The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-12-10

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he amounts to the lowest possible level
as will be seen:
Retainer to our counsel. ....... 500 90
This has been the annual retainer
for great number of years and
when it is realized that on each
meeting day our counsel is called
upon to advise Us on tour or five
different matters, some involving
thousands of dollars, it can readily
be seen how inadequate it is.
MUSICIAN to Jail. ...............$100 90
You could scarcely expect physi-
clan IN good standing to be at the
call of prisoners at the Jail for
less sum than this.
fuel, Court House and Jail. $4,000
This item is the result of bids by
various parties. and is as low as
we could get it.
Keeper of Court House and grounds
.................... $4,000
We are allowed this amount by
law but, by bids secured, had the
work done for SAT-. 1t went in the
levy at $500 as we could not antici-
pate what the bids might be.
extra for bridges under the Act of 1914
$3OOO.U
No one in the County will deny that
this amount and more could be
spent with profit on our bridges.
The only damage case against the
County in recent years in which
there was verdict was one for the
breaking through of a bridge in
bad repair, whereby traction en-
2 inc was broken to pieces, and the
verdict of the jury was $l200. 1t
is cheaper to keep the bridges up
than it is to pay damages.
Support of the Aims House. S27OO. 90
We cut this amount to the lowest
figure with which the trustees of
the Aims House considered they
could get along. 1t is the duty of
the trustees to superintend all the
purchases, contracts and arrange
ments Of the Aims House, and the
only control we have over the
matter is to pass and settle the
accounts after they have been paid
at our first meeting in the month
of May each year.
| COnstables accounts. ......... $329O. w
| The amounts of the various items
in these accounts are fixed by law
but we cut the figures whenever
possible to do 80, and the amount
| allowed is the lowest we could al
low for the services done.
| Magistrates accounts ....... $21l8. OK
The statement above made as to
constables accounts applies to this
item also.
Public printing for the County $5O1. 81
This is the result of competitive
/ bids
Store accounts, Jail and Cour: House
............... $16l.s:
These accounts are for variou,
things which were needed at thu
Court House and in the Jail.
| Stationery. Sl4o.9 "
Taxes refunded. ............ $50!
Burial of paupers. ........... 90.O'
Out pensioners. ..........:... 7O9.O'
The above items are all trifing ex
| cept the last and this certainly il
not excessive for the help of few
poor people who have been fount
| by US to be unable to fully tax,
care Of themselves.
| Miscellaneous accounts. $lO67. 8
This amount is made up of the fol
| lowing items:
| Walter S. Young for completin,
school building under direction o
the Act of 1914, Chapter Sc. 701. 9
Commissioners of Bladensburg
keeping prisoners in lookup Owe
night. ............:...:. l07.O
l States Attorney of Charles Count.
for the removed case of Stat
Va OBrien. ...$4O.
Fumlgating for smallpox, stamp
phones, tetanus antitoxin, and ott
er items of the Health Officer
Observation-Disclosures. $14O.5