Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-25
THE COUNTY AUDITORS.
s;urran on Dnty and the Others PiOusly
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CurrAn on Dnty and the Others Piously nj
Work.
The county auditors met again yesterday
afternoon, and while awaiting the arrival
Of Superintendent B. F. Cox. to verify the
poor house accounts they took up the
unfinished orders Of the county commits
sioncrs and finished auditing them.
Major Cox having appeared and testified
t" the correctness Of the poor house ac-
counts, the auditors examined about twen-
ty bills aud adjourned.
This morning they reassembled and
Mr. Curan was excused from attendance,
having some other business to look after.
MIR. Musser offered the following pre-
amble and resolution:
"WHEREAs. there is an unfinished bust
ness standing before this board Of audi
tors in regard to the county treasuler's
accounts,
''Therefore, be it resolved, that this
Eoard Of auditors proceed to audit, settle
adjust the accounts of the treasurer ofthe
toard of poor directors, treasurer of the
prison board, sheriff aud coroner of the
county, and that after they are through
with these officers accounts they proceed
to finish the county treasurer's accounts"
Mr.. Collins objected to the resolution as
being entirely useless. We have been
consuming great deal of time and dong
very little work. Let the resolution 60 to
the dogs and let us 60 to work and get
through"
Mr.. Musser-Am to understand you to
hold that there Is no unfinished business
before this board?
Mr.. Collihs-No hut passing resolu-
tions won't finish it. We may resolve and
rc-resolve, and die resolving, if We do
nothing. | have no special objection to
the resolution and will vote for it if you
will promise to 20 to work and continue
working until we get through.
Mr.. Musser expressed his readiness to
20 to work, and Mr.. Collins voted for the
resolution.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Collins Of
fcred the following resolution.
Resolred, That hereafter this board
of auditors, in consequence of the delay in
business will meet at Q o'clock a. IN. and
continue in session until IL; meet AZ
o'clock p. IN. and continue in session until
4:3O until the business is completed.
Mr.. Musser suggested that tho morning
session should commence at $50 and close
at 1880. Mr.. Collins accepted the amend
ment and the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. MuSSer wished to present one other
resolution, as follows:
Resolocd, That the reporters OF the pub
Tic press be not excluded from the room in
which the auditors transact their business.
Mr.. Collins said the passage of the reso-
luton WAS useless, because the reporters
had right to come into the room if they
chose TO do so, and the board had no right
to exclude them. He was never opposed
to the presence Of reporters. lie would
vote for the resolution however for the
purpose of getting down to work.
The resolution was then adopted and the
auditors went to work.
In this connection VIC may be permitted
to say that the reporters feel no dispOsi-
ton to attend the meeting of the auditors
SO long as they confine themselves to
their legitimate work. 1t is only when
they neglect their work, go Oh a spree,
raise Il row, Or open a circus that the re-
porters care to make report of doings.-
REP. INTEL.l.