The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-03-10

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think he will be quick to say that his
efforts would not be nearly so effective
if parents throughout the county did
not realize that behind him is the pow
en- of the Judge of the Juvenile Court.
The Grand Jury, in its recent report
called attention to the increasing cost
to the county of the Juvenile Court,
and realize that In so doing 1t re-
Elected the feeling Of many Of our peo-
pie that this institution threatens to
become burdensome to the county. A
comparative financial statement for
the last two years follows:
Expenses for year closing April 80,
1920 Sc.
Salaries of Probation Officer
and Stcnographer...-.........
Automobile and team hire. 290.O7
Other travelling expenses
kilograms, etc................-....... 1874
Board for children pending
disposition of cases..,............. 10000
$l76l,il
Less board refunded by par
entS......".................. a4.OO
$l7l6.9l
Exn.ns,s far v.nr r,osiny ApriI nd.
1921
Salaries of Probation Officer
and Stenographer ............,.. $l38b.00
Automobile and team hire .,... 3Si.6i
Other travelling expenses, etc. 20.7i
Board for children pending
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from thIS $203b y To be deducted
an annual appropriation OF 500 from
the Chlldrcn's Aid Society Of Balti-
more, making the net cost OF the Ju-
venile Court last year $l7Sb. This
$2bO ~ sent to the County Commiss-
toner's To delray the expenses OF the
PROBATION oificer In visiting the Har,,
iord county wards OF TINS Society. ana
IL applied on inc juvenile Court put
get.
" we believe IN the work OF the Jul
Henlle Court ut all, 1t IL difficult to
see how this budget can be materially
reduced. The salary OF the Probation
officer was Increased last year to
$l2OO a year. 1t IL barely sufficient
To enable person to i've and make
suitable provision Tor insurance-the
PROBATION OFFICER OF the > Juvenile Court
having no retiring pension to depend
upon. The work Of the Office involves
II great denl of correspondence and
considerable bookkeeping, hence the
need OF assistance from stenograph-
en- Inc travelling expenses are an IN
dex to the labors Of the Probation Or
hccr, which require her to travel tho
county from end to end. Her travel
ing expenses nre really abnormally
small, since both the gentleman who
takes her IN his automobile and the
M T.. H. u. are 30 impressed by her
work that they allow her Il reduction
from their regular rates.
one feature OF the work OF our Jul
Venile Court worthy OF special note Is
the unusually large amount secured by
the Court from parents and guardians
towards the support OF children under
The care OF the Court. Last year
$2lbb was obtained In this way, and
TINS money does not directly relieve
the county II ah0rds II indirect relief,
lnasmuch M apart from 1t the State or
the county would have to provide ut
FEAST part OF the support now secured
nom parents and guardians. There IL
SiiRht financial saving to the county
IN the item OF hoard for Wards await
ing disposition OF their cases. AT pre-
sent THESE children are placed IN hoard
ing homes where the cost IL slightly
less than the county would have to pay
ior their board In the Jail, where under
the old arrangement such children
would have had to be placed. In every
biil presented to the County Commits
sIohcrs ny the Probation Officer oath
~ maze That the statements are true.
ahu aii such bllla must be approved by
Judge harlan before they are present
em TO the County Commissioners Eight
wards, including boys and girls, have
SOD IN bank to their credit, money
saved ny them and belonging to them.
All wards are under the constant su-
pciVisi0n OF the Court and are regular
~ visited by the Probation Officer
uhder existing conditions II IL on
,'ciy natural that taxpayers should
DC heSIfous OF reducing their billS, but
u the juvenile Court were abolished
tomorrow the financial relief to indi-
V''oa' taxpayers would be very slight,
amounting ~ the case OF the average
~. N-phyef 10 ABOUT dollar "a yeaf.
me largest taxpayer IN the county
would DC saved only about VIZ year
ny the abolition OF the Juvenile Court.