Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-10-01
THE DEBT OF BEDFORD COUNTY
a FEW ITEMS S SHOWi.NlG THE MN
.N.ER IN WHICH 1T WIS CRE.4-
TED


was created, which caused the 6ovov.ng Of
fpe thousand dollars las. spring.
Through the bungling and incOmpetency o
the present Locofcco board of Commissioner
and their Clerk, they assessed tue taxes of th
County too low, according to the valuation 0
Locofoco board of Revenue Commissioners
to tho amount OF $Sl0,25; the samo Locofoc,
board of Commissioners also improperly exone
rated collectors to the amount OF S277 go, ant
both items is paid out OF the County Treasury
1t stands thus
County loses 10 item first, $8l0.25
County loses in item second, 277 &c
Whole loss in two items, S108T.S
II will thus be seen that the present Locoso.
co board sunk 10 fhe County IN only these ftec
matters the large sum Of 1087S5
Il is also we'll known that the present Loco
foco board of Commissioners, have made an ex-
ira officer out Of the Public Buildings. His
duty is to be ttake,ing-.we will not call it re-
pairing those buildings, aud drawing large sums
for, as it seems to everybody, imaginary ,corki
We have taken the trouble to examine this
item of expenditure for the last eight years,
and the increase Of the last ftro years will as
tonlsh and astound every taxpayer, belong 10
what party he may. The expenses for the lasg
eight years taken from the offital reports,
staud thus
1850. Materials and repairs for build
ngs, Sl91. .03
1851. Divers persons fer work at
Public Buildings, 346s
1852. Repairs and work at Public
Buildings, aud for materials, Can
dies, &C., 1S8.01
1858. Public Buildings, (m,j Wing
Commissioners,) 63.79
1854. E. Pennell, repairs al Court
House, 225.oo
/" McMullen & Radebaugh,
Palnting,3 800
1922 Repairs TO County Buildings, 4S2 &c
1896. Repairs TO Court House and
Jail, 3II.36
1857. Repairs of Public Buildings, 45I.1S
From the above it will be seen that in 1850,
the Public Buildings cost bat $l3I.03. In
1851, they cost euly S34.6S. In 1852, $751;
OF, but in this year is included candles, &C.,
not included in other years, SO that the Public
Buildings actually did not costs over about
Sl25'Qc. 1n 1853, under Whig Board, they
cost only $63.79 In 1854, they cost $780,
90, and in 1855, $482,60, but in the accounts
Of these two years is included, the cost of the
alteration OF the whole interior arrangements
of the Court House, and which was considered
at the time very low. In 1856 the repairs to
Public Buildings cost S3l1 So which in our
opinion was pretty salty but worse still, last
year, 1851, they were $451.18!! Is it not
time the people should demand change iC the
Commissioners Office of Bedford Countyl
The tinkering at she Public Buildings still
continues, and We are informed that at the last
meeting of the Commissioners, seuerai heary
checks sosre alIolOed for tinkering at the Public
Buildings and We would net lie surprised that
~ the end Of the present year, on the same
rate of increase iu these democratic times, and
as the expense was only $451.IS last year, it
will run up to about 100000 for the present
yelr-a pretty heavy reward out of your pock
cts, taxpayers to a man fer turning his coat
year or two ago.
Seriously tax payers of Bedford County, is
not this conduct of the Democratic Commits
sloners outrageous? The County Buildings are
actually not worth over about $18.000 Is it
not very heavy expenditure to keep them in
order that you paya Are not $500 and $400,
and upwards for that purpose an outrageous ex-
pcnditure Who among you ihat owns $18.-
900 worth of property pays that much every
year TO keep it in repair! Would not $50 a
year be plenty? It certainly would. Then
look al the enormous increase for the last few
years. l. it not time it should be stoppedi
After examining the items mentioned in the
beginning of this article, losses incurred by the
bungking of the Commissioners, and the Public
Buildings, is ii any wonder the Democratic
Commissioners had to borrow $5000l The
strong probability is that they will have to bor-
row more money BY next spring.
The length of our article prevents us expo
sing other acts of the Democratic Commission
ers. and VIC must close, by calling on every
one in Bedford County, who is opposed to the
way our County affairs have been managed to
vote for GIDEON D. TRoUT, for Commissioner
The Bedford Gazette is guilty of FORGERY
in placing John M. Reads namc to q letter he
never signed. See the last weeks Gazette,
and then see the article from the North Amer