The daily Butte record., 1858-08-27


They were all that could be desired, legible. /
Ind exact--we had occasion to look over |
hem several times, and it afforded US |
pleasure to turn TO them
We would also mention the manner in |
which the Tieasurer's accounts are kept, !
SYSTEMATIC and regular, free from tn thou |
sand and one "errors," erasures omissions, |
and interlinings Of the old books, In fact, |
one can now see what is there going on.
Speaking Of accounts, we would here men.
tion, that it is impossible as far as we were
able to see with the except n of the pre-
any single account stood--what it cost per
amounts were received by the
oficers-what vas the income Of the county
or its outgoings, except in the aggregate,
or in fact any thing in relation to the fuan-
ciel affairs Of the county. This state Of af-
fairs should not and need not exist
Who can tell the exact receipts and ex-
penditures Of this county, No one! Who
can tell what amount Of moneys are receiv-
ed by the various officers? No one but
themselves. Where else can you turn and
see from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars received and not
known where it has gOnes Where else do
employers take their pay before handing in
funds collected by them, Where else do
you fnd tens Of thousands Of dollars paid
out per annum and not a cashier 10 do it?
Does q bank clerk on three hundred
month, dip his hand in the tray and take
out an eagle from the days deposits, when
ever he plcases? Does railroad President
on five hundred month dip his hand in the
strong box, and take out what aud when he
pleases? No! This system Of fnanciering
only obtains in California How can you
expect under such a state Of things correct
accounts.
As the Treasurer is elected to do the coun.
ty business in a iducary capacity; let him
do it, let him ray all demands against the
county, and we will soon see the county
fundsin more plethoric condition, and our
burdensome taxes reduced to 1.-THE Of what
they are. Let all moneys received 90 into
the Treasury. Let the Auditor audit ac-
counts and the T. easurer pay them. If the
press Of business be too great, let him have
a clerk, but throw all pa ment5 Of county
accounts on 10 him, and let him draw a bal
ance sheet monthly and hand it to the An-
dtor, and as the money passes through the
Auditors hands in the first place the bI'ar &C
sheet Of the Auditor and Treasurer would
agree.
This is the only legitimate way in which the
affairs Of the county can be carried on, we
would net hear then Of hundred # dollars
being overpaid time and again, and Of hum
dreds Of dollars short commissions received,
and of hundreds of dollars Of errors in foot
ing up. and last though not least, of hun
drcds of dollars gone no one knows where.
We would earnestly rec c1mmeul to a sue
ceedng Grand Jury, to commence where we
Ln.H l.,ft ~ a 4
of the mal-practises herein touched upon, so
that in time we may hope TO see the aft lirs
of the county in more clear and lucid
state.
In conc|u sion, we would express our
thanks to his honor, the Judge, and to the
District Attorney, who rendered u. all the
ala in their power, and to the Auditor, as
also the Treasurer and Clerk Of the courts
for the personal assistance they have each
rendered US, in endeavoring to uutaugle
On folio SOB, in the Treasurer's account
with the State, there is an error of $40 II,
occurring as one heretofore mentioned The
credit column is footed up and the debit sun
posed TO be the same, to the credit footiug is
set down--whereas the above amount o. less
$40 10, being two errors, one in the tens of
cents, and one in the ten of dollars column
an addition. a. it should be TO avoid nil.
takes of both columns, would have detected
this--as we before remarked, errors thus
made might be more serious
On the same folio, the Treasurer stands
charged to three amounts, as follows Feb.
II, $500, $3.50 and March 3. 1915, as poll
tax. The acc6un: is closed not balanced.
but it does not say it is forwarded, however,
the account open on next folio, by the re-
charge of the charge Of Feb. II, Of $500,
altered from $500 and the other correct
amount of $3.50, then follows two entries
erased Immediately succeeded by the follow
ing, viz. May 4th Gone day later), Ito am't
OF poll taxes brought from page SOB $l0Sl
80 altered from 81 065, the true amount as
first entered. Thcs il would appear that in
stead of the original charge OF s. ,0G5, be is,
by charging twioe the same amounts and al
tering the original, he stands charged to
SILL 80 The short time we have had to
examine such complicated accounts precludes
US from saying which Of the above entriesare
correct, or how much Of them, by more
full complrison with the Troasurer's books
the intricate accounts that are herein men
toned. Their time as we'll as books were
at our disposal, for elucidation, and as they
were of course better aCquauted with the
accounts than we were, We made heavy
drafts on them which were always honored
In the matter OF the Delinquent Tax List
we find, that since writing this
report, the Supervisors have closed this &C
count by crediting the sum of 1881 "a, leav-
ing balance due the county Of 1916 I0'
d. H. HENDEE,
Chairman Of the Committee.
[By order Of Board of Supervisors