The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-16

that the assistants here are men of
ability.
InIs72 Erie county paid $2.S2O.O5
for jurors or nearly 81, ,OOOmore than
in 1873, which shows that in differ
ent years there will be differences in
cost.
There is considerable difference in
the cost of election ieturns. In this
county, however, there were special
railroad elections in four townships,
which no doubt, added to the cost.
Erie had those in 1872, when it paid
out only $172 10. In 1873 it paid
for the same service $34S.60, or
more than double what it paid in
1872, which would lead to the inter
rogatory why is this thus
There is a great difference in the
amount Of Justices costs, which in,
dicates that our Justices must have
had something to do, while those OF
Erie had nothing, comparatively. 1t
may speak we'll for the morality Of
| Erie or i'll for the morals Of San
dusky. The Commissioners should
lock into il. But Erie paid $I49.52
more in 1873 than in 1872, an indi-
cation ofimproving business on the
part Of its Justices.
The difference in the cost ofkeep-
ing prisoners may have been owing
to the number kept, or the superior
accommodations. And the difference
in Clerks fees may have originated d
in the number of cases tried But
this is not so clear. Erie paid
$765. .25 for witness fees in criminal
cases, while Ssndueky paid $935.67.
Looking at Erie's account for 1872,
we find it paid $9S4.S6 for fees of
witnesses in criminal eases, yet did
not, according to that exhibit pay
any fees to either Sheriff or Clerk.
Did it haveya Sheriff or Clerk that
year Or, did they work for moth
iDg9 Or, did they get their fees
under some other head or. how
did they manage it ? Our Commis-
sioners should obtain the secret.
The account shows considerable
difference in the heating and light
ing OF court house and Jail. The
difference in lighting Is occasioned
by the fact that night sessions have
been held at every term of our court,
while the gas bill of $27.50 for Erie
would not indicate that their court
held any night sessions. In 1872
our fuel bill was s374,1O. In 1873
it was S595.5O, which shows too
much difference.
And now, having examined the
Registers figures to a certain extent,
let US go a step further. In 1872
Erie paid $543.9S costs in lunacy
cases, and in 1873 $77s.21-total
$1,SlZ19. Sandusky paid in 1872
$39I.60, and in 1873 $40s.55-total
$7OO.I5, but little over half paid by
Erie. Take another item: Erie
paid to her Infrmary Director
$500.OI in 1873, Sandusky paid
$3.50. Take another item. In 1872
Erie paid her Board of Equalization
1892, Ssndusky paid $50. In 1873
Erie paid for same service $218, and
Sandusky paid $I75. Take another
item Erie County Commissioners
were in session forty eight days, in
1872, and drew $657.15. In 1873
they were in session forty-two days,
and drew $837.O5, or $3.50 more for
six DAYS less service. For thirty
nine days which our Commissioners
were in session, in 1873, they drew
$SeS-&bout the same rate Of their
Erie brethren! Take another item I:
IN 1872 Erie paid its Coroner
$570.10; in 1873 it paid him $SO4.87.
Sandusky paid nothing either year.
We would not intimate, however,
that the Erie County Corener did
not earn his fees. Take another
item In 1872 the total disburse-
ments Of Erie county were $3.50, ,454.-
so. In 1878 they were $26S, S,44S.69-
showing an increase of $77,993,89
In 1872 the total disbursements Of
sandusky County were $195,697,29,
In 1873 they were $lT7,720.40-
showing a decrease Of $17,976.S9.
We will not repeat brother Mack's
argument, but simply intimate that
it is not always safe to stir up
figures. Had he pursued his inveS-
LEGATIONS further he would hardly
have ventured on learned contrast.
But now as to his statement that
the total expenditures of Erie
county for the last fiscal year were
$I3, 1928 less than the total ordin-
ary expenditures Of Ssndusky coun-
ty." He is certainly an able mathe-
mstician to make so great a discov-
cry. Let us see. The total receipts
of Erie county for the fiscal year
ending Sept. 18th, 1878, according
to Auditor Merry, were $2S9, 1878.
OF this amount there we're left in
the treasury $21, ,s1s.64, showing the
total disbursements to have been
$26S, ,44S.69. The total receipts Of
Sandusky county for the fiscal year
ending Sept. 2, 1873, according TO
Auditor GuTst, were $195, 1928, of
which there WAS a balance OF $751;
072.S3, showing the totsl disburse-
ments Of Sandusky county to have
been $177,72O.40-or instead of be-
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