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DeKalb Township records 1850- 1868. Includes voter list, election results, bills

Page 327 | Mar, 31, 1866

War fund board of auditors report

Town Records of DeKalb Ill page 327, 1866

War fund board of auditors report

To E. B. Gilbert, esq., A Justice of the Peace, Town & county of DeKalb , State of Illinois

We the undersigned board of auditors on war fund would beg leave to report to you as follows, that we, in the month of March and April 1865 caused to be issued one hundred and forty two (142) fifty dollar one year town war bonds and sixth two (62) two year fifty dollar town war bonds all of them drawing en per cent interest from date:

Whole amt of bonds issued                                         $10200.0

One years interest on the same                                1020.00

                                                                                                $11,220.00

At our auditing meeting held Mach 28, 1865 we ordered a tax to be levied on the assessment of this town of three and 55/100 cents on the dollar for the purpose of passing off a part of the war deb as above which tax amounted to the sum of                                                                     $8,075.53

Also cash on hand from private subscription        14.63

1868, 5, 05                                                                           $8,090.16

Amt of delinquent tax returned                                932.87

                                                                                                $7,157.29

The town custodian has paid out and cancelled 119 one year bonds         5,950.00

Paid inst. on 119 one year bonds                                                                               559.08

Paid inst. on 47 two year bonds                                                                                 241.55

Commission for collecting and paying out                                                             384.14  7,134.77

                                                                                                                                                                22.52

Have his day meet March 31/66 and also audited the following claims

T. M. Hopkins, Supervisor, one days service        2.00       

Ivan Penny, Assessor, one days service                 2.00

G. N. Wadsworth, Collector, one days service     2.00

E. A. Porter, Town collector, one days service     3.00

The above report handed to E. B. Gilbert, Esq. this 31st day of March 1866

Board of Auditors on War fare

T. M. Hopkins, Supervisor

Ira Penny, Assessor

G. N. Wadsworth, Collector

E. A. Porter, Town Collector