The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-10
GETS PERMI 1T
TO INSPECT
BOOKS
Board Of FreehOlderS Allows
BOndSmen to Look Over
Accounts of Collector.

When the finance committee of the
Board of Freeholders got together late
yesterday afternoon it heard the com
plaint of F. A. Bach, representing the
Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland,
which is the surety for DIR. p. j. Nc
Guinness, the county collector. to the
effect that that official had refused TO
allow him to examine the books of the
office without first getting authority
from the committee. It was explained
by Mr.. Bach that although the collector
had made an agreement to allow the
examination at any time access to the
books had been refused.
The bond is for $150,000.
There was a discussion, and Bach
was asked if he had credentials to show
that he was the accredited representa-
tive of he bonding company and au-
thorized to examine the county collec-
tors books. Bach said that he had My
p card when he saw the county collec-
tor, but the latter did not doubt his
identity. If there was II question,
however, he invited the members of the
committee to call up the branch office
of the to which he is attached
and settle the matter.
1t was stated by County Supervisor
Otterbein that the books were public
records and open to the inspection of
citizens and taxpayers who might de-
mand the right to such an inspection
County Auditor Conklin said that
County Collector McGuinness was in no
way trying to prevent an examination
of his books by the bonding company,
nut merely wanted fine authority of the
committee for such IN examination.
The committee finally directed that
County Collector McGuinness allow the
Examination of the books, first satisfy
ing himself that Bach was the proper
representative to inspect the books.
Freebooter Gallagher, in behalf of the
public buildings committee, asked that
$40, 600 be transferred from the incl
dental account to the account for the
erection and repairs of buildings. The
appropriation this year, he said. was
$25, 900. while last year il was $4,000.
There was much work to be done which
the committee q not foreseen when
the budget was made up. There was
work absolutely necessary at the coun-
ty jail, including a new boiler and a
new sanitary system in the women's
wing. The committee, it was disclosed,
now has about $7.0 to its credit, n
the work to be done will cost $4,000.
With $40, 900 the committee, after the
proposed work was done, would have
but $500 to its credit. 1t was finally
decided to prepare a resolution, to be
introduced at a meeting of the whole
board today, transferring to the public
buildings committee $12,0 This will
a balance of about $500, on
which the committee was asked, if pos
sibIe. to get along with the rest of the
year.
County Auditor Conklin announced
hat the S25, 900 of new Court House
bonds authorized to be sold last June
cd haar-taken October 1 at par by the
5~S3,dential Insurance Company. The
.a,,n4v auditor also called attention to
he hin of Sanford & Harris, of $16,-
"a TX the balance due for the Plank
bridge over the H~ackensack
Mr.. Conklin said $4,000 of this
aad been paid, leaving a balance OF
ID .oes. rs. and there was due ormer
county Engineer Owen $500 as his COM
The county auditor was d.
-ecfed TO nave a resolution prepared TOT
Introduction at the board meeting to-
dav for a transfer of the exact sum
from the Incidental account, to d to
now on hand in the bridge APP
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10 Sanford & Harris and Mr..
~
.Tudge jay Ten Eyck asked in a letter
for the appointment of a new assistant
officer at a salary, to be ap-
nropriated, of about $1,000. The work
Of the probation department was grow
ing SO fast that another assistant was
he said. At present there
are two assistants, who receive $500 a
wear. and a clerk, who receives $f2O a
year. Chairman Ward was directed to
matters over with Judge Ten Eyck.
Tabulators of election returns in the
County Clerks Office asked for an in
in pay in a letter. They receive
sbs a month at present, and desired a
new scale whereby those on Assembly
sheets shall receive $50 a sheet, those
on Aldermanic sheets $25 each and
those on other sheets 800 each. The let
ter wa placed on file.
philip J. McElroy, f. N. Vaudeville,
". S. McLorinan. George w. Church
and w. Fl. Beardsley signed the letter.
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