The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-04-26
CECIL SOAKED FOR
$4,000 MORE

AS has been previously noted in these
columns the Citizens Committee, which
waited upon the State Road Commission
on Monday, April 7th, received little
satisfaction in the way of definite in
formation as to the disappearance OF
Cecils proper allottments uf road funds
out of the loans of 1908 and 1912 The
information was so entirely unsatisfac-
tory, that upon cir r-turn home, the
Committee framed and forwarded to the
Commission the following questions
l. How much was allotted to Cecil
County under the Road Loan of 1903 and
upon how much Road mileage was the
said allotment bassd?
g How much OF said allotment was
net Tor the construct on of roads in sad
Cecil County!
3. How much of said allotment was
fixed as overhead charges y?
4. How much was spent on Cecil
County under the Extraordinary Force
Account" in excess of the allotment of
1868?
s. dow much is the whoe allotment
to Cecil County out of the Road Loan OF
lyl- and upon what mileage is the said
allotment based?
g. How much of the said allotment is
net TO rthe construction OF roads in said
LecI county and now much OF said alIo,-
ment IS fixed as overhead charges?
10 tn.s list of what seems to be very
proper and dennite questions, Chairman
Neller OF the State Roads Commission,
replied on April 18th, by forwarding what
he calls the data as to the financial
Roads, as OF December 31st, 1872" He
goes on to say, Our bookkeeper finds
that he cannot give you the other data
you have asked for, in an intelligent way,
without having your questions a little
more specific" At this point we suggest
that the reader examine the questions
again and see if he thinks ANYTHING
COULD BE MORE SPECIFIC. The
reader will also wonder what sort of
bookkeeping they carry on at the State
Roads Commss .on, if that bookkeeping
department is unable to answer eucu
simple, specific and proper questions in
an intelligent way" AS matter of
fact the questions are entirely too speci
tic. Chairman Weller knows perfectly
well that they contain the very meat of
the whole matter, una ms bookkeeping
department does not answer them, be-
cause such answer would reveal the
whole wretcheu story OF the way this
road fund has been handled and the ~.
in which this county is being made TO
pay the penaIty of that wretched handl
ing And the county never will get at
the facts of this matter, until 1t appeals
10 the Courts to compel an accounting;
plainly the Commission does not propose
to give one, unless forced to. But going
back to Chairman Weller's letter of Aprfl
18th, we now publish his data" 1t is
in the form of a formal statement drawn
off and signed by the boOkkpenpr with
FlNANClAL AND PROGRESS REPORT,
tEtlL GU TO DEC. 81, II, SHOW
i.'d oS-hh-tNi VT EAf1E.>Dll y IL Eo
BALANCES
Proceeds of 81 200 ono oo
Bond Sales "Acts
1908 S12e 7eo 2s
Bond Sales "Acts
1908 & IA 296 90
Est lotal proceeds
AcIs l'oH ''.'''.'.' $ll6'9Sb.5S
TO estimated FRO
ceeus OF S"'l'oooooo. S69, 4lo "a
Speclhc proceeds OF
St"'oo"''p '....' ....'Sio,ooOOO
s,oo .,
Total allotments to
Cecil County ....... $256, 40l 81
Disbursements to Dec. 3lst, 1912,
other work ,....SlS5, ,9Sl.57
Advanced for Mainten-
ahce '''' '.'.'''''. o,95o'ol
sl9i,9lS;SS
tstimated cost to COM
piele Work under
--
$2l1. 80