Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-06-14
OPPOSES NEW ACCOUNT SYSTEM
County Court Decides No New Books
Shall Be Bought.

An adjourned term of the jefferson
County Court was held on Monday and
Tuesday of last week, when the ques-
ton of licenses was considered. Lii
censes for ten saloons in Charles Town
and three in Harper's Ferry were
granted. There were two applicants,
F. L. Hamilton and ]. P. Watkins. to
operate saloons in Shepherdstown. In
asmuch as Shepherdstown voters had,
by majority of two, at a recent
election, decided that the council of
that town should recommend the
granting of liquor licenses, it was q
foregope conclusion that the applica-
tons for such licenses would as a mat
ter of course. be granted Such,
however, was not the case. A large
delegation, representing the dry"
faction in the ancient town on the
Potomac, with petition signed by 400
or more residents of the town and vi
cinity, and having H. L. Snyder and
Prof. Thos. C. Miller, principal of
Shepherd College, as their spokesman,
appeared in Court, and urged the re-
lection of both applications. The pc
titioners claimed that the wet"
majority obtained at the election did
not reflect the intelligent sentiment of
the town that number of the wet"
voters were vicious, ignorant negroes,
Prof. Miller declared, IN his address to
the Court, urging the rejection of the
applications that to allow liquor to be
sold in Shepherdstown would be meal
culably harmful to his school and result
in the loss of much of its patronage
After an examination of the petition
with the list of names attached to it,
the Court decided not to grant the
licenses applied for.
A license to sell beer at wholesale
was granted to each of two applicants,
G. I. Smith, of Harper's Ferry, and
w. 0. Rau. Charles Town.
Bids for installing a heating plant
in the Court House and Annex were
examined. The contract for the Job
was awarded to E. S. Mobley ard
Brother, of Frederick, Nd, on bid
of $1,835. The Warren Webster
modulated yapor heating system will
be used.
1t having been shown that there is
sufficient fund in the hands of the
Sheriff for the purpose, orders were is
sued for the payment Ct sheep owners
who had lost sheep that were killed or
injured by dogs. Orders, aggregating
1914 were accordingly passed.
The Prosecuting Attorney was directed
to examine the constitutionality of the
law which calls for such radical and
unnecessary and unwise changes in our
system of keeping the Sheriff's and
other county officials accounts, further
directing him at the same time to con-
fer with the prosecuting attorneys of
action has been taken by other County
Courts in the State in the premises,
and report his findings and opinion to
future term Of the Court.
In the matter OF the purchase of
new books and the changing of the pres
ent system of keeping the Sheriff's ac-
counts with the county, to conform to
new system, as outlined on advance
sheets received by the Court from the
State Tax Commissioner Office at
Charleston. The Court seriously doubts
the advisability of making such change.
The present system, with which the
Court, the Sheriff, the Clerk, in fact
each and every county official is fami.
liar, is, in the opinion of the Court,
clear, practical, ample and sufficient
for all business purposes.
There was levied against the tax
payers of this county last year d909)
an item of $1,000. to satisfy claims of
publishing house located outside of
the county and State for new books of
extravagant finish and binding, requir-
GU huASl tilC oO-NditCu OS6-
tenn of accounting" Inasmuch as
little, if any use is now being made of
these books by those of our county
officers into whose offices the books
were directed, on account Of their
absolute unftness as books of record,
the Court desires to place itself on
record as being opposed to any such
further waste Of the money of the tax
payers of this county.
The Clerk was also directed not to
purchase any new books. or make any
change in the present system of keep
ing accounts without the order of Court.
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