The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-05-14

order NO. ], for 5000, given as fees OF Ana,
ecnonf anu 90 TSeppTetsry p Tor servises in auditing
1881 at the rate OF IS per day is excessive ann
Illegal. The Act OF Assembly provides that
so auotCors snail De entitled to receive sl-5O
me salary OF the secretary is fixed for the
year ana ne was not entitled to extra compea.-
satlon for attendance at the meeting of the
AUDITORS. 1t is clear that the directors had
no right 10 pay the Auditors and Secretary
,d Ine ssI 30 IN excess Of the amount allowed By
district is clearly entitled to recover n back
from from the directors OF that year. But the Au
ftoTs tbe and secretary OF that year should pay
Ine directors the amount received In excess, 4,
What they were legally entitled.
orders No IS and 7s, amounting to g. IN ,v,.,
given 10 one OF the Directors OF the moor ana
part OF order No q. amounting to sl2 90 TO an
other director for furnishing manure for the
trlct Thls is clearly in violation of the laws
OF PennSylVania or 1874, page $50 which nro
WOES ot "Ihat it shall not be lawful for any d.
rector or the poor In any county in thIs Conn.,
monwealth, where said office exists IN he
concerned or personally interested in any cnn.
tract Ior furnishing supplies for the main
oehahce OF the poor. or for the CONSTRUCTION
or Improvement OF property under their COR
der M Ihe dn same law VIII apply to part Of or
OF the Poor District. Although the pn66r
Dlstrict received the benefit OF the amt. nj
these orders, yet the transactions were ILLEGAL
and the Directors who received The mnpsv aivSSl
should pay 1t back to the treasurer OF Of the o ais
Orders No. 80 and S. amounting to sss were
given 10 pay Tor the services OF two stewarT1s
during part OF the month Of March lasf 1Y,s
Act OF Assembly Incorporating Bloom Poor
Dlstrlct provides for the appointment of oniy
pay for the service OF two at the same fime in 20
Inc directors who appointed and paid for the
services ser OF tnese two stewards should paw In
to to the treasury OF the poor district sis, being
the amount In excess OF the regular salary "a
the steward of that year. VI
Order No. 1O6, for $40 to j. A. Howard scr
sas pSaru @ ana care OF Miller up to Sept 18th,
should De paid 70 the Poor District by the Di-
reGtors ns6nn Who who authorized the payment. The
lief OF X. S. Miller but TO pay bills which hac
6 9eeh l, contracted previous to the time the o.
dtdoS der was as given: @ The supreme Court has de-
limited by the various Acts Of Assembiv yr.
latlng TO the maintenance OF the pOor and eS
Sepe etp In rare and special cases they cannot
step beyond the letter OF these acts ,SThis 20
allowed In special emergencies only. as where
nedicai ald or other assistance is imperatiye-
~ re4.ilred 4nl ~ before relief can be obtained"
oruefs lO7 and l3l, for S10717 were given for
coal for Bloom Poor District The acfnnl cost
or the coal delivered at Bloomsbury was 40 * n
son, amounting to s93s6 but the orders were
maue up OF thls amount, and Of S136i for ex-
chase the coal The bills show that the Se paf poai
EoSGs r. sos, SO 1. T. ION ana the orders indicate that
the director who purchased the coal shonid
pay $500, being the excess OF the actual cost
buJ ne Is entitled TO pay for his necessary
travelling expenses and by presenting an
order IL paid. 'noui"
Orders lOs, 1876 and 1856, for s625 were o,v.n
Tor steam heat at Poor House. II there had
peen legal contract these orders could nof
oe Questioned by the Auditors. The paper
purportlng to be contract is only an agree.
ment signed by two Directors w}tbout any
previous authority from the Board AS an
agreement or this kind is not binding the
stealn plant, does not legally belong 70 the
u,istIlcI, , ana no legal price has been fixed for
the payment OF the same
According to line OF decisions ot our
courts @ contract OF this character should mot
ohly DC authorized by resolution passed al a
meeting OF the Board OF Directors, but being
a a mstter which should require deliberation and
thought the full Board should be present.
Upon careful examination the Auditors bave
concluded that the price paid for steam heat
is eHorDitant and excessive that the same
MAKE ana quality can be put I'm with large
pront 10 the contractors for Si20 less than the
amount pald, ana that the Director or Directors
VINO VINO auth0rlzed The payment OF this excessive
sum should pay the sum OF SEQ 90 into ihe
treasury or the district.
we further recommend that the books and
records or the district should be kept In a dif-
ferent form That the minutes Should he mora
full and complete, with statement of each
Dill passed. That no bill should be PASSED
uhtll itemiZed, and that the minutes should be
signed by the secretary.
The salary OF each OF the Directors for The
ensuing year Is liked by the Auditors at sew
II. J. HESS,
WIN. MATHER,
WIN. BOGART
L. DEWITT,
ANDREW L. FRITZ.