The Baltimore County union., 1883-02-17
THINGS TO BE coRaEcrnD.


The recent report Of the grand Iary sf Bali.
more eOunty 20 the judgss of the circaii court re-
PsAts the annual complaint ef their prsdsssssOrs
that !, vas iaPossibls ss the part of the commit.
tee appointed 20 Investigate the trsasursr's ae-
counts to make proper Investigation Of the re-
eeipts aud disbarSsnent Of that ol6ee in the time
allotted te thcra. The c0maittes say:
"weEe = grand jury committee allowed by Law
% exist a committee from year 10 year. w. 9 have
no hesiiaHey in saying that u discrepancies aud
errors existed in the treasuFsss department, they
could be found. The presumption that prcseut
grand jury committee in one. two of twenty four
days shall audit and give clear and concise state
ments of leves of years ago Il presampt0n tndesi,
and borders on absuriity. The Information
sought by some will have 10 be attained througn
an act Of Legislature. appointing experts FOR the
Es'E'''' I..I and not through grand jury ''""i''
There is not the leas, iasiraaiion siven By the
commitiee that there Is anything grOng in the
tFrasurer's aceoanis. They simply point out the
proprieiy Of inVesti Cation of such accounts hy
an expert snpieyed by authority q the LegislA-
tuFc. The proposition. II Il we're nAle general
throughout the State, is sensible one; for eycn
IL no errors aud discrepancies are fOund. saeh an
examination. coupled with Instructions 20 report
upoa some Improved system q keeping such ae-
eoun;s would tend materially 20 the protection q
the pabic moneys. not only By State trsasurers.
bat also BY sheFids anA clerks of courts. A laS
q this Kind shoald no; apply 10 one county oaly.
bot 90 all. aud the investiSAtion shoald cover =
thorough Ove-hAuline ef the accounts of all the
different persons uhs are 6dseiary agents % tss
State.
This Is mAle the msre evideni FROM the report
of the same grand jury committee upon the irreg-
ulArites they have discovered in the granting of
iieenscs Ia Baltimore eeanty. They say The
examination e the record ecok develops the fact
- sh ha ~ la IN
nany instances failed 10 report hoders ef diseases
uhieh are on record in the license book, and in
some eases names have besn reported Which can
net be found on the books In the epinion u your
committee. many irregularities permitted 10
exist owing . the igasranee q the Inspecting Of
deers 0f the duties imposed On tasn By the iau ef
iSSs. grea; want ef system seens 20 prevail
a. Z. the CORES; method of reporting licenses and
taaking proper investieAiia as % the faleiinent
of the r-suircuaeuts q the las. Oar examin2iion
leads n y triivsc that vesy saauy violations q
lA~ cccur through the iAkirg oai e improper IL
ceases. notaby ordinary in plaee of hotel or oys-
ter housr. this dcpriving the State q large
vcure ani doing ipiastiee - heaest 4ealers-
Hos fsr sash ioase sys,sn prevails in other
eosnies u i Impossible 20 say. bat u 10 gate ptO
babe that there j. the sane isaaranee anoes the
iaspeciine o6csrs eissskese as = uaie the Sab
jsc; u complaint by TIE sranl jzFy of Balsinore
eoanty. liit se irse, A. ne are told in the fGoiA
tiou &c have uaale Asove. ;ha; the state u De
prirel q a large rsvsnas BY the eVAstoas % Vio-
s;ous Il the las IA the pArisnlaF ease cited. uhy
nay u; r.; aso saer like ,osse, n ether eoGriirs
frosn the sazae loose a3ministrA;iea of the iaw
The fact sta;ei ey the <rAnA !zry q hAitizose
cosafy show thAt thi. j. =; ieAs; possible. aai Ay
bs tAken - = s;rQns ArSsaea; ~; oriy tot the
eaaet=ea; u a lAs .Eh5cc;ias ;Ae Aceosats Aai
sys;sn q bookkesFins q eesniy trsAsarers sseres
AEl clerk. q eoz-ts q risii taVe-tigAtca BY sx
psrts. b; also .niies;ius the rroPTis;y . eN-
Amiuiu< iz;o the zaassr il -AisA 'sF hoss's
sys;c= - carried cst-