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Delta chief., 1885-10-14
The commissioners side OF the Case.

WHEREAS, charges having been made that
We as n Board have paid salaries to certain
county officers exceeding the amount allowed
them by law, and have spent the funds of the
county in M eXtravag,nt and unlawful man
ner, We deem it bar just To ourselves and to
the people that the truth with respect tn these
matters be made known. To that end we
have made an examination of the records Of
the county, and Us q result present the fol.
lowing report:
Prior to the enactment of the law fixing
the compensation of the County Clerk rs
clerk Of the Board of Commissioners the
Board had made an agreement with the Clerk
to perform the duties of the clerk of the
Board, and in addition thereto to extend the
taxes, record all road petitions and road plats.
and other instruments requiring record by
the county for which by law the Clerk might
demand and receive his legal fees, MS County
Clerk and Recorder, at the contract price.
5000. We believe the Clerk has received
much less than 5000, the amount now allowed
by law for his services rs clerk of the Board.
Besides. the contract had been male before
the law fixing the compensation at 5000 was
passed. and we do not think the agreement
could he set aside by subsequent law.
The Treasurer has mt no time been paid the
per cent nor the amounts alleged by THE
CHIEF. For collecting school tax he has re-
cciyei per cent; for collecting general tax
he has received ~ 10 per cent, and since the
creation of the county he has received bn,
siSs.57 cash. and 81 .e27.7s in warrants, max.
ing total of 81 .36i. IS since the spring Of
lSSJ We deem the oInpensati"n paid the
Treasurer kut reasonable for such services.
The following statement will show the pur-
poses for which money has been paid, aud
the amounts:
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
S2l COO 40
lg.slO ii-S5t,Il0 II

ing = total Of fees FOR the year 1883 and 1854
of sio9..O. and for which hc collected taxe-
rs shown by warrants sumeriiei in these
years. in 1855, 81 .056.64, aud in 1854. 81. 1893.
SIS, amounting to 81. .e6o.2s. In other words.
he received s95i .65 tor cnllectin. 81. .G0s Il in
1855. and only S,0a.7u fnr cpllcctin. a much
larger sum in 1883 and 1881.
But this Is no, all on thi. point. The state.
men, shows that our C"nnIy Treasurer re-
ccivcd $l33j7 in cash far s-rv cr- in lSsI
What right has he I" paw him in casn .
Other county officers are paid in warrants,
witnesses and jurors arc all paid in warrants.
but our County Clerk and County Con,mis-
soncrs in this statement charge that the
County Treasurer has been paying himself
in cash. But If they have permitted this
thing I" he done they certainly should no;
have the audacity /" figure the amount thus
paid tito aud foot it up with the county in-
debtcdncss. The county hps paid it'nnce in
cash, II therefore is no part of the county
debt. IT the County Clerk cannot make his
statement balance without again charging the
county with Sl33.57. money which it has paid
out in cash, he had better get some one to
Again, this statement says that the out
standing debt of the county on October Let,
1855, was S34,Ii0.4l, of which sci 600 con-
sists of bonds, and Sl2,Sl0.4l of warrants.
THE CHIEF has stated that the county debt
exceeds the sum of S35, 900, aud We will now
prove 1t. The interest on thc county bonds
has been, probably. paid mp t" June 80, 1885,
since which time they have been drawing s
per cent interest per annum. From june 30
to October 1 is three months. The interest
on $2i 600 for three months, ut per cent.
Is SiS2, being interest due on bonds October
l, 1885. The county warrants outstanding
June 80, 1855, us shown by the statement,
was sl0,5gs.52. These warrants have all
drawn interest from the date they were regis
tered until the present time At the rate of 10
per cent per nnnum. As n part Of them com.
menced to draw interest before the first of
January, 1885, We will not he allowing too
much interest on these warrants tor that six
months IL we average it by computing the
interest on the whole amount for three
months at 10 per cent per nnnnm. and we find
there was $264.S4 interest due on warrants
June 30th Inst From June 30th to October
LIST Is another three months, aud the interest
will again amount to $26+.S4, making 9.6s
interest due on warrants. But the statement
shows there were county warrants outstand-
ing October LIST amounting to si2 2,Sl0,4i; we
have shown there must be interest on them
amounting to s529. 9.6s; the statement shows
bonds outstanding October LIST amounting to
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

Tho demands Of the taxpayers, made thro'
the columns Of THE CHIEF. that the County
Clerk make a statement showin; where our
county's money has gone. has at last been
met by the foregoing statement. under which
IL the signatures of our County Commission.
crs. The County Clerk was evidently ashan,.
ell to attempt to palm of on the taxpayers of
this county such piece of deception over
his own name and therefore used the County
Commissioners as a cat's-paw. We venture
70 say that the County Commissioners, whose
names are attached to the statement, have
meyer examined the records to subsiantiatc
the figure. given In il. The whole statement
Is a deceptive clap. trap. produced for the pur.
pose of deeeiving the taxpayers, aud no, for
the purpose Of giving them the information
thcy have asked for.
In Il THE CHIEF has been accused If max
ing misrepresentation, and we now propose
to show the taxpayers of the county that we
have made no misrepresentation, but that
this s,atemsnt Is n misrepresentation OF the
financial affairs Of the county, that it is in
complete and false, gotten up for the purpose
OF hoodwinking the taxpayers of the county
unIll RttcV cirCtluh.
In this statement the County Clerk, thro'
his speaking trumpet, the County Commis.
sioners, says, I'VE believe the Clerk has re.
ceived much less than 5000, the amount al.
lowed by law, for his services as clerk of the
Board" while but . few lines under the
above It Is shown that the County Clerk has
received for the trst nine months of the year
1885 the sun, Of $3.50 from the county treas.
ury.
Again the County Clerk says "thc Treas.
urer has at no time been paid the per cent
nor the amounts alleged by THE CHIEF"
Looking at the statement we find that the
County Treasurer has received in the year
1885 and prior to October LIST, or In nine
months. the sum of so5I IS. Now, if he has
has been paid only ~ per cent for collecting
moneys, he must have collected during this
nine months more than SCI 900. We know
he has not collected that amount. If he has
received s per cent for collecting the taxes he
must have collected about So, 900 In order to
earn 1851 .G5, and $4,000 is therefore about
the sum he has collected The statement
does not show how much he Inns collected
It states TINT In 1885 there were 81, 3,6O3.2t In
warrants cancelled. II he has collected dur.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
There i. something rotten in Denmark :"

IL October, 1854, one year ago, when the
.cmi.annual statement Of the preceding June
shaved n county indebtedness Of 81. .23l %
the levy for taxation for county purposes was
ten mills on the dollar, and for road purposes
Ere mills. This year with county debt CT
ever $4,000 they have made levy for coun-
~ purposes of sir mills, and for road pur-
poses three mills, n total reduction from Gf-
teen mills to nine miits on the dollar. DO
the County Commissioners and their advisers
think that the taxpayers Of Delta county are
green that they can he imposed upon in
this manner? With double the county in-
dehte'ness of one year ago, and double the
interest to pay, how do our county officials
expect to NEE, it. They do not expect to
meet i, other than by sinking the county
deeper in debt. They have lowered the levy
Of this year in order that they may re-elect
to office the court house ring, in or,ler that
when You say tn them, ''you have been ex-
travagant, you have abused your trust, will
not vote for you or any Of your ring" that
they may reply: ''Whv, man. look, You are
crazy. Your taxes are lower this year than
ever before. II there was n court house ring
and it has been extravagant, would your tax.
not I've higher this year instead of lower"
And much more would they say to the same
effect. This game was played in Gunnison
county by the Gunuison County ring and il,
won. viii it also win in Delta county?
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

ing the year 1885 only S3,603.2l. which sum
he has applied to cancelling warrants, he
must have received about % per cent instead
of 8 per cent for collecting it, The statement
shows that there has been 42,273sI of the
county's money paid out. 1t should also
show how much money the taxpayers have
paid in. 1t says there has been s. .S63.43 IN
warrants cancelled in three years, and this is
all the credit the taxpayers get. Where is
the money that has been paid into the county
treasury as taxes? 4 statement which shows
our debts without giving credit for the
payments we have made is u fraud on its
face, and n County Clerk who is again hoping
to be elected to his position would he very
foolish TO make such statement when he
can hoodwink or intimidate the County Com
missioners into signing il for him.
But To return to the statement concerning
1883 there were sl,066.64 in warrants can
celIed. The Treasurer must have collected
enough taxes to cancel these warrant. during
the year 1883. On looking Tor hi. fees
his fees tor that year we see h. received nnth.
ing. Did our County Treasurer work for
nothing in 1888, or does this statement fail to
show all the money our County Treasurer
has received? Again, in 1854 the statement
shows that there were warrants cancelled to
the amount OF s., 3,lg3.5s. ani the Treasurer
sl33.57 cash, and s276.i3 in warrants, uak-
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

IN the statement of the County Clerk the
County Commissioners are made to say:
"The Board had made an agreement with
the Clerk to perform the duties OF clerk of
the Board, and in addition thereto to extend
the taxes. record all road petitions and road
plAts, and other instruments requiring record
by the county, for which by law the Clerk
might demand aud receive his legal fees rs
County Clerk and Recorder"
Thinking that the County Commissioners
had been guled by the county clerk or judge
or that they were laboring under wrong
impression of the law. we have made in-
= ,quiry and have uncarthed the facts in the
premises, in case of Bayha VS.. Webster
county, Nebraska. The Supreme court of
that State decided that "public officer must
discharge AL the duties pertaining to his
office for the compensation allowed by law,
and will not be allowed compensation for ex.
ira work, unless II is authorized hy statute. p"
This case is one where the clerk brought suit
against the county for $40 for making out
tax list. The court held that making out
tax list was u part of his duties as county
clerk, aud that he was not entitled to any
extra compensation. The same rule will ap.
ply in this State Ms there is no statute in
Colorado authorizing my extra compensa.
tion. So 1t will be seen that all such fees
paid, according tn the Commissioner g
own statement. to the county clerk were
illegal, as THE CHIEF in the past has often
rx,itprn nd
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

We hear from different portions of the
county that the ring are circulating reports
that the Republican nominees are sots and
bummers. and unworthy the support of good
citizens. The Republican nominees are each
and every one good, sober citizens, fitted to
fill ths offices they have been nominated for.
psinin: adopted by the ring will eventually
prove u boomerang tn them.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice for Pn biication.
LAND OFFICE AT GuSSIsoS, Co

LAND OFFICE AT GrNNISoN, Colo,
Sept Is, 1855. !
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before A. k. King, County
Judge. at Delta Colorado. on October =, 1885, viz:
Fred {. Kennedy, u. :. 5al. L te Series. for the
nwit sec. s6. township Is south range 90 W p m
He names the following witnesses To prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of.
said land, viz: X. N. McMurray. Thomas Ryan
" Brown and Jas Haycnift, all Of Delta,
Colo John J. THOMAS Register
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT GrNNIsoN, C

LAND OFFICE At GCNNISON, COLO., I
September s, 1855. ! +
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his Intention to make
final proof In support of his claim. and that said
proof will he made before Robert d. Blair. Notary
Public. at Delta. Colo. ON October Is, 1855, wig.
Harvey 4. Bailey. d. S. lis. Ute Series, for the
neis nw'i. MT net, sec. So and nwl4 nwl sec.
p tp Is south. range 70 west 9th principal me-
ridiun.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
said land. viz: OTIS +. stsndi.h. For,iyce Hodr.
don. John 7. Basslcr and Wm. H. Croiser. all OF
Delta. Colo. JOHN J. THOMAS. Register.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

How many of the taxpayers of Delta coun-
ty are able and willing to pay the taxes Of
Enos T. Hotchkiss? That is what the court
house ring are compelling taxpayers to do
hy refusing to collect taxes from Mr.. Hotch-
Ei.x
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Motto. for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT GusS.sox. Colo, /

September -, 1855. !
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final pnof in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before A. X. King. county
judge, Delta, Colo, on October .Sth 1855, viz:
1...ander NJ Chase. D. :. Ii. Ute Series for the
els >e'4 s.. nws4 swif ;ss town. l5 south,
range 81 west tth principal meridian, and lot .,
sec. Z. town 81 north, range 10 west \. NJ. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land. viz: Ben $. Gheen :. b. Crockett r.
b. Hamilton anu Henry Hammond, all of Delta,
Colo JOHN J. THOMAS. Register
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT GuNSlsoN, CoLo.,l

LAND VFF1CE At UCNNISON, VOL,O,
August -, 1885. )
Notice is hercby given that the following named
setter has filed nuticc of his intention TO make
final pr,uf in support of his claim, aud that said
proof will be made before E .sKeHpEy, clerk Of
district court, at Delta, Colo, 4s46(erl I. 1855.
viz: Spencer :. Rsldwin, ID. Ss84e. rteSeflex, for
the eli swI, and nls se', seq s. town. IA s6nth,
range 81 west Of the Sixth Principal Mef{dfan.
He names the fillowing witnesses to prove his
contiuunns residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land. viz: Pierre Settle, ]. r. Gillflnnd ".
A. Shepherd and Edward Healy. all of Delta, Col.
lNHN L THOMAS. Recisier
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice for Pablieaaion.
LAND OFFICE At GrNNIsoN, Colo,
October 6, 1855.

VVtuDer o. IoSS.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim and that said
proof will be made before f. L. KELLOGG. clerk Of
District Court. at Delta. Colo. November 18th
lSS. viz: Robert Koppe. D. $. 229, Ute Series, for
the ST. neS and MS sea 3. tp Is south. range
- west OF 9Th principal meridian.
He names the following witnesses To prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation of,
said hand, vixs Theo. Baker, James a. hEh. Ed.
Meredith and George Cherry. all of Delta. Colo.
JOHN J. THOMAS. Register.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
New Mi!IineryStore
MRS. KATE HAwS

Has Just received her complete stock of Milli-
merry including the latest styles in Hats and Bon
nets, Trimmings. Feathers and Flowers, Corsets.
and complete line of Ladies' Furnishing Goods,
She has made arrangements to receive the lat
est styles in her line fast they come in.
She makes "A speciality of cutting and fitting by
the tailor system.
Her motto is quick sales and small profits, and
YOU cannot fail to be satisfied as to prices.
Main street. below the postofice.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice fur Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT GrSNisoN, Colo,
(>rspher & lSSJ

October &, 1855.
Notice is he rcby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention 10 make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made bcfore T. l.. Kellogg. clerk of
District Court at Delta, Colo. on November 18th.
1885, via James A. Pigh, d. s. No. Si7 Ute Series.
for the si set scc 1. and ny nc,S =, town. 10
south, range aS west 9Th principal meridian.
He names the following witnesses to provc his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land viz: Theo. Baker, Robert Eoppe. Ed.
Meredith nnd George Cherry, all of Delta. Colo.
JOHN J. rlIOMAS, RNgister.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
Notice for Publication.

LAND UFFlCE AT GUNNIsON, COLO,
September y. 1855. j
Notice is hereby given thst the following named
settler has filed notice of her intention 10 make
final proof in support If her claim, and that raid
proof will be made before Robert ID. Blair Notary
iublic. at Delta. Gallo, on November Z, lSsS. viz:
sec. = wn. l. south, range &c west 9th principal
meridian.
She names the following witnesses to prove her
cpndnuous Residence upon and cultivation of .
said land viz: WIN. II. Crutser. Robert NJ. Nc
Murray. Wan. l.. Marcy and John C. Chapman, all
of belta. Colo. JOHN J. THOMAS, Register.
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

Is Enos T. Hotchkiss supporting the court
house ring for its reelection because they
refuse To receive taxes from him?
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

WHY does the county clerk make the
county commissioners believe and certify
that there is four months between June 30th
1885, and October 1>t, 1885?
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

WHY is it that our County Commissioners
are so jealous in champinning the outgoing
officials? Are they afraid Of an examination
of the county books by other officials?
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
DIR. GEO. N. DORSEY,
Physician zSurgeon
DELTA. COLORADO
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT GUSSIsoS, CoLo.,l
September -. 1855.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention To make
final proof III support of his claim. and that said
prpof will be made before K. ID. Blair Notary
Public, at Delta, Colo. on November 6. 1885, viz:
Henry I. West d. :. 3s2. Ute Series. for the sw4
ne l. nwi4 seit, mel. sw and selt nwi4 sec s,
town. 10 SOUTH range Is west of the 9Th Princi-
pal Meridian.
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land. viz: John q. Adams, Wm. II. Crutser,
Vim. Matters and Vim. Thomas all of Delta. Col.
JOHN J. THOMAS, Register,
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

Mr.. koHLER's taxes were collected. Why
should the court house ring let Mr.. Hotch-
kiss 90?
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
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Delta chief., 1885-10-14

We recommend that statements respecting
expenditure. and salaries. affecting the credit
OF the county. lie made with some regard to
truth and after investigation.
J. Is. HART,
DAVID STEPHENS,
Il. u. HAMILTON.
Commissioners
Delta chief., 1885-10-14
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A SECOND statement explanatory of the
frs, will now he in order
Delta chief., 1885-10-14

WHY has our, county officials neglected to
collect taxes from Enos T. Hotchkiss?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.
Little Norman Larocks Body Found in
the Lake.

Search was made for the body of little
Norman LarOck early Tuesday morning
and ii was found III the lake near Sham
Dos boat house at the foot of College
street. The little boys who were with him
when the accident occurred pointed out
the spot where they last saw him on the
platform near the boat house and upon
looking down into the water from that
position the unfortunate boys body could
be plainly seen lying face downward at
the bottom of the lake. The body was
easily recovered from the water, and the
proper permission having been obtained
1t was removed to the residence of the
boys grandfather, J. b. smith, with
whom he had lived ON Centre street. The
remains were in such bad state of pres
crNdtlOn that II was decided to hold the
funeral yesterday. The services were at
me house yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock and ~" remHins were inferred liz
Lake View cemetery.
The last that the family saw of the
drowned boy WAS on Thursday after din
n"r, when he went out To play. and as near
rs can be learned, he went to the lake in
snort time IN company with the two boys
VINO were with him when the accident oC-
Cured. The story repeated by the boys
IN regard to the way it happened, is essen
TALLY the same rs that published ycster-
day. The reason they give for not men
tloning the fact of Norman's disappear
ance before Monday is that both had been
commanded by their parents not to go near
the lake and they feared punishment for
dlsOhedirnce. The location of the body IN
the water was such that row boats passed
over It daily and the wonder is that ii was
not discovered before, since it could he so
distinctly disccrncd. The accident is
al
have the sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
UNITED STATES COURT.


The time for entering cases 81. ri u at
the October term of the United states
Circuit and District Courts expired yes
terday and the pro. poet is that the term
will be an unusually brief and uneXciting
one, as three cases only We're entered for
trial These are, Andrew b. Lewis, Jr,
against the New England Fire Insurance
company of Rutland, in which the amount
at issue is $500 George Burns ct al
against the Hartford Life and Annuity
company for $1,000 on Il life insurance
policy and Daniel Roberts receiver
against Bennett G.. Hall This last case
Is one of those which have grown out OF
the failure of the First National bank of
St Adams and is brought to recover the
amount OF the assessment upon ten shares
OF capital stock of that institution which
We're held by the respondent.
In tins connection 1t is Interesting to
note that III the famous suit of the Brad
ley Fertilizer company of Boston against
Dr. Hiram y. Cutting, secretary of the
state Board OF Agriculture, to recover
$1,000 damages for alleged libelluus state
meEtS made against the plaintiff by the
defendant in one OF his courses OF lecl ures
IN the winter of lSSl-2, stipulation has
heen hled for disCOntlnuauCc ana it is un-
dcretood that the case has been settled