The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-06-07

a. A. Solomons, Marx f. Cohen,
j. +. BaSkin, c. T. Mason.
0. +. lioy.,
["Rcad before Council, and informed by the In.
tendant end Clerk and Treasurer, that the petit
ton was complied with as far as practicable. Nc
action taken, hut received as information.
]. s. HUGH>ON, CIk and Treas"
THE above endorsement. made on the 5'h Of
June, 1871. No mention of the above petition
is to be found on the minutes of the Council,
and the petition itself was not on file when
called for it. C. II. MOISE.1
In response 10 this application the town Clerk
published statement of the transactions in
iowa Scrip, which had not previously appeared.
T:.e In:cniant bad been under the impression
tia: ,he long statement Of cash receipts and ex-
rcndturcs. wrich had been already published,
emtr..cci all the financial matters of the town,
in cash and scrip. ana had to carry him to
the tiiice os the town Clerk to convince him Of
his error. Being disappointed in the action of
Council on my petition, prepared tabular
statements Of the Clerk. And in Offering it to
the pubic pre!acei it by tie following:
"TowH FINANCES.
The statement published by the town Clerk
being wholly Inadequate to exhibit the financial
affairs of the Cooperation. the following con-
den<ed inll'.. are submitted 70 the public.
T4e unScr, snei, one Of the petitioners who
arr!iel to Council for The information now sup
plici by his own abors, respectfully asks to bo
informed:
FRS. Why have the authorities withheld the
lis. Of rayecs o: Town Scrip asked for BY the
petitioner?
second What has become Of the amount, said
TO be about SIea, appropriated by the State to
the Town OF Sumter for the use of the poor.
Tliri Why are ''rnpr;i bills" and unsettled
clairl. against the Town omitted from tie state
merits published:
ATAX PAYER"
To that article ibe In;"r.ant replied, through
your paper. follows:
"HrriY 10 q TAX r.~ER.
VI. Ea;,or II would briefly reply to the
questions .skci by "a Tax Payer" in year last
Issue.
Tie Ecpor; Of the Clerk and Treasurer en-
brared al Town Indebtedness known to the
Towa oifi.c-s. The lanes "f payces of Town
Sc,:y. were ~, o-lyre Published, as i, WAS use
les 10 cxperi more money iu printing than
abs <.,u,eiy necessary. The names Of the payecs
0! iowa Certificates can at all tiMes be seen at
the office Of the Clerk and Treasurer. The poor
fund referred To was drawn by me during the
ras. two years from I Statc Treasurer upon
my check, aud + Us been dsLur>ci as ;e State
law directed. and tor which ] lrn rcsroasible to
the Sta.e will he glad to have "a Tax Pay
CT" Il; any aaa all tines c.;iininc tie Town
Book. for any information desired uron town
n!Tir>, as will nrt an.,rrr any further mmuni-
cations: bu, all matters if properly brought
before Couacil shall have attention.
i. c. GREEN, Inten liant"
In another column 0: the same paper appears
the following Card:
ITO fnE CITIZENS OF SUMTER.
The Co.nci having rented an Office in the
rear Of the Court House. the books ard papers Of
The Town w..; bc there at all times FOR reference
or inspcc,ian The Council will meet once
we, k :.ni re citizens respectfully invited TO
attend. Tie town is divided into f9gr Wards,
and war,ien placed in charge Of cs:h. Citi-
zens having complaints or desiring aty repairs
20 .trec,-. ri!l please communicate their wishes
10 the Council in writing.
Iwou!i respectfully ilfarm the citizens Of the
town that tn. present shall be my last town
oaiec. and will appreciate the assistance Of all
to enable the new Council to work f' the. good
f Sumter the present year.
f. c. GREEN, In,vudant-"
sumter, s. C., May 10. 1871.
IL your next issue published The following
Gown AFFAIRS.
Nr. Editor The reply Of the Iniendsas to
our last. does no, cover the ground.
It was BOT denied that the amornt received
from the state was expended in chari'y. Bot we
cha. .e ,h;:, i, was no, disbursed in the manner
directed by tie Legislature.
The act says to assist the authorities Of the
VARIOUS towns and cities in the State. in caring
FL Tue rrAs>Irxr SICK POOR Of such cities and
towns Act No. 50, approved llth December.
1868.
The amount coni g to Sumter, vas paid to
The Intendan; in four equal instaIleants, from
S'h Dee, 1869. to 23d January, 1871 period
Of less ttan fourteen months, insead Of two
years. as mentioned by him. This money ought
to have gone into the Town Trsaury and II
expended as the act provides, thne fourths Of
the amount would be Row on ha,d. We have
very few transient pauper., aud stii fever trda-
sie"t sick pa"pe". But it appears that the In.
teuiant gave away the money in n,steysr man.
ner suited his individual judgmen, or promoted
his official popularity. Tho wsrcns vero not
consu ted on the subject, nor any ncord made of
receipts or expenditures. This v.s plain yio-
lation Of official duty, rs the charar requires all
money transactions to be pub.shed vithia
twenty days after the election. sesly an item
of -Four Hundred Dollars, which IS more than
one eighth ofthe entire cash teceips os the town,
was worthy Of some notice on the b5eks Of the
Corporation.
Again :-.Tbe Irtendant sccouns for his fail
nre to publish the liss ofpsyess dfova Besip,
on The scors Of economy, when be had jns. pab-
lisled ever three coisrns oftosn lna,stes, which
The undersigned slated (in a gssigs slspsovsd
fonn) in ono third of Z double ,elanf Sf -FOUR
paper. No wonder the town sdreriisiEg for
a,sOsu months cost $2ss,asi Psaapsah Iatsn.