The Worthington advance., 1881-11-03


and that the ;,nnnht could not be col
lected, and hence it WIS allowed t.
pass.
This WAS really the first shortage
Those given last week occurring subst
|quently.
THE SUPPRESSED REPORT.
We stated in last weeks ADVANCE
THAT certain report of the Board OF
Audit. showing quite deficit iH treas,
urer lIumiston's accounts, had been
pigeon-loled and never acted upon by
the County Commissioners. Here IL;
The suppressed repol;:
REPORT l..
WOHTnINGTu&. Mlnn., Drc. 70, 1871.
10 the lluaur;,lt EA,u Of County
Commissioners:
G"ntlem+E-W.,t the undersigned.
Sptctiuily report. That VT l'a'erNa'nln
ed the TItasurerS account hut have
i;ut been able I" make II balance that Is
satisfactory. We have cnaigrd him
with, tax collections and "tntr Receipts
Is Sl:,,W., IN j,iS l,nukS. and have cred
tied disbursements IT'S per vouchers and
c.Si. ON hand as shown 10y our own ac
count in uvlai1 herewith attached.
T.. ). Mills.
B y. Carrier.
WILLIAM NJ. BEAR.
Board of Audit.
Filed jar. 81. 1873. WN. BEAR,
Co. Auditor.
Then follows i detailed statement
sNwi e 4: there WIS 4 unacc"'nttd
tor balance amounting t" 36.G7. This
report does not appear "n the records.
nor does it appear that it WAS ever con
sidered iy the board, OF ll,aC amy notice
whatever was taken of it. 1t is said
shat the county commissioners excused
themselves 10y saying TINT the board OF
audit made Il mistake III their report.
Tut they are hereby challenged to show
the least error then or HOW existing in
it.
TUE FORCED ENTRY.
The old, corrupt County Ring, hav-
ing had the eifrohtery to deny. dodge
and attempt to explain away the short
il g of $Sl9 IS, as heretofore published,
and rs re.nunteh in last weeks AD-
VANCE, we give below the full report
"f the proceeding as it appears Oh the,
Commissioner records, beginning o.
page :O2:
10 the Hoa,'t Of county Commissioners, NobicS
- County, Min,t.:
70 The board Of audit hereby submit the follow
II. ID. Hu,nist"n 10 Mobiles County, Dr.
March -. 1877, 1896 is
Tax collections to March lst. 1878, l7,7ss IL
Mi,ccl al,elllS collections, 500 5!
$40, 2
Disbursements from Mcl,. %. ~, to Mcl,. lst,
ty settlement Of June, 1871, i 4,275 Is
:. - Uci., 1871, 5,2oz ul
Feb'y:, l"!e. ~ 4'o54 ~
Orders purported to have been paid
secoi.d ,ime, IL O.
Funds in t,easury Mich. l. rs, 1896 Il
*2,,vo 81
The board Of audit would ais" report that they
witnessed the transfer N funds from H. Is.
itun,iston to Peter Thompson, treasurer elect,
and took his receipt therefor, Oi which the fol-
lowing ~ a true copy:
Received of Il. -. HulnlStOl, cx-treaSurer vi
Mobiles Co., as follows, tO-wlt:
In currency, 1859 20
Drafts, 52l 81
|SilVtr, ~ W
lSchu.l town and bridge orders 1873 VI
Wolf bounty received from st ,te treasurer 20 w
Il ()r.icrS OF, poor fund q! ~
:" puIpOrted to have been paid twice II y,
Less pr amt. Of coil. since Mcll. l, 1s, - 8:
*7,S!s 80
(Slcued) PETER THOMPSON, Treasurer.
(Signed) A. Z. ROBINSON,
Is. n. CARRIER,
JAMES WALKER,
Board Of .All,tit.
Above report was presented ut last meeting,
March I'D, 1875 ,ald now read and c'l,Si'iercd
amt whereas, the present treasurer, Peter
X nom ;'sor, exhibited balance sheet taken from
the face Of the ledger rs turned over from ex-
treasurer II. ID. iiuini>tOM to hlm, showing 4,
tSlOr are Nf &3ll &3 helMeeu th ll litieS uf the