The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
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SSCepnty Claims and County Finances.
Eo&cre greNyin hopes that by this time TIL rcl't u
County wcdld bo SO much improved that t'e ci'nt
lms against Il would command their fa," Nan, but
regret tos,Sc that Il Is not At the iasi a'oung
f<he Board oil County Commissioners the rrcssuc' re-
&sted only about $3.50 in the Treasury while on Lain,
Qpg hundreds, which was held by parties VIII "l en'=
yed hands on work for the County and de- nded on
claim being promptly oashed to enable 'no", 10 pay
$str yorkmep, were mot paid onshalf the aaount due
pp their claim and had to suffer trsn.er shase On
s.iarc' to meet their oslssi5Sp pd that is no,
ne Sn,s case Of los sa soant ss ~ MAY! ,na'
sSsss every da,s ss II saa,sships 6 ID done soon
E5tbt0tt u we sbsff bo s e 80 bsct ~ the
Ssyht prices charged under tho Radical nm
work done for the county Viewer told last year
nat tho levy Of n'lis for county purposes would b.
mpe 70 pay al the current sndttar Che L.
Stature would be applied to Tor an fl.a levy to meet
past Indebtedness 10 gst Sennty out of tle, wc
Pare informed that the Coun Commissioners have sot
such an application bat while we notice In the proceed
ngs OF that body that bills have been introduced author
ngpevies for that purpose In many other counties we
svelnot seen any move In that direction for Unicm
Nhois to blame for this II appears the
nave done all they could In the matter and unless
thing turns more than know of the blame
iayppon the shoulders ofthe members nom this nrI,
In thc mean time claims against the county held y poor
menwho cannot longer walt for their money are sid
Oh Tue streets at from 80 to 20 cents the du'a
rich men are thus Yottlng richer out of the necessities OF
the psor disgrace ~ the county and direct out
rage upon its spoor erstors wo have beard suggest
ted bat 1t would be unpopular move to advocate MI
ext levy to pay past Indebtedness therefore our mem
bersobect to making IL We cannot think that is true
bus appears that se9 reason exists ofwhch we srs
ista.aas sst.psaasntus vs-p-r--sr-S 49,
Now. we don't know who Is 10 blame IL any one 10,
rhls condition Of c,r County anances All we knorf
that .c ccitsrs Of tho County why
there such agrcot deficiency in The receipts OF IN.
Treasury this year. The Treasurer ru c Us that thrs
Tri" n"ut 600 delinquent Taxpayers l,.as, whom exc
suiirr' w"UN ha'r'" T. This would accou a, fo
10. '.,N'.'."!, '- r.f7 we consider how prom tn,
people Of Union have been heretofore in paying Il I'll
taxes the high price of cotton this year and the gene
disposition to pay other debts this large number of
linqucnts creates mystery in the minds of large nun,
Der of persons
We cannot believe there is anything wrong In the mat
tcrthe high characters Of the Treasurer and
sioncrs will not allow suspicion of that-but we Il,
know that some moncycd men in this town have made
and are making money by buying County claims at cx
orbtant discounts, from parties who cannot afford tc
hold them for perhaps, pear more and that fact
sufficient to destroy the good name OF the County W,
further know that many creditors are suffering grcatl,
from the delay and uncertainty Of the payment of Coun
ty claims. Some onc-thc tax payers, the Treasurer
Commssioners-is to blame, that is certainty.
With two or three EXCEPTIONS the reports Of all thu
County Commissioners throughout the State have beer
published, and mossS thcY claim that their countic
arc either entirely very nearly out of debt 1t wou
bc gratifying to us If We could say the of Cnion