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considerable inconvenience and expense to the county and taxpayers, it is pointed out. The first was the suspension of the Wayne National Bank, and the second the postponement of land sales, the accountants say.
The comments on the audit, covering approximately 150 pages, are made on the first 28 pages of the heavy volume, but for the most part these comments are explanations and summaries of the pages that follow. However the office of the Clerk of Court and his system of record keeping draws favorable comment, Perhaps more confusion and lack of system occurs in the offices of clerks of court in North Carolina than in almost any other county ofice. Consequently it was pleasure to note the simplicity and accuracy of the system followed by Mr. C. R. Aycock He is to be highly commended for the splendid condition in which he keeps his records. In addition to these comments of the work of the Clerk's office, the accountants were soeimpressed with the system of the office that they studied it with a view of installing the same system in Lee County. The audit covers the Central County Fund. Dept. Service Fund. Capital Fund. Roads and Bridges Funds, Clerk of the Superior Court. Register of Deeds, Health Department, and Welfare Department. School funds are not included as they are handled separately and in conjunction with state funds. Consolidated Balance
A consolidated balance sheet reflects the condition of al Ithe funds controlled by the County Accountant. This shows a deficit of $162.678.55, but as this report is as of June 30, 1932 it does not take into consideration the rather large volume of 1931 taxes collected prior to tax sales and foreclosures later in the year, nor does it take into consideration an adjustment of debt service funds announced a week ago. Only an audit of the present time would show the actual condition now. The brief recapitulation is as follows: Taxes receivable $393,111.76 Accounts receivable 19,486.37 275,000.00 Contracts receivable 69,595.20 Notes receivable Real estate sinking fund. 8,480.00 Inventory-school garage 5,622.98 Property and equipment 2023,999.11 385.50 Prepaid Items Cash in closed banks Total Assets $2,814,323.90 Excess of liabilities and reserves over assets after eliminating inter-fund transactions 162,678.55 Total $2,977,323.90 LIABILITIES: Cash overdraft 25,264.57 Notes payable 91,135.00 Accounts payable 33,152.12 Advance payments on 1932 taxes 3,300.00 Debt service apportionments 60,776.83 State Loans payableschools 17. 0.0 Bonds outstanding-rural schools 206,500.00 Bonds outstandingcounty 1,755,000.00
Total Liabilities $2,348,878.52 Reserves 628,445.38 Total $2,977,323.90