The Empire County argus., 1854-07-01

These figures show that if financial affairs this year
had been managed with the economy for tho
responding time Inst year. would havo in the Treas
ury of the county $2 654 % instead of $Sls5 49, They
also show the astounding fact that the surplus receipts
expenditures last year. in single month, amounted to $3
5ls o. being 1882 SO than has accumulated in the
Treasury in the last five months Our expenditures in
creasng enormously being $4sS6 "a greater every month
than for the corresponding time last year
The old thunder about that ancient Fifty -Four thousand
Dollars wont do for the people any longer for be KNOWN
that that old killed and buried the oath day
of November, 1853 The county debt then all paid
On the 18th day Of January, 1854 the Treasurer settled
with the Auditor and found balance in the Treasury
that day. of $ 6S per published statement of account
current The wheels of the County Finances hen began
to revove the 10Th day of January The county was
out of debt, with and fresh corps of county officers
possessed with high pride of character being ga worthy
honest, capable energetic set of men,, having geat
ergy and in the discharge of their various
trusts.' ''Energy" is forthwith exhibited bv collecting
from the pockets Of the people money than ever be-
fore in the period of time, and the 'capabilty of
somebody is exercised in hauling $35S2O 4S out of the
Treasury in five months leaving only balance in it of
80 to say nothing of the balance of 37 6S in the
Treasury as per current the 18th of January
which does not appear in the late report
There is something radically wrong in the manner of
conducting county affairs. remedy must be ap-
Piled early day. the county will be again
gulrhed in debt,
The tax payers have occasion to be alarmed when the
fact them in the face that county expenses have
been increased, monthly the of thousands and
reach the enormous of 1904 90 per month, and
amounting, if the rate is continued in year to $4 769 o.
Our total receipts last year, per Treasurers published
report $S02S5 so 493 90 less than expenses
will be this year, if the lavish expenditure is continued
commenced and pracced for the flee months from the 10Th
day of January the 18th day of June of the present year
And especially have they Of alarm when they
note the fact that during the last year. ending Nov "a,
1853 current expenses paid and $4,000 of old debt
liqudated; while this year, with monthly receipts greater
By 455 92 than they last yearwith old debt to
pay-no adoarthe entire collection of funds is consumed
fast accumulated except the small balance reported
of 49, The Treasurer explicitly says in his report
bearing date Dec I'd 1853 and for the year ending Nov
2fth, that
'One year ago the indebtedness of the county amounted
to nearly ty thousand dollars, which PAID,
cepting few scattering orders which there money
deem uhen fresented.'
There is surely great for alarm The har-earned
substance OF people is being collected with unexampled
ZEAL and poured into the Treasury only to be drawn out,
immediately by extravagant and outrageousy increased
expenditures.
1t is time for the people to inquire into and investigate
their affairs and more particularly when the only expana
ton offered is'the great increase of criminal bnsnes" !"
How has this business been increased? Have the people of
FL Dorado all turned criminals! This of itself will be
fruitful theme of investigation, involving Courts and
their ''slow dragging length" in the discussion.
The attention of the reader is invited the array of facts
presented to-day Let the people sound the note of
trenchment Let them thunder reform the of those
who have been fateng at the public crib Let the wekn
ring with the key note of reduction in county expondi
Let the vampires who have been sucking the Treas
ury depletion know that they do longer with
nplnity.
We have not time pursue this subject further to-day,
but viii it again, and destroy that old mantle of
fy-our thousand dollars which has long enveloped
financial affairs in it, ample folds like cloud of mpene
rabe darkness aye, and let in the burning gaze Of the
people upon their empty treasury