Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-03-19

ors for 116 2-S days attendance at $500
per diem. Mr.. Lewis was also paid the
sum of $1,000 for 200 days attendance
as member Of the Board of County Com
missioners at $500 per diem. He was
also paid $4,000 for IL days attendance
as member of the County Board of Health
at $500 per diem. These payments show
that Mr.. Lewis received per diem wage
for S2S 2-3 days during the fiscal year
1918.
The Treasurers report also shows that
Mr.. N. H. Metzger. member of the Board
for portion of the year 1918, was paid
$4,000 for services as member of the
Board of Assessors for $50 days attend
ance at $500 per diem. Mr.. Metzeer was
also paid the sum of $275.OO for SIS days
attendance as member of the Board of
County Commissioners at $500 per diem.
He was also paid $4,000 for IL days at
tendance as a member of the County Board
of Health at $500 per diem. These pay
ments show that Mr.. Metzser received a
per diem wage for PIT days during the
fiscal year 1918.
Mr.. H. M. Williams, who filed the unex-
pired portion of Mr.. Metzger's term as a
member Of the Board for portion Of the
year 1918, was paid $500 for 1870 days
attendance as a member of the Board of
County Commissioners at $500 per diem.
The total per diem paid the Commissioner
from the Third Collection district was for
337 days in 1918.
1t also appears that the Clerk to the
County Commissioners and Treasurer
OK offlcio. Mr.. Berry E. Clark, received
his authorized salary of $2.250,00 in the
year 1918, and additional payments as fol-
lows $3.50 for general assessment work
$3.50 expense account $500 special ser
vices in general assessment work for 1917
and 1918, but paid during the year 1918.
According to Mr.. Clark's own explanation
Of these payments before the delegation,
they must be taken in the light Of over
time or extra-time payments to public
official. which is. to say the least, an I'M
usual form of payment.
1t appeared at the hearing that Mr..
Bowie F. Waters, who was employed as
attorney to the County Commissioners Of
1918, under a rule Of the County Com
missioners that he should receive $500 for
all legal services rendered the Board, also
received additional payments as follows {:
800 as attorney to the Assessment Board !;
500 for appearance before the State Tax
Commission, in Baltimore. two days Gan
additional counsel was also employed by
the County Commissioners to appear in
this case at an additional cost of $250) !;
and $3.50 for reporting tax sales. In other
words. Mr.. Waters, instead of receiving
$500 for doing the legal work of the Board,
received $l.l50 for such services during
the year 1918.
lbelieve that the above facts, as shown
at the hearing and set forth in the County
Treasurer's report, should be called to the
attention of the taxpayers of Montgomery
county as illustrating the method of ex-
penditure of public moneys under the pres
ent system, and personally feel that a
change in this system will prove a great
economy as far as the expenditures of the
taxpayers money are concerned.
take this opportunity to tell the tax
payers Of Montgomery county that the
Democratic delegation in the present House
Of Delegates has neither introduced nor
allowed to pass any bill increasing the
salary Of the County Commissioners of
Montgomery county
Respectfully.
JAS. N. BARNSLEY.
March 9th, 1920