The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-02-08
AROUND THE COURT.
Resolutions Adopted by the County Com :.
missloners, and County Auditors.

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mlssoners at a recent meetings
That the regular meeting days for
the commissioners at their Office in
BIoomsburg be Tuesday and Satur-
day of each week, at which time all
persons having business with the
Board will appear and present the
same or have 1t presented for con-
sideration and to meet on SUCH other
days as the Board shall adjourn to, as
they may find necessary for the per-
formance of their official duties; and
that no pay be allowed any member
OF the Board for time at Office out
side Of their regular meeting days,
except for adjourned meetings and
meetings on call after each member
has had due notice; and that no bills
be approved, or orders drawn on the
county treasurer, except at meeting
of the full Board, or of which the alb
sent member has had due notice, or
the same having been duly authorized
at a previous meeting regularly held
by the Board and so appearing on
the minutes; and it is also provided
that the several members shall draw
their pay quarterly, beginning with
March 3Ist, on bills properly made
out as required by law and orders
drawn on the county treasurer.
1t is further agreed that If any one
member of the Board shall discover
any thing at any bridge in the county
which needs immediate repair he is
hereby directed TO have same repair
ed at once. And further, that the
general repairs needed at any bridge
shall be brought before the Board at a
meeting and the Board shall direc,
how and by whom the work shall be
done, and the one having charge o
such repairs shall first approve the
bill as being correct before the Board
approves the same. 1t is also agreed
that no persons be paid for any re
pairs or showing bridges unless the
same shall have been ordered by the
Board.
Solicitor Zarr decided that the &C
of 1873, relating to the commissioner
having their bonds acknowledged anC
recorded at the expense of the county
was still in force end, therefore, tn,
county was liable; also that the count
is not liable to the prothonotary 70
swearing the jury commissioners anC
their clerk neither is county liabl
for pay of clerk to jury commissioners
Acting on the question of compen
sation of the County Treasurer, tn
County Auditors offered the follow
ing resolution, which was concurre
IN by the Commissioners.
Resoived, that the full compensa
ton of the county treasurer for tn
year beginning the first Monday c
January 1900 shall be three per cen
on all monies received and paid ou
by him, Uhis to mean commisslo
: only one way, that is on monies pal
out) saving and excepting that sal
S treasurer shall receive only one an
: one-half per cent. for monies paid b
him for the redemption Of count
: bonds and the interest on same; an
4 that said treasurer shall receive onl
E one and one-half per cent. on monte
e paid by him for any one item (sal
l item to mean the whole constructio
t of such item for bridge repairs, bridg
:, building or contracts of any kind) {
: repairs or Improvements to any publ
i building or any county, creek or rive
S bridge or any other improvements,
h construction of any kind whatever, {
o damage awarded IN any case, or It
a approach to any bridge or road whel
/ such cost or bill shall exceed $50
1t and that the county treasurer sha
'. receive no commission or compens
f. ton for monies paid by him for ter
porary loans OF any kind, and if al
new bond Indebtedness become nece
sary the treasurer shall receive on
one-half OF one per cent. in paying o
t. the proceeds of such bonds.
-e Submitted to the Board of Auditc
J. January 3Ist, 1900.
Guv Iacohv Esq. who has be,