The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-02-24
County Commissioners.

There was regular meeting of the
County Commissioners Tuesday with
Messrs Crosier, Swami, Hardisty and
Rawlings present. The Board was in ses-
sion Wednesday to revise the pension lists.
The following orders were passed:
Ordered, That no person hereafter shall
be allowed to cut timber from woods at
the expense of Prince Georges county,
where said timber is used on public roads
or works, as such timber will only be paid
for per 1000 feet
Ordered, That the report of Treasurer
P. P. Castle, for year 1897, be adopted,
subject to revision by Clerk of Commits
sioners
Ordered, That the colored man named
Brooks now confined in Montevue Hos
pital be removed to Spring Grove Asylum,
as recommended by the Lunacy Commits
sion.
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18th and
Sth, the Court will be in session to ex-
anime accounts preparatory to making
Annual Levy.
Ordered, That the following accounts
be passed, to be levied in 1899: Ben amin
Allen, lad account, $12; William
Parser, road account, 81; William Digs,
road account, $40; Jesse Seweil, for re-
moving dead horse from road, So; H. Clay
Hopkins, for tools, $275; Edmund Tolson,
account as Justice of Peace, $l6.70; Will
liam T. Thorn, special constable, So. rs;
Robert Jackson, for carrying pauper to
Aims House, So; James E. Binger, costs
in case of State VS.. James E. Binger, judg-
ment below being reversed, $6.40; John
4. jenkins, constable's account, $24.95;
William K. Mendenhall, taxes refunded,
$50; Elisha Porter, taxes refunded, $72.3 80;
Cornelius W. Okey, taxes refunded, $25;
Laurel Journal, for publishing Jury List,
use of c. H. Stanley, $3.50; Charles T.
Johnson, stenographic work in case of
State VS.. Guy c. Barron, $3.50.
TREASURER CASTLES REPORT.
To The Hon. Board Of County Commits Toner.
Of Prince Georges County, Md.
GENpLEMEN:-I herewith submit my
9th r, ort of Collection of County taxes
on account of Levy of 1897, and a sum
mary showing the status of the Levy OF
that year.
There was placed in my hands for col
lection the sum of 500, los As of which
sum | have returned in cash $94, 62921
Insolvencies $1,262.42 and the sum OF
$4,263.S3 being the amount of taxes due
on property purchased by the County
Commissioners of Prince Georges county
under authority of Act of Assembly, 1898
Chapter 222, Section 116 G..
There was also placed in my hands fol
collection the sum of 81 ,367.52, the amour
per statement received from the State Ia,
Commissioner on Bank Stocks and othe
Corpol atoms, but of this amount Their.
has been but very small sum collected
owing to the fact that there is pendin.
some litigation as to what rate is charge
able on these stocks; whether the regula
county rate or the 30 cents on the 800
provided under the assessment law o
1896. | shall therefore defer reporting OF
this until after the question shall hav'
been adjudicated, as all of this sum will,
am sure, be collected at one rate or tn,
other
IL Is gratifying to note a considerable
fall off in Insolvencies over past years
the an cunt being but 81 ,262 .42-a list o
which herewith return. The amount o
interest collected and reported by me OIL
my several reports aggregates the sum o
$1,G09.O7 which nearly offsets the amour
uf insolvencies.
The property purchased at last tax sale
by your Board is being gradually redeemed
and hope that By the time my term o
off ce expires the great majority of thi
sum shall have been wiped out.
Very Respectfully,
p. p. CASTLE,
Treasurer and Collector.