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) > 4 AUDITOR'S REPORT UPON THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCOUNTS OF County Commissioners for Baltimore County, Towson, McL, For the Year Ended December 31, 1923 Baltimore Md., April 25. 1924. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, Towson, Maryland, Gentlemen:— We have audited the accounts of your office and the County Treasurer's Office for the year ended December 31, 1923 and submit herewith a certificate, one page of comments and the following exhibits and schedules: EXHIBIT A—BALANCE SHEET as of DECEMBER 31, 1923. SCHEDULE NO. 1—CASH ACCOUNT for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1923. SCHEDULE NO. 2—TAXES IN ARREARS. SCHEDULE NO. 3—SURPLUS. All as of December 31, 1923. EXHIBIT B—STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPEXSES for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1923. EXHIBIT C—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES for the six years ended May 31, 1920; for the seven months ended DECEMBER 31, 1920, and for the three years ended DECEMBER 31, 1923. Respectfully, BLACK & COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants. By WILMER BLACK, C. P. A. Member (American Institute of Accountants) (Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants) CERTIFICATE. WE HAVE AUDITED the accounts, etc., of the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS and the COUNTY TREASURER for BALTIMORE COUNTY, TOWSON, MARYLAND, for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1923, and WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the accompanying BALANCE SHEET and STATEMENT of-INCOME and EXPENSES are correct; subject to the attached comment, and in our opinion clearly set forth the true financial condition as Of DECEMBER 31, 1923, and result of operations for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1923, respectively. BLACK & COMPANV, Certified Public Accountants, By WILMER BLACK, C. P. A. Member ( American Institute of Accountants) (Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants) COMMENTS UPON AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1023. The accompanying report is of the Tax Levy Account only. In addition to the above, there are twelve funds as follows, which have been audited by us and found correct: Tax Sales Fund—Balance December 31, 1923....................$ 2,971.81 Dog License Fund— Balance December 31, 1923................ 2,739.78 Pension Fund, Fire Dept.—Balance December 31, 1923......... 2,381.67 Pension Fund. Police Dept.-^Balance December 31, 1923........ 136.47 Hanover Turnpike Fund—Balance December 31, 1923........... 2S.200.73 Annex Fund—Balance December 31, 1923....................... 1,578.48 Towson Sewerase Maintenance Fund December 31, 1923....... 139.09 Road and School Loan Fund Interest Acct. Dec. 31, 1923........ 11,350.84 Certificates of Indebtedness—Interest Acct. Dec. 31, 1923....... 88.08 All the above balances available for General purposes. To^vson Sewerage Bond Account. There is outstanding against this account $181,000.00 BONDS of which there is a balance of $83.56 unused. The difference of $180,916.44 has been expended for a sewer laid in TOWSON for which the residents of TOWSON are liable. Towson Sewerage Loan Account. There is a balance in this account of $5,200.23 which has been collected from the residents of TOWSON for the retirement of the above bonds. Public Road And School Loan Bonds. There is outstanding against this account $750,000.00 BONDS of which there is a balance of $10,181.66 unused. The difference of $739,818.34 has been expended for Public Roads and Schools, which do not appear on this report. EXHIBIT A. BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1923. ASSETS. CASH—Schedule No. ..........^^^^^^^^^^^^K. . . . TAXES IN ARREARS—Schedule No. 2...................$465,772.91 LESS: RESERVE for ERRONEOUS & INSOLVENCIES... 10,000.00 ----------------- 455,772.91 $494,052.28 LIABILITIES. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE—School Board . . ......'............'.........$ 65,005.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES . •'^^¦^^¦^^^^^^^¦^^B____$265,005.00 SURPLUS—Schedule No. 3 .. . •¦^^¦^^^^¦^^¦^^¦^V____ 229,047.28 TREASURER'S STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1923. BALANCE January . . . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B>- • $ RECEIPTS. TAXES LEVY OF 1914........ 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 .' ." ."............................$1,642,173.70 LESS Discountts....................... 13,932.24 338.20 341.53 343.20 867.89 555.60 480.16 2,491.63 20,025.94 271,693.94 1,628,241.46 $ 1,925,379.55 Interest on overdue taxes .................... Baltimore County Home for Infirm and Indigent. Court House Expense ....................... Fire Department ............................... I nridental Expense ............................. Property purcased at Tax Sales ................. Removed Cases ................................. Interest on Annex Notes ........................ Circuit Court ................................... County Treasurer .............................. Police Department .............................. Refunded Taxes ................................ General Road aand Bridge Account .............. Support of Insane.........• •............•...... Miscellaneous Receipts ......................... Bills Payable ................................... Election and Registration....................... Justice of Peace and Constable .................. Jail Expense.................................... Sheriff's Office .................................. 31,644.03 1,962.42 164.10 41.15 24.32 1.772.22 9.086.17 4,411.92 1.643.73 5,000.00 150.03 f, 4rt.2S 16,942.57 3,411.69 5,464.64 200,000.00 485.00 8,114.05 205.20 607.05 DISBURSEMENTS. Agricultural Agents ............................................! Assignment of New and Missed Property ........................ Baltimore County Home for Infirm and Indigent ................ Burial of Paupers............•................................. Circuit Court Expense .......................................... Conveying- Prisoners......• ¦ •.................................. Coroners Post Morteems........................................ County Commissioners Office.................................... County Treasurer's Office ....................................... Court House Expense........................................... Election and Registration Expense .............................. Fire Department . . . • •.......................................... incidental Expense............................................. Interest on Annex Notes......•................................ Jail Expense . . . • •.............•........•....................... Justice of Peace and Constable . ¦ •............................... Law Department .............................................. Lighting Department .•......................................... Orphans' Court................................................. Outdoor Pensions and Charity . . . . •.............................. Police Department ............................................. Property Purchased at Tax Sales .....¦ •......................... Public Schools ................................................. Publishing and Printing........................................ Refunded Taxes ................................................ Removed Cases . . . . • ¦.......................................... Removing Garbage.............................................. Repairs and Improvements to County Buildings.................. Sanitary Expense .............................................. School for Boys and Girls........•............................ Sheriff's Office.................................................. Support of Insane................••............................. HIGHWAYS: General Roads and Bridges Account..............$$294,780.11 Special Roads and Bridges Account ............... 348,301.76 TOTAL RECEIPTS......i------TiV..............$2,211,056.12 2,217,056.12 $ 2,305,273.01 I Tubercular Hospital.......... j Bills Payable................., I State Supervisor of Assessments TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS . . . . BALANCE ON HAND DECEMBER 31, $494,052.28 3,550.00 11,661.28 12,328.97 312.7S 39,454.00 300.00 555.75 19,899.84 10,257.48 19,293.45 41,172.92 114,870.55 9,937.44 13,411.92 8,171.61 4,779.22 1,850.00 72,260.08 5,020.50 7,330.00 85,933.18 187.00 914,303.00 2,927.00 4,414.36 1,003.85 26,240.68 9,092.46 30,088.00 3,312.07 9,999.96 22,365.17 643,081.87 2,626.25 110,000.00 5,001.00 1923. 2,266,993.64 38,279.37 $ 2,305,273.01 •'ASH BOOK BALANCE—December 31, 1923.......... SECOND NATIONAL BANK, Towson Maryland.—Bal ance as per balanced pass book Jan. 10, 1924..... LESS OUTSTANDING CHECKS: M^ EXHIBIT A—SCHEDULE NO. 1—Continued. ........... $ 38,279.37 | TOWSON NATIONAL BANK, TOWSON, MARYLAND- .$ 4,317.72 Balance as per balanced pass book January 4, 1924..$ 36,408.39 No. 3458 No. 3862 No. 64 No: 3921 No. 4012 No. 19 No. 30 No. 32 No. 36 No. 54 No. 57 No. 65 No. 78 135.25 351.15 10.00 10.00 75.00 10.00 37.50 3.23 1.50 1.75 20.00 24.75 29.80 1,234.49 1.944.42 $ 2,373.30 LESS: Outstanding Checks: No. 7269 No. 2873 No. 3623. No. 3936. No. 4072. 11.53 1.00 336.58 20.80 132.11 502.02 LESS: Check No. 246 drawn for. Bank Paid................ 17.75 17.45 $ 35,906.37 35,906.07 $ 38,279.37 $ 38,279.37 EXHIBIT V—SCHEDULE NO. 2. ^B^^H TAXES IN ARREARS DECEMBER 31, 1923. ,evy 1915.......................................................$ 1,447.94 evy 1917 ....................•........•........•••............. 2,588.41 wy 1918 ....................................................... 5,951.58 ry 1919.......•......•......•••............................... 32,921.83 1920....................................................... 31,960.49 1921...........................•.........•¦......•.......... 34,736.32 1922....................................................... 87,287.97 23......•............••...•............................... 271,610.99 $468,505.53 .\£ERPAID— ..................................$ 338.20 ....................•......¦ ¦ . . . 2,394.42 ----------------- 2,732.62 $465,772.91 EXHIBIT A—SCHEDULE) ISO. 3. SURPLUS, DECEMBER 31, 1923. BALANCE—January 1, 1923 ....................................$168,152.67 ADD: Additional 1921 Taxes ....................$ 945.22 Additional 1922 Taxes .................... 17,411.01 -----------------$ 18,356.23 Excess of Income over Expenses for the vear ended December 31, 1923. For details see Exhibit B..................................... 42,538.38 ----------------- 60,894.61 BALANCE December 31, 1923....................................$229,047.28 EXHIBIT B. STATEMENT OF INCOME and EXPENDITURES for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 1923. Showing Amount Available and EXPENDITURES. INCOME. LEVY 1923 .....................................................$1,913,784.69 BALTIMORE COUNTY HOME for INFIRM and INDIGENT......... 1.962.42 COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE .............................. 5,000.00 CIRCUIT COURT . . . .........¦------••-......................... 1,643.73 COURT HOUSE EXPENDITURES .............................. 164.10 ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS .............................. 485.00 Fl l; H D E PARTMENT.......................................... 41.15 HIGHWAYS: General Road and Bridge Account .......................... 16,942.57 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES REFUNDED......................... 24.32 INTEREST and DISCOUNT................................... 36,055.95 JUSTICE OF PEACE & CONSTABLES........................... 8,114.05 JAIL..................................••...•------•.............. 205.20 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS................................... 5.464.64 PROPERTY PURCHASED AT TAX SALE........................ 1,772.22 REMOVED CASES..................'..........•......•.......••. 9,086.17 REFUNDED TAXES ........................................... 546.28 POLICE DEPARTMENT............•••........•........•..... 150.03 SHERIFF'S OFFICE .......................................... 607.05 SUPPORT OF INSANE ....................................•-••.. 3,411.69 (as appropriations or otherwise) AGRICULTURAL AGENT.......-....'.................... ASSESSMENT OF NEW AND MISSED PROPERTY.......... BALTIMORE COUNTY HOME FOR INFIRM AND INDIGENT. BURIAL OF PAUPERS........................... CIRCUIT COURT..................................... CONTINGENT ACCOUNT................................. CONVEYING PRISONERS . . .....-•......•........•......... CORONERS POST MORTEM .............................. COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE ..................... ( i >UNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.......................... COURT HOUSE EXPENSE ................................ EJECTION AND REGISTRATION . . •......¦.............. FIRE DEPARTMENT .................................... [NC] I rENTAL EX PENSE........................¦ •........ INSOLVENT AND ERRONEOUS .......................... JAIL EXPENSE...........................•......¦........ JUSTICE OF PEACE AND CONSTABLE..................... HAW DEPARTMENT . . . . •................................ LIGHTING DEPARTMENT................................ ORPHANS' COURT ...............•............•••......-. OUTDOOR PENSIONS AND CHARITY ..................... POLICE DEPARTMENT .................•____•........ PROPERTY PURCHASED AT TAX SALE .................. PUBLIC SCHOOLS....................................... PUBLISHING AND PRINTING............................ R EFUND TAXES, REGULAR......•...••.•.............. R E.MOVED CASES............._„.................'......... R BMOVAL OF GARBAGE................................ REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENT TO COUNTY" BUILDINGS. SANITARY EXPENSE.........•.....•.........,......... SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRDS .......................... SHERIFF'S OFFICE ..............••.•................... TUBERCULAR HOSPITAL................................ SUPPORT OF INSANE..............•..................... HIGHWAYS— Genera] Road and Bridges ............................. Special Road and Bridges.............................. INTEREST ON ANNEX NOTES ........................... INTEREST AND DISCOUNT .............................. M 1 SCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS........¦......¦............. STATE SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS .................. EXPENDITURES. Appropriations 1 ...$ 3,550.00 50,000.00 10,500.00 500.00 38,000.00 9,507.00 250.00 500.00 22,000.00 7,200.00 17,000.00 52,000.00 112,000.00 12,000.00 10.000.00 8,000.00 1,000.00 1,800.00 82,000.00 5,100.00 8,000.00 80,000.00 5,000.00 706,300.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 1,000.00 25,000.00 5,000.00 25,000.00 3,600.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 22,000.00 . .$ 333,066.00 202,867.00 9,000.00 1,000.00 5,500.00 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS...... TOTAL RECEIPTS OTHER THAN LEVY. $ 1,893,740.00 TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS & RECEIPTS OTHER THAN LEVY TOTAL EXPENDITURES...................................................... EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURES ___•...•••.....,.„............ , Excess of Expenditures Receipts other Total Am't over Total Am't than tax levy Available Expenditures Available 2 3 4 5 $ 3,550.00 $ 3,550.00 50,000.00 11,661.28 $ 1,962.42 12,462.42 12,328.97 500.00 312.78 1,643.73 39,643.73 9,507.00 39,454.00 250.00 300.00 50.00 500.00 555.75' 55.75 22,000.00 19.899.84 5,000.00 12,200.00 10,257.48 164,10 17,164.10 19,293.45 2,129.35 485.00 52,485.00 41,172.92 41.15 112,041.15 114,870.55 2,829.40 24.32 12,024.32 10,000.00 9,937.44 205.20 8,205.20 8,171.61 8,114.05 9,114.05 4,779.22 L,800.00 1,850.00 50.00 '82,000.00 72,260.08 15,100.00 5,020.50 8,000.00 7,330.00 150.03 80,150.03 85,933.18 5,783.15 1,772.22 6,772.22 187.00 706,300.00 706,300.00 3,000.00 2,927.00 546.28 3,046.28 4,414.36 1,368.08 9,086.17 10,086.17 1,003.85 25,000.00 26,240.68 1,240.68 5,000.00 9,092.46 4,092.46 25,000.00 30,088.00 5,088.00 3,600.00 3,312.07 607.05 10,607.05 9,999.96 3,000.00 2,626.25 22,000.00 22,365.17 365.17 16,942.57 350,008.57 294,780.11 202,867.00 348,301.76 145,434.76 9,000.00 13,411.92 4,411.92 36,055.95 37,055.95 13,932.24 5,464.64 5,464.64 3,411.69 8,911.69 5.0P1.00 $ 91,676.57 IVY......... $ 1,985,416.57 Excess of Total Am't Av'lable over Expenditures 6 $ 38,338.72 133.45 187.22 189.73 9,507.00 2,100.16 1,942.52 11,312.08 2,086.88 10,000.00 33.59 4,334.83 9,739.92 79.50 670.00 6,585.22 73.00 9,082.32 287.93 607.09 373.75 55,228.46 23,123.71 5,464.64 3,910.69 AMOUNT AVAILABLE—Column 3____{^^¦^^^¦^^^¦^^^¦^^^^¦^^^H. . .$1985 416.57 TOTAL EXPENDITURES—Column . . ¦ ^^^¦^^^¦^^^¦^^^¦^^^¦^^^^^^^^B........ .$ 1,962,922.88 42,538.38 $ 2,005,461.26 EXCESS OF TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE OVER EXPENDITURES........[....,'..............$ 22,493.69 EXCESS OF TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE OVER EXPENDITURES..........................................$ 195,392.41 EXCESS OF EXPENDITURES OVER TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE.............................................172,898.72 $ 195,392.41 $ 172,898.72 $ 22,493.69 $ 22,493.69 INCOME. LEVY 1923 ....................................................$1,913,784.69 TOTAL INCOME.........................................$1,913,784.69 TOTAL EXPENDITURES as per column 4.........$1,962,922.88 LESS REFUNDS—Column 2..................... 91,676.57 NET EXPENDITURES .........................$ 1,871,246.31 EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURES____ 42,536.38 $ 1,913,784.69 $ 1,913,784.69 EXHIBIT C. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of INCOME and EXPENSES for the six years ended MAY 31, 1920, for the seven months ended DECEMBER 31, 1920, and for the three years ended DECEMBER 31, 1923. 1915 1010 1017 IMS 1019 1020 7 Mo. 1 020 1021 1022 1023 ...$1,505,177.09 $1,653,398.13 $1,766,856.00 $1,802,643.18 $1,571,095.03 $1,087,320.03 $1,118,900.00 $1,769,190.00 $1,926,098.00 $1,913,784.69 ----- 1,460,459.38 1,744,253.95 1,622,279.54 1,731,729.56 1,555,905.94 1,254,089.84 1,051,243.99 1,763,248.09 1,854,007.52 1,871,246.31 Total Income........ Total Expenditures . . Excess of Income over Expenditures..... 44,717.71 $ 144,576.46 $ 70,913.62 $ 15,189.09 $ 67,656.01 $ 5,941.91 $ 72,090.48 $ 42,538.38 $ 90,855.82 $ 166,769.81 Elmer R. Haile, Solicitor, Reckord Bldg., Towson, Md. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. JACOB GOLDMAN AND FANNIE GOLDMAN, his wife, Plaintiffs vs. HANNAH WEINSTEIN, LIMA BAR-MUSCHENKO, FANNIE MOSS and BENJAMIN MOSS, her husband; J. BENJAMIN WEINSTEIN and ROSE WEINSTEIN, his wife; LOUIS WEINSTEIN, MANUEL WEINSTEIN and MINNIE WEINSTEN, his wife; REBECCA SCHUMAN aand JOSEPH SCHUMAN, her husband; KATIE KOMINETZKY and JACOB KOMINETZKY, her husband; SADIE WEINSTEIN, an infant; MORRIS WEINSTEIN, an infant; JULIUS: AVEINSTEIN, an infant; LOUIS WrEINSTEIN, an infant, defendants. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY. The object and purpose of this proceeding is to obtain a decree requiring the defendanats to pay unto the plaintiffs an alleged indebtedness of $3008.26 due to them by the estate of Solomon Weinstein aand, in default of such payment, that certain real estate hereinafter referred to be decreed to be sold for the purpose of satisfying-the plaintiffs' said claim. The bill of complaint states that Solomon Weinstein, late of Baltimore County, departed this life intestate in or about the year 1922, leaving the following heirs at law to whom any real estate he might have owned would have descended, namely: a—Hannah Weinstein, his. widow, who now resides near Woodlawn. in the First Election District of Baltimore County. b—Lima Barmuschenko, a widowed daughter, who now resides in Russia. c—Fannie Moss, a daughter, who has intermarried with Benjamin Moss, both of whom now reside at 4100 Falls Road, Baltimore, Maryland. d—J. Benjamin Weinstein, a son, who has intermarried with Rose Weinstein, both of whom now reside at 5401 York Road, Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. e—Louis Weinstein, a son, who is unmarried and now lives with his mother, Hannah Weinstein, near Wood-lawn, Baltimore County, Maryland. f—Manuel Weinstein, a son, who has intermarried with Minnie Weinstein, both of whom now reside at 1620 Jefferson St., Philadelphia, Pa. g—Rebecca Schuman, a daughter, who has intermarried with Joseph Schuman, both of whom now reside in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. h—The following children of David Weinstein, a son, who departed this life intestate prior to the death of his father: 1—Katie Kominetzky, a daughter, who has intermarried with Jae/ob Kominetzky, both of whom now reside in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. 2—Sadie Weinstein, an infant daughter under the age of 21 years, who now resides in Baltimore Cit|y, State of Maryland. 3—Morris Weinstein, an infant son under the age of 21 years, who now resides in Baltimore City, State of Maryland. 4—Julius Weinstein, an infant son under the age of 21 years, who now resides in Baltimore City, State of Maryland. 5—Louis Weinstein, an infant son under the age of 21 years, who now resides in Baltimore City, State of Maryland. The Bill further alleges that the said Jacob Goldman and Solomon Weinstein were neighbors and close personal friends for a number of years, and that on or about the 7th day of August, 1917, the said Weinstein requested the said Goldman to purchase for him certain real estate upon which he was then living, it being understood and agreed that the said Goldan would put up the necessary purchase money and take title thereto in his name, the said Weinstein to have the right to remain on said property so long as he wished to do so upon payment to \the said Goldman of interest on the inn-chase money, taxes and insurance; and it was further understood and agreed that the said Weinstein, at any time before his death, would be entitled to the conveyance of said property from the said Goldman and wife upon payment of the aforesaid purchase money, interest, taxes and other expenses, but the said Wrein-stein failed to redeem said property before his death. That in pursuance of the aforegoing understanding and agreement with the said Weinstein, the said Goldman did purchase four certain lots of ground and the improvements thereon situate near Wood-lawn in the First Election District of Baltimore County, the title to which was conveyed to the said Jacob Goldman and wife by deed from Hyman Subkov and wife dated August 7, 1917, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltiore County in Liber W. P. C. No. 485, folio 215, etc., the original of said deed being filed with the Bill marked Complainaant's Exhibit No. 1. The Bill further alleges that the said Goldman and wife laid out the principal sum of $2,752.30 toward the purchase of said property at the request of the said Weinstein, and that the total amount of money advanced, with interest, to August 8, 1924. is $3,008.26, as • shown by an itemized account filed with the bill marked Complainants' Exhibit No. 4. The Bill further alleges that there has been no administration upon the personal estate of the said Solomon Weinstein and that the Plaintiffs are advised and therefore aver that he left no personalty. The Bill further alleges that the Plaintiffs have on a number of occasions since the death of the said Solomon Weinstein offered to convey the aforesaid property to his heirs at law, upon payment to them of the indebtedness set forth in Exhibit No. 4, but said heirs have failed to avail themselves of said offers. The Plaintiffs are now desirous of getting their money out of said property and. in order to give the heirs of the said Weinstein the benefit of any equity that may remain therein, they ask the court to intervene and grant the following- relief: 1—To decree that the deeds to said property now held-by the Plaintiff are in effect, mortgages to secure the payment of the indebtedness set forth in Exhibit No. 4. 2—That the Defendants be decreed to pay to the Plaintiffs the amount of their claim as aforesaid, together with the costs of this suit, by a short day to be appointed for that purpose; or in default of such payment— 3—That the aforesaid property may b,e decreed to be sold and that a trustee or trustees be appointed to make such sale and to bring the proceeds thereof into court for distribution under the court's direction and control to those entitled . It is thereupon this 26th day of June, 1924, ORDERED by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in EquiV. that the Plaintiffs by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in some newspaper printed and published in Baltimore County once in each of four successive week;- before the 28th day of July, 1924, give notice to the nonresident defendants of the object and substance of this bill, warning them to be and appear in this court in person or by solicitor On or before the 13th day of August, 1024; to show cause, if any they may have, why a decree should not be passed as prayed. WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. True Copy—Test: WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. June 28—July 5-12-19-26. William H. Lewrence, 422 New Amsterdam Bldg., Baltimore, Md. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. ANNA ROSS vs. PETER J. ROSS. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY. The object of this suit is to procure a divorce a vinculo martimonii by the plaintiff, Anna Ross, from the defendant, Peter J. Ross. The bill recites that the parties were married on the 5th day of November, 1918, at Stuben-ville, Ohio; that the plaintiff has resided in Baltimore County, State of Maryland, for more than two years before the bringing of this suit, and is now a resident of said county and State; that on or about August 29th, 1922, at Baltimore County, the defendant abandoned and deserted the plaintiff; that the defendant did not support the plaintiff and did ill-treat and beat her; that the defendant has committed the crime of adultery with divers lewd and abandoned women in Baltimore County and elsewhere; that the plaintiff has not condoned said offenses; and that the defendant is a non-resident of the State of Maryland. It is thereupon, Ordered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, in Equity, this 20th day of June, 1924. that the plaintiff by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in some weekly newspaper in Baltimore County, once in each of four successive weeka before the 2J.st day of July, 1924, give notice to the absent defendant of the object and substance of this bill, warning him to be and appear in this Court in person or by solicitor. On or before the 5th day oc August, 1024: and show cause, if any he has, why the decree ought not to be passed as prayed. WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. True Copy—Test: WILLIAM! P. COLE, Clerk. June 21-28—July 5-12-19. Mcintosh & Thrift, Attorneys-at-Law, Baltimore, Md. ORDER NISI. EDWIN GUEST GIBSON, Assignee vs. TOWrSO'N & COCKEYSVILLE ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, A Body Corporate. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN EQUITY. ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Baltimore County ,this 11th day of June, 1924, that the sale made and reported by Edward Guest Gibson, Assignee for the sale of the property described in the proceedings in the above entitled cause be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown, On or before the 7th day of July, 1024; Provided a copy of this Order be inserted in some newspaper printed and published in Baltimore County, once in each of three successive weeks before the said 7th day of July, 1924. The report states the amount of sale to be $9,710.00. WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. True Copy-i-Test: WILLIAM P. COLE, Clerk. June 14-21-28—July5. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber has obtained from the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County letters Testamentary on the estate of NOLLIE HALL, also called MARY ELIZABETH HALL, late of said county, deceased. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, On or before the 14th day of December, 1024; they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. " Given under my hand this 11th day of June, 1924. BREMEN A. TRAIL. Executor, Granite, Md. June 14-21-28—July5. Samuel K. Smith, Attorney-at-Law, Munsey Bid*?., Baltimore, 31d. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber has obtained from the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County letters Testamentary on the estate of FRANCIS P. EG AN, late of said county, deceased. All persons ha.ving claims against the said estate are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, On or before the 21st day of December, 1024; they may otherwise by law be excluded trom all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to -said estate are requested to make immediate payment. Given under my hand this 19th day of June, 1924. THE EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY, Executor. Calvert and Fayette Sts., Baltimore, Md. June 21-28—July 5-12.