Show auditor reports condition of county as of december 3 1 19 3 8 according r to a reports report of the financial condition of kane county bring being published in this issue bissu of the standard by the county auditor to r them the county Is cleared of all bonded indebtedness it la 19 explain on ell in the report that worth of premature bonds were paid during 1029 1921 which netted a saving to the county of near 1600 1500 during the past year according to figures entered in the report tile the county consumed umed the last sef les ies of bonds against the county fit at 11 cost of under the same leading heading it la 19 shown that a balance as of december 81 31 of last year th the a d date 11 t e marking the end of the period for which the report Is made exists in ill other departments of county government expenditures are lister to total a as follows general fund county loaft relief fund me ia in ill comparing balance the file dosing closing date of 1937 ind and 1938 it Is Is found that little difference exists the balance in the general fund at the close of 1837 1937 was 1 I 7 tor for last year in the county roads fund the balance the first ot of last 5 year par was against 2203 21 in the county relief fund the beginning total was against these them balances would indicate the difference in the condition of the county treasury at the present time against the same time lat year allowing that 1038 1938 tax collections were on a par with those of 1937 the me differences between the beginning balances of last year and this in the general road funds would indicate that more expense apen se had been entailed during 1038 1938 than was the case in 1937 1037 in the county relief fund this years beginning balance lg Is greater than it for last year here Is where an interesting phase of the report la Is revealed on totaling the amounts uno unta allotted each fund from current and back taxes it Is found that in back taxes gild and in current taxes was allotted to the general fund making a total of Ol Ol in the lie county coti fity loads fund in bade back taxes rind and in current taxes or was allotted while the relief fund received in back taxes and 02 for a total of these totals show abow that more money wab waa to the relief fund than to either cither odthe of the other two funds by rather a large margin the total co boltl as of relief for the year of 1938 ons oas or more than is in the county general fund for this years running expenses pile flie report throughout is well prepared and gives a clear and concise picture of the countes coun tys ac tivit leg during the past year officials should be lauded for their handling of the public funds fund aJi 6 a manner showing such results however taxpayers should heed the warning note sounded by the report and retrain from asking too much from the county officials if they 6 do not wish taxes to jase rise still higher |