The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-04-20
County Commissioners Proceedings.

County Commissioners Proceedings.
The proceedings of the County
Commissioners at the April meeting
last week was of more than usual
interest.
The Treasurer submitted his
monthly report, showingthe receipts
and expenditures for the month of
March to be as follows: Receipts
$17 ,O69.SS; disbursements S., 7O7.-
46; cash balance 1913, 949. "a.
Numerous claims were examined,
passed and ordered to be paid.
Petition of w. 7. Warburton,
attorney for Creseenzo Albanzo,
praying the appointment of examin-
ers to open private road through
the lands of Elijah Short, was filed
and the Clerk instructed to give
Mr.. Short the ten days notice re-
quired by law.
The Trustees of the Poor and In
sane having presented to the County
Treasurer for payment warrants
amounting to 1000 more than the
amount levied for the maintenance
of said institution for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1894, and this
being violation of the Act of AS
sembly of 1890, Chapter 3, Section
Is, it was ordered that the imme-
date resignation of the present
Board of Trustees of the Poor and
Insane be requested, and that the
Clerk is hereby instructed to notify
George S. Woolley, Joseph England
and Robert Marshbank, constituting
said Board of such action.
The Clerk in his letter notifying
the Trustees of the action of the
County Commissioners say;
CATER a careful examination of
the claims presented by your board,
to this office for payment, for the
period of eight months, the
County Commissioners find said
claims to exceed by nineteen hun
dred dollars, the amount levied
to maintain these institutions for
the entire year. Thus showing the
deficiency for the year ending June
30th, 1894 will be at least five
thousand dollars"
Claim of George E. McKenney as
sheriff was examined and after
making deductions to the amount
of S4S7 .O7, was passed and ordered
to be paid.
Claim of J. A. Boyd as sheriff
was examined, and after making
deductions amounting to $1S0.S5,
was passed and ordered to be paid.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
William P. Reynolds, Jr., that the
Commissioners would hear him,
and any testimony he might have
in the matter of injury to his horse
on the public road in the Sixth dis
trict.
William S. Evans, attorney for
the Commissioners, filed his opinion
upon the unconstitutionality of the
law passed by the late legislature
governing the appointment of
County Treasurer, and after a care
full consideration of the said opinion,
the Board proceeded to appoint a
County Treasurer for one year from
the LIST day of July, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Price, seconded
by Mr.. Hindman, Mr.. Manly Dren-
men was unanimously elected Treas
urer of Cecil comfy for the term of
one year from July LIST, 1894, and
it was ordered that Manly Bremen
be and is hereby appointed Treasur-
er for Cecil county for one year from
July LIST, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Price it was
ordered that George M. Campbell
be and is hereby appointed Stand
ard Keeper for Cecil county for
one year from May LIST, 1894.
Ordered that the following Con-
stables be and are hereby appointed
for the respective districts: First
district, Thomas S. Benson, Horace
NJ. Eaton; Second, George R. Car
penter; Third, Thomas E. Lee;
Fourth, E, H, Gallaher; Fifth, Geo.
I. Murray; Sixth, Adam Keen;
Seventh, w. j. Purner; Eighth, j.
H. Michigan.
Ordered that John III. lamar be
and is hereby appointed Secretary
to the Local Board of Health for
one year from the LIST day of May,
1894.
Ordered that John Allen be and
is hereby appointed Bridge Tender
at Chesapeake City, for one year
from the list day of May, 1894.
Ordered that John Shelton be
and is hereby appointed Bridge
Tender for the Bohemia and Scotch
mans Creek bridge for one year
from May list, 1894.
The Commissioners are playing
havoc with Senator Crothers' laws,
and things have decidedly squally
look. The Commissioners are
evidently on the war path with all
their paint on.