The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-12-21
COMMITTEES REPORT


conjunction with Mr. John Holt expert accountant the books and
your Office and report their condition and the
state of the Counys finances, of May 1, 1906.
After consultation decided upon December 1884, the date from
should be examined and Mr. Holt requested to
begin investigation at that point.
The books were exceedingly bad shape No attention
seemed given the suggestions of those who had thereto
fore made examinations OF the books as to how they should be Kept and
they stood when Mr. Holt entered his work
they great unreliable and figures could not be taken
them with a certainty of their correctness
Owing the Office necessiated by the building the
addition house. the books and had been dsar
ranged attempt apparently when the examination
arrange and classify hem that much additional labor
and great delay resulted in making the examination.
his work carefully and thoroughly and has
reced and balanced up May 1906 He has also made
suggestions clerk and the County Treasurer
which carefully followed harmonic the systems of bookkeeping
Offices afford proper checks both Offices and enable you at
the condition of the various funds which are provided
forb the annual levy
The results fully set forth certain schedules,
which herewith part of this report follows:
the condition of the accounts at the close OF the
April 1906 the Profit and Loss account and the actual
deficit debt due by the County.
analysis of the unadusted part of the cash showing
the and the particular funds distracted
CA schedule of the expenditures for the Amshouse and the
annual per inmate from 1897 to 1906
TABLE DA schedule the Jail and sher's office from
1906
TABLE ga statement Road Improvements undertaken
showing their actual cost and the condition OF
each fund.
TABLE IA of the Justices of the
GA statement of the Contingent Fund showing receipts
and disbursements the fund from 1901 to 1906
Trial Balances from 1901 1905 showing the
condition of funds April so, in each
showing the @ from 1897 to 1906 inclusive
showing the amount levied for each fund
TABLE IA schedule showing collected fol the County each
discount allowed the Treasurer and the costs
in removed cases owing by the County.
and schedules will careful examination
study them will enable where mistakes have been
past owing lack of accurate information which your
books if properly kept would have given you
Amshoue produce amounting to $369S shown
by the books apparently unpaid and this we think
proper has been exercised these sales
The examination does that have not complied with the Act
1885, chapter section 26 which provides that the Treasurer
moneys which be due the County from source
and shall all against the County we hnd h
funds produce the Ashou fertilizer licenses
contributions made by relatives of sent at the Coun
asyums from other collected by your
clerk kept in bank subject to the clerks check
This nfraeon OF the law was found to have resulted great
ares shortage exists the cash. the particulars in
regard thereto being Exhibit b. and more searching xam
nation by those who have personal knowledge OF the sources from winch
the County swell this shortage considerably
subject the support the poor has received careful
and feel that wisely spent in making comfortable
the well believe that
supported comfort far less expense to the taxpayers than
is incurred at present
Exhibit c. shows Amshouse from 1900
to 1905 inclusive which aggregate $55OOOO the annual sales of
du corresponding years. which aggregate $45153 and the
expenditures which aggregate $5292 of expend
lures over receipts years $41 6 This table
expenditures for the Amhouse have
from So year ending April 3d. 1892 to $59264 for the
ending while the number OF inmates has
34 the first mentioned zig the last men
toned the cost of maintenance inmate after giving
of produce and eliminating paid for stock and
farming Implements increased $63623 the first mentioned
year the year ending April 80 1905 and for the last
past during erected the OF which 1t is
from the other expenditures the
inmate $22S.87.
1t is evident that attempt which has been made carry
teve farming operations Amshuse farm has resulted large
without adding to the comfort OF the
poor intended to be benefited by the outlay.
expenditures for the Jail and Sher office also show
For the ending April 30 1899
by the County for the Sheriff and Jail $2955S
while ending April 80 1906 the cost $8753 There
has BEEN judgment such increase IN the business done and the
will for this in the cost to
the County and this exhibit the Grand
Jury its serious consideration.
that number persons the Insane Asylum
placed there the distinct understanding that
expense either whole part should be borne by relatives
and therefore, they pay they do the seemingly
does not reach the County Treasury.
policy of the for several to 1898 had
each for the repairs of the public high
WAYS the following season. $685. there remained of the
s8 100000 levied $1688593 be used during the
following summer This policy followed after that and
the condition the road fund for each district that
date 1906 from which plain that each
year the exceeded until May 1906 the whole levy
for spent and there appears deficit of $59O59
apparent books that the of $1O0OOO levied for the
public absorbed that the final payment from the levy
of that due June l. 1906 had to paid by an advance
from the levy of 1906
1t appears from the Exhibit that $25393 of County
Taxes on Mortgage is carried on the books asset This
litigation and be collected in FULL if not collected
the deficit will be without fault greater than appears by the
books.
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