The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-03-17
Correspondence Baiiia,ore Conafy Usion.
AN ANNEX BRANCH OF BALTIMORE
COUNTY BOOKKEEPING.

Msssrs. EdifOrs The County Commissioners,
az q meeting on the 9TH discovered that there was
foreman Of the Grand Inquest for this county
for the March term, 1858. They then concluded
10 adopt the coon idea or policy-come down
and get out their Chinese gong, that heretofore
they have used few days before the 9TH day Of
July, Of each year, giving public notice In the
newspapers III u of very modern datel that
young America" shall Ere no crackers OF sauibs.
IL they do 80 thay are 90 be taken In 60 the sta
ton houses. They will know when they issue
said notice that there Abides in the County Com
missioucrs no authority warrent In law for laid
notices, either In general or local code. But they,
at the same time, give notice monthly to the blue
police not 10 arrest any one, but play monkey
and show only the blue uniform. This little game
OF policy may do in other countres but not this
free land.
Tho ring Journal, at Towsontown, In It's issae
of 10th inst, sets up the gong again, In. Chinese
Il is the old thing In n neW garb. Here Il Is
oTricE o. rnE cOrSrr COMMISSIONERS,
Towsnntown, March 9Th, 1883.
Richari p. Maynard, Esg.. ForeB,an Of The
Grand JHry-Sir Certain communication have
recently appeared in public journals calling your
attention 20 supposed irregular practices In this
Office In order to ascertain whether there are
any grounds for these charges, your honorable
body, or n committee Of the same, IL respectfully
requested to make complete and thorough ex-
animation Of the system Of keeping books aud
also a. to the character Of accounts and bills
ordered to be paid BY the Commissioners. by
order Of the Board, JouS cRowrnEH. JR..
Special Auditor.
just now the public want no white washing re-
ports. and will not have them. This gong TO tho
Grand Inquest by the County Cotnini ssioners'
grac, il taGy one at best.
We say here. without the fear of successful
contradiction. that Il IL the boundcn duty OF the
honorable Ju lgos Of the court to give in charge
10 the Grand Jury certain laws nj the fret day Of
the term. They have 90 done. Nov II l. for the
Grand Inquest 90 make an examination aud .
true report of the condition Of both the County
Commissioners' and the Treasures Office rs pre-
seribed by the local Law. act Of 1876, chapter 49,
section ", &C., land q true presentment make"
Not by the grace OF the County Commissioners,
but IN pursuance OF law.
This Is what 10 wanted. Nothing more nor less
will suffice. Judge Phelps says. Nothing tends
10 bring the administration Of justice into con-
temp, 40 much ne favoritsm." We want light ON
this "anncx" book keeping.
The road Law Of the county, 1873, chapter SO,
section 10. reads thus: "Anl be II enacted. That
the County Commissioners shall not advertise any
notice of application FOR opening any new road,
or widening. straightning. altering or closing OF
any old road or parts Of any old road, unless the
parties interested in said application shall pay to
the Treasurer 81 Baltimore county such sum or
sums of money A. may be necessary TO pay the
expense of advertising, survey, making plat and
per lem IL Examiners, and any other expense
tina, may be incurred before tho proceedings in
the case shall have been finally ratified and order
ell To- he recorded; and when the assessments for
benefits shall have been collected aud paid into
the treasury of baltimore county, the County
Commis sioncrs shall give order on the Treas
for the sum sums Of money paid to him
By the parties aforesaid and for the purposes
aforesaid"
Light l. wanted by the ax.payers as to how
the different accounts are made up and where
kept. under this section of the act Of 1878, above
referred 10. Does the Treasurer or the County
Commissioners keep the accounts!
II IL due the public that they should knosi who
pays all the advanced costs for changes, &C., Of
the roads of the county and the names Of those
who pay the benefits, aud 10 whom damages and
costs are paid. and what percentage Is allowed for
conmssions for collecting benefits, and 10 whom.
for each and every application since the aforesaid
Law went into force, aud in what bank these
monies are kept.
No monthly statement Of any treasurer In the
county. published In the papers or the May annual
statements, published BY the County Commits
soners, have, at any time, referred to any receipts
or disbursements Of these monie.. IL IL m open
secret that no one outside Of the Commissioner
Office knows anything about these funds. The
readers Of TnE CSIoS must expressly understand
that the writer Of this article does not say nor
will lie say there l. fraud or collision In either
department about these funds, but ho does say
that no publication has ever been made Of the re-
cepts from this source, and light thereon 10
wanted. Application;
"lou look very much like BALKAN, I think.
Then went to the Jordan and boldly walked in
To wash myself clean Of original sin.
An old Arab scrubbed me for over n week.
And he scrubbed me in Arabic. Hebrew and Greek.
Al last he fell down and exclaimed with q shout
Allah Dish Allah. can't get Il out"
-Thonus 70 Cotton at s9Hars dinner.
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