The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-08
COUNTY FUNDS. &C.

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We publish to-day Oh our frs. page
what profrsses 10 be an official statement
Of the receipts AMI disbursements o
Cecil county for the year 1853.
Owing to certain reports which have
been afoat, We are anxious to know
and doubt not the people O! the coun.
ty are anxions to know, also, ifthere have
been any other receipts and expenditures
not named in that statement.
There is a report that the present
Board of County Commissioners have
made some kind Of an arrangement with
the Railroad company, by which they,
contrary to all law, deducted from that
Company's taxes some $4,000, $4,000,
or 10000 dollars-thus making them a
donation OF that much money at the ex-
pense of the tax-ridden people of this
county.
There is report that they received
from said company some $4,000
through the hands of another party, and
that they gave $4,000 to that party for
their agency in the matter, when, even
if taking part of the taxes and giving
away so many thousands had been legal,
they could have had the whole $4,000
by saying to a Director of the company
they would receive that sum.
There is report that the present COM
missioners have paid $1,000 for putting
up new building for an Aims House;
which said Aims House Is stated to be a
plainly built structure, seemingly of
little more than half the cost of other
buildings in the county, for the building
OF Which no more money was paid
There Is also a report, in connexion
with thus house that another builder,
(who, happened to be whig, however,)
offered to put up as good house for less
than $4,000, but had TO give way for
the loco at 1880.
And there are other matters touching
which We would like to have some in.
formation. There is a report that the
county commissioners compromised the
future taxes of the railroad company bv
fixing their assessment for all their de.
pots, dwellings, warehouses, steam saw
mill, wharves, lands, and twenty miles
of track Of iron and wood, at certain
sum peg annum much below the assess.
ment Of private individuals who own
not one tenth Of the amount of property.
This assessment we have heard said,
was not allowed by the commissi toner's
to be made in legal manner by the
assessors, but was arranged by other
parties contrary to law and to the inter-
ests of the taxpayers of this county.
There are other reports beside these
touching expenditures, which we shall
defer tor future mention, if need be. In
the mean time we repeat that we would
like TO see statement touching these
tho"sondscf dollars Of the peoples money
of which we have no account-a state
ment which shall show how much of
the taxes charged to the h. Il. Co., up
to tine end of 1852, remained unpaid,
together with the interest which had
arisen thereon; how much Of said amount
Git any has been obtained, and how it
has been divided among those who have
had grab at it, And let the statement
come at once-Qhe commissioners meet
next week)-let it come quickly, so
that before the election, we can do JUS
tice to them, or the parties who will be
under like influences with them, if by
insinratIon even, we do them wrong. In
these matters the whole tax.ridden peo-
pie Of Cecil have an interest; they are
proper matters for discussion in the
public papers, and we say let them be
discussed.
OUR CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATEs-We have elsewhere re-
terIed to Parker and McCauley, as men