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Domestic News
January 20, 1955
The Journal
Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio
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Noble County commissioners appropriated $489,898.62 for 1955, up $73,620.02 from 1954, reaching an all-time high. Funds cover general operations, roads, bridges, poor relief, and various county offices, with detailed allocations released by Auditor Gilbert B. Long.
Merged-components note: Continuation of county commissioners' appropriation story across pages; original labels were domestic_news and notice, unified under domestic_news as local government reporting.
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Appropriation Is $73,620.02 More Than Needed In 1954 For Operating Expenses
The Noble county commissioners Monday appropriated the staggering sum of $489,898.62 to operate the county for the current year of 1955, according to figures released by Auditor Gilbert B. Long.
This is $73,620.02 more than it took to operate the county in 1954. The 1954 appropriation figure was $416,278.60.
Practically every office in the courthouse asked for an increase for some reason or other but a cut in operating expense was made wherever possible. In spite of this cut, the appropriation for 1955 reaches an all time high for the county.
The total general fund was listed at $133,863.52; the total motor vehicle and gas tax fund, $266,000.00; dog and kennel fund, $4,000.00; poor relief fund, $42,456.00; aid to dependent children fund, $39,179.10 and total aid to needy blind fund $4,400.00. This makes a grand total of $489,898.62.
It will be observed that the road and bridge fund for road maintenance, etc., received the lion's share of the appropriation. It is almost twice the amount which was earmarked for the general fund.
Recapitulation
The recapitulation of funds, all of which falls into the general fund is as follows:
County commissioners, $8100; county auditor, $13,120.00; county treasurer, $8,245.00; prosecuting attorney, $5,900.00; common pleas court, $4,593.00.
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Domestic relations and juvenile court, $640.00; probate court, $4,000.00; clerk of courts, $2,041.00; coroner, $650.00; elections, $9,145.00; courthouse and jail, $15,132.00.
Sheriff, $11,900.00; recorder, $6,500.00; agriculture, $11,745.00; tuberculosis hospital and care, $10,000.00; registrars of vital statistics, $100.00; other health, $550.00.
Child welfare board, $8,000.00; blind relief, $357.52; soldiers' relief, burials, etc, $3,120.00; workhouse, $500.00; engineer, $975.00; insurance, $3,400.00 and miscellaneous, $1,500.00.
The above figures apply only to the general fund of the county for 1955.
Road and Bridge
The road and bridge fund or the motor vehicle and gas tax fund is broken down as follows:
Engineer, $5,850.00; road construction, $1,200.00; road maintenance and repair, $140,500.00; bridge maintenance and repair, $72,450.00 and other expenses, $46,600.00.
County Commissioners
Appropriation for 1955 for the Noble county commissioners was as follows:
Salaries, $6,000.00; compensation of employes, $400.00; advertising, $200.00; other expenses, $1,000.00 and equipment for county superintendent of school, $500.00.
County Auditor
Salary, $3,010.00; compensation of employes, $4,140.00; compensation of deputy sealer, $720.00; stationery and supplies, $1,000.00; advertising financial report, $650.00; advertising delinquent and forfeited lands, $800.00; other expenses, $500.00; assessing personal property, compensation of employes, $600.00 and stationery and supplies, $400.00; appraising real property, compensation of employes, $1,200.00 and other expenses, $100.00.
County Treasurer
Salary, $2,600.00; compensation of employes, $3,720.00; advertising rates of taxation, $300.00; advertising, other general, $75.00; stationery and supplies, $1,500.00 and other expenses, $50.00.
Prosecuting Attorney
Salary, $2,600.00 compensation of employes, $1,800.00; allowance Sec. 3004 and 3004-1, G. C. $1,300.00 other expenses, $200.00.
Bureau of Inspection Examiners, county offices, $1,000.00.
Common Pleas Court
Salaries of judges, $1,410.00; expenses of judges, $75.00; defense of indigent prisoners, $200.00; witness fees, criminal and grand jury, $300.00; salaries court reporters, $600.00; salaries jury commission, $108.00; salary law librarian, $500.00; stationery and supplies, $300.00; other expenses, $500.00.
Probate Court
Compensation of employes, $2,400.00; stationery and supplies, $1,200.00; jurors and witnesses, $100.00 and other expenses, $300.00.
Juvenile Court
Salaries probation officers $540.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Clerk of Courts
Salary of clerk, $2,400.00 compensation of employes, $2,600.00; stationery and supplies $800.00; advertising times holding court, $80.00; clerk of jury commission, $36.00; advertising other general, $25.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Coroner's Court
Salary or fees, $600.00; stationery and supplies, $25.00 and other expenses, $25.00.
Board of Elections
Salaries, board members, $1,720.00; compensation of employes, $1,020.00; compensation and mileage, judges and clerks, $2,780.00; stationery, supplies and other services, $3,250.00; other expenses, $375.00.
Courthouse and Jail
Compensation of janitors and employes, $5,780.00; supplies for janitor, $600.00; fuel and light, $2,000.00; telephone, $1,500.00 repairs, $4,000.00; furniture, fixtures, office equipment, $1,000.00; night watchman, $240.00; boiler inspection, $12.00.
Sheriff's Office
Salary of sheriff, $2,600.00; compensation of employes, $1,800.00; jail matron salary, $1,000.00; stationery and supplies, $350.00; county jail, maintenance and supplies, $2,500.00; uniform allowance, $150.00; other expenses, $1,000.00; equipment including auto. radio, etc. $2,500.00.
County Recorder
Salary, $2,400.00; compensation of employes, $3,000.00; stationery and supplies, $1,000.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Agriculture
Agriculture societies. Farmers Institutes, $3,300.00; floral hall. $1,000.00; insurance, agriculture society buildings. $500.00; soil conservation office, $1,280.00; station extension fund, $5,020.00 cattle tuberculosis, to pay Mr. Yeagle, $95.00; milk testing, $250.00; brucellosis disease control, $300.00.
Soldiers' Relief
Salaries members of relief commission, $250.00; compensation of service officer, $1,380.00; other expenses, relief commission, $40.00; relief soldiers and sailors, etc., $500.00; grave markers, $200.00; Memorial Day expense, $600.00; burials, $150.00.
Total for this fund amounts to $3,120.00.
County Engineer
Salary, $4,000.00; compensation of employees, $1,600.00; stationery and supplies, $200.00; other expense, $50.00.
Miscellaneous
Dog warden's salary, $900.00; salary of relief director. $2,960.00; and for general relief. $31,000.00 was allowance.
The Noble county commissioners Monday appropriated the staggering sum of $489,898.62 to operate the county for the current year of 1955, according to figures released by Auditor Gilbert B. Long.
This is $73,620.02 more than it took to operate the county in 1954. The 1954 appropriation figure was $416,278.60.
Practically every office in the courthouse asked for an increase for some reason or other but a cut in operating expense was made wherever possible. In spite of this cut, the appropriation for 1955 reaches an all time high for the county.
The total general fund was listed at $133,863.52; the total motor vehicle and gas tax fund, $266,000.00; dog and kennel fund, $4,000.00; poor relief fund, $42,456.00; aid to dependent children fund, $39,179.10 and total aid to needy blind fund $4,400.00. This makes a grand total of $489,898.62.
It will be observed that the road and bridge fund for road maintenance, etc., received the lion's share of the appropriation. It is almost twice the amount which was earmarked for the general fund.
Recapitulation
The recapitulation of funds, all of which falls into the general fund is as follows:
County commissioners, $8100; county auditor, $13,120.00; county treasurer, $8,245.00; prosecuting attorney, $5,900.00; common pleas court, $4,593.00.
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Domestic relations and juvenile court, $640.00; probate court, $4,000.00; clerk of courts, $2,041.00; coroner, $650.00; elections, $9,145.00; courthouse and jail, $15,132.00.
Sheriff, $11,900.00; recorder, $6,500.00; agriculture, $11,745.00; tuberculosis hospital and care, $10,000.00; registrars of vital statistics, $100.00; other health, $550.00.
Child welfare board, $8,000.00; blind relief, $357.52; soldiers' relief, burials, etc, $3,120.00; workhouse, $500.00; engineer, $975.00; insurance, $3,400.00 and miscellaneous, $1,500.00.
The above figures apply only to the general fund of the county for 1955.
Road and Bridge
The road and bridge fund or the motor vehicle and gas tax fund is broken down as follows:
Engineer, $5,850.00; road construction, $1,200.00; road maintenance and repair, $140,500.00; bridge maintenance and repair, $72,450.00 and other expenses, $46,600.00.
County Commissioners
Appropriation for 1955 for the Noble county commissioners was as follows:
Salaries, $6,000.00; compensation of employes, $400.00; advertising, $200.00; other expenses, $1,000.00 and equipment for county superintendent of school, $500.00.
County Auditor
Salary, $3,010.00; compensation of employes, $4,140.00; compensation of deputy sealer, $720.00; stationery and supplies, $1,000.00; advertising financial report, $650.00; advertising delinquent and forfeited lands, $800.00; other expenses, $500.00; assessing personal property, compensation of employes, $600.00 and stationery and supplies, $400.00; appraising real property, compensation of employes, $1,200.00 and other expenses, $100.00.
County Treasurer
Salary, $2,600.00; compensation of employes, $3,720.00; advertising rates of taxation, $300.00; advertising, other general, $75.00; stationery and supplies, $1,500.00 and other expenses, $50.00.
Prosecuting Attorney
Salary, $2,600.00 compensation of employes, $1,800.00; allowance Sec. 3004 and 3004-1, G. C. $1,300.00 other expenses, $200.00.
Bureau of Inspection Examiners, county offices, $1,000.00.
Common Pleas Court
Salaries of judges, $1,410.00; expenses of judges, $75.00; defense of indigent prisoners, $200.00; witness fees, criminal and grand jury, $300.00; salaries court reporters, $600.00; salaries jury commission, $108.00; salary law librarian, $500.00; stationery and supplies, $300.00; other expenses, $500.00.
Probate Court
Compensation of employes, $2,400.00; stationery and supplies, $1,200.00; jurors and witnesses, $100.00 and other expenses, $300.00.
Juvenile Court
Salaries probation officers $540.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Clerk of Courts
Salary of clerk, $2,400.00 compensation of employes, $2,600.00; stationery and supplies $800.00; advertising times holding court, $80.00; clerk of jury commission, $36.00; advertising other general, $25.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Coroner's Court
Salary or fees, $600.00; stationery and supplies, $25.00 and other expenses, $25.00.
Board of Elections
Salaries, board members, $1,720.00; compensation of employes, $1,020.00; compensation and mileage, judges and clerks, $2,780.00; stationery, supplies and other services, $3,250.00; other expenses, $375.00.
Courthouse and Jail
Compensation of janitors and employes, $5,780.00; supplies for janitor, $600.00; fuel and light, $2,000.00; telephone, $1,500.00 repairs, $4,000.00; furniture, fixtures, office equipment, $1,000.00; night watchman, $240.00; boiler inspection, $12.00.
Sheriff's Office
Salary of sheriff, $2,600.00; compensation of employes, $1,800.00; jail matron salary, $1,000.00; stationery and supplies, $350.00; county jail, maintenance and supplies, $2,500.00; uniform allowance, $150.00; other expenses, $1,000.00; equipment including auto. radio, etc. $2,500.00.
County Recorder
Salary, $2,400.00; compensation of employes, $3,000.00; stationery and supplies, $1,000.00; other expenses, $100.00.
Agriculture
Agriculture societies. Farmers Institutes, $3,300.00; floral hall. $1,000.00; insurance, agriculture society buildings. $500.00; soil conservation office, $1,280.00; station extension fund, $5,020.00 cattle tuberculosis, to pay Mr. Yeagle, $95.00; milk testing, $250.00; brucellosis disease control, $300.00.
Soldiers' Relief
Salaries members of relief commission, $250.00; compensation of service officer, $1,380.00; other expenses, relief commission, $40.00; relief soldiers and sailors, etc., $500.00; grave markers, $200.00; Memorial Day expense, $600.00; burials, $150.00.
Total for this fund amounts to $3,120.00.
County Engineer
Salary, $4,000.00; compensation of employees, $1,600.00; stationery and supplies, $200.00; other expense, $50.00.
Miscellaneous
Dog warden's salary, $900.00; salary of relief director. $2,960.00; and for general relief. $31,000.00 was allowance.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Noble County Budget
1955 Appropriation
County Funds
Operating Expenses
What entities or persons were involved?
Gilbert B. Long
Where did it happen?
Noble County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Noble County
Event Date
Monday 1955
Key Persons
Gilbert B. Long
Outcome
appropriation total $489,898.62, increase of $73,620.02 from 1954's $416,278.60; all-time high despite cuts where possible.
Event Details
County commissioners appropriated funds for 1955 operations: general fund $133,863.52, motor vehicle and gas tax fund $266,000.00, dog and kennel $4,000.00, poor relief $42,456.00, aid to dependent children $39,179.10, aid to needy blind $4,400.00. Detailed breakdowns for offices, road and bridge, etc.