The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-22

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Live Todd, building bridge 30.15
John Owen, acct for 1851 2275
DR.. r. c. Carter, medical services at
Aims House 1000
Thomas Boulder, repairing bridge 46.Ol
$l1 ,534.29
Leaving balance SI65.71 on hand reserved,
as far as it will go, TO iquldate the balance due
p. Qnieley, builder of the new bridge at ssGil-
pins Ford,'' the amount Of SAID balance being
S575,
The foregoing, Sir, is a correct estate
ment' of the receipt, and manner of
disbursement, of the funds in question,
and a true report Of all who have had a
"SrcJ' thereat, since its delivery in nv
custody as Clerk and Treasurer of the
Commissions Of Cecil county. And
allow me further 10 state, the above vas
not withheld from the regular annual
statement from any motive Of evadng
the scrutiny Of the tax payers of this
county, or OF covering up any of the do
ings OF the Commissioners: for the omis-
sion was entirely without their order.
or even their knowledge. d. ScorT,
Clerk Com. Cecil county.
Above we have from Mr.. Scott, clerk
to the Commissioners, statement of the
amount Of taxes received from the Il.
X. Company, and of the expenditure OF
the same. 1t came to our hand yester-
day short time before the closing of
our paper and we can now bestow upon
1t but hasty remark. Mr.. S. objects
to the manner of our enquiries;-of
course he should know that no part of
this controversy is with him. He seems
to have objected, also, to some of the
matter for he passes it over in dignifed
silence.
As one of the people we enquired con-
corning a large fund of the peoples
money, which report said had been in
the hands of the commissioners and of
which no account had been given in the
official statement Of receipts and erpen-
dtures- We don't believe in keeping
the people in the dark touching these
matters, and-ever thankful for small
DEMONSTRATING elected partiul state
ment, as one of the people, we make a
profound obesance for the liberty OF
seeing, even 'Hhovgh uaautAorized,"
what has become of some thousands of
the pubIfc money. And dear people all,
JOIN with us, will you not ? in the ex-
preston Of mutual gratitude, for the
civllity, Notwithstanding the manner,
granted at last.
We asked for "a statement showing
how much Of the taxes charged 10 the
Railroad company up to the end of 1852,
remained unpaid, together with the in
terest which had arisen thereon" but no
answer is given us. That was the most
important question of all. We wanted
to know how much money was thrown
away by that compromise; but we fail
to elicit even an unauthorized" state
ment of these squandered thousands,
yielded up without authority of law, and
contrary to positive special enactment.
AS regards the special enactment,
read the following section of the Act
authorizing the bridging of the Susque.
hanna:
SEC. Is. find be 1t enacted, That the
said company before they shall be en-.
titled to any of the benefits, privile ges
Or advantages conferred by this act
shall pay to the county commissioners
OF Hartford aud Cecil counties, through
which the road of the said company
passes or 10 their proper officer OF off.
Gers, attorney or attornies, The aohole OF
the STATE md County tares which they
are Or may be legally to pay, and which
they ate Or may be legally bound tc
pay, and which is due from and unpail
by sand company in said counties.
We have drawn out, however for tn,
first time, that the commissioners dic