The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-03-20
HUNGRY.

upon the job of putting up this much
needed building. The Bedford IN
quirer furnishes the swiinming-hQle
for these greedy fish. The Radical
15ti5l0rttY want to get possession Of this
contract, at the expense of the Demo-
cratic nsQjOrity. Any one who will suffi-
ciently degrade himself to take the
Inquirer into his hands, can see this
at q glance. Look at its article of last
week on this subject. Itsays, although
it ''has the fullest confidence in the
personal integrity of the present Coun-
ty Commissioners" it cannot trust
them because, lit allegesl they are con-
tFolled by bitter and unscrupulous par
tizans!" The sequel will show not on
ly that it is not true that the County
Commissioners are thus controlled, but
that the animus of this falsehood is the
desire of the Inquirer clique to fasten
their own filthy clutches upon the
"public plumber" For instance, if
Democratic partizans controlled the
commissioners, how could it lie that
the publishers of the Inquirer are allow
ed 5000, 80 for advertising for the year
1867, whilst the proprietors of the GA
zETTE, are allowed for the same year,
but $568,3O? See Auditors Report.
oh how is it that Mr.. B. w. Garretson,
Mr.. Conrad Feaster and Mr.. J. L. Nor
ton, all good Republicans, have been
given contracts by these same Com
missioners The fact is, that the Com
missioners regard no mans politics
when they come to deal with him in
matters of business. We defy the In
9uireF to show single instance in
which any "Republican" has been
wrOnged by the Commissioners on ac-
count of his politics. But, the L7quir
er further says, however faithful the
Commissioners are now and may have
been, there is no denying the fact that
the aggregate of taxes in this County
has under the management increased
from SSGI7, ,26 in 1863 to $26, ,O96,6l, in
1867" Now, just here the Inquirer lies
under q mistake. The aggregate of
taxes in 1863, was Sl6, 46l rs. and the
aggregate OF taxes in 1867, was $2l,-
fob For proof of this, we refer the
reader to the records in the COmmiss-
toner's office. But we presume the
IlqaiTe,. refers TO the actual eXpendi-
lures of the County for these respective
years, instead of the aggregate assess
ments. Well, let us look at the fig-
ures. We have carefully copied from the
records the following items of the coun-
ty expenditures for the years 1868 and
1867, and now place them before the
reader in the following comparative
table:
For Building Bridges:
,8e8--sS66.0 90 l867-s9823. .26
Costs in Commonwealth Cases:
1G63-S 1895. 90 1867-$2342. 40
Conveying Prisoners to Penitentiary !:
1863Ngn9thing 1S67-S -S909.OO
Keeping Prisoners in Penitentiary:
I863-$i2. .98 1667-$412.67
Boarding Prisoners in Jail:
18G3-666.2S lS67-$933.25
l86s-l29I.75 -s2742. SO
Assessment Expenses:
1868 BPS. .98 l867-Sl160.90 so
What do these figures show? Why
that in 1863, expenditures for Building
Bridges, Costs in Commonwealth Cas-
es, Conveying Prisoners to Peniten-
tiary, Keeping Prisoners in Peniten-
tiary, Boarding Prisoners in Jail, Jur-
Ors' Fees and Assessment Expenses,
were but 4l08. 80, whilst in 1867, they
were, Is, ,323, ,03, or difference of $14,-
2l6.O4 in favor of 1863. Now, over
these expenditures the Commissioners
have no control whatever. Bridges
are swept away by foods, and must be
rebuilt. The Court orders the Commits
siOners to build them. 1t 40 happened
that the bridge at Hopewell and the
one at Roades' Mill near StoneTstOwn
were destroyed by Il 1reshet last year,
and they had to be reconstructed dur
inc 1867. Are the Commissioners to be
held responsible for the work of the
elements? Again, there has been a
great increase of crime during the iast
few years, and costs in Commonwealth
c3.es had to be paid. The Court
orders the Commissioners III pay
them. A large proportion Of these
costs. was incurred in behalf Of the