The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-21

was Managed Dy mr.. walker.
THE publication made Of the County
levy for taxes for the last six years of
Democratic administration under the
management Of WILLIAM II. WALK
Err, from 1856 to 1861 inclusive, and
the comparison Of these levies with
those made for the last six years Of
Republican administration from 1861
to 1857 inclusive, have surprised aud
startled the tax payers.o of Evansville
The inquiry is heard on all sides, why
is it that the taxes should have been
fifty per cent heavier IN time Of peace
ON gold basis and low prices, than
in the years Of war with an inflated
currency aud high prieesH
We have cited some facts illustrating
the systematic method resorted to
by WILLIAM H. WALKER, Fix Audi
tor, in drawing from the County
Treasury large sums Of money not
authorized by law, aud 50 decided by
Judge PARRErT 10 the case presented
by Mr.. WALKER himself, Taere are
other facts connected with the reck-
less extravaganee and notorious mis-
management of County affairs u 3der
Democratic rule, to which we viii
hereafter direct the attention of our
readers. We desire, however, in this
article, to point out few more leaks
in the County Treasury through
which the peoples money flowed d.
rectly into the pockets Of Ex-Auditor
Observation-Disclosures altogether un-
authorized by law and which the
Grand jury might well ask whether
they do not constitute acts of criminal
mdHeds0nce in office.
HoAY FEES WERE MANUFACTURED.
In the year 1859, while business
was dull IN the office of County
Auditor, Mr.. WALKER, who always
had an eye to nice operations in real
estate, conceived the idea that it
would be good thing for him to have
a Real Estate Record, a book
not required by the statute, but of
great value to the county sof1icers
aud the public. But embracing,
as it would, full history of
the real estate Of the County,
with maps, plats, &c, would
be invaluable to shrewd real estate
Spectator. So he occupied the time
Of his deputy aud clerks during the
Summer and Fall of 1859 in compil-
ing a Real Estate Register for Pigeon
and another for the out
townships of the County, using two
large blank books expressly prepared /
for the purpose, and paid for by he
County. After the books were COM
pleted he presented his bill to the
County Commissioners for them. But
being apparently sensible Of the lie
gality Of his claim, he covers up the /
item or charge in long bill of items I
covering three pages of legal cap,
the bill having the following caption:
County.
1859.
For Auditing the following number OF
words counting three figures lor one word) .
for the County, from November 30th 1859. I
to March LIST, 1865, to-wtt:
The charges for making up the
Books are in these words:
For 90 lOI words in Register of lots in
Pigeon township (all the Town-
ship being a Record of the whole
of the lots and subdivisions nu-
merically arranged to correct
double listing, $50 10
For 76,S00 words IN all the Townships
except PlgeQn........ "a ~
PUBLIC RECORDS ABsTRACTED.
The county having, in the first
place, furnished the blank books,
and, in the second place, paid Mr..
WALKER a large price for making up
the Record, Supplemented people,
not acouainted with the Democratic (