The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-23
Communication.
HE COUNTY AUDITORS. STATEMENT

THE COUNTY AUDITORS STATEMENT.
MRs EDIrOR:-I claim to be somewhat OF an
Wch 1ht t"e md eas 81 sa ie
ertbrs, made no doubt unIntcntionaiiy. puzzles
l. They allow per cent. commission on ssa3-
q, the amount chafged the county Tor "a deeds
o, nnsenien & lands. VINO - ever nearo o. o, ,iod e2
a. They allow him per cent on ss8.s6, exon
erations on duplicate and registry, sum he
never received nor pail: out.
3. They allow him per cent. on &2, ,.02.0 06, ex-
oaerations TO constables. n sum he never re-
4. They allow him 5 per cent. on asoi.u5. COM
missions to constables, which he never received
5. They charge him with sseo.s4. being tho S
per cent added TO taxes when placed in the
him credit for s5e4.05 commission TO consiabies.
being 1921 more than charged.
q. They allow him per cent. commission on
S53.0l1 a5 and per cent ON s3952 a5 IA total OF
s,.169 4e-making the total sum paid out 10y him
3j6g,0.30. They put 1t that this per cent. is
unseat.d land taxes, whereas il Is only on the
amount of uns.nted land tax naid to school
seen by the account) the total amount ot un-
seated and seated land tax paid TO him in his
Office, and in which he had no trouble
sponsibiity going about the county to collect,
being s1oe09.H, upon which per cent should
BY their ow n published statement the Treasur-
erappearsto have paid out only s53 Ga i05fist edd
of S56.9s0.3O. the rrfore they nave allowed him
per cent on $3,a4G.25 pgfd ont by him; this
per centage amounts TO sls7.3l.
STATEMENT oY AosiEs PAID OCT:
Total amount charged to Treasurer $75, ,oa5 es
Deduct "a deeds 10 county at
Deduct educ exonerations on dupll. '
cate and registry. se.se
Deduct generations to consta-
| bIes 49,. ................... 27o.oe
| Deduct commisn to constables so4 O5
- abatemt to taxpayers. 2,U40.93
amount In constables
Deduct treasurer commission 100 10
cash on hand ...... IL ,24Oe - 202l %
Total amount paid out...............a a5s o24 o5
On this sum he is entitled to n commission of 5
! per cent. the amount he collected in the
| various tow nships and boroughs in the county
previous to Sept. |, 1875 and paid to him In his
! Office from Sept. to Oct. l. 1916, being about
! s4l 400.00 at per cent. - 0i0.0O
And he is entitled TO 3 per cent. on the
taxes on unseated apd seated lands
| for 1874 and ls15, and on the amounts
| collected by cnnstahles and received
from miscellaneous sources, all or
! which paid To him in his office,
| Sll ,624.O5. at per cent S8ss2
Amount of per centage should have
o, 49,, ,,, 20 20
Over allowance to Treasurer......... 1850 "a
This extraordinary allowance to Treasurers
was first made in January 1875, TO ex- treasurer
Criste, when Messrs. John II. Fiske, Michael
Sweeney and II. =. Freidhoff were auditors.
They gave Mr.. Crste an over allowance
The present Auditors gave Criste for
| 1S.b an over allowance OF. .t....-.-...-. 5G2. .2Q
The present Auditors gave Freidhorfor
1870 An over allowance eOf.....-.-.-.--- 350-14
Loss to the county In three years 81 1888 IA
The statement ot assets includes only the
! amount of taxes in hands of constables for 1915
and previous years, to which shOulG he added
the amount I'm their hands for 1876. being 81
1.20. which would leave the or the
county over tho Liabilities 80, ,S3I 9o, instead OF
1870. rs, as they state it,
And as the county has over eleven thousand
dollars cash on hand why not pay of the =. 300
% OF county bonds and save the interest at the
| rate o: s174 co per year.
| II the published accounts exhibits the above
errors, what errors may not the account in the
books show ii examined into.
| The court should order a audit Of the ac-
| counts for 1874, 1875 and 1876, and have all er-
| rorS corrected.
| A rigid system OF economy should be Oh
serv. in county as well as in state and nation
| al affairs and my party would be derilect la its
duty did il not hpld its Auditors to a strict ac-
out the true method of reform-a reduction of
salaries when il can be lawfully done.
| Previous to the adoption of the new consti-
| tuition there were complaints made by the Re-
/ publicans with refcrance to the com niSsiOners.
| auditors and other officers. without ms thous 1T
strumcnt. when the minority are entitled to a
! representative in the Commissioner and Au-
ditOr offices. | had supposed that everything
| would he lovely and satisfactory and more
economical but the result has proved that
| travaghnce is the rule.
the tux payers the manner in WI ich their mon
ey is mis- appropriated, having personal or
| other motive so far as the ssOuers and
! auditors are concerned.
| A am opposed to anonymous articles I ap-
pend my name. j. RHEY.
! Ebensburx, February IA. 1877.