Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-26
TO CHANGE SYSTEM OF
PAYING CERTIFICATES
Check, Instead Of Cash, to be Rule
Of County Commissioners.
EXPERTS AUDIT APPROVED.
Report Shows Excess Expenditures in
Several Instances Extension
Of Lighting System.

82l.44 on December 81, 1912, as dis
closed by the County Treasurer's cash
book. the firm of Black & CO., GER
tilted public accountants, recently
appointed by Governor Goldsborough
to audit the books of the several coun-
ty offices, yesterday submitted a re-
port of the work to the Board Of
County Commissioners at their reg
ulsr weekly session.
The report embodied two import
ant recommendations, all OF which
was promptly approved by the Com
| missiOners. The accountants sug-
gested the carrying of collections
from county taxes in the county
| tax fund, instead of a contingent
fund as heretofore, and that all
certificates of ind ,btedness be paid
by check only, and not cash as at
times appears to have been the GUS
| tC N, as the latter arrangement does
not give the treasurer any adequate
voucher, after he has made his re-
port to the County Commissioners
and surrendered the original certifi-
| Gates.
The Commissioners expressed their
pleasure over the report of the ac-
countants, which is complete one
in every detail, containing every
item of indebtedness together with
income for the coming year, condition
OF the sinking fund and bonded indebt-
edness. The report does, however,
show that the Board paid out in sew
eral instances, monies in excess of
the appropriations made in the levy
for the stipulated purposes.
In this come ction the following
schedule is given: For Registra-
tion-Appropriated, l,050; ,xpend-
ed S1,l34.78; excess $84.78. For
Pensions Appropriated $l,z0O; ex-
pended $l,245; excess $45. Vital
Statistics-Appropriated $500; ex-
pended s4l5.19; excess S15.19.
Water Rents-Brooklyn and Glen
Burnie, appropriated 5000; expended
81, 900; excess, $l00. General Elec-
tion Expenses Appropriated, 81 $50;
expended, Ss,075; excess,$ 1,225.
1t was also recommended in the
report, and the Board approved,
that the $909.45 pre- emium on the
jail bonds turned over to the Coun-
ty Treasurer, be placed to the credit
of the sinking fund for the redemp-
tion of same.
That the Annapolis Public Utili-
ties Company, that bought out the
old Annapolis Gas and Electric Light
Company intends to extend an cleo
trio lighting system into various
sections of the county, in addition
to West Annapolis, was made Ger
tain yesterday by the petition placed
before the County Commissioners
asking for the authority to erect
poles on certain of the pub
lie highways. The Board passed an
order granting the privileges.
The company proposes to extend
the system through Eastport, along
the county roads to old Bay Ridge
and Arundel-on-the-Bay, and from
Annapolis to Camp Parole, thence
by the old Perry Road to the old
ferry over South River to fuckers,
and from Annapolis, by way of the
Cow Hide Branch road to Severn
river over the road to Duvall's
Ferry, and from the city, over the
roads through West Annapolis and
Germantown, and a mole direct
route to the settlement at Womble's
place on the Severn River.
As told in last nights Capital,
the Board gave over much time to
hearing the complaints and consid-
ering petition presented by Messrs.
w. II. Hart and w. Hallam CLAUDE,
representing the Taxpayers League
of this county, as to the unanitary
and alleged generally deplorable con-
6itions existing at the County Home
on South River.
The petition in full, with recom-
mendations for the betterment of
conditions appears elsewhere in this
issue of The Capital. Before taking
final action in the premises the Board
| decided to visit the Home in a body.
This was done yesterday afternoon
and the matter will be taken up for
some definite action at next weeks
meeting. Meantime the trustees of
the Home have been directed to meet
the Commissioners at that meeting,
Among other business transacted
at yesterdays meeting of the Com
missioners was the receipt and accept
ance of the resignation of Nicholas
F. Owens of South River as constable
for the First district. Mr.. Owens
resigned because he found the work
confiieted with the time and atten-
tion he desired to give ito his farm
| duties.
Upon payment of the usual rate of
poll tax the Chesapeake and Potomac
telephone Company was gTante j
permission to erect eight poles on
the county road west of the Annapolis
road, near Admiral, in the Fourth
district.
Personal. Mention
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