The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-09
APPEAL FROM COUNTY STATEMENT.
ANOTHER PETITION FILED BY THE
COMMISSIONERS.


w. II. Rhawn Esq. counsel for the
county commissioners, filed the follow
ing petition in court on Monday:
In THE Court OF COMMON
PLEAS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
To the Honorable, the Judges Of The
said Court.
The petition of the Commissioners
of Columbia County, respectfully
represents:
I. That the petitioners by writing
filed in the Office of the Prothonotary
on the 10th day of February, 1894,
and without application to the said
Court appealed for and in the name
of the said County from the report of
Auditors ofthe said County, for the year
ending Jan. I, 1894.
2. That the petitioners by said ap.
peal intended to appeal from the said
report, on the license account, the ac.
count of John l.. Kline, Treasurer
with the said County, the account of
John l.. Kline, Treasurer, with the
dog fund, the account of Tohn l..
Kline, Treasurer, with the State fund,
and the account of the Commissioners
of the said County.
3. That the said appeal was taken
by reason of certain material questions
touching the said report being in con-
troversy between the said County, and
John l.. Kline, late Treasurer thereof,
and the said County, and Jesse Ritten-
house, Charles Sands and B. F. Ed
gar, late Commissioners thereof,
namely:
(a) Whether John L. Kline, Treas
urer, is entitled to the sum of $77.2s,
or commission of five per cent. on
the share of the retail license money
due the said County, as allowed him
IN the said license account, in addition
to the commission of four per cent. for
paying out the same, or total COM
mission of nine per cent. on said IL
cense money.
o. Whether the said John L.
Kline, Treasurer, should be surchars-
ed in the said account of John l..
Kline, Treasurer with the said County,
with the retail license money following,
the sum OF $50, due the Town of
Bloomsburg, and the sum of $I4s.5o,
due the said County, which moneys
he now has in his hands, and refuses
to pay into the County treasury.
(c.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas
urer, is entitled to credit in the said
account of John l.. Kline, Treasurer,
with the State fund, with the item,
"Cash advanced by John l.. Kline,
balance due State, 1892, $32.o5' as
allowed in the said report, when credit
for this item was allowed in the Re-
port Of the Auditors of the said Coun-
ty, for the year 1899.
(d.) Whether John L. Kline,
Treasurer, is entitled to credit in the
said account of John l.. Kline, Treas
urer, with the State fund, with items,
"By Farmers National Bank note and
discount, $Ioo5.67," "By cash ad-
vanced by John l.. Kline, $1,000 90" ,"
and "By cash borrowed C. H. Camp
bell, $aoo.oo,' as included in said re-
port, when he is not charged in the
said account with moneys received by
him as treasurer aforesaid, following
cash on note from Farmers National
Bank, 100000, cash advanced by
John l.. Kline, 100000, and cash
borrowed of c. H. Campbell, $500. 90.
(e.) Whether John L. Kline, Treas
urer, in the said account of John l..
Kline, Treasurer with the said County
should be surcharged Gn addition to
the item therein, "To amount received
from State, $5o46.o4") with the items
following, "Cash on note from Farm,
ers National Bank, $Iooo.oo," "cash
advanced by John L. Kline, $Iooo.oo,'
''cash borrowed of c. H. Campbell
$3oo.oo, and $3a.o5, under the allega
tions of facts contained in division:
(c) and (d) Of this petition.
Q) Whether John L. Kline, in the
said account of John L. Kline, Treas
urer with the said County should be
allowed credit with the item, "To bal
ance due John L. Kline, $I33,3o," as
allowed in said report, when the said
County is not indebted to said Kline
in this or any other sum.
(g) Whether John l.. Kline, Treas
rer should be surcharged either ir
the account of John L. Kline, Treas
urer with the said County or the ac
count of John J.. Kline, Treasurer
with the State fund, with the sum oi
$So4.oo, set down in the Report o
the Auditors of the said County fol
the year 1891, as due the State, whcr
this sum either belongs to the State o.
said County.
(h) Whether John L, Kline
Treasurer in the said account of Johr
l.. Kline, Treasurer with the Dos
fund should be allowed credi
as stated in said report, with
$40 20. commission on sheen orders