The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-04-22
SATURDAY,, APRIL 22, 1876.
The Fiqures--Here They Are.


figures" to show wherein the late Grand Jury re-
port is 'whitewash," and to crafty him, and at
the same time to give the public an insight int
this terrific document, We comply.
The report says the liabilities of the county are
S224 7s9. 80, and that the Commissioners have in
hand, as ''asssts, with which to discharge these,
the sum Of $2s3, sS9.o4.
Let US see how much money the Commissioners
can realize from these "assets," within reason
able time, to pay the pressing claims against the
county:
III The "Bsltimers city per cent. stock, :"
valued at $6s, SOC, is in the nature Of bonds not
vet due, and the Commissioners will be obliged
to sell this stock before it can be Of services to
them. There Is SEINE dsubt about the Pswer of
the Commissioners to dispose Of it, without
special act. This they asked frsn the last Legis-
lature, bat it was net granted.
(2.) Jerusalem Mills turnpike stock, ! l2, 225."
The Commissioners have no certificates for this
stock, and il they had it would not be worth the
paper it is written upen.
(3.) "Amsunt due the county from VIM.
Parks, $780," This sam was involved in a law
suit as alss the question as to whether the coun-
ty should not take his property fer the almshouse
Parks claimed that the county was obliged to
take his property for the slms-hcuse, and much
litigation grew out of the controversy. Parks
finally paid the Commissioners $500, which did
net more than pay the expenses of the suits.
az "Westsrn Run turnpike stock, $4,000"
This ia worth little or netting. 1t is certainly
not "ssssts' which the Commissioners can use in
aischarging the indebtedness Of the county.
(5.) "Baltiusre and Towsontswn narrow
gauge railroad stock, $500" This is worth alb
sOlutely nothing.
(6.) "Pattersen and TRIMS notes, due from
the sale of the cid alms-heuss property, $685.
80" This ia good bat the notes are not yet due
az "Taxes unpaid, on which Judgments hsV'
not yet bssn obtained, on a portion Of which
suits have been entered, 65,5o5.5O." All the
nncolsctsd taxes or taxes in ths hands Of default
ing cellecters, are hare counted as cash "assets'
in the hands Of the Commissioners, When the fact
is not more than ere-half of this sum can be csl-
leced without suits, which will necessarily result
in much delay, and heavy expense. Is this
ret the most apparent "whitewash?"
1917 'Taxes on whieh judgments have been
sbsainsd SAG, 527 .2z-n This will deserve q
cIeses scrutiny. 1t is true judgments have bssn
sbtainea to this amount, but can ths Csumis-
siouers make the money? Docket Ne. IL, in the
Clerks Office, page sc, discloses the fact that g
Judgment to the amount Of SIS, 1856 was obtained
against John ". McCaulsy and Daniel j. McCau'
lev. on New. 2sth, 1873. The docket entries in
this case further show that this Judgment wa:
credited with 50, Oss, en- Nov. seth, 1875, by or
der Of the late Board of Commissioners, for abats
,nents which it made on taxes dus BY John W
McCauley. On the same day this credit va:
made an order was given by the counsel to tina
Board to stay execution on the balance Of thiI
Judgment for one, tge and three years. In thli
condition of affairs the preseRt Board cannot re-
alize one cent on this Judgment until Nov. 3Othi
1876, and then emily one-third Of the balance, az
ter said credit. There are other judgments, sons
Of which have beea partly paid, and others never
will be.
Will eur neighbor of the Journal inform The
subtle what these judgments are, the names Of
the parties against whom they stand, and what
property they possess cut of which {. make S26,'
527.222
We do not hesitate to say again that not only
is this report a complete "whitewash," bat it il
also false from beginning to end, Barring the por'
tisn only referring to some minor matters. The
report seems to have had no ether object than to
bolster up the Democratic party Of this county
We may be wrong in coming to this conclusion
but we submit tee question to all fair-minded
men
Let any one sum Up the zgailable assets and de-
termine for himself the financial condition of the
county. We are very certain that the new Board
of Commissioners, en taking charge of the Office,
could not End any money, Notwithstanding the
alms-heuse fund of $3.50, 294 S..