Smyrna times., 1920-02-11

- oiiO"lhg our usual custom of co,,,..
~ poH some OF the items disclosed ~
| trolIa, ne ana Records of the County Col
! oioHef' we desire to call aftentia,tS comp
amount expended for Repairs ~ III s 20 the
60 nuih OF this sum (about SSO0I ,o go a. -
mar a'.'Is TO 70 Heating Plant. In view of fnD
4er large expenditures for tbis - Vi lor-
u would seem. better caro- on ia ss'ile item.
some one responsible should he 81 part OF
heating equipment. Si'en 10 TINS
tartian Wnlle speaking of the Jail. let us call -
nIrL 70 the very marked decrease in u
NUMBER OF commitments of fran9ns r. ~ u! 'he
SI9uglng and board at the exnenen nf l'fsi{s MS
nort ioS rms practice had reached sncb rro
PolIions as to call forth criticisn, ~ ~ pIo-
ana the title, "TramDs' Roard;rI r5 TeIei any
appned to our Jail was not aItooetbo" as
inrr Our Jail Commissioners are desar', 1rS-
much needed reform Ior TINS
~ we would again emphasize tho pood Co.
cbaso anu s economy IN the matter of the Dnr-
fnr a. Vi supplies and materials of ali kind |
nor the County Offices and County nee A'"Gs US
6eHeraI' ana raise the question ,,botbo,. - ~
81 economy IN this matter would not eI-
m some individual were clothed with the ret
purchases ratI ana authority to make these !
RRrIeiiases' Roaa' rather than have each Office snd
DeParuhent do its own buyinc of s,,,,,ii" u
as Is now the practice. All mon ora :
cisi u ,,o buyers alike. and if some capable off.
claI was chosen for this work Tins co,on Jill
tIaIihg instead of scattering the ordorS ~
Ter 9eals would doubtless result Oe'-
tbo "t,n tdt ihe work now completed we find that
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Court House and ali fmrnit,l. aItlIu
I oI court Room and all County Offices incI,,d
e1' ana with all bills paid is 500 IN "a III
ss,,e ms l accomplished without either Bond
Hs asue OF increase of tax rate. In this con
iectlon let us say that statements in c;r,'i
Tn u Ohe eHect that part of this sum was |
1ns aSen loIisd9 from the Good Roads Account are
~ NJ NeTlhed by Comptroller Grieves' Rocks |
Iey snow that during the past seven veare |
mere has been appropriated from the GeneraI
=; uhu' 9y the Levy Court. for use on the pub
lc &c roads roads OF this County 66,533.77 (or nearly
10000 annually, in excess of the an1onnt
lllotted by statutory provision for this mr.
,ose' VIZ lOc OF the tax rate levied and
ms sum does not include S37 175 M +Lot L
zen appropriated to Incorporated towns ms d' ,nsS
ny this same period for street maintenance
y hen @ these two sums are added. they show
ion ro'aI "a tS gSMpenditure OF SlOS.7Os77 in addi-
Dove referred to of tax collected for Connt,,
Sc. What sort of roads have we to show foY
',ls 'rno Iaree rt expenditure of money? Is the
2 the matter of improved roads, and sion
ms prohlgate waste of the peoples money 4
\ art roads that are scarcely usable for a
considerable portion of the year. :
With no desire to throw bououets but
olely to commend fidelity to duty we direct | 8
ttention to the excellent condition of onr i
ort' and repeat statement made in a nre- G
ublicity.' S' 10
Respectfully submitted. ~
WALTER o. HOFFECKER
JOHN G. HOPKINS
Committee
FATE OF DELAWARE.
ENT COUNTY, ss
Be it remembered that on the ninth dav of
eSruary, A. D.. 1920. before the subscriber
Notary Public of the State of Delaware
rsonally appeared Walter o. Hoffecker and /.
mn Z. Hopkins. Committee to inspect the NJ
oks and accounts of the Comptroller of N
snt county, respectively, and made soIaror de
Tn that the foregoing report and statements in
e true and correct to the best of their Ri
owledge and belief. "s'i c.
WALTER o. HOFFECKER Pl
JOHN c. HOPKINS
worn 7 @ and subscribed before me the day be
tcrAr, MARK w. COLE.
Notary Public ri