The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-11-24

carefully examined the foregoing re-
port, and all the items making up the
various sums therein, and respectfully
report as follows:
COUNTY FUND.
We find that many of the bills pre-
sented to said commissioners and al
lowed by them were not properly
itemized, as for instance: Item num-
ber 6S, For barbering for prisoners
1885," This bill does not show for
W hat prisoner, or prisoners, the bar
bering was done, when. or how much
was done.
We further find that w. G. Webb,
in item No. of said report. Charges
mileage for ITO miles in going to and
from Saltcreek, on the 14th and 18th
days Of April, last, twice as much
mileage as ought to be charged. At
the same time he charges as part of
his expenses, his car fare from home
by way OF Lancaster to Saltcreek and
return, $2.S5. County commission
ers are not entitled to charge as a
part Of their expenses railroad fare
when attending to business within
their respective counties. In item
%, we find that said commissic2ers
have allowed and paid $12.2 for ,liv-
cry hire for themselves. This IS also
illegal for the reason that the came
is covered by mileage.
We find that part of item No; IL,
amount paid auditor for making road
books 5000 is illegal and without au-
thority Of law, for the reason that
the statute makes it the auditor 8
duty to prepare the road duplicates
for the use CT the various townships,
and does not provide any ccnpensa
ton therefor. In other words this
wcrk is covered by his salary.
Iter No. SO. paid for cleaning
court room, S. 49," we find to be il
legal, for the reason that there is a
janitor employed to clean and keep
clean every room in the court house.
In the account Of w. w. Wallace, in
firmary director. he charges 50 SO for
general expenses" but did not item
ize the same. The law requires that
an itemized bill of the expenses Of
infirmary directors be presented be
fore any allowance is made therefor.
In the matter Of allowances to JUS
tices of the peace and other officers,
in lieu of uncollected fees, in GRIM
inal cases, the practice seems very ir
regular and seemingly partial. and
often without regard to the legality
of the item. We suggest that eli cost
bills be submitted to the prosecuting
attorney for examination before al
lowance. We find that two bills
were paid without having been ap-
proved by the county commissioners.
BRIDGE FUND.
We find that the vouchers that
should constitute item No. 155, in the
report have been enormously omitted
therefrom. They are for the con.
struction of bridge in Laurel town
ship and aggregate $l95 Sc.
By reference to sections $50 and
1910, revised statutes OF Ohio, it is
clear that county commissioners are
not required to build bridges or cul-
berts when the cost of the construc-
ton of either does not exceed $50. 1t
is the duty of the township trustees
to build such bridges and culverts
and to keep them in repair
thereafter. 1t is also the duty of the
trustees to repair bridges constructed
by the commissioners when the cost
Of repair on any such bridge does not,
in any year, exceed $1,000. We no.
tice that the commissioners have re.
paired bridges when the cost of re-
pair did not exceed $1,000. and have
built them when the cost did not ex-
ceed 5000.
SHEEP FUND.
We find that the commissioners
have violated the law relating to the
allowance by them of claims for
sheep killed or injured by dogs; as
for instance, jeremiah lies was allow
ed 500 for sheep killed bv dogs, on
the 10th day Of August. 1897, al
though his claim was not sworn to
and presented to the township trus-
tees until the 9TH day of March, 1898.
The law requires that sheep claims
must be properly made out, sworn to
and presented, within six months
from the date Of the injury. Section
42l5, of the revised statutes of Ohio,
clearly covers the subject of sheep
claims and we call the attention of
the commissioners to the same and
also to the report of the examining
committee Of last year.
POOR FUND.
In the expenditures of the poor
fund, we find nothing material that /
is extravagant or illegal; however,