Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-28

ueoalis OF the system OF bookkeeping and
marking time. Several minor aulNewere
disclosed.
The expenditure of special moneys was
explained favorably to the management.
Ono deal, the story of which does not ap-
pear on the books Of the hospital, was the
purchase Of a farm of Susan w. Yerkes,
which Is now embraced within the hos
pital enclosures The trustees In 1887 OBJ
tained an option to purchase the farm
within five years. 1t was purchased In
1891. The consideration in the agreement
was 80, 500, and In the title 5000 was
given as the consideration money. Judge
Stinson explained the difference by stat
Ing that 800 was expended for rental OF
the farm, which during the continuance
or the agreement was in the trustees care,
and the incidental fee In recording. For
convenience the entire cost of acquiring
the farm was set down as consideration
money.
Account Books Not Comprehensive."
All OF the trustees were present except
DIR. Thomas, Of Quakertown. Treasurer
Of the Board of Trustees Bradley was rep
resented by his private secretary, w. T.
Wilson. The treasurer's account hook
showed the receipt of 1884 80 of the unex-
pended appropriations for 1891, remitted to
Treasurer Bradley by Trustee Stinson and
the subsequent return Of the money to the
state treasury. In the language of Sena-
tor Goblin "the account books at the hos
pital were not comprehensive enough for
the subject"
The examination of Boss Carpenter Hall
and Foreman Of Laborers West was con-
fined to selecting names at random from
the payrolls and having the witnesses read
thnir fty,,n kI., 80
ployment made by these selections In
two or three cases it was found that some
men were credited with moro than there
are working days in the month One man
was credited with thirty-four and one half
days and another with thirty-six days in
the month of December, 1891. In defense
1t was stated that the workmen probably
were employed overtime. Senator Mere
dith Tailed the times as given by the wit.
nesses for comparison with the tally sheets.
Today the committee went to the Wer-
nersville state hospital to look further into
the charge Of alleged cruelty to the sew
eral persons returned to Norristown. Its
labors there will be concluded in one day.
Senator Penrose spent Saturday at
Washington In consultation with United
States Senator Quay. In political circles
1t Is believed that upon the result of the
visit hangs the fate of the proposed legis-
lative investigation into the workings of
! the Bullitt bill SO far as Philadelphia is
concerned.
The admittedly strained relations be-
tween Colonel Quay and his erstwhile
faithful lieutenant, David Martin, have
not been forgotten amid the jubilation in
cident to the announcement of 10000
majority for Warwick, in Philadelphia,
nd nj fIn nfa
ing to see what will be the next move on
the part of the Quay forces. The fact that
the ardent followers of Senator Penrose
turned in manfully for the Republican
ticket does not mean that they have for
given the men who so ruthlessly nipped
Penroses mayoralty aspirations. They
are waiting to hear from Magistrate Dur
ham, their acknowledged leader, and they
admit that they are ready and willing to
engage in a battle for supremacy in tho
party organization, but Mt the same time
say that the battle must be fought within
the party lines.
Opposing the County Of Quay.
The members Of the board of trade OF
Wilkesbarre held a meeting Saturday to
complete plans for fighting the proposed
division of Luzerne county to form the
county OF Quay, and 1t was decided to send
large delegation Of citizens to this city
next Wednesday to appear before the house
committee on new counties.
There was general discussion on the
arguments on the county division. One Of
the chief Is the fact that of the 1000 tax
ables in Hazle only about 700 are owners
of property, and in Foster only about 45O
out of 2, 400. The lands in both townships
are held principally for mining PURPOSES
and are otherwise valueless. The assess
ment of all the lands in Halle Is consider
ably short of 81 900 900, and 1916, 600 Of this
is returned against the owners of the min
erals. The other ownerships arc simply
workingmen's homes, some 800 odd in
number, covering all told only about 175
acres of'the $1,000 in the township and
their aggregate taxable valuation barely
reaches $50, 600, an average of about $1l5
to each stakeholder.
In Foster the situation is similar. The
mineral interests own the great bulk of
the lands, with scattered holdings about
collieries for the unpretentious dwellings
Of the miners and laborers The exact
figures for 1894 are; Taxables, 2,340; real
estate owners, 463: occupations, only 1,877;
generations 1,l53. The resident property
holders In these two townships only num-
Der about onc-t tenth of the whole number
of taxables, the other nine. tenths being as
sessed on occupations only. This shifts
the burden of maintaining the new county
almost exclusively upon property holders.
The voters in these two townships, Ha-
zle and Foster. outnumber the combined
voting strength in all tho agricultural
township within the new county district,
both east and west Of the Susquehanna,
counting all the way round from the far
ther end of Buck to the remotest corners
Of Fairmount and Lake. And under the
bill as passed the senate they are empow-
cred to reach out and take into Halle any
or all Of these townships.
Protesting Property Owners.
The residents and property owners there
are practically remedylcss if tho bill be-
comes a law. This Is the ground of oppo-
sitien by the protesting property owners,
who seek help from Wilkesbarre md the
rest Of the country generally in saving
them from the disasters which the new