Smyrna times., 1920-02-18

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70 roilowing our usual custom of comnon+i,,
uloit Scne OF the items disclosed in ai'I;ti
! t.oi, noohe ana Records of the County Co..
| sron',,. We ueSire to call attention tn II,
'OuHI expended for Repairs to JaiI 5000 ~
me bulk of this sum (abou+ $500 @ 49,. 9 l
nepaiTs 70 Heating Plant In view Of e1 lo
II iter large expenditures for this same iten,
some one responsible should he ,,i,o par "a. OF
heating equipment 'e siVeh 10 tins
Will. while speaking of the Jail. let us call Of
| n,,rIbdn 20 the very marked decrease in the
| ilui'IDer OF commitments of tramns TO- -,
lodging and board at the eNnopso , if lisSnIs li
/ OounIy- This practice had reached sucb nv S.e
a1d 3 as to call forth criticism generate
/ anu. anu Ihe title' Iramps Boarding House.; a.
applied to our Jail. was not aItoootbo, as
homer: Our Jail Commissioners are dasa,.,,
| ing of most hearty cor,r,o,i.;e are uesefV-
much needed reform i"r thls
We would again epnbasizo H. ,
d oare ana economy in the matter of the ni,r-
fnaSe OF supplies and materials of ali kinds
1,I Oouhty Offices and County use in
GENERAL and raise the question wbefber 49,
er economy in this matter wouId not s.S4
II some individual were clothed with the ra'
,'Sy sponSslblllty and authority to make these
DenartT1e,,. rdLher az than have each Office and
~ department "a do its own buying of supplies
a. Is now the practice All men are NOT
good buyers alike and if some capable OFF,
tra4; trs. was CHOSEN for this work. thus concen-
trauhg instead of scattering the orders hot
9er deals would doubtless result
with the work now completed vve frd +L4
- e tOtal Cost OF our splendid and beautifuI
Teenodelled Court House and all furnitnra
OF Court Room and all County Offices incII,d-
ed' and with all bills paid is S92.I77 "a ord
an an TINS accomplished without either Bond
issue or increase of tax rate In this con-
nection let say that statements in io1'i III
t0n to the effect that a part of this sum was
taken @ from the Good Roads Account, are
rI no. Verlhed by Comptroller Greves' Books.
1hey snow that during the past seven wears
fnere has been appropriated from the General
+ und' by the Levy Court, for use on the NH |
nc C roads @ of this County $66.53S.77 (or nearly
9lOOOO annually, in excess of tho aroo,,r4 /
allotted by statutory provision for this mr.
pose viz: lOc of the tax rate levied and |
Lhls ms sum does not include S37175.OO that has
Deen ;'s approprlated to incorporated towns dur
ing ing tns same period for street maintenance /
Wnen these two sums are added, they show
a total expenditure of $103. .7O8.77 in addi
non ION 70 the regular allotment of 10 cents
use use What sort of roads have we to show for
Snls lsrge expenditure of money? Is fine |
y -lme not fully ripe for Kent County to move
n N the matter of improved roads, and ston
IN ms pronlgate waste of the peoples money
)n dirt roads that are scarcely usable for a
'onSiderable yies portion of the year.
olely to commend fidelity to duty. we direct |
rrtehI0h 70 the excellent condition of our
Couhty ,os. affairs as shown by the above re-
'ort and repeat statement made in a nre- !
'ious report: ''The best antidote for craft is
publicity -Oi grant Is
Respectfully submitted.
WALIEk u. HOFFECKER
JOHN G. HOPKINS
Committee
1TATE OF DELAWARE !
TENT COUNTY, IS.
BE it remembered that on the ninth dsv of
epruary, A.. D., 1920 before the subscr;her ~
NOTARY Public of the State of DeIawsra'
eLrsonahy appeared Walter o. Hoffecker and \
l onh =, hopkins. Committee to inspect tha n
ooks and accounts of the ComptrolIer nf y
ent ent County. respectively, and made soIaro, "
ath that the foregoing report and statements "
nowledge and belief ''' VI 'helr
WALTER o. HOFFECKER Ii
JOHN C. HOPKINS W
S,vo~, - Committee | ~
d year aforesaid. w 'ne uay H
,sr.v MARK w. COLE.
kOEALD Nofarv p,,hit. III