Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-11-01

III. II. ROuzer-Attorncy-at Law.
Public Salc-Dr. M. Z. LeathcrmaE'
LARGE PoTAToEs-Mr. William L. Firor,
residing on the +. & E. Turnpike, onehalf
mile south of this town, brought to this office
on Saturday last two mammoth potatoes:
the larger, of the Star variety, weighed two
pounds and six ounces Che smaller of the
Burbank variety, one pound, ten and one
half ounces. We do not report many big
things, but when we d. we beat 'em ali.
The democracy of this section are bent up
on having a repetition Of the great jolitica-
ton meeting of 1884, in event of the success
of the ticket. That was AN emnentlv sue
cessful affair, but we believe they can dwarf
it, if they hayc the chance and try. The re-
publicans will expcnd mn immense amount
of energy this week, hut we are sure that
should they get in amongst the loavcs and
fishes again, the exubrrancc Of their delight
would find expression in a great Notification
meeting.
AN ODD STATEMENT.-Th following we
extract from Il long letter published in the
Eraminer, over the signature of Mr.. r. A.
Giltinger, the present efficient Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners:
AS to mistakes, omissions, SC, they are
inscparabc from the office. ! am already
aware of several omissions and errors in
making the Levy for 1883, and they must
necessarily be made no matter who has
control of the office | failed to include in
the levy the annua! salary for the County
Surveyor, $500 In 1887 it was omitted Oh
the Levy Book uhc originaD but appears ON
the Collectors copy Of the lcyy-which is
supposed to be Il copy of the original
may mention here also that the basis for
1887 rs ii appears on the Levy Book is given
$2i,95G 2G2, and on the Tax Books furnished
the Collector it Is 81, 9GG, 2G2. Unjust con-
fcss my surprise that Mr.. l.akin did not dis
cover this trillng discrepancy when signing
the Levy"
We can only infer from the above that
there is sucl lack Of system in the book
keeping of the county finances, that "mis-
takes, omissions, DC are 6Fpectfd to occur.
Now, We have had occasion in the past to
refer to that very point and to charge a mcI~
of system in the account keeping OF the
countys finances and at las; We have the
confession at the hands Of one OF the uNjcSt
clerks that has ever served the Board of
4 claim "
well founded for no one would assume to
say tha, the financial transactions covering
the handling OF very much less lthan
5000 900 annually, are Of such a magnitude
that an absolutely exact accounting may
not be expected.
We refer to this matter simply because
we hayc in ia" pas, questioned the accura,
Cv rather the completeness of the statement
as published and it is not without feeling
of sc!fgrutUhtion that we produce such
sterling evidence of II lack of system as that
wherein it is possible that the salary # q
county official may lose its place in county
levy; or that 4 discrepancy of $4,000 be
tween the basis upon winch a tax levy is
made to raise certain amount Of money
and the basis, upon which that same amount
of money il TO be collected, gocs unnotccl.
While we are on this subject, we will say
that We should like to see one matter stated
plainly in figures that is how many dollars
OF uncollcc,cl and unco,lcctHblc take re-
main dive from former Tax Collectors and