Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-12
The COUNTY AUDITORS.
They Have Another Rally and Adjourn ;

lucy naSe AnOtnof Rally ana A0J0urn SanS
Die.
The county auditors met in the Orphans
court room at $50 this morning, all the
members being present.
Mr.. Collins moved to proceed to close
the audit.
Mr.. Musser said he Was not ready to
proceed. His counsel, S. H. Reynolds,
esq, was sick and could not be present.
He moved therefore to adjourn until
Thursday.
The motion was lost, both Messrs. Col.
lins and Curran opposing it.
E. 4. Martin, esq.,, who appeared as
counsel for County Treasurer Croft.
asked if the board of auditors had not
completed the audit of the treasurer's s
books and passed resolution compli
menting that officer Oh the careful and
correct manner in which the accounts had
been kept.
Messrs. Collins and Curran said they
had done 50, and Mr. Musser said they had
not.
Mr.. Curran asked for the reading of the
minutes, and Mr.. Musser, who kept the
minutes, refused to produce them, saying
that all the proceedings of the board were
not recorded on the minutes.
Mr.. Martin made speech Of some length
in whicl he defended the county treasurer
from the slurs and inunedOes that have
been cast upon him, and blamed the audi
:Ors for their long delay in signing bis re
port, thus preventing him from sending on
to Harrisburg his state report.
Mr.. Musser defended his action, as being
for TO other purpose than q careful scrutiny
of the accounts, which his oath of office re-
u,Iired him to make
Mr.. Collins said the accounts had been
carefully audited and there had not been
found one iOta of irregularity in them. He
moved that the treasurer's report be signed
that it might forthwith be sent to Harris
burg.
Mr.. Musser opposed the motion and re-
fused to put the question.
Mr.. Collins requested Mr.. Shenck, the
clerk, to put the question, which Mr..
Shenck did, and Messrs. Collins and Cur
ran voted "aye," and Mr.. Musser loudly
yelled "no ~
Mr.. Martin asked if the treasurer's &C
count was now finally closed, to which
Mr.. Collins answered Eyes," and MIR.
Musser &c no.
Mr.. Collins moved that the clerk he di-
rected to make out q report endorsing the
treasurer's report as correct. Agreed to,
Mcssrs. Collins and Curran voting aye -
and Mr.. Musser ''nO.''
Mr.. Collins requested Mr.. Musser to
sign the county treasurer's state report,
but Mr.. Musser wouldn't.
Mr.. Collins asked MIR. Musser whether
there was any further business before the
board.
Mr.. Musser said there was, but he did
not propose to do anything in the absence
Of his counsel.
Mr.. Collins maintained that there was
nothing more to do; the county officers
accounts had all been audited and found
correct.
Mr.. Musser said they hadn't.
Mr.. Collins repeated that all the accounts
had been properly audited. He moved
that the clerk be directed to make out the
official report of the board to that effect.
Agreed to, Mr.. Musser voting ''no."
MIR. Collins moved that the board now
adjourn sine die. Carried, Mr.. Musser
voting ''aye."
After the adjournment Mr.. Collins re-
quested MIR. Musser to put into the hands
o: the clerk all the papers in his possession
relating to county affairs.
Mr.. Musser refused to do so, saying that
he would consider the matter and make
mp his mind what to do after dinner.