Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-20

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De yssr ending Jxnela, A. d. ,lsS6.
The undersigned Committee beg leave to sub
INIT the following Report:
!lUpou examinsfiU0 the Committee find tha
the Report Of said commissioner David Corn
Elias Hochsietler aad Richard Shreve. is cor
rect copy of The b6Sks in the AUDITORS once
containing The Proecediaes Of the
eFs ~ fheir VARIOUS sessions But the commit
tee deeming il their duty to go farther into the
subject, have examined somewhat into the iacts
and law BY which the said krrort VIII he
,,rorep c,rrect or he condemned. The commit.
To- rppret that the examination Of the proceed.
iues OF the Commissioners for the year ending
Ju1elst, 1858, does not establish. IS every e..
animation should. both the proprieiy and legal
ify 0f such proceedings; and that, on the con.
trary. the committee are compelled 10 come TO
the conclnsioR that several ncis Of said Commits
sioners have not been warranted by Law. nor
even arcasonable necessity; and tha. consider.-
bic sums q money have been expended with
out much regard 10 economy, 10 say nothing Of
direct. positive hr in favor thereof, the frniia-
mental necessity in the administration of all
financial agencies. The Committee, therefore,
sreOf the opinion that tie said David Corn.
Elias Hochsiefler and Richard Shreve, have au-
thorized The payment OF large sums OF money
out of the County Treasury, without authority
o
be eosapelted 10 refund the same 70 the County
Treasury ~ - -
The items and amounts win be found set
tsatA here ftliowing, TO wit: - ? as.ss 4.
The said Commissioners at their June Session
1857, ordered the payment of $33.75 and 1910
20 Enos, Brown & Co., brokers in Miliersburg,
for exchange on Rail Road bonds, and also at
their March Session A. D. 1858, ordered the
payment Of $50 90 to the same persons or firm
for like purpose-making in all the sum Of
42R.75 for the year, for exchange on Rail Road
bonds. The assumed purpose for which ex-
change would be wanted at all. would be to pay
the interest on the Rail Road bonds The cx-
change being xhat it is wosth for Enos, Brown
&Co. to take the money here and pay it out 10
bo6d h0lden In New York. The commission
en- supPosed the interest wns payable at New
York. while in fact, it is payable at the county
treasury in this county. The second section Of
the Act to authorize subscription 10 this Rail
Road, passed Feb %. 1886, reads as follows:-
"That the Commissioners Of each of said SCUM
tics IA the payn~et Of any amount subscribed
bO1ds or obligations OF the county, of equal
amount, payable to said company and made me-
ge,iable. bearing istcret to Be paid annaayy at
Tie 1roes.ry Of said county, at The rate Of ar PER
ctsf.. and redeemable at sGcb lime rs may he
deemed expedieRt by the commissioners, no; 10
exceed twenty years from date" This is the
provision under which the bonds of the county
werr executed. and the obligations themselves
contain The s,iPr lafion that Tie interest pay:-
Bile ct the Treasury OF the county. But The
commissioners have tlisregarded The law, TO be
seen any day ai the Auditors office, and have
paid said sum of S202. IS. without any authority
Whatever. The amount thus expended should |
be refunded to the county.
The commissioners further allowed, aad or
dered 10 he paid, the sum of $7.00, horse hire |
for the Treasurer's Office. For this order there
is no authority or law. ,a .-as. a IS t.ta
Also. the further sum of $7.60 expenses of
F. McComb, trip to Cleveland fpr safe. Mr.. |
NcComb accompanied David Corn on this trip. |
The committee cannot tell wherein Mr.. McComb |
would have been serviceable on that occasion; |
but at any rate, there is no law authorizing |
such an expense. i-5 /
Also, the further sum of $500 for stationery |
for the Auditor cffice. 10 C. ID. Taggart. There
il no voucher any where for this charge. Mr.. |
Taggart was not paper pedlar; was not in a
condition to advance money to the county. and
the committee do not deem it probable that Mr.. |
Taggart wns entitled TO this sum of money.
Also, the further sum Of $500 for express |
charges. drayage and horse hire for Auditor Of
fee Part of this is proper enough. but the
horse hire portion is against authority and there
tee think about $4.O0 oftbis account is wrong.
Also. the further sum of $500 attorneys fees |
ef the State vs. Bevington d Feasel. 10 Bancroft |
L Voorhes. Some person engaged their sarvi- |
ces in aud about getting papers ready 10 obtain |
a requision of the Gov. Of Indiana. This is the
duty of the Prosecuting Attorney. After IN
dictnent it is his duty TO do all the business OF
The State arperiaining 10 the criminal. and he
gets paid regular salary. 1t is not right to
IL, =.
Also the further sum of $4,000, for making
Report of the Commissioners for the year end
ing June lst. 1857. to C. d. Taggart. There is
no law for this charge against the Treasury. 1t
is the duty of the commissioners to make out
their ovR report, and as il is merely the copy
ing off Of the books. can be done by any body
that eah write. Even if the Report-the pay. |
iag Or twas legal, it is not worth over ten
dollau- At the rate of ten cents per hundred
words. it does rot amount to $500.
Also, the further sum OF $2o.00, for asserting.
6ce, to q. F. Newton. The committee do not
find any law for such 4 charge, and besides,
think that the revision of the papers in that Of
fee and the filing them away. marking them,
&C., would be essential ut the advent of n new
officer to his own pr0pcf understanding and
skillfrlEess in the discharge of his duty as an
,fficer. No pay should be allowed for such SER
riees. They are necessarily Incidental to con-
repience, not absolutely essential to business.
Also. the further sum of $445. 90, Tor arresting
Beyington and Feasel, to J. L. Drake. The OBJ
ection of the committee to this item, is that
The commissioners paid more than they were
bound to pay. and more than they ought to
have paid BY &lll.57. A reward of $5O0.00
was offered for the three prisoners-only two
we're returned, which entitled them to two
thirds of the reward, $333.33. No voucher is
Or file. and there is no evidence or reason OF any
kind for the payment of more than two-thirds
Of the reward. gss i.ss sa...s 81. i7 .s.-i
Also. the further sum of $4,000 to J. II. 4
D. g. Newton. and $4,000 TO j. Caskey, and
$4,000 to John Raber.for printing the "a mend
Ipents TO the Constitution. The committee re-
present that it was not worth $4,000 to insert
he amendment to the constitution for the re-
luired time; but besides that, the persons to
whom the commissioner rePort says this mon
~ was paid. never received but about forty or
Fifty dollars each. instead of one hundred dol
lars each. and that the balance Of the $3o0.OO
10 1T least $4,000, went into the
possession Of G. d. Taggart. The committee
are infrmed that the commissioners never made
any echiract with the printers 10 do this job Of
work; hut on the contrary, permitted z. ID.
Taggart to have the supervision of tie job and
10 file the account for the same without max
ing any enquiry into the matter, of public
character. The committee nre of the opinion
hat the said commissioners were aware that the
aid Taggart was speculating in the printing.
md knowingly permitted a larger sum to be
paid for said printing than was necessary:
,um, Mt least, larger than The said Taggart did
pay. Of about $4,000. which ought to be re-
funded. s.asl = 3se sit.
Also, the further sum Of S17e.00, clerk hire,
lor the Auditors office. The law docs not M.
horfse the Auditor to employ clerk, and where