The Empire County argus., 1855-09-01
Figures for the People.


trying to induce the people to give them another
term of Office; viz: Denver would like to be elect
ed Senator, Waldron desires to be Clerk, and
Hewes, the present District Attorney will 90 to the
Assembly, if elected. These gentlemen have been
during the present term of Office which they enjoy,
members of the same political party, and are so
still and are opposed to the American Party and
its candidates. They now compose portion of
the county government. Speaking of county
finances, the Argus of July l, 1854, said:
"The tax payers have occasion to be alarmed,
when the fact stares them in the face that our
county expenses have monthly been increased, to
the tune of thousands, and now reach the enormous
sum of $7064 09 per month, and amounting, if
the rate is continued; in year to $84,769 o."
Speaking of the Treasurer's report, bearing date
JAM 9, 1855, we said in our issue of Jan. 90:
From the annual settlement published this day
in our columns it will be seen that SOL ,643 55
have been disbursed from the treasury, exceeding
our calculations in June in the sum of S6,874 At,
If from this amount we deduct SIS, 800 81 as per
Treasurer's letter of June 30, 1854, for advances
made by him to the county in the redemption of
warrants then calculations in June last will be
exceeded in the sum of 81 553 60. We have then
for current expenses for 1854, SS6,322 68; being
an average of monthly expenses for 1854 of ST.
1913 55; exceeding our monthly calculation in
June, in the sum of one hundred and twenty nine
dollars and forty-six cents per month"
These facts and statements have never been con-
tradicted and can not be contradicted successfully,
for they are derived from the official reports of the
county Treasurer whose figures are unimpeacha-
BILE. This fact then, stands boldly FORTH that the
expenditures under the present administration, as
conducted by the Court of Sessions, were greater
monthly in the sum of over $4,000, than under the
county administration Immediately preceding it;
in other words, the expenditures of 1854 were
greater than in 1853 in the enormous sum of $751;
2SO Co. Now what has been done to require $751;
900 more under these officers in single year, than
was required in a year under their predecessors!
Let the reader reflect on this subject and sec if he
can tell.
A. St. c. Denver undertook to explain county af-
fairs, in letter bearing date June 80, 1854, in
which he gave the following statement and figures
The Clerk said
"As the editor of the -4rgus has been ealing for
light as to how the public money of the county
has been appropriated, have examined the records
from the lS day of January last, up to the present
time, period Of six months, and find the following
to be the amounts audited and allowed by the Court
of Sessions for every service whatever:
For board of prisoners in jail. ........ 50, ,421 78
For insane, sick burial of dead, &C.,. 2,S46 II
Clerk, Sheriff, Justices of the Peace and
Constables' fees. .....: ......:. ...... s,2o7 81
Books stationery, public repairs, road
supervisors, auditors, surveyors, and
coroners sevices, &c. ......... 4,671 54
Jurors fees ........ 1871 80
Election services ........ 142 80
Total ............ ...... ....... 500, ,O21 46
In addition to the above, the county
judge is allowed a salary for six
months, OF of............ ...... ......2 2, 600 OO
The District Attorney ...... ...... ZOO OO
Witness fees in criminal cases, per Tres's
report ...... ...... ...... .......... SIS rs
Associate justices, (estimated) ......... 500 90
Total expenses ...... see, ,O37 21
In our issue of July 8, "a, we said in reference
to these figures
snow, mark! Here we have positive and un.
eouivocal statement for every service whatever.
for a period of six months from the 1st day of
January last, amounting to $26,O37 21. The Treas
urer in his report shows that S35, 800 4S has been
disbursed from his department in fve months from
the 18th day of January to the 18th day of June.
From the report and statement before u.s. both official
we have this result
Disbursement from the treasury in fUe months, as
per Treasurers late report ....... S35 ,32O 48
Every service whatever" sper County
clerk ZO,O0I Il
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