Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-12
InterrOgations AAvered.

Inc Following interrogatories are addressed
to US through the Marysville Herald. We
re-publish them, and will answer them as def
inlieiy as the peculiar manner in which they
are framed will permit:
EDITOR EVANSVILLE HERALD:
Slr-Please allow me through your columns
to ask Mr.. Crosette of the Butte Rerord to
favor me, and other readers his paper. with
a statement ot.what the amount of the indebt-
edness OF Butte County was at the time paid
the last money into the treasury. and slso
what 1t is. or was, on the 25th day of April
1900 did not see the Record of the 18th
until this evening.
And obhge yours respectfully,
E. K DODGE.
Buffalo Ranch May 8, 1855.
The present treasurer's books do not show
that Mr. Dodge ever paid one copper in .'rnon-
ey' into the general fund of the county-nis
payments having been made in county scrip.
The last payment of this kind made by Mr.
Dodge, was on October %, 1854 one year and
twenty days after the expiration of his term
as Sheriff. To compute what the indebted
ness of the county was in October "a, would
J NC " i'V WI DOuPe Cftulb lQT over one wear
/ of the Democratic administration, and we
presume Mr. Dodge will hardly require US to
DE so liberal. Mr. Dodge, however, had from
the first Monday in October SO, We believe
unit! March or April 81, in which to complete
the collection of the assessment roll of 80
On the oath of April, 1854, according to the
report of the County Auditor the debt of the
county was precisely S34 .223 60 The pay
subsequent to the 24th of April, 81, were
small, and could make but trifing differ
ence in his favor at best We therefore think
he cannot reasonably object to taking this re-
port OF the Auditor, as an answer to his first
question We think the Indebtedness of the
county at the expiration Of Mr. Dodge's term
as Sheriff, was something more than it was
six months afterwards, but are willing that
the report of the Auditor should answer the
first question. And now to the second-the
indebtedness of the county on the 25th day OF
April, 1856
Since the report of the April, "a, to the
the amount of $18, 1903 20 This added to the
Indebtedness of the county as per auditors
report, mentioned above, makes $50. 527 80.
Deductfrom this amount of warrants redeem
ed, during the same period, viz. $3S, OILS 81
and 1t shows the Indebtedness of the county
ON the 25th of April, '55, to be S14,5II 76
To this is to be added the interest on out
standing warrants, say So 000-and Jail debt
principal and interest, S6.5l4 90, and the
total Jail and county debt appears $40 76
Deduct from this the amount of cash on hand
for the redemption of outstanding scrip, viz
81 600, and the total Jail and county debt is
$19425 10
We still believe that the debt of the county
when the present Sheriff surrenders his office
to his successor, will not exceed $4,000, and
we will guaranty that he will not pay county
scrip into the treasury one year and twenty
days after his term has expired, and then ask
TO have his time computed to the date of his
''last payment
But here is a rich item, for which we are
indebted to the Treasurer's books-the total
amount Of Foreign Miners License collected
by E. Dodge during his term as deputy
and during the three years and twenty days
he wishes to be considered the Sheriff of the
county, amounts to the petty sum of 1894
What an invaluable officer The present
Sheriff in about nineteen months has collected
S25 900 of foreign miners tax! The pressut
incumbent is Sheriff for the county, and not
wholly for himselfi
We may again refer to this subject-bring-
ing to our aid the treasurer's books--and ex-
aiming the list returned by Mr.. Dodge as de-
linquent. We drop the subject at present. by
requesting Mr.. Dodge to inform US, and our
readers, whether the large amount of county
scrip paid by him into the county fund, was
taken by him in payment of county taxes or
whether it was purchased by his brother for
the purpose of being paid into the county fund;
If it was purchased, please add at what rates.