The sun., 1901-10-16
COMPTROLLER
HELD UP BILLS
Refuses to Allow Items of
Sheriff's Account.
OTHERS ARE DISAPPROVED
Some Passed Over His Veto, Others
Held Over Until Next Meet
ing. Mr.. Kelley's
Reasons.

/, Comptroller Kelley returned number
of hills to the Levy Court yesterday
without the mark of his approval ncllid-
ing the items $l,237.02 for commitments
and $9il.S0 for prisoners board, total
$2.17S.S2, in Sheriff McDaniels bill for
the quarter ending June 80. The remain
der of the hill. $3.S09 for prisoners board :
$2l9.i2 for officers of the court $497.9i
court expenses; and $50, expenses und r.
the Ball tramp act, total $4,576,33, was
allowed.
Mr.. Kelley submitted the following
statement with the sherif's bill:
After Il careful examination of the
bill presented by Samuel A. Mcdaniel.
sheriff, for the quarter commencing Apiii
], 1901, | refuse to allow all items on said
account whore charges have been made
for the board of yagrantS or trampS,
alleged to have been committed to the
county jail by Mayor Boyd of New Cas-
tie, and III pursuance OF the requirements
of law | give the following as my ron
sons therefore:
Proof taken before me- shows that IN
nearly Glll of the eases for which claims
have been mad" there was no commit
m'nt of the nllcgcd prisoners to the Gus
'ody Of the sheriff. The practice seems
- be aS follows: \ person applies to the
Jail for a nights lodging, is admitted. d
commitment is then filled out by som"
one IN the Jail, and thereafter Mt some
convenient time, and without any hear
ing. these commitments are signed by
Mayor BoNu. | am advised that this is
without any warrant of law whatsoever.
ana that the county is in no way re-.
Slmnsiblc therefore.
While this may not apply 10 all the
commitments submitted to me il certain
~ docs apply to Il great ma jority nf
them and ] have been unable to get any
information which would enable me to
separate III" eases depending upon diff
frrcnt circumstances. | am therefore
forced to disallow the whole amount
desire further 10 say TINT Sheriff Ne
Daniel has afforded me every facility fG"
obtaining the facts and seems to haze
followed precedent which was appaf-
emily started under the act OF 1879 and
not discontinued after the passing of the
act OF 1S93'
On motion the $4.576.33 was allowed
and n warrant was ordered to be drawn
for the amount within thirty days The
remainder of thesbill was held M until
th' ncXt mrpting.
vi llrk Blll4S NoI All'ltoN ED.
Mr.. Kelley also presented batch Of
other bills which ne declined TO approve
with his reasons for refusing to mark
them correct, as follows:
J. and J. \. Ilarman. 53 yards extra
inlnid linannm. $3.50. 1892 so: two dozen
oak arm chairs. Sc apiece, $144; eight Gus
pidorS and rubber mats. $12: rcfinShilg
taidcS and covering one Sc: total. 1924 so.
rnc "A AZ r.,
mans nj previous meeting and was
returned with the explanation that wh,n
the lnolenm. which was the only item
Objected to. was ordered il had been cx-
pnincd that there were cheaper grade:
Of I'll" material, hut that the grade used
could u" guaranteed to wear ~ or a
years, Inc order was given after this
cNnlnnation
Mr.. Kelley said he had not approved it.
The other bills and Mr.. Kclleys reu-
sons werH rs follows:
j. y j. y. liarman, rugs and furniture
AZ ia,irS waiting room. STA: recovering
and repairing awnings $S5: one oak roll
top desk for clerk Of the peace. $S5: fur.
nilnrc for Orphans Court room, $iS1.
Witch decline to approve for tha
season that in my opinion many of the
charges are excessive.
Bill Of William +. Green, April ., 19el
lSo hours extra work ana instructions to
new man at Market street bridge at 50
cents Der hour, $63.
dcclin" 10 approve rs | think charge
'lnrraSohah" and further that he was
paid on April 9, $13 for services instruct
ing new man
WITH the exception of Mr.. Green's bill.
which WAS held over until the next mcer
ing. the unapproved bills We're passed by
the votes Of Messrs Lynn, Armstrong,
Aralry and Megginson.
COAL BILL PASSED.
The bill Of i,hoads ana Healy Of $715
for coal for the Court House. which Nh.
Chandler opposed, was passed. Comp
trollrr Kelley investigated the matter ant
ut II nearing Monday night summoned
witnesses and gained all the information
he could.
Presenting the bill he remarked that he
had approved il after investigation and
recommended that hereafter all mater
inl for the Court House should be r"-
ceiptcd for.
Mr.. Chandler said he was not salts
iie'l 70 have the hill paid and he and
Air. Nillitts voted against allowing it.