The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-12-16


! win c. Kirkwood, $3.50; Peter F. GALAXY,
500. 20; VIM. F. Payne, $64.50; Joseph Bad
! ders, $6950; Nathaniel B. Heaps, 500 so John
Fisher, $500; Thos. +. Maggie, $3.50; John
Lamb, 5000; Charles Hess, $57.10 Peter j.
Gugarty, S6l.5O; W. Coleman Carroll, S45;
Joseph Kelly, $3.50; John R. Rutledge,
$3.50; Martin T. Ryan, $62. 40 John 7. Cain,
$3.50; Thomas j. Kelly, 1870.
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MAIL CONTRACTS Administering the
| contracts awarded by the Postoflice Depart
ment for carrying mails throughout Mary
| land for the next four years are the follow
| ing:
From Conowingo to Darlington and back,
twelve times a week, C. &. Steele, for $440
| per annum.
Rowlandsville by Conowingo, Castleton,
Greensboro, Dublin, Scarboro, Macton, Pros
pect, Cooper and Ludwig, Md, to West Ban
| gor, Pa, 70 miles and back, six times week,
| F. 0. Farley, 1855.
Thomas Run, by Kalmia, to Allbone, AIS
miles and back, six times week, Y. ). Smith,
| $1O9.96.
Magnolia, by Clayton and wilma, to Ben
sou, miles and back, six times week, w.
F. Patton, $241.
Belcamp, by Hartford Furnace, Creswell
and Calvary, to Churchyille, 61S miles and
back, six times week, p. +. Stillings, $l77.
Perryman, by Michaelsvllle to Boothby hill,
$50 miles and back, six times week, j. f.
Wall, $2S7.
Shawsville to Bradenbaugh, $50 miles and
back, six times week, j. A. Falls, $ll9.SO.
Bel Air, by Fountain Green to Charchville,
s. so miles and back, six times q week, c. e.
Steele, $3.50.
High Point to Vale, miles and back, six
times week, c. e. Steele 1927.
To, (Nrnxy ri
Constitution, 9.62 miles and back, six times
week. r. j. Reese, 1928.
Darlington. by Shure's Landing, Stafford and
Lapdum, to Havre de Grace, 10.75 miles and
back, six times week, C. G. Steele, $3lS.
Forest Hill, by Hickory, Chestnut Hill and
Allibone, to Mill Green, II. rs miles and back,
six times week, w. L. Argue, 1901.
Furnace, by Jarrettsville, Cooptown and
Chrome Hill, to the Rocks, S.15 miles and
back, six times week, T. F. Stillings. $237.
Edgewood, by Van Bibber, Abingdon and
Emmorton. to Bel Air, IL miles and back, six
times week, G. &. steele, 1887.
Aberdeen, by Carsin's Run, Churchville,
Thomas Run and Deer Creek, to Dublin,
1853 miles and back, six times week, W. 1.
Patton, $416.
Chenille, by Level, Garland and Webster,
to Havre de Grace, - miles and back, six
times week, Z. &. steele, 1918.
Fallston, by Pleasantville, Upper Cross
Roads, Taylor and Manor, to Monkton, l4.50
miles and back, SIX times a week, c. &.
Steele, 800.
Corea, Md, to New Park, Pa, 3 miles and
back, three times a week, j. B. Colgrove, $50.
Aldino to Level, II miles and back, six
times a week, z, !. Stillings, sos.
Singer, by Wheel to Emmorton, 3S1 miles
and back, six times . week, T. L. Smith, $l2S.
White Hall, by Stablersville. Shane and
Trump, to Gorsuch's Mills, miles and back,
six times a week, p. L. Stillings, $2l9.
Whita Hall ~ Commits Shawsyille BLACK
Horse. Madonna Jarrettsville, Federal Hill
and Clermont Mills, to Pylesville, 2033
miles and back, six times week, w. +. Pat
ton, 1906
Cuttings, by Long Green, Dulaney's Valley
and Bosley, to Sunny Brook, $50 miles and
back, six times week, c. G. Steele, $40.
Reckord, by Benson, Bagley and Nimble
don, to F2lston, 5 miles and back, twelve
times week, j. A. Falls, $305.SO.
Slate Hill, Pa, by Line Bridge and Flint
vile, to Conowingo, 10 miles and back, Blk
times a week. Z. Parr, 1868.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE CONMISsIoNRRs.-The
Commissioners were in session on Monday
The amended report Of Thomas Butler,
VIM. j. Watkins and John r. jackson, eX
amIners to resurvey the public road at or
near Jarrettsville, was received and consdera-
ton thereof deferred for two weeks.
The report of John w. Galbreath, John
Michigan and VIM. T. Clark, examiners to
locate new road and bridge over Deer Creek,
near Benjamin Mobiles Mill, fifth district, was
also received and laid over for two weeks.
COMMISSIONERS Bateman and Mousdale
were appointed a committee on closing that
portion of the public road near Stockton, lead 1
ing from the Fallston and Magnolia road to
Stockton and Jerusalem road.
County certificates were issued as follows,
for the levy of 1898:
Slade Mallick, bridge account, 50. IS JEFF
ferson Dallam, attorneys account, 5000
Henry Ady, pork for Almshouse, 1876; j.
I. McClung, bridge account, $00.14; Big
Finley and Drewry, bridge account, $lSS.63
r. Morgan Whiteford, road and bridge, 1927;
Spencer & McGonigall, lumber, S6S.5S.
The following report from John $. Holt,
an expert accountant employed by the County
CO mmissioners to make thorough examina
ton Of the books kept in their office was re-
ceived and ordered to be filed:
BEL AIR, MD, Dec. 12, 1892.
To the County Commissioners of
Harfdrd County:
GENTLEMEN In pursuance of a resolution
passed by your board, have made q careful
examination of the books in your office con-
tanning accounts of the finances Of the county,
beginning with the year 1887, and am gratitied
to say that Of the numerous calculations in
Guiding heavy additions covering that period,
/ have failed TO find single error, most eX-
| cellent showing on the part OF your Clerk,
| and one worthy of all commentator.
! AS indicated in the resolution, and also in
| YOUR verbal Instructions | was requested In
addition to the examinations made as above,
I to suggest any changes In the mode of keeping
the county accounts as In my judgment would
! be oil improvement on the old system. This
matter has given me as much, il not more,
! trouble than the examination itself, owing to
the fact that you have five tax collectors who
| are also disbursing officers {; but | believe
! have been able to start the books in a shape
| that the true condition of the finances Of the
county can be, without trouble or delay, ascer-
! tanned at any time by any person who is
reasonably familiar with the ordinary princi-
pies Of keeping accounts. l have explained
! the system to your Clerk, who am convinced
| fully understands it, and it will give me pleas
| ure also to explain 1t to the board at any time
! they may desire me to do SO. The system is
! a very simple one, and believe 1t will be a
| great convenience to all persons who have
| any interest in looking into the county
| finances.
! | have opened a general ledger whereon
will be found accounts against all collectors
who are in arrears, with the amount due from
| each, and of what that amount consists.
Have also opened an account with the Treas
urer charging him with all the corporation
| taxes, and such amounts from general county
| taxes as are 10 be passed over to him by the
| collectors for disbursement.
| There is also a contingent fund account,
showing a reserve Of nearly four Thousand
dollars. This account Is chargeable with any
deficiency In the levy OF 1892, to the extent 1t
will bear.
| There is 20 the credit Of insovencies some
| thirty-two hundred dollars. Whatever bal
| ance is left of this amount, after settlement
with the collectors, will be transferred to the
| contingent fund.
Have changed the form OF cash book, and
so arranged it that every disbursement has
regularly numbered voucher, column being
made for that purpose. The new form OF
cash book commences at July, '92-the begin
ming of the fiscal year
Have examined all entries of disbursements
| in cash book from November 20, 1891, the
date OF last audit by Messrs Van Bibber, Ely
and Davis, up to July l, 1892, and found the
same correct in every particular, save in an
entry of March 10, 1892, where, in payment of
! Vim. III. Gordon's witness certificate the Treas
urer has only credited himself with two dol
lars, instead of three dollars, the true amount
of said certificate. Hence, there Is due the
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