Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-10
REPORT
Of the Committee on Settlement
With Treasurer.

10 the Hon the County Board Of Super-
Uisors of I0,ca County,:
Your committee who were appointed by
you to settle with the county treasurer
and to examine his accounts for the last
ten years, beg leave to submit the follow
ing report:
Your committee have examined the ac-
counts of the county treasurer for the last
ten years, commencing January LIST, 1861,
and ending December 3lst, 1870, and find
that the county treasurer during said time
through errors and omissions in his ac-
counts and reports, is indebted to Iowa
county over and above the amount report
ed by him as due the said county, and on
hand January lst, 1871, 10 the sum of
S15, 405.73. For the items of said errors
and omissions, see Exhibit IA hereto an
nexed, which is made part of this report.
Your committee further report that they
have failed to make settlement with the
said treasurer, for the reason that he
claims that the sum of $l3, 1926, is the
correct amount in his hands as such treas
urer, on the lst day of January, 1871, be-
longing to said county; while your COM
mittee contend that the actual balance
which he ought to have on hand at said
date, should be the sum of S28. 584.99
For the amount of money received and
disbursed by the said treasurer during
said ten years (and items of same) see Elk
hibit "B' hereto annexed and made part
of this report.
That said treasurer exhibited to your
committee in currency, U. S. bonds, and
county orders, the sum of thirteen thou
sand one hundred and seventy-nine and
2G-100 dollars.
That your committee have caused all
the tax certificates in the county treasur-
er's office to be thoroughly examined and
listed in book for that purpose, and that
the amount of said certificates at their face
is SIT, 1886. 10, which certificates should be
charged to the county treasurer.
Your committee further report the Ger
tifcates on hand formerly owned by one
Fox, and the letters of said Fox to said
treasurer in relation thereto, for your &C
ton thereon.
Your committee further report that
they have examined the records of said
county and find that tax certificates to the
amount of $223.77 have been Cancelled
which should be charged to the several
towns, but the treasurer has neglected the
same; said certificates have been Cancelled
by town treasurer's receipts, &c. For the
amount to be charged to each town see
Exhibit &c" hereto annexed and made
part of this report.
Your committee further report that
they find certificates Cancelled by receipt
of Francis Vivian, county treasurer,
amounting to $500 which should De char
ged to him.
Your committee further report that
they have examined the county treasurer's
report in account with the poor fund for
the year 1870, and find the same correct.
The balance in the treasury belonging to
said fund is $3315.
We would further report that we have
procured for the county treasurer's office
a set of books consisting Of day book, led
ger, and cash-book, and have directed the
county treasurer to make daily entries of
his cash receipts and disbursements in the
cash book, and to make daily entries OF
the business of the Office in the day book
and to properly post the same to the led
ger, commencing January LIST, 1871.
And your committee would further re-
port that it appears that the accounts of
said treasurer were examined from 1862
to 1869 inclusive, by the three county su-
pervisors under the district system.
All of which is respectfully submitted
G. M. AShnore,
Fl. VanDusen,
Samuel W. Reese,
Committee.
EXHIBIT GA"
For 1861.
We find that the county treas
urer has neglected to charge
himself with per cent fees col
ted on the delinquent tax
list to amount of $279 "A
He has taken credit on the tax
sale Of 1851 for the land sold
to individuals on which he
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