The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-13
900 we were obliged to nav for the erectio,f Ed

600 we were obliged to pay for the erectioof Ed
mOndsOn avenue bridge under a cOntraC made
only few days before came into ofliceor for |
the $4,000 we have paid to the school furunder
the law on account of taxes collected fromld de-
linquent Taxpayers, nor for any of the otr old |
bills which were not presented until afterlec l, |
1875, and not included in the Auditors reirt as
that report does not make statement any
claims that were presented after that date.
1t is true sold city stocks to the amnt of
$4,000, but we found this an absolute nessity
to meet the large and pressing demands rainst
the county. With the money realized fro this
sale and the collections from back taxes have
paid every dollar of the old Indebtedness al the
county now has more than sufficient availae as
sets to meet all its requirements.
In conclusion we again refer to the
amount unexpended for this year,. 81 $500 90
Amount in the Treasury Sept. DENIM. 1880
Amount in Sheriff's hands collected on u { i
former levies.. Observation-Disclosures. 6d2OO
Amount of judgments obtained and
good. ................. 22,,OOO
Amount uncollected on previous years,
SS3,S3S.5l, upon which the county
will doubtless realize.................. 100000
Balance OF alms-house fund.....".... 1888
.. s2ls,5S.33
Our liabilities at present are, not count
ing orders already included in amt
expended and discounted notes....... $4,000
Balance. ................... ........S193, 1888
To this should be added amount in the
hands of VIM. M. Isaac, for the re-
covery of which suit is now pending 7,25.4G
Amount due from sureties of Abraham
Jessop, including interest.............. 100000
.a $21O,9S79
We can assure the people that it will nc be
necessary to raise our taxes next year, as CLAIMED
by the committee, but that there will be sufiient
surplus to be put to the credit of the levy forlext
year to reduce the taxes considerably. The lrge
amount which we have been obliged to take rom
our taxable basis on account of errors of the Bard
of Control and Review, or their clerks, viii not
have to be made up, as claimed, by taxes OF the
people next year, this amount is made I'D by
correcting the errors in leaving out of the tl=@bio
basis what ought to have been put in, and We are
confident that there will be larger basis for the
levy next year than there this year.
Much of the large amount of money we have
paid the school fund has been from collections of
back taxes, and paid in accordance with tie pro-
visions of the law. What has become of this large
amount of money paid to this fund we are unable
to say, as we have no control over it.
Our duties have been arduous and res,l nsible.
When we came into office the count was largely
in debt with many heavy claims p ing for set
tlement. We have been obliged institute a
large number of suits to collect OLD inns and to
have the county defended in many ortant suits
instituted against it. In this VIZ ainly have
succeeded Though we have had i<or settled
more than seventy five cases no jut emit has been
rendered against the county in an. ase Except
for cost in few on settlement) sine, We have been
in office. On the contrary have successfully
defended the county from the payment of large
claims against it, and have collected large sums of
many years standing and paid the county's debts.
We have endeavored to do justice to individuals,
to meet the wants of the county and to exercise
proper regard for the taxpayers. The county
is growing in wealth, population and improve
ments. Under these circumstances new expendi-
lures, in some instances, necessarily have to b,
made; but with the increase in our taxable basis
there is no necessity to raise our taxes but by
proper management they can still be reduced.
We have the consciousness of knowing that We
have endeavOred to do our duty, and to the bes
of our ability have protected the interests of thu
people. PLEASANT HUNTER,
ROBERT S. CoRsE,
ISAAC CROwTHER, SR.,
County Cnmmi Scionnrs Of Raltimnro oounfv