The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-26

faes AID received If the Sheriff the
sarn 81 $50 81 ou account of Schooi
and Territorial Fund. and Il. 1urseal
5. the su.n IL s6il4-. See exhi3i. W "
pages /, ,. ,, 1. herewith tile! for .
/ detailed statement Q. receipts sui dis
/ bursemen.s - referred TO- Il will be
seen that this Treasurer turned over =
. the Auditor - ,S4j.0j II County orders,
! while be only received 81 tie County.
Road ani Poll-tax fund tie SUN { T2,-
592 ~. Apparently the county on
{ tbs account owc> him the sua1 4 1872 e
81. Bat be received SsY3 81 in cash
/ "a account % School afd Terrif rial
is"d. a''i oTiy accounts far tbc >um NJ
: $sil ~. leaving halaEce tlu- 70 this
( las .und from him IL s2J3 - Taking
+ the County. Road and Poll fa,.i and
Territorial and School fuad Il Gre &C.
cnuut il will l'e s-e:I tlat 'iae c.u=ty
owes him sixty three can.s Bat the
Bad IF County Commissioners had no
authority n settle with him by taking
! county orders turned over by him in
payment Of School and Territorial tax
! The reason why to credits for collect
/ ing and siisbursiug have been given -
! him Is thu. be was paid bv orders 10
/ the ~moun. OF sl2. 3. issued by :he
/ Com mi,sioners f0r his services. These
orders are set forth in tie records Of
+ the session of May 9TH. 1865. May jth
+ 1869, ard November 9TH, 1869: his le-
/ gal commissions fo- collecting and dis
/ bursting however, were Si0i Is. the re-
{ 4 =
f and books; If Tot he owes the county
$t2-3.. From June 9TH, 1869, until
June 18th. 1871 W B. Sinclair VAS
I Treasurer. During that period be col
/ lected and received OF the County.
/ Road. Poll tax and Licenses the sam q
/ i.S22 50 and returned and endorsed
/ on county orders the SUN of 81. S0i -
/ In the same time be collected and re-
o"ive1 of the School and Territorial
| fund the sum Of S9532e and dishursed
! thereof the sum OF SSS79i On the
County, Road and Poll-tax fund be
turned over the sum Of $il73 more
| than he is chargeablc with On the
| School and Territorial fund he fails to
account for the sum Of 1864. and by
| considering the County, Road. Poll.
/ Territorial ard School funds as one &C
count, as the books show ,hs. he so
| kept them it will IL seen that he owes
/ the county the sum of $23.6l Sc
/ pages 6. :, S, 0 and 10 Of said exhibit
/ w" for detailed statement Of receipts
/ and disbursements of this Treasurer
/ In stating this TreaSurer's accounts no
credits have been given him in tie
same for commissions, for the reason
that he WAS paid this sum OF Sl9l.90 by
orders issued by the Board for his SER
vices, as will be seen in the record OF
their proceedings of May 5tb, 1870. and
May 4th, 1871. and May 9Th. 1872.
His commissions however we're $20j.25
and of this sum he was paid in said or
ders as before stated %I9l 90. so that
his actual indebtedness 10 the county is
but Stops.
From June l2th. 1871. until January
etb. 1873. Robert Barrett and NJ W.
Packard were Tfeasurers. We have
stated their account together for the
reason that Mr. Packard acted for both
Barrett ana himself. Mr. Barrett, be.
/ ing originally elected Treasurer and
Nr. Packard kept his accounts and act j.
ID As deputy Treasurer; and after Mr..
Barrett resigned he WAS appointed and
continued in office until the election Of
his successor. The two accounts were
kept together To q considerable extent
and could not we'll be stated separately
They collected during their term # Of
flee aud otherwise received OF the Coun-
ty, Road and Poll-tHx fund Including
Licenses the sum Of 81 .o36 %. and paid
over III couuty orders and to John Bait
their successor the sum of Si.O36 80.
leaving on this fund balance due them
of forty Gig ht cents.
They were paid ia county orders for
collecting and disbursing this fund tie
amount of slG0.92. As appears from the
record of the proceeding Of the Board of
Commissioners May sth. 1872. August
! 10Th. 1872 and March 5th 1873 They
were only entitled. however. 10 the
SUN If Sl23.66 as their commissions
The mistake was occasioned by charging
+ two per cent a. commissions on the
amount received from the Sheriff III
county orders This was an error which
+ viii 't ttusiNtiCii JNttuti hii Az ttitN re-
port. OF the School and Territorial
fund. they collected ami otherwise re-
ceived the sun of Sl.6.0.l 6, and dis
bursed and paid over to their successor
the SUN Of Sl.G1725, leaving in this
fund, balance due them Of s. 90
Deducti9g the amount oycrpaii 10y
theEi on these two funds, from 81, &c.
the amount oyer-paid III orders Ia them
for their commissions la the county road
poll-tsx fund and licenses, ard We find
that that they owe the county the sum
of 80 60 See Exhibit ". pages Ii,
II, Is and II for a dt,aihd sta emcnt
ot receipts aud disbursements III 'als
account referred to
From January s,h. 1873. anti, Jauua-
~. 1875, John Bait was Treasurer. In
that time he collected AID otherwise
received of the county. read poi! tax
ard licenses. the sam Il s. OBJ 81, and
returned in county orders and OLA di,-
bursements thereon, aud paid 10 his
successor. the suE OF $ .006. o. ca
this fund b.. Is INDEBTED in the sum of
$50 33 To the county CA the School
AMI Territorial fund daring ,he same
time, he collected and otherwise received
the sum Of - go 10 AMI dtshurscd, lu-
Guiding commissions. aud pasi - his
successor. the sum IF $i.jsiii Ga
this iupd be l. further indebted 10 tac
county IN the sum of $it = His cosu-
missions for collecting aasl di>huIsIug