The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-06-26
Comparison Made
On Election Costs

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A comparative study was made
this week concerning expenditures
Of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections during the change-over
to the permanent registration sys-
tenn, and the first election where
voting machines were used, in COM
parison to the expenditures for
elections where paper ballots we're
UseG.
The County Commissioners in
1856 levied $4,000 for voting ma
chimes. This was not used until
1858 when sc voting machines cost
S54648O0.
Expenditures over the past year,
exclusive Of the voting machines,
totaled $12,573.31, with the general
election in November yet to be
counted. Costs of the continuing
registration are also tabulated
monthly.
Salaries of the Board of Super
visors members and the boards
attorney run $500 per year, exclu-
sive of travel expenses, mileage,
etc. The chief registrar received
$3.50 per month, while the Demo-
cratic registrar received S167 per
month.
The levy in 1856 for the election
was S19,O5O and of this amount
$12,09420 was expended. In 1854
the levy was for $4,000 with ex-
penditures being S16,695.40.
The levy for 1858 was for S18,-
074.50 which included $500 for
registration and election salaries;
/ S8,374.5O for other operating ex-
penses; $500 for contingent; and
S1,500 for capital outlay.
Already spent FOR capital outlay
is S2,542.22, including super file
for $1S5025; a cabinet for S21625;
voter cards of $21420; book case
section of SAP; storage cabinet of
/ S47 95; miscellaneous supplies of
| SIS; and legal file of $50, and a
clock for 1851.
Salaries we're as follows since
/ last June: Ward limbaugh, $500;
Rodger Bond, $500; Harvey Gort-
ner, $500; Russell Smith, $1,650;
C. c. Nathan, $500; Miss Julia
Rowan, S1,OO002. For travel cx-
penses. mileage, etc, there we're
these additions: Ward limbaugh,
S31720; Rodger Bond, $201 so; Har-
vey Gortner, $171.80; Russell Smith,
$4,000; c. c. Nathan, S92.4O
Other expenditures: telephone,
S22880; electric ST: Oakland Print
ing company for supplies, S194 80;
insurance on voting machines 2
companies S86344; labor, 2 per-
sons. $40; office machine company,
supplies, S1110; Lou Stemple,
painting signs, S10 Economy store,
Homecoming, supplies, S3096; San
ders Motor freight, moving voting
machines, S12375; Ralph Pritts,
rental of building housing voting
machines to September 15 1858,
$500; Cumberland office supply for
return sheets, $192; specimen bal
lots, S107 binders, $28360; ballot
| labels, $4,000; absentee ballots,
Republican, $40; absentee ballots,
Democrat, SIPS; other supplies,
S1247O.
Browning Hardware, S38.15;
Motor Service company, moving
voting machine, S.; Supplies from
Goldsmit-Black, S13.52; Oakland
Lumber, $40; The Republican, adj
vertising, $60.1O; w. E. Shirer,
making file supports, $3.50; Ham
ills Stationery S3126; Ankeny
company, Cumberland, supplies,
! S34.45; Typewriter sales, So; BERTHE
Thrasher, clerical work. S132; STAN
ley Calls, custodian for machines,
S26850; Joseph Frantz, custodian
for machines, S267; office machine,
$780, Automatic Voting Machine
corporation, S649; rental of places
for election and custodial services
$685. salaries of judges of cleo
ton, S1.39460.
A complete comparison would
not be possible until after the
general election in November, but
preliminary figures indicate that
the permanent registration set-up
and the use of voting machines will
cost the county considerably more
than the former set-up.
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