, 1874-01-13

For making llats for judgmcnt..... 2,iooo a,Soo
For entering judgment. .:.......... 1000 ; 1,dU0
por ptcccpt and aAle record. >. l,500 1,5uO
For rnrviccs In attending ta1 sales
and issuing certiflcatea............ 1000 1000
For canceiing certificates OF salc...., .... 1,0nD
For certificates Of redenptlon....... 80. 2GD
For Issuing ta1 ieels.. 600 6po
Io1alas s.............s...a.,s. S3,6i0 $34,5lQ
The total expenditures OF tho Office for 1874
wero estimated at 1874, 900.
Mn. RouNTnEE EXPLAINS.
h1r. nountree, County Attorney, having been
requested by tho Board to communicate his
opinions upon this question, stated tint ho had
boon aceuscd by ccrtain newspaper correspond
onts (somo OF whom know to tho contrary of
having introduced into the Legislature bill for
increasing tho salaries Of county officers. Tue
fact was That Ito lad introduced . bill, part Of
which had been Included In . bll passed. Inst
wnter by the Seuato, but which had boon lost
by tho adjournment Of tho Legislature.
LII tho Sheriff u Office tho expenses including
tho ShoriU u salary woro about $751; 600 per an-
mum. THO receipts woro about $4,000. THO
earnings. not paid, woro about $500, showing
balance against tho county OF about 312. .59D
per at1num. Tho bill raised the foos about 331GG
por cent, Rtiia leaving u bnlance against the
county Of about 38, 00U. 1t was expected that
tho inoleaso Of business would materially con-
tribute toward making up tic deficiency.
III the Office Of tho Clork Of tho County Court,
tho feos of the Clerk in probate ulattor8, under
tho present law upon the baals OF tho Decem-
boz business, would amount to about 7,C1O por
amount to about 80, 9,5oO. Tho expenses Of tho
Office wero $4,000.
Thele were HoH1c foes in other mattors that
wou!I bring in fcw hundred dollars additional,
but tho addition would make the olicc not much
moro than Bolf-BuBtliutng.
In tho County Clerks ullice, the foes untlor tho
present law amounted to about 1000. The cAti-
mated expenditures wcro 93a 600. Under the
proposed Law the estimato for foes was about
$4,000, making it iuat aelf-austaining.
III tho Recorders office it was proposed to
raise tho fees for lecorling SO aa to ronder tho
Receipts us nearly as possible equal to the OK
pcndlturos for tho work.. The office Was not
now paying oxponsos, md 1t was proposed to
raao tho fees for recording from 6 to 10 cents
per folio
The County Agent made q long and highly un-
Interesting report upon tho manner OF transact
ing business III his oflico.
D1LLs.s
A large numbor Of bills we're presented and
referred to tho appropriate committees. aud d
number Of bills reported bg tue Cotnmittcos Oh
Education. Public Buildings, Hospitals, Finance.
Town and 1own Accounts, Public Service, and
Judiciary.
Commissioners that tho Board must not order
tho payment Of orders to a great amount, rs thore
would not 30 money on hand to pay more than
$1a, ,523, aud pay running expenses.
FITTING VI THE JAIL.
Tho Committee OH Public Buildings to whom
was reforrcd tho mattcr Of the contract for fur
nituro aud fittings Of tile Jail and Criminal Court
Building, reported that John II. Carpenter, the
lowest bddor for tue contract, had failed to On
tor into contract with tho county, aud TINT
had also failed to do 10; tho Committee thore-
foro recommended that tho contract be awarded
to tho tl+<2s, lowest bidder, u, Ii. 6winey d
Dros. for IT, SUM Of 81. .257.
FINANCIAL.
Tho Committee on Finance madc tho follow
ipg reports
Your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred
tho County Collectors report from June 2, to Dec. !,
1879, llnsing Ind the sumo nndct adSiaement, bog
leave to report that 1ud tho correct, aud
would recommend that 1t DO entered tho record anl
placed He. hut further report that wc consider
tho reservation made by the Collector, s78,ooo to
rights to fees shared cannot 10 countenanced by tile
Doard this Board hayng voted to he Collector salary
Of &c. o0o por as, aud also having passed resolu.
ton thAt al sular1ca should 10 III lieu OF all feea and
perqusiscs mud tho Collector hAytng accented and
COLLECTED such balary consider hlm prcclued from
anttinX UP any claim TO farther enaosusnvnt.
Tho report WIS colourrcd i'll.
orrosED 70 PAYING TAXES.
The Committee On Equalization Of Taxes, to
whom had been referred tho petihon OF the
Yrusteos Of the Providence Baptist Church and
others, aaking tho cancellation Of a certain tax,
Hao Of cturon property. reported faVorably, and
tho fopoat MAS concnrscd III.
rOILAK.
Tho Com,nittce oa Judiciary recommended
tho adoption OF tho following:
e,osed, That tho CLERK of The County Court bo in"
ertce to atate account with Joseph Poliak, chnrg
lug m with All feea collected by him for services er-
formed and 10 DO performed as County Clerk, and
credtng him Will, tho amount to which hc IL entitled
for services alrcaay performed, aud report such nc-
count to this uoNrt
Tho report was concurrcd in,
FEES AGAIN.
Mr.. Harrison preAontod tho following resolu-
tons relative to fees:
Wl1EMEAs, Tho Constitution Of tho State requires
That tho expenses Of the various atces Of th!s conty
shall 10 within tho amount Of foes collected by theia
WnEnEAs, This Board is confident TINT the fees
en}lcrtptf III the 6hesaA's department, tue County
Clerks office, aud the RscorterH olco arc not sut-
flcett to Guabo Blch 0ltIcea to Ge self.suatantnB
Tes"tusd, That tho members Of the dcncral Asscm-
o o 6 o ta: 81 ees M as
eso|ytd, Tint we think that tho foes * Jurors tn
oty suta should bs COLLECTED from tho gnnts, aud.
to insure tho anu,e they should, ii possible, bo COL
luctetl n adyanco aud, further ,,,,.c-.--,-
lnauesta should bo reduced TO twonts.ave cens pur
oesk et s nsara 70 as,n be dr. directed etc..
ators anu Representatives from this county.
COUNTY ORDERS.
Commissioner Harrison offered q resolution
rrovidnB for au additional chook III auditing
accounts. lilo hhA attempted 70 &c. atultlaE
ono paaaod year ago. but President Miller had
declined to entertain 1t. The preamble mud rea-
olutiou were al folloWs:
WHEREAS, Ny the former action Of tls Doard, Ger
tain resolutions were adopted Dec. 10. lH73 by tho
first Of which II WAS made the duty of e Clerk Of the
lizard to prepare and furnish complete list Of all
bills 4diptl an,l Of money orIerth paid at ac
Hes4lon which lat shon!d stato and sct forth tue date
noapy III puynGlu, anu III general terms, lhe nana Of
tho consideration for WAlrh tho payncnt is orlesel
as should he stgnett by Hai1 Qlcrk.
OHnRnxp Ti1at In addition to the requirements nf
eaiu resolutions adopted afurpyud, II sall be thu
duty of the Chalrman Of tls Hoard, ant, In hlH
anil compare tic Same with all orders action OF the
board undo III tho promises aud to certify 10 tho cor
rscuess thereof aud TO- conntcrAt8n tho uaue;
QApEnEp. That the County Tstas4rsr Alau not pay