeod was being urged by his
friends to make the race for Congress
in the Seventh District, lie has an
nounced through the daily iwpers that
he is a candidate for Congress. There
are several ^candidates out for that
office, but none of them would or could
wear the honor more worthily or
tlttiugly than our townsman. His
long public service as Senator and
rhen as Lieutenant (Jovernor gives
him a rijie experience' in legislative
halls.
Capt. Albert T. Barr. who has been
missing" from Camp Sevier for a num
ber of >vecks, has returned lo ine
Camp. According to information re
ceived the officer was temporarii> de
ranged and wandered to a deserted
mountain ('a bin where he subsisted
upon fruits and berries.
i \ 6olkl Car af Wii*- ?
; Savannah. May 0.~
greatest \<atoh of liquor Kim* thTS
hfcblttou law weot into cffwt [k M
Kla yv?s puiled off last i,iKbt J|
point eight mtlea f*>m tbe <*1?
tlie ?e*boa?rt Air V4i)? Hall**/,
A #o)M wrM or lmttM ?V
valued at $H5,U00, according to.
van nab prlcea, was *-au#ht 4^
arroatx made. Ti*e Wen a r routed
j.'|l. Nftllejr and C. t\ Tntcn ?U(j
noKhH's. Id addition to the c*m9
??f tile e*r *1* teUtomuhllea, twTS
,?( hi ?< and three rnuUw wcw inwJJ
The ear was *lvii>i*M from j8(4j
vijio via tlie H?NM Air Lin* J
Way. It contained WH) ('unen of
billed an "empty barrel*' ^
containing twelve quails.
The men were caught while fan
act of unloading the cur. 5
ti ft 'W 1 w> ? ? ^ ??,
Carl Ware, iMmlber th* ?
depot brigade. <'?n?v < ??>r(lanl dkJfl
an Atlauta hospital froiu gufl
woundn 1>elleved to have |>etn
ei\ hy a negro, who tirtM upc*
Holdler while he was riding ?Mr
liome at Woodbury* <Ja., carlv i m.
Buy Them And]
Help Win The wj
FOR SALE EVERYWhJ
I
by coming to tn|
store for any this
you need in oil
line. ^
Zemp $ DePaJ
C*H #* PbMe N* II 1
Buy Them And 1
Help Win The War
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
HARD TIMES
Can't touch the man with the "saving habit."
We don't mean the miser ? he is one of the worsf
sufferers, he suffers in the spirit
The sensible, prudent man. who lives within hii
income and regularly lays by a little of his earnings
can defy hard times.
The be*t way to get the "saving habit" is to
start a savings account at a good bank.
You'll take a pride in watching it grow to pro
portions wfyere it will work for you.
We specialize in Savings Accounts, and pay *
per cent, on all time <ieposits.
Ever Fresh GrocerieJ
We make a point of neVer keeping grocerfe*-"!
We SELL THEM ~ ~
That's the reason why you are always so** {
getting fresh groceries when you come to us?
They don't have time to become stale. ^
We are determined our customers shall havje
best if it is to be found in the market. ,
When you buy it of u?, its freshness and Pur1
is guaranteed. We solicit you. - -
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PHONE 66