Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-13

rr.csicd disbursements of $13,0196S, as
shown bv his recapit; lation. was traced back 10
and through the minutes of your board, that
". might have its full legal history as shown
by your original orders and the stubs Of your
warrant book HIS groupings ana fooIings of
the various forms OF expenditure wee min
u;e!v audited in detail So much time was
required und our desire 10 be precise ana
thorough that we were coinrciied 10 ad1ouih
over until the following day. the 29ih. when
We met and compl,t d our inspection. II Is
very gratifying to Us to be able to report that
beyond some slight clerical errors amounting
10 twenty-visht cents we found the entire &C
count of said clerk correct We. however,
suggested change in the manner OF retain
ing upon the stub book the warrant Tor S3tO,
originally ordered ~ the boari i'll connection
with the Worlds Fair. But $500 were dis
burScd aud oar chairman noted the tact upon
the stubs In view. therefore of the fact
iha, Mr.. Young's report IS i'll our Judgment,
correct exhibition of his years duty as
Jerk Of the County Court we commend !
acceptance aud publication.
In tie Treasurcrs repori.-With single
exception we gave the same rigid technical
scrutiny OF Treasurer Wib-ts report and ez-
hibit. that vas bestowed upon that of Clerk
Young. and found only clerical error OF a
few cents which was corrected AT the time.
The exception referred 10 was that we did
not compare the warrants alleged TO have
been paid by him with the stubs in possession
of the clerk Each warrant bore the stamp
of the board as TO having been duly audited
by it. and under the doubt rs 70 the pro-
p,iety Oh our part of re-auditing. we omitted
the act. yet we appreciate that this compari-
son should be made. il not already done. As II
is here that an opportunity for fraud can
arise through collision between the Clerk and
Treasurer Aside from this point We deem
our examination exhaustive. and recommend
his report for acceptance and publication.
Gc:mane. we trust. 10 our delegated duty
we further recommend that the board suspend
its prohibtory order as TO the payment by the
treasurer of court orders heretofore ;ssurd by
the court They were issued in accordance
with precedent and prior to objection at any
hands, and the holders, therefore, stand in the
light Of innocent purchasers who gave full
value rec lived for the instruments. in the
houcst belief that the county would not by lis
own get, viiiate or dcprecatc them in market
able value
Our information is that our court has pro-
cced,d in full accordance with the action OF
other courts. without exception. in the en.ire
State. The proposed cstoppel, having only in
view the determination of newly sprung
question Of law. which Is al variance with cs-
tabliShed practice and precedent. if applied to
existing orders can serve but the one purpose
Of injuring innocent holders, aud destroying
our cscdi; excepting with brokers whose har-
vest lies il our apparent Reputation of our
own paper. As the construction of the Cir
cult Court cannot be obtained till next sum
mer it appears most prejudicial TO the credit
and good name OF our county TO withhold
payment on the orders thus far issued by our
County Court. L specially submitted,
II. c. FEEREY. Chairman.
Z S. LACEY.
JOHN ROBERTSON, Secty.
The publication OF the volunteer citizens
report and foregoing accounts are authorized |
by the following recorded vote taken at a
meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors on Jan
uary 9th. 1871: w, Frank Hume chair
man. for publication John W. Clark for pab-
Iication; L. Henry Phillips, against pnblica-
ton.
a copy teste II. H. YoUSG, Clerk.