Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-30

The State and County tax OF 1867, and
found that the taxed collected are all nc
,ountsd for, except that amount due from
dr. Fiuks. And further, that the remain
ing delinquent taxes Of 1867 are still unpaid
IN the tai books.
Further, the Committee examined the
.ccounts Of tho Treasurer and Clerk OF the
Board " Snpesvi.ors from January 4, 1868
20 January 8. 1869. FOR tho State and county
| revenues, and fnd the accounts correct, the
| balance Of cash being found IN the treasury
j. LAS6nkIM,
j. ". MKANs Com.
Ia. BLuNoK,
/ Davenport, Jan. -, 1868.
There are very grave charges implied in
the above, which 10 be released from
would very naturally make . man wiiting
70 ply erer the missing amount. Such for
| instance as taking money ou, Of the draw.
-r, and altering the figures on tho book
TO correspond entering smaller amount,
than actually received receiving money
for taxes, marking the same paid, giving
receipt therefor, p,cke,ing the money,
and destroying the stub to the receipt. all
Of which may have been done by = dishon.
| st clerk but in giving this excuse, Mr..
F.uks IN ,kss himself out incompetent for
tie position, or nes'ectful ofths business
nut. in al charity. We hope Mr.. Fluke will
,e abe to clesr hi, skirts, as he say
shen the matter is brought before the
Grand Jury. Ono thing, however. looks
,sd, and can hardly be laid upon the clerk.
II the end Of each year, as in tn. account
Il Mr.. Visles for the year ending Jan. Sth
1869. there is a balance Of cash in the
Treasury, which arises from moro taxss
being paid than is entered on the cash ac-
cunts, and which. ~ they are afterwards
ound. are entered up. This balance
,mounted to some four hundred dollars .,
| tn. expii alton Of Mr.. Flukes term Of Office
| shich It see us. he forgot TO leave of course
It wasa little oversight.
We lind that many are disposed
o blame Mr.. Watkins for reporting
hat Mr.. FIukes accounts were al
| quire aad correct wlei hs retired
| rom otfi,e, bat b. references to that report
ve I'D that it does not cover the time du.
ing which these itt,e irreguid,i.ies occur
Cd, bu. it say. that up to such<ime, "Mr
t.uke's accounts agres with tho rec,proc a
/ accounts in the clerks office" At tina
line Mr.. Watkins said that be rould no,
report on the books for the balance Of tn,
term-that no man could do il. The
Chairman OF the Board Of Supervisors. told
him that as long as nothing wr~g couit
be di.cosersd, they must be passed, arc
~atch should be kept for errors. S.
they were passei-the committee bsirf
unable to say there was snything wrong
and Mr.. F.uke unable TO prove tha
everything was correct. The watch hal
been kept-an inve>.ig alton had, and Ii,
above 10 the result.
In this matter, it is easy TO Sc,
that the system Of management o
our country finances is most i'm
perfect. The Supervisors are we'll awAr
Of these defects, aud at thefr last sessisl
instituted measures for reform, Of whicl
~s may have more 10 say At some ohs
time.
| TRE PAYNs CELsBHArIeN.-Ths admir-
ers Of Thomas Payne assembled at Lahr
mans Hail last evening for tho purpose q
celebrating his birth day. The exercise
we're conducted by the Turner's. and con
sisted Of songs, speeches, supper, toasts
etc. At the appo med time the astsmblag
cas- called to order by Mr.. Ernst Clausssn
President Of the Turner'S Society, who pai
deserved tribute to the memsry q
Payne, and further spoke Of the infusnc
his writings upen the theology Of u
present day. As HE remarks were q
made in German. i is impossible for US I
give q full report The M.nn-rchor Societ
then sung the Marseillss Hymn. afte
which Mt. J. P. Stibolt spoke At lsngt
upon the nature apd influence Of Payne
writings. His remarks we're slso in &c
man. Then came the supper. teasts, and
genuine social time, after which the cen
pany broke up, we'll satisfied in hsvin
done honor to the memory Of Payne, an
that they bad enjoyed . very pleasant Tim
, WrRs Goops We call the attention
dealers to the firm Of Jones 4 Price, man,
; f.ctrrsrs Of wire goods, 18 and Is Frankii
s,reet Chicago. This house has -bes
!, established ave years and hss been en-
nsntly successful 10 its bushes. Son
I twenty Avs operatives are constant
, employed in the manufacturing depart
: men.. The firm erj ,ys large AMI cor
/. stan,ly increasing Iowa trade. We ha,
. seea s,me specimens Of wire sisves made
}. this sstsblishment. and We Undertaking
8 pronounce them ahead Of any E,siern wof
: The wire cloths for threshirg machine
tanning mills, milk safes, etc, made
Q this house and equal 10 anything 10 Il
u market. Our wholesale dealers will cons,
:. their own Interests bv examining the 700
offered by Aessrs. Jsnss I Price bsfe