Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-29
TREASURER TO GET
PERCENT COMMISSION
Commissioners Abolish Flat Salary
on State Tax Commission.
MEANS Loss OF ABOUT $500.
This is Based Upon approximately $40
600 Slated for Settlement
Stationery Contract Let

The question of Just what should
be the allowance for the County
Treasurer for the collection of State
taxes, which has engrossed the atten-
tion OF the County Commissioners for
some time, and was also taken into
Court on injunction proceedings.
was dnally decided by the Commis-
sioners at their weekly meeting yes
terday.
EThe determination is to allow the
Treasurer commission of z per cent.
on all State taxes collected. Per
merly that official was paid fiat
rate of 81 600 by the county for that
service. As the result of fixing a
commission basis, the Treasurer will
receive something like $500 less for
collection than last year, for it is
stated that the amount of State taxes
to be collected this year is about
$40, 600. At the 2 per cent. rate,
this would mean $500 for the county
official if all taxes are collected.
Among other business transacted
by the Commissioners yesterday was
the following:
The contract for furnishing sta
tionery, etc. to all of the county
Offices this year was awarded to the
Advertiser Republican at its bid OF
$323.S3 The lowest bid for this cen
tract was submitted by the firm of
Meyer & Thalheimer, of Baltimore,
which held it last year, but as a de-
feet was found in the proposals sub
mitted by that firm this time, it was
decided to award the contract to the
next lowest bidder and it therefore
went TO the local firm. Meyer e
Thalheimer's bid was S3I445 The
only other bid submitted was that by
the Dulaney-Vernay Company of Bal
timore whose figure was $372.95.
TIE statioreiy contact this year is
more than double the amount COM
pared to that of last year, which went
to Meyer & Thalheimer at SI49.
This year, however, a number of ex-
p ensive books and other supplies are
needed for the several county offices,
and such items did not figure in last
years contract.
MessIs. H. M, Lehr, J.. d. Phelps
and James L. Wesley, constituting
commission to which was referred
the question of public necessity of
opening a new road in the Fourth dis
trict, submitted favorable report in
the premises. The proposed road is
to run through the lands of Messrs.
j. s. and Abner Linthicum to the
Hollins' Ferry Road
Clerk S. Ogle Tilghman submitted
his report of the proportionate rate
of taxes expended from July l, to
December 81, 1912, by districts as fol-
lows: FIRST, Is 1-2 cents on the $I00 !;
second, 25 1-2 cents; third. 26 a
cents; fourth, 28 cents; fifth, ga
cents; eighth, "a cents; general
county rate, 35 cents.
County Engineer Green was direct
ed by tne Board to make a resurvey
of property in the vicinity of the pro-
posed route for the bridge across
Stoney creek, in the Third district,
and to secure the necessary rights of
way from the several parties CON
cerned.
Al of the pres sent trustees Of the
County Home were reappointed for
another year
Judge Frank A. Munroe. of the Or
phans Court was Authorized TO pur-
chase four chairs for use in the
Courts room and the office of the
Register of Wills.
The matter of the county paying
the rent for the office of the State 8
Attorney, which was recently called
into question, was deferred by the
Board until its next meeting. Those
protesting in the premises contend
that the county's prosecuting official
should have his office i,i room in
the Court House as was the custom
vars ago.
Upon certification of Dr. o. H.
McNemar and DR.. c. r. Winterson
Arthur Hammond will be committed
to one Of the State hospitals for men
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