The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-04-27

for this fund were raised by simple motions
without regard to the provisions OF the statute
that this fund shall be raised by a four.ftths
vote IN the affirmative fhe statute referred
TO will be found IN General Statutes, Vol. l.
page AL, section 1871. The use of these funds
N the way | have indicated appears to have
been carried on up to the very time of the
filing OF the petition for this investigation.
BILLS CARRIED OVER.
1t seems to have been practice of the
Board of Chosen Frecholdcrs Of Hunterdon
County to carry over from year to year a large
number OF unpaid bills approving and order
ing them TO be paid in fiscal year and
paying them out OF the moneys of the next
fiscal year The amounts OF such bills earned
over, as testified 10 by the several witnesses
produced before me. have ranged from SS,ooo
to $4,000 annually
ON MAY l., 1908. the last day of the fiscal
wear beginning May. Ioaa and ending MAY
Il, 1908 the Board of FrechoIders approved
and ordered 10 be paid divers bills amounting
10 the sum OF $26532.24, although on that day
the expenditures ehatgeablc to the several DIFF
terent appropriations, exceeded the amount APP
pf0puatcd by the sum ot si,56}o7.
ou May IL 1903, the first day of the follow
ing fiscal year, the finance committee was by
| motion. authorized 10 negotiate a note for
$4,000 to meet current expenses The pro
eccds Of tins note, instead of being used Tor
the current expenses Of tie fiscal year begin
nlng May =, 1903. were used almost solely Tor
the payment OF the bills approved and ordered
to be paid the last day OF the preceding
fiscal year. II appears to have been the
tom OF the different members aud officers of
the Board TO retain in their possession the
bills passed until the Board OF the succeed
ing fiscal year could raise money sufficient for
| their payment
II these bills were paid and charged to the
appropriations OF the fiscal year to which they
belonged then the Board OF Frechoders in
,In on A,ny - ZOOS "a9.d nave e<seedea
| SL3t3o7 but by the additional sum of See 32.-
=; IN other words the BOARD OF Free
noldsls IA o'ss ON May - i''3 re"lY eN
S 800 'asi' sfP'"I'i'" 49HS ny ies sum ot
f.s''9'.S'' fe1,->4,r,. ,,,.rr
nnaltN have led to the heIlet that iiunterdon
ounY Is our o' aeel' lue h"3,a "i ftfe.
noIue's 9nhuaS apPt"pil",es ana pays inc
sum OF >3.29s43 as mtese.t on surplus rex.
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80 Nv , ~ - s.,'s.u ng .sI"', i
treasury oil the nited States. made IN
9uEN "i StNcI9 ,WiiaesH{s produced betett me
ana OF 'ounNei i"r tue hoifd Tor the purpose
o' as'e ,a,n'nR ne ah'9na' OF surplus revenue
ed no Information whateyGr except that the
SUI" u s3ss9s.lS We a''ltudilS appropriated aua
Iu - M, '9li'uN'l IT. ~ s'atsi,'v"
t,"N ue't P"'iisi'H ''''''''N' IS t'f'iit Gu ny
tte laiH s.'ueh "i inc statute referred TO-
inns inua hut mat inc county received tins
money ana ueta It i"l some purpose ana Is
really indebted to Tie state 9i New Jersey
ter nc amount 9'ihd'Iunk on atposiI
II INC sum oil S3a29z.43 Is interest at the rate
n leni per Seh'nm per annnms then the
4m2u!, ei surplus revenue W9na be SN2,435'75i
II Al INC iat' 9l hNe per etntum per annum,
S'3,9ie'5"-
u the sahoun' o. surplus tevenuc remaining
on deposit WIN llnhltidan county Is Ssa43s..
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