The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-07

The committee on town organizations
reported in favor of granting the petition
of freeholders Of T. 26, R. Is. On mo-
ton the petition laid on the table for flu
ture action. ....# ... 49,.
Supervisor Cairns, of &c m,nittce ap-
pointed to examine the county Treasurer's
books, accounts, ETC., read the following
report, which was ordered to be placed at
l3ngth upon the minutes =
To tie Honorable Board of Supervisors of the
County Of Picrcc:-
The committee appointed at your annual
session in November last to examine the books
and &c o:nts of the County Treasurer respect
fully submit the following So. f..o :, ...
REPORT.
Tn compliance with the resolution by VIII Oh
they were appointed. your committee have
made careful and thorough examination of the
records. hooks and accounts of the county
Treasurer and also, in connections Herewith
the records. books and paners in the office Of
the Clerk of the Board of S ipervisors By The
records of the Gle o? the Board it appears that
the county OF Pierce was organized and COM
menced business in November. 1853 and that
the county Treasurer ei tered upon the duties
of his office on the first of January, 1854 The
amount of tax levied bv the county BOARD At It's
first session does not appear in the Clerk s rec
ord, aud rs no accounts nf the transactions of
his office was keTJ by the county Treasurer for
the hrst wear. your committee have had no
means of obtaining information of the affairs of
the office for That year, except as exhibited By
the annual report of the county Treasurer 10
the Board nj its annual session in November;
1854. Since that time the comfy Treasurer
has kept some &c cunts IF the transactions #
his Office. Bat thes. accounts are verv imp r
tect. and your committee have not been able o
tletlrcc sufficient reliable information from
them to exhibit To yol the true condition of
the Treasury ut Il { close of each wear Us they
Hoped 10 be able 10 do when they commenced
their lahors. The committee lave been COM
1'cllcd To rely chiefly upon the annual re-<,:ts
e"f the county Treasurer To the Board Of Sup
Sisors for that M nation "! ie.. .,..o.H tie
fo;;nd in Tie records ani acco;;i.ts Of tue TrcaE-
urer's office. and from which it woui,i | { C
snnahle TO suppose The rcr or:s had been con-
piled and 20 committee hay. IN - :, SO
t. determine how correct reports coalI be
made from the very imperfect records aud ac-
counts keIt by the county Treasurer. YET re-
Torts have been submitted To the Beard at each
annual session a: d settlements have been ma.lc
with the county Treasurer tl,it appear upon
the records TO have b,en satisfactory 10 the
county Board. -.-- .---..t ....
The reports have been thoroughly and
carefully examined and an abstract sl.or
ing the receipts and disbursements OF the
office for each year, as far as ceuldbe as
certained, is herewith submitted.
In examining these reports the commit
tee have found several errors, some of
which they would invite the attention of
the Board.
In the arnaal rerot of the county
Treasurer 20 the Board Nov. 18th, 1855,
is an item entered as the amount received
iroSa the late s215,53, and
ouder the whole amount of receipts as
footed up, is an item rs fo!!ows:-"Orders
received from late Treasurer-S314,3l,"
under the whole amount of disbursements
as footed up, is entered the amount of
'orders cancelled by the Board-s3I4,3I,'
whichit will be scel agrees n amount
with the orders received from the late
county Treasurer.
These items are set below the amount
of receipts and disbursements and arc not
included in them.
]. Il. Freeman, the ex-Treasrlrer refer
ed to, holds the receipt of J. Bailey. the
county Treasure. at that time q 1851 for
cash and orders paid over to his successor
in office, as follows; to wit =
Cash S2OO.15
Orders 1891
Ono ofuef OF 800