The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-04-17

The Treasurer returned to the Board, 40 re.
deemed, warrants on the School Fund, amount
ing. in the aggregate, to the sum of 81 GIG so,
which were thereupon Cancelled; also war
rants on the Current Expense Fund, amount
ing, in the aggregate, to 1912 %, which were
also Cancelled.
The bonds of Jesse R., Bradford, Sheriff of
Boise county. and s. B. Connolly, Justice Of
the Peace of Pioneer City precinct fled and
approved.
John German was allowed till Friday, April
II, 1873, at IL o'clock, noon, to file bond as
Tax Collector.
| Adjourned till next day, at g o'clock A. M.
APRIL 8, l673.-Board met pursuant to ad-
j0urnment.
Felix Harris was granted License to col
lect the following rates of toll on the road from
Picket Corral to Placerville on paying 500 to
the County Treasurer:
Fer each man and horse. Observation-Disclosures so so
pack animal. ..........."....... 80
loose " ........................ 70
sheep and hogs. lax
wagon and two animals, ............ 100
additional span. Is
Accounts OF John Reel, night watchman. for
$50. aud w. II. Richards, for burying Charles
Wallis, $50, were rejected.
Accounts were then allowed on tho various
funds. amounting, in the aggregate, as follows:
I" Hospital ............... 90 rs
I" School ......... IS 90
Ordered that in the matter of allowing Geo.
W. Richards 500 salary as clerk of the Board
County Commissioners, and Jesse Bradford,
Sheriff. percentage on the collecting of Terri.
torial and County licenses be referred to the
District Judge for his decision at the next term
of Court.
Ordered that no bills win be allowed for
ia pu in fha of mil aaulo aN-
companied by the commitments Of the commit
ting magistrate
The committee appointed to examine the
Books of the Auditor, Treasurer and Assessor,
filed their report rs follows:
To THE Hos. Board or COUNTY COMMISSIONERS or
BOISE COUNTY l. T.;
Ike Undersigned your Committee appointed at the
last regular meeting Of your Hon. Board 10 make An
examination Of the books Of the County Treasurer.
County Auditor and County Assessor, Of Boise coun-
'y for the is7l and ls72 would respectfully
port that we have made such examiIntion and submit
the following report thereon. to-wit:
We fnd that the items Of account between tho
Auditor aud Treasurer agree. and that g. W. Thatch-
County Treasurer, has accounted for all moneys
charged 10 him by the Auditor pcr bis receipts on
file In Auditors Office.
We hnd that the books o! William Moloncy. County
Auditor. very impcrfcctiy and incorrectly kept
with The County Assessor. the Assessor not being
charged with the total subsequent tax Of 1879 nor
credited with the delinquent Of the same year
We further and that the Auditor allowed the Assessor
to retain per cenA9e The IS poll tax receipts
than think the Assessor II entitled 10 by law.
We fnd the Assessors books neat in appearance
but very corruptly kept partly in thts-by interim
ing subsequent taxes among the original taxes; By
entering less in amount upon the Assessors books
than collected by neglecting to make any entry
upon the books Of taxes assessed and collected We
aud many OF the statements Of individuals who have
been taxed with two computations upon and in some
OF those nad the larger amount has been
collected aud rcccpsed for and the smaller amount
entered upon the books. We nnd further that most
Of the monthly statements made by the Assessor
and aled with the Auditor imperfect and incor-
rect. We also find that many OF the statements OF
persons assessed are not sworn to required by
law. For particulars see following statement:
JonS 6onNAS. County Assessor,
To Boise County On.