The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-12-17

fOrclbly remind us Or>the words Q
our Savior, Il he poor ye have al
ways with you.' Tho amount 81
paid during tho year being as fol
lows: Physicians $l68S.45, fo
food, fuel and clothing $1175.24.
Under tho present system OF keep
ing accounts we have been unabl,
to ascertain to what extent the
products of the farm contribute tt
the support of the inmates, and
would Recommend that i careful
account of receipts and expenditur.
es in and about each of the vari us
products Of the farm be kept and a
summary thereof be appended tc
their (the Dlrectors) reports. As
the accounts are now kept the ap-
parent cost for each inmate pr. week,
including salaries. Is IN the lnfirm
ary, BIZ cents, Children's Home,
373 cents, and amount in both in
stances wholly inadequate and ab
surd. Tho system of charging the
salaries of the various persons in
and around the the Children's
Home as Outside relief should be
abandoned, and a correct and item.
lied report of the total expenses of
sid institution be submitted. In
the matter of allowing claims ag-
alnst the the County, there appears
to be no uniform practice. Some
bills apparently reasonable are cut
down, while others apparently ex-
hUrbitantly large are allowed in full
with no visible reason in either case
save the exercise of the Boards dis
Q 'esion.
We insist that tho approval of
the Prosecuting Atty. should be
required to all claims of a doubtful
character before the same be allow
ed.
The criminal cost bills Of magis-
tra'es as allowed are inaccurate, full
of overcharges and not properly it.
emized.
We find but a single correct bill
in the whole number reported upon.
In the item of mileage of consta-
b'es there is usually a suspicious
bigness that should have called for
explanation before being allowed
There is mileage charged on one
warrant for 400 miles at legal rate.
in another 1870 miles, in two others
for 161 each, in several others for
so miles each; an amount OF milo
age which must be in the nature Of
the several cases erroneous and ex.
cessiSe.
In the other cases tho officers
charge mileage twice on the same
writ. Example-in voucher 49S
constable charges mileage on nit
timus from }. T. Office at Carbon
hill, $3.50 (excessive) copy of writ
to jaiIor, 40 cents (excessivc) mile
age On same s2.20, being second
charge for mileage, making in the
$500 being mileage for
II miles. Many of the bills Of the
constable's contain a charge for one
or two assistants, without giving
the names, which amounts have
been allowed to the constables with
out wa rrant nf law
IN every case the magistrate char
ges for satisfaction" and frequent
ly for both recognizing and "com-
the prisoner and in every
case save one or two for''judgement.
which Is absurdIy incorrect in sue.
preliminary examinations.
In every case tire constable has
been allowed from one to two dol
lars for attending at preliminary
examination, notwithstanding the
fixed fec for such service is 75cts
( Sec Revised Stat Sec. 1870
without regard to time occupied.
In a large number, of these cases,
the Sheriff acted instead Of a con-
stable. and r. s. Sec. 1909 does
not authorize the Commissioners
to make him an allowance for such
tho allowances of the
Court of Common Pleas under Sec.
1881 Il. S., is his full satisfaction
for such service.
On examination of the Officers
ros;s. (omitting witliess fees) in the
thirty two bills before US, we find
that of the $462.76 by the commiss
ioners allowed and paid, s100 VI or
ZIG q were illegal charges and
in this we make no deduction for
excessive mileage.
We are at a loss to know how j.
L. Norris was entitled to S10.50 as
was allowed OH voucher 1913. for one
lays attendance as witness when
ne himself was tho prosecuting wit
ness.
We ccnsure the employed Attor-
aey for his careless examination of
said Cost Bills and his reckless en-
iorscm mt thereof for allowance as
,orrect and legal.
Claim No. y was evidently al
owed without due consideration of
is merits Or knowledge Of facts ;
eference to claim 476 shows that
his same John Z. Norris had on his
'wn affidavit procured a warrant
rom the Mayor Of Logan for both
,titt and Otis. and evidently had
he same in his possession, at the
lme of getting from the Athens
Jounty Officer the duplex instru-
nent which he has imposed upon
he Commissioners it also shows
t the hearing, the Mayor of Lo-
an acted uron the warrant issued
" himself. and not upon the fraud
lent document of said Norris also
hat the Sheriff of this county char
es for both arrests On said warrant
f the Mayor. Sec. 7130 r. s., au-
horizcs the Auditor alone to make
aid allowance, and he and not the
commissioners could legally act in
ne matter.
We question tho authority for
uying text books for County Off
ers as appears from vouchers 1856
Ve can find no law auth orizing paw
'ent of mileage per diem and ex-
anses of county officers to Conven-
ons of similar officers of the State;
ut can readily see that important