The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-08
s252,168.89 $289, 953.51 $34O23191 $5O,2784O

Incidentally this machinery, when
in full operation on the cooperative
WPA relief road work, earned rem
tai of approximately $1,000 per day
as part of the county's pledge to the
2096 to $3.50 of the total cost of the
WPA roads, the remaining 800 to
1870 of the cost of the roads being
provided by the Federal Government.
Accordingly, the purchase of the road
machinery with the recommendation
of the State Roads Commission as
to the kind of equipment needed has
been a good investment on the part of
the county and will pay for itself over
period of years by the construction
of roads through the plan explained
above.
Tax Collectors and Treasurer's
Office: Increase $9,533.63.
This increase is principally due to
the increases in the estimated appro-
priations for the amounts which may
be due for commissions, discounts, in
solvencies and tax sales and commits
sions for 1910 as compared with the
amounts actually expended or allowed
for these items in 1889.
Miscellaneous Items: Increase
S1,143.73.
The entire amount is an increase be-
cause the items have been set out sep
arately for certain accounts appropri-
ated for individual claims against the
county.
General Debt Service: Increase
$6,786.69.
| While the County Lateral Road
Bond and Coupon Debt Service de-
creased, the interest on certain orders
outstanding and on loans for current
operating expenses in anticipation of
tax collections and on WPA Relief
Road Work loans increased for the
year 1910.
General Government: Increase
$27,035.75.
The increase is principally due to
the following items and reasons:
Auditing, Accounting and System
Work.
This work was deemed necessary
with the general approval of our at
torneys in order to ascertain the
financial status of the county, from
the incomplete records found in use
and in order to adjust our accounts to
comply with the 1889 and other laws
and to install the necessary additional
records to safeguard the proper ac-
counting for the taxpayers funds and
for the guidance of the administrative
officials of the county.
The system recommendations are IN
line with those of the National Com
mittee on Municipal Accounting,
which has given great deal of time
and study on the part of it's men,
bers, who are outstanding expert ac-
countants and consultants of the coun-
try to the Standardization of such
systems.
Matters already called to our at
tentlon by the auditors have been the
means of correcting numerous errors
in the books as well as affecting var
ious savings, with recommendation as
to the proper safeguards to be used
in the future.
The costs are considered reasonable
for the work involved and in view of
the costs for similar work in other
counties.
Circuit Court Costs.
The increase is to take care of the
fees of jurors and witnesses for the
additional court and trial work.
COnstables, Magistrates and
Medical Examiners.
The increase is to take care of the
salaries and costs of these offices,
which were reorganized as of June l,
1889, by the Legislature. The cost will
be offset in part by fines and expense
allowances collected
Elections.
The increase is represented by the
entire item, which did not appear in
1889.
Fox, Cat and Weasel (For
Bounty Claims).
This is also new item due to an
Act of the 1889 Legislature.
While the above mentioned accounts
are principally new items for 1910, it
must be borne in mind that the in
creases in certain other items are
partly due to certain 1889 unpaid bills,
for which there were credit balances
available in the appropriation ac-
counts, but for which funds were not
borrowed on the uncollected taxes I'M
til 1910 because of the delays due to
restrictive legislation referred to
above. Many of these items were sub
sequently paid by orders and checks
drawn in 1910 against the 1889 appro-
priation accounts, but such items do
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