The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-06-22


and Steward keep their sctounts. and n.L. -.
.heir reports showing the income Of iba Mil
10 one column the expenses In another a,a
me same with regard TO the farm and poas
house property. They are three senaraIa
eoncefns' and the accounts shouf6 be kent an
me varied amount OF expenses in diF.rap,
years IS accounted Tor from the facts that more
cnScRs were lifted IN some years Than o,ha,a
Ihe hrst three OF the above Ten, shows tha
average cost OF PauPers small the nezt coluoDn.
oil receipts by Treasurer exp laIus il in ,bo
mount OF taxes received, and consequently -.
small amount paid out. '"0
Too loose practice tas prevailed N aj,,.,
ing generations TO collectors a more -
rule would save the honest, willing tax-paysrs
a large amount.
Collectors, il faIlowei, get in the habt =,
putting every body on the 'scape list who don,,
pay just when asked this practice has BEEN
source OF considerable 5uFthern 10 the tax mar
ers within ten years. Collectors should bs,,
in mind that no man can plead the three b,n.
dred dollar law against taxes and this rat.
enforc bd, will leave very few in Radk,d
county unable to ..coniribute their mile n IT,
support OF the Poor.
The yield of 12a per cent on The lpve.,n.,,
at original cost, may probably admit OF a small
deduction but very little. Under no circn1,.
stances could it get below 10. The board of
commissioners appointed 10 sell The propsrt,
and buy another, Sc, are satisfied that such
change would be useless aid unwise. Tho
objection to the property being on the turn.
pike is no objection wheG it ia taken into con.
slider alton that the way-faring population mus,
BE- supported any how i: will not do 10 l.,
them siarve the poor-house is made for the
poor, and The whole people OF The county NAV
as well keep them as those who live along the
read the taxpayers along the turnpike have
as 1t is, more than their share of beggars.
Besides this, lfthe Institution were eizht or
ten miles, or three or four miles from town on
a farm, great many %ay-faTers would resort
10 il at all events !; the Physicians would have
TO ride further, and charge more, the pauper's
clothing would have to be hauled and carried
to them !; the grand jury would have TO ris,
them at big expense; Stdward and hand or
two would have to be constantly on the 90 10
furnish supplies; the expense OF several hands on
a farm large number OF horses and cattle con-
slantly tosfeed and all the other expenses atten-
cling graia growing farm with its vast amount
Of labor, make II ln 1heir opinion, highly ex-
pedent analTToPer 10 keep what they now
have rather than2ventnFe on untried expert
nfutE An improvement. however, should be
madsA new house ought 10 be buil for the
panpet3; this can be done WITHOUT much out
lay, and 6hould be so arranged as 10 have
place or department exclusively for iaa sick
and another place separately for the way-Ear-rs.
These places properly attended TO and clransed
as they should be, will relieve the rest of the
pauPers from suffering, aud the Steward from
great deal of trouble and odium.
1t is to be hoped also that the institution
will hereafter be sept from all entangIins alll-
ances with politics, and that an intelligent good
business man may be retained as Steward so long
as he behaves himself we'll. The business must
be learned as well as every thing else.
An honest man with some of the peoples
funds could buy grain, grind it out and supply
the whole town of Bedford, IN addition TO doing
the grist work /; this should be done; such a
use Of the property would in short tune great
Iy relieve the taxpayers.
Entertaining these views, after careful ex-
animation of the subject, the Commissioners
believing they had discretionary power under
the acl of Assembly and appointment of tbs
Court, respectfully decline carrying out the
provisions OF said act, under conviction that
the people of the County would not be benefit
ed thereby.