The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-08
Borough Tax Duplicates. &c.

Borough, in the selection OF collector of
Borough Taxes. They are accused by
the editor of that sheet and his little Cap
tain, of squandering money; of ras-
cality and faroritism": and more, but this
is as many of their refined charges as one
article in our paper will bear.
We are informed by the best authority
that the facts are as follows: Politics were
not mentioned, nor were they thought of,
in connection with the appointment Of
Collector. The only question considered
at all by the Council was, ''who will prob
ably do it the quickest and best? Con-
sidering the times, Mr.. Rees had proved
himself the best collector, by his collec-
ton of the duplicates of 1866, within the
reach Of the Council All the facts, Of
which the Council had any knowledge,
indicated that Mr.. Rees was superior
collector to the other applicant The.dif
ference in the proposed terms of collsc-
tion amounting to nothing, comparatively
speaking, when we reflect that if the du
plicates are not collected up promptly, oi
if there is difference in the time of col
lecting them of from three to six months
the excess of generations in favor Of the
slow collection will amount to from $500
to S4O0.
Hence the Council felt entirely con
vinced that their duty to the Borough
and to themselves demanded that they
should give the collection of the dupli
Gates to Mr.. Rees, and they doubt not
that by so doing, they have saved to the
Borough from 5000 to s400, notwith
standing the difference in the proposed
terms of collecting
But says the Democrat, Mr.. Rees i.
''twelve hundred or more dollars short or
last years duplicates" Wrong again
Mr.. Greenwald The Duplicates of last
year amounted to s5,sO6 67. He has co..
lected and paid into the Borough Treasu.
ry just 81, ,969 67, which leaves him, on
the 9th inst, just 1897 behind. But out
of this sum are to come all the exonera.
tions and 3 per cent. on the amount paid
in before the 10th of September last, also
his commission; which leave. his account
with the Borough very nearly if not quite
square. On the Sth inst Mr.. Rees will
have had the duplicates one year. Such
is correct history of Mr.. Reess collec
tions. Now how is it with Mr.. Troch
collections. In June, 1864, the County
Commissioners gave Mr.. Troch the col
lection of the State and County Taxes
The duplicates amounted to 50, ,266 81
In January of the following year, as ap
pears per Auditors published statement
Mr.. Troch was 1921 behind, d,-just S2Oe
less than one half of the sum total of said
duplicates. Nor did he finally settle W
said duplicates until December 20, 1865
huo ~ wiz NC SeSu tHdI VT. ITOcu was
about l9 months settling up his dupli
Gates, which amounted to S2,266 81
while Mr.. Rees, in less than II months
has just about paid off his duplicates
which amount to s5,S06 81. We sub,
init to the public which of the two mer
is the better collector.
But in the face of these facts the would
be wise editor of the Democrat exclains
"Now we claim that Mr. Troch is as good
a man, if not better, for such position
as (than) Mr.. Rees."
The Democrat again asserts that the
Council pays Mr. Rees just as much a
gain for collecting duplicates as Mr.. Troch
offered to do it for. But wrong again
Mr.. Greenwald.
Taking the payment of the taxes last
year, previous to September Goth, as a
eriterlan for this year, the real difference
in the proposed terms of collection is o
fraction over one per cent, or difference
10 favor of Mr.. Rees of about S65. But
as before shown this sum is more than
three times made up by Mr.. Rees's proba.
BILE quicker collection of said duplicates
BY greatly preventing the necessity of ex-
onerations.
The Council is accused of fayoritism
by both Mr.. Greenwald and his little
Capt, who are again both wide of the
truth. For all connected with the Coun.
Gil felt kindly towards Mr.. Troch person.
ally, aud neither spoke nor thought of his
politics, and all would have voted in fa-
vor of giving the collection of the dupli.
Gates to him, if they could have seen or
believed that the interest of the Borough
would have been furthered by SO doing