Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-02
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After au iuvcsti ration Of uuWe1rdcn'cd
length and the subsequent do'E "'
mouths, reaching almost To the Uho i"r
entering upon thoir duties OF thiS led''inS
county auditors, through thcir counsel
presented ro the court this morning their
report for lSS3, signed by JOS. VI. CLARK
son and John l. Lrhtncr, the third mem
Der of the board, d. NJ. Gretdcr, OF MI
Joy, being kept home 10y sickness.
They find the account Of john j, No'l'
county treasurer for tSS9 - To correct,
and that he had in his hands oh.aNce o.
s9i $50 %. The fact that h'' prrde'esS"r
in office did not pay over ;i,l,SN-, I'uU"
to be due from him to the county, masses
the actual sum In the treasurer LAh"S
less by that amount.
The account of DAVID B. LIndls, treas
urer for the directors of the poor "uN
house of employment, was found G'TTSor
y balance being found In his hands 100
80, lSS2, of 81 GO OF. AmouE the vouchers
were some showing purchase ut att'c.eS o'
food at 20 per cent. above market prices
The accounts Of II. r. Fulton, esq
treasurer of the ChiidrCus home, y. l.
McCaskey, treasurer Of the ,caaheTS m.
Stitutc, George W. Eaby. clerk ot quarter
sessions, and y. 4. Sh!her, coyurT "e'u
found correct.
The county cOmmiSs 1nrlS ATo suV
charged to tho extent ut 81 V-,v-, the
items Tor these surchargcS being uumcr-
ouS. They consist almost euilrg.y 1T tees
paid by the county t. alderman, justices
and CnHstabl.s, following being the prluc'
pal amounts which the auditors und 10
have been Improperly pail by the county
commissioners To Alderman An. Cpu,.
rer, s15G 90, J. X. Barr, 3ii3.Oj Il. Il.
MrCouomy, $3.50 80 joseph SAMSON,
$3GGN6 \. +. Douuel'y. 52J2 , ; Ptf-
rick D1uuely, 5000 j. I. FrHak, s53',
3j Geo. Young, s2iS W. Hayes urcI,
1919 20.
Besides the payments to Columbia
justices and Lancaster aldermen, those "
some OF the county squlres ranging irom
sl.15 to $3.50, form the basis oi the auii
tors surchArgCs. There will, the ali'ors
allegc, be large payments in excess to cou'
stables ruun!Gg from SljJ65 10 i. +. IL
man, $ill % To \ ElcholtG :Oi " to d.
Deicher. $22j % 10 Henry r sher, Slji.
OF 70 Frederic Struck aud slJI6t to X
Ruch down TO small amounts distributed
among some fifty officers.
The auditors comment at some laugtaOu
the methods adopted by magistrates and
NtllN . ~ ttl OHAhAAAAA, '''-' '"'.' a'Ha.'N'
mend the commissioners MT to pay any
more bills for dismissed eases uatl 4
decision mas been reached concerning
their legality OF such payments and they
further recommend that m future the
county printing be given 10 but eight
instead OF eighteen OF the cDIuly papers,
these 70 be the lowest bidders, tue clIcu-
lattOn and locality beiCg also cOnslas :.
The report charges tlf- .. Faen
much collision bat cen .. .Ir s,ld
magistrates, ia b'inIyrr ~ hS snr-
pose OF charging lles Naa .sJ .ataes
%. ygJs0us " .-s'usel .aHItors with
on. tho parties o. sent, and they con.
de--A tue tv vluerl a Iuriug OF mag istrates
and c9usf- 80 as prosecutors in dismissed
casrr With county for costs.
"TLis shameful ald GlsgTaCefui syst m
has expanded into such pcoporil1ns that
40 officer from the judges on thsOsuoh TO
the lowest ofEi2itl about tho court ia nsl
can possibly much longer remain igncfan;
Of u condition of public afflirs hieh has
become pater' 70 every member 1i ths bar
and every citizen EhO has official relations
with county aHaIrS
Further 90 in the report . Is stated that
the machinery Of justice III nagiStTates
courts has become "the engine Of cxtOstiOn
aud i'justi,e,' and that tine pub 10 tunas
NY has been fair game for years to alBos,
every one who could preseDt bin nud
swear to II under some form Of law."
Tle printing bill for which the com as
sioners arc surcharged il S75J, which tho
auditors claim is an illegal payment sar
printing, by reason Of the allegation tn-I
the advertisement was authorized by Law.
The raid on the cOun'ry physicians by
collection OF uues under the registration
act Ot June, 1881, is severely an'madyerted
on. The report claims that lnsiderable
sum vas collected not one cent Of which
ever found its way 70 tho 60 nry treasury.
l. dcplores the fact that the statute oi
limitations prevents the prosecution of al
investigation into the latter uheft7.
Tne county auditors have not yet pre-
sented their own bill for services rendered
Counsel for the county c)nmissioners
have requested tho court 10 give them
notification when the auditors bill is pre-.
sented, as it is proposed 70 raise the ques
ton of the Legality Of its items.