Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-14
Receipts and Expenditures Of Centre Go.

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Last week we sent out full itemized
statement of the receipts and expendi
lures of the county for the year 1883.
The statement being itemized, every
tax payer in the county can see exactly
how much money was received and for
what purpose it was expended. This is
great advantage to the people. If
they desire they can make a minute OK.
animation, and from the statement it.
self, determine whether any of them
neys belonging to the public have been
misapplied or wronglully appropriated.
! If in their judgment any Of the county
funds have been squardered or wrong
fully applied, let them not only call at
tention 10 the matter, but appeal TO the
Courts and have it judicially inyestiga.
ted The present board OF Commission
ers followed no precedents. They were
elected on the reform current, and TO
reform they must be rigidly held. Their
statement shows a determined purpose
to conceal nothing. They have set out
the name. the amount, and the purpose
in every instance for which they paid
out money. They have gone a step fur.
ther, and have set out under the head
Of "Road and Bridge views, the money
paid out 10y the County Treasurer with.
out orders being drawn on him by the
Commissioner, so that the tax. payer
may know exactly how his money has
been expended. The statement sent
out also reveals two other facts that
must be gratifying TO the taxpayer.
One Is that with very few exceptions.
tho outstanding taxes have been collec.
ted and settled up 10 l-s2, and nearly
al the duplicates for that year have
been cttled. The other j.. that in the
two years in which the present board
has managed the Affairs Of the county,
there has been paid Of the county debt
SN,O2j,sL This should be gratifying to
every man who pays taxes in Centre
county 4 loaA Of over $4,000 lifted
in two years, atsI in that time il has not
been found necessary to borrow a dollar
70 meet the current expenscs.
With this showing, IL is not out ot
place to commend the present board OF
Commissioner. They have al acted
with an honesty OF purpose to faithful
ly and inteIlircn,ly serve the people,
and the best evidence the people have
OF their fidelity Is tho statement sent TO
their constituents last week No one
member Of the board deserves credit
over another. They all acted in harmo.
ny in every matter relating to the pub.
lie good, and have thus met the qualid'
cation Of the public officer laid down by
Jehcrson-they have been honest and
capable.
Let the public examine this state
ment thoroughly, and il needs be, criti.
else it, or the acts Of the officers send
ing it out mercilessly. They have Ger
tainly not Intentionally done any wrong
or misapplied any Of the public fund
and by the statement referred TO can
stand upon their record.
Before dismissing the subject, 1t Is but
Just to say that the board OF commits.
sioners were ably advised by their attor
noy, d. F. Fortney, Esq, on all questions
of law, and his opinions on all economic
methods whore a departure from the
usual routine Of business in the Office
we're made necessity, have been strict
ly followed. lie is an able counsellor,
and devoted to relieving the people Of
all unnecessary burdens of taxation.