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

TO THE HONORABLE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
HARTFORD COUNTY:
The undersigned requested by to examine
conjunction S. Holt expert accountant the books
accounts your office, and report you their condition and thu
state of the Countys finances of May l. 1906.
consultation decided December 1897 as the date from
which the books examined Mr. Holt requested
begin his investigation at that point
found be exceedingly bad shape No attention
suggestions of those who had thereto
examinations of the books how they should be kept
the they stood when Mr. Holt entered upon his WORK
great unreliable and figures could not be akeI
from them with certainty of their correctness
Owing the removals of the office necessaed by the building OF the
addition all of the books and had been dr
ranged attempt apparently had been made when the examination
and classify them that much additional labor
and great delay resulted in making the examination
his work carefully and thoroughly and has
rected and balanced up May 1906 He has also made
suggestions clerk and to the County Treasurer
carefully followed harmonic the systems OF bookkeeping
Offices afford proper checks both Offices and enable you
condition of the funds which provided
for by the annual levy.
The results fully forth in certain schedules
which we return part of this report, follows
condition of the accounts at the close OF the
1906 the Profit and Loss account and the acta
deficit or debt due by the County
TABLE BAn analysis unadusted part the cash showing
the cash deficit and the particular funds distracted
schedule of the expenditures for the Amshouse and the
annual cost per inmate from 1897 to 1906
TABLE the Jail and Sher office from
1897 to 1906
by the Commissioners showing their actual cost and the condition OF
each fund.
TABLE IA schedule the Justices of the
Peace showing bills presented and fines returned by them
TABLE of the Contingent Fund.- showing receipts
and disbursements condition of the fund from 1901 to 1906
table of Trial Balances from 1901 to 1905 showing the
condition various funds April 80 in each year.
schedule showing the eves from 1897 1906 inclusive
showing the levied for each fund.
IA schedule showing interest collected for the County each
wear excess discount and the
in removed owing by the County
These schedules will repay your careful examination
and study will enable where mistakes have been
past owing lack of accurate information which your
books if properly kept, would have given you
Amshouse produce amounting $36, shown
by Exhibit A. stand the books apparently unpaid and this we think
shows that proper supervision been exercised these sales
dsco that have not complied with the Act
1885, chapter section 261 which provides that the Treasurer
shall all which be due the County from source
whatsoever shall pay all claims against the County We find that
funds produce the Amhou fertilizer licenses
relatives of insane sent the Counts
asyum and from other collected by your
clerk and in bank subject to the clerks check
the law found have resulted reu
aes and shortage $165507 exists in the cash. the particulars IN
regard thereto being Exhibit B. and searching exami
who have knowledge of the from which
County ought swell this shortage considerably
The subject support the poor has received careful
and feel that wisely spent in making comfortable
unfortunate amongst well SPENT but believe that poor
be supported comfort at far less expense to the taxpayers than
is incurred at present
Exhibit CT shows the the Amshouse from 1900
1906 inclusive which aggregate the annual sales of
the corresponding which aggregate $45153 and the
expenditures which aggregate 29 of expndl
receipts evs for the of S54168 This table
the annual expenditures for the Amhouse have grown
from ending April 80 1885, to $9264 for the
ending while the number OF inmates
fallen 34 year mentioned to 2s the last
toned and the cost of maintenance inmate after giving
all of produce and eliminating paid stock
Implements has increased from S6362 the first mentioned
wear S561 ending April 1906 and for the last
past during which house erected the cost OF which is
practically impossible separate from the other expenditures the
per inmate $22997
1t evident that attempt which has been made carry
farming the Amhou farm has resulted large
taxpayers without adding the comfort of the
poor who are be benefited by the outlay.
expenditures for the Jail and Shes office also show
slant increase from year ending April 3d. 1892
total paid by the County for the Sheriff and Jail was
while ending April 80 1906 the $87523 There
has BEEN in our Judgment the business done and the
will this the cost to
the County, you submit this exhibit the Grand
Jury for its serious consideration
It is believed that persons the Insane Asylum
County patients there the distinct understanding that
expense whole part should be borne by relatives
friends have been show who should
and therefore, either they do not pay they do the seemingly
does reach the County Treasury
The policy of the Commissioners for several 1898 had
been levy for the repairs the public high
ways the following season. and 1885, there of the
$88593 be used during the
following This policy not followed after that and
condition of the road fund for each district that
year from 1901 1906 from which it plain that each
levy exceeded until May 1906 the whole
for spent there appears deficit of $159059 1t
also apparent that the of 100000 levied for the
public schools absorbed that the final payment from the levy of
June 1906 had be paid by advance
from the levy of 1906
It appears from the New Balance Exhibit that $25393 County
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