Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-04
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

\ meeting Of the Board ot Supervisors OF
the county was held al the County Court
House on Wednesday, the "a inst Present
{. Costello, of Washington District; J. W
Pendleton, OF Jefferson, and T. ". Spuier
Of Arlington.
The Superintendent and Over<e"rs of the
Poor We're present with their account,
showing nn expenditure OF $lH.3O since
Oct. lst. 1855, which WAS ordered paid Ia
Mr.. }. /. bartlett, the contractor for fur
ushing the poor OF The county with food
and fuel.
Several small bills against the county
were allowed, and several rejected for the
present because of not being proven ~ the
satisfaction Of the Board.
The Treasurer of the county, Mr.. W. {.
WIbert, made II statement oi Tit" present
condition of the finances iii the county
treasury, which statement viii appear III
full in an officially published statement O!
The receipts ami expenditures OF the county
10 he made az Suom ~ prayticahic.
\ petition WAS then received and read by
the clerk, iruI.; numerous taxpayers vi tHc
county asking the board ~ nave puhishcd
Il iui! ;rruItt OF all taxes received anu
warrants Issued during the la-t fiscal year,
and the outstanding indebtedness. II any,
the Petition alleging that no such Stale
ment has hreu made for years, and that the
Taxpayers: are III utter tilri;ncSs as to the
financial condition Of the country. Here Il
stormy discussion arose a. to the power OF
the present i,.,.r,l To make il statement! OF
what had been done last year by The OLD
board, S!lpe!v visor Costello, ana The Clerk o
the Board, BENJAMIN Austin, claiming 'h;'l
the present ,,nHT had no such power. Hu-
peryiSor Ieuutctvn, desired that the
opinion Of the Attorney for the Com
mouweath be heard by the Board, on
that point Commonwealth Attorney J. l."
Clements being present, Ill response, gave
az his opinion that the present Board Oh
Supervisors not only had the authority 10
cause IL statement. of the receipts and eN-
pcndtures OF the county during the last
iisc,, year TO hc made out, and either posted
al the Court House door and nj each voting
place in Tie county, or published III some
newspaper: but II Was their boutden "u!H
to do so, as required 10y law as pu5hc oiilcrrS;
whereupon. on motion Of superb or L. ".
Sluicr The Board directed the clerk to make
out Il complete list Of all taxes levied by the
Board and the amount received by the Trta :
urerand the number and amount Of warrants
issued, 10 whom and what for. during the
last fiscal year. also the financial condition
of the county on the First of July, l>S;;, AID
have the Sauic ready ut the next meeting.
The following resolutions were on motion
of Z. W. Squicr, 4! $50 adopted by the Board :
Resolved That II meeting uf the Board of Su'crri>
r- OF Alexandria county hc HELD al thc county Court
hou~c the second Wednesday of each month at 10
,'.Incl II. IN, u;.s~ otherwise ordered by minority
OF the members 1T II regular meeting.
Resolved, That warrants for monies nj ANY Kind
hr drawn tlI" county Treasurer: except lN
II recorded vote -! Il minority u Tie members "l Inc
Board and issued in their r"-,,it a: r;tI"r iicrllilS
Resolved. THAT the county Treasurer h" rcquif-
ed attend the bt-lunnihly sessions ni The Board
Of Supervisors and br prepared Ia furnish them
with u statement al :i, taxes collected aud monies
ph M, To date Il called "n Ia do 80 Also ordered
that Tia, Board have published al least twice III each
all action taken III relation I" 'r itilc''- I" tc
county and all settlements inadv MA! ia" Treasurer
The Board then adjourned 10 meet on the
I'd "Wednesday in February.