The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-27

v\ANlCL.E-"- :
ed the County Auditor to advertise for
proposals for tile deposit Of county
funds ''ln i specific amount" See page
265. The Auditor desired. ~ the law
prescribes, that proposals should be re-
ceived for rates Of interest, and further
that, rs the law provides. the Board of
Audit should receive the bids and des.
ignate the repositories. They refused
to rescind the order, but.as individuals,
some Of them afterwards consented to
his advertising for bids both ways.
On the 10th Of April, 1881, bids were
received ~ follows: From Messrs.
Smith, Of the Bank Of Worthington, at
4 per cent. per annuln on monthly or
daily balances; (see page e76) from the
L,l'nl'erman's Bank, Saltwater. 3
65-1W per cent. per annum; from
Thompson & Day, Mobiles County
Bank. $75 for sucl, deposits to March
l, 1881.
The bid Of Peter Thompson was &C
cepted notwithstanding the fact that
they were shown on the Treasurer's
books that average deposits the previ-
Gus year had exceeded $6,OOO and that
for the length of time specified, with de-
posts same as the previous year, inter.
est at 4 per cent. would amount to over
$l75. Mr.. Thompson told them, in his
smooth way. that deposits would prob
ably not average more than $1,000.
TIE facts We're that the average Was
nearly $1,000. and at Smith 3 offer Of 4
per cent. would have brought in very
nearly $500 Peter Thompson Gained
very fully SEQ Ivy the operation and
the county got that much less than it
WAS legally entitled to.
The Commissioners. Bloom, Crosby
u Shore. were notified by the State FIX.
aniner that their proceedings were IT.
regular and ought to he rescinded.
They paid no attention to it.
$2S5 ILLEGALLY GIVEN AWAY.
6. The Board we're also notified by
the State Examiner that County
Auditor. James Walker, had nverdrawn
his salary during his term to the u.
mount "f $253 Is. lie gave the account
Of orders overdrawn in detail. (See his
report on file.) The Board found on
his statement with dupli-
cate stubs Of orders issued that he had
not included all and that tho account
was really cvertlrawn to the amount OF
about $2S5. Mr.. Walker claimed that.
he had paid out about 1926 for clerk
hire. aud proposed to offset one account
against the other. It WAS 50 ordered.
SEE page 291.)
Now tho facts OF the business are that
the law does not allow anything for
clerk.hire unless the assessed valuationI
ut taxable property Of the county the
preceding year exceeded one million
dollars. Ills salary was based on the val.
uations Of lS77-78, neither one of which,
came up t" that amount. He WAS not
legally entitled Ia \ single dollar for
clerk.hire. The County Board lets him
off with $285 in excess of what he was
legally entitled to.
SALARY RAISED.
:. The salary If the County Attor.
ney haS bt.on raised without any appar.
mt cause from $3.50 Ia $3.50 per annum
|See page 294.) Judge Wilson had &C.
copied the office ut tho former rate and
that Vas xll he hid reason to expect.
H. worked ~ hard for tho interests III
the party As he could have done il he
had expected to get \ thousand, and
the County Commissioners, feeling lib.
erxl with the peoples money. promptly