The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-11
More Revenue in Sight For
the County.
TEE CONTROLLER BUSY
He Intends to Ask All Justices of the
Peace to Produce Their Old Records
and show All Due to the County-The
Controller Has Much support
Special HERALD correspondence.


PoTTsv1LLE, April 1O.-The County Con-
troller has an important move to make on
the Schuylkill county checker board and
will make it in the near future. 1t will
create quite a stir in the musty pigeon
holes of many justices of the county
and there will be some great figuring.
The Controller intends to make every
Justice of the Peace and others account
for fines collected and due to the county
treasury, such fines as are paid for viola
tion of the game laws and like offences.
1t is said the accounting will bring
thousands of dollars to light.
The resurrection is not to be limited to
the past year or few years, but will cover
periods reaching back several years. 1t is
said large number of justices have
never felt duty bound to pay over to the
county treasury money collected in such
cases. The Controller will ask for the
production of all books of accounts for
examination by himself and assistants.
Another big job the Controller contem-
plates is revision of the lists of all tax
collectors of the county, so as to get as
near as possible to the number of people
who are exonerated from payment Of
taxes.
This movement has already been very
successful in Butler township. 1t is the
result of this step that has led the Con-
troller to extend the movement to other
parts of the county. A big revenue is ex-
pected from corrected lists.
The Controller does not expect to COM
plete all these reforms during his term,
but he intends to devote himself so
assiduously to the work that his successor
will have clear sailing.
The thrpatnna6 f.11 m m fyino Of iI1atipaaI
offices has provoked great kicking in some
quarters, but the Controller says that no
amount of kicking will swerve him from
his duty, and his administration thus far
leads the level-headed citizen to believe
this.
1t is explained that the Withholding
fines from the county treasury is not
looked upon in the light of dishonesty on
the part of the justices, but more as
neglect, in part due to lack of system in
the management of county affairs.
The Controllers Office will be a very
busy place hereafter. Now that Judge
Weidman has rendered a Judgment of
custer against the County Auditors the
Controller will be obliged to take up their
work and may require the services of eX-
ira clerks.
There is no doubt this Office is the most
important of all in the county and when
q Une taxpayers are called upon to elect
d d man 10 HI IL Jney Will De ODllBeu 10
| eX ercise great caution. People who can
| fill the place are not counted by the thou
sand and a mistake made in the selection
| would prove disastrous. 1t is an office
which, when properly managed, as it is
at present, can save the taxpayers
thousands of dollars annually, but il
mismanaged the loss would be beyond
| estimation
The Controller is fortunate in having 6
board of County Commissioners like the
present one in cooperation with him
| This board is comprised of active, intelli
| gent and industrious men who have
adopted most excellent business methods
and who on all occasions seemed ben
upon one purpose-to administer the
affairs of the Office for the best interests
of the people, regardless of the conse
quences to the politicians who might bt
greatly benefited by an administration
of another character.