The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-21
County Commissioners.

There was a regular meeting OF the
County Commissioners on Tuesday with
full Board in attendance. The follow
in" orders were passed:
Ordered That Matthew f. Watson be
granted permission to occupy free bed IN
Maryland General Hospital.
Ordered, That upon petition OF L. Nj.
| Baldwin and the certificate of Drs 1. W.
| Byerlv and W F. Taylor, Miss Addie Cat
tilon is hereby committed to the asylum
Ordered, That the account of b N
Hardisty, sheriff, be reconsidered.
Ordered, That the $50 charge in the
account of B. N. Hardsty, sheriff, for
swearing in IS deputies and extra charges,
be stricken from said bill.
Ordered, That John Miller be appoint
ed Il committee Of one to go to Annapolis
to confer with the Legislature in regard
to the Assessors and Auditors.
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 be APP
propriated to build new white school at
or near Seat Pleasant.
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 be APP
propriated to build new colored school
near Groom Station.
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 be APP
propriated to build il new white school at
the "Bergdorff Farm between OXon
Hill and Spaldings districts.
Ordered, That John Miller be appoint
ed a committee of one to visit Annapolis
to confer with the Prince Georges dele
CATION in regard to the passage OF a Dill
appointing an Auditor and Transfer
Clerk for this county and advise that no
fee be granted to said Transfer Clerk for
assessing property but to raise said Trans
fer Clerks salary from $65 TO SO per
year.
Ordered, That the sum of $4,000 be
appropriated for public schools for
1902
Ordered, That the sum of 500 be APP
rropriatcd to build new school at Brent
wood, provided the citizens Of Brentwood
contribute an additional sum of $500 and
the land on which said school house is to
be built
Ordered, That the sum Of $50 be APP
propriated to build new colored school
house in Hyattsville district.
Ordered, That William N. Fisher be
and is hereby appointed the agent for the
County Commissioners of Prince Georges
county, Maryland, to procure the original
tax receipts of P. P. Castle, former Coun.
ty Treasurer, which are involved in the
suit of said Commissioners against said
P. P. Ca stle; and he, the said Fisher, is
authorized to deliver to the person sur
rendering such original tax receipts, a
duplicate thereof attested by said Fisher.
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 be APP |
propriated to build new coloIed school in |
Spaldings district, at or near Mount Hope |
Church
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 be APP |
propriated to build new white school |
above Centreville on Washington and Up |
per Marlboro pike.
Ordered, That Clerk to this Board |
jointly with R. N Ryon, County Treas
urer, have prepared and printed a book,
securely bound, of blank tax bills, with |
stubs thereto, for each election district of |
this county, and said Clerk shall use said |
books in making up the list of assessments |
or tax bills for the County Treasurer, |
provided for by law. The bill againt |
each tax payer of Prince Georges county |
shall be SO prepared, and the contents |
thereof shall be entered on the stub of |
said bills by said Treasurer. These tax |
bills shall be originals and only delivered |
to the respective tax payers upon pay
ment in full of the same. 1t is the object |
Of this order that the Treasurer shall have |
either the original tax bill or the money
thereof to be accounted for aud paid over |
to according to law, and that the stub Of |
each tax bills shall accurately show all |
and matters relating to tax
bills and be a record of said Treasurer's
Office, and no blank tax bill shall be
taken from said books without memo
randum of such taking and its purpose be
entered on its stub.
Adjourned until March 31st, 1902.