Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-08
THE COUNTY AUDITORS.


Mus-sr vaVurs Nlcr. s.i'.r Diem
This mornn. the county auditors again
met aud as, usual had scene. Only
Messrs. Mu>ser and CuTsan were present
The object Of the meeting was said to be
to make some further examination of the
county tIcas,Irer's accounts and the
county trea>urcr's counsel! f. X. Martin
aud j. l.. Slciumctz. cs,is., were present,
to furnish any needed information.
MIR. Mussei said he WIS not prepared to
proceed. because the counsel ~ the audi
tors WIS not present.
E. 4. Martin. esd, hoped the matter
won!d no: be postponed. The dilatory
action "f t':e 'u!itors WAS putting, the
county tcc,,, to much Inconvenience
aud has prevented him irvn making his
quarterly statement to Tie state treasurer,
which should have been mad. nn the lst
OF April. Mr.. Martin fully recognized the
right %: the auditors tJ call before them
the county treasurer Is often Is it sht
he necessary tD do 50 to secure IN honest
audit u. his accounts They had called
upon the treasurer three times already.
and he had euci. time responded to the
call and not IN error has been found in his
accounts. Great injustice has been
done 10 Mr. Croft by iii happarcnt attempt
they are al right. Whatever might DC
Mr.. Al,rtius private opinion Of the au-
ditor.S competency for the work entrusted
to them lie proposed to treat them as
though they .wcrc acquainted with their
duties and ,.!e::ni trperiorn them. lle was
here to-day to spGcai. before them for
their inspection every paper Or record OF
any kind pertaining to the treas,Irer's nc.
counts and to show that they were correct.
! The Treasurer hid been thee times before
the board. and now lie insisted that ii tho
auditors should 20 Oh with the audit and
finish SD that the treasurer make his re-
port to the state and be freed from the un-
just suspicious which the singular course
of the auditors j.: calculated To create.
Mr.. MusSer said he was not prepared to
go on becOusc OF the absence Of his coun-
sci. 5. ii. Reynolds, csl.
Mr.. Curi;,n said he was satisfied the
treaSurers account was all right, and
there Was no occasion, for further de-
lay.
}. l.. Stci.iinetZ, "S,;,, limited that Levi
Senseni4s ;,n;i not Mr.. Reynolds was MIR.
Musser's counsel. ami asked whether u
single member of the board OF auditors
should be ai".e,l to control the two
others.
After some rather Angry words between
Mr.. Mussef and Mr. Steinme,z the latter
gentleman spoke highly of the county
! treasurer :, integrity is shown in other i'm
portant trusts, and offered Mr. Musser the
account of the Tree soup fund, and pro
posed that he could better spend his time
in auditin" it.
AS Mr.. Nusscr insisted in postponing the
audit until Tuesday, Mr. Martin demanded
4 promise from him that Oh Tuesday the
matter should be promptly taken up and
disposed of: and to this Mr. Musser
agreed.
Before a,;iourniug MIR. Musser requested
Mr. Curran to join him in signing Il sub
pGna compelling the parliamentary to
bring before the auditors his books so that
the sheriff :; account might DC properly
audited.
Mr.. Currin refused to do So and the
board adjourned until O'Clock p. III.
Soon after the board adjourned Mr.. Col
Inns arrived from the country.