Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-01-28
The supervisors.


transactions for the past year. We
desire and shall endeavor to examine
the matters referred to in a business
light and have no personal motive. ex-
cept to do our duty TO the taxpayers
of the county. We first call attention
To the fact that the Beard OF 1884 APP
pointed special committee with un-
incumbered powers TO investigate fully
the matter OF the robbery" etc. This
committee reported the amount of the
deficiency of ex-Treasurer Davis, which
amount X repeatedly given in their
proceedings and specifically noticed in
n resolution offered by Supervisor
Finn, at the special session which clos
cd March 18th 1885, two months and
more after Treasurer Woodburn had
taken possession OF the Office. Here
we ask, how did the Board ascertain
this amount If there had not been a
complete examination of the books
and vouchers in that object
Furthermore, on the 22d OF April
the Board by resolution of Sup. Rich
nrdson empowered the prosecuting At
terney to employ an expert to examine
the books during the entire term of
Treasurer DAVIS, which was done,
though no report has ever been made
by the Board.
We assume then that perfect and
complete examinations OF the entire
transactions of ex-Treasurer Davis had
been made and reported to the board,
first by committee Of their own, and
next by the expert employed, bnt those
reports wee kept from the record.
though the bills audited and paid show
that lrge sum Of money had been
expended by the committees in the
special work.
We do not at present care to say
anything as to the amount expended
in these Investigations. as the matter
is yet unsettled and may in the end
show the entire wisdom of the Board
and committee, but with the facts
ADORE enumerated we call your atten-
tion to the last annual session. com
inencing in October 1885 and closing
with the adjourned session OF two
weeks ago. On the second day Of the
session committee was appointed to
settle with the Treasurer Two days
thereafter immediately after roll call,
Supervisor Richardson gave notice
that on the following morning he
would move final adjournment, thus
showing that he considered the bust
ness OF the session nearly completc,
when On motion Of Sup Finn the
Board adjourned till 2 O'Clock p. NJ. TO
give the committee on settlement time
10 report. No report was ready in the
afternoon and the Board adjourned TO
the next morning During that day.
Saturday. no report was made and uf-
tr transacting the business on hand,
the Board adjourned TO Monday p.
NJ. when after roll call Il petition was
received and Sup. Finn moved On ad-
journment TO the next morning to give
the committee on settlement time to
complete their report, No report was
forthcoming that day. or the next,
when the Board adjourned to the
second Monday Ia January.
The committee were in session the
the entire week previous to the meeting
of the Board, but as will be seen by
the proceedings published last week
were not yet ready with the report,
and the first three sessions OF the
Board show no business transacted ex-
cept roll call and the adoption of n
motion TO adjourn to give the commit
tee time, and when finally the report is
made, there is only given partially
itemized report of the quarter ending
Jan. 1st 1855, as made 10y the commit
Tee. and a summary in one line, of the
entire three quarters of Treasurer
Woodburn's terra. There appears of
record no report Of the treasurer in
any form. Although the record shows
that such report was received read
and accepted Oct. IA The report of
the committee as recorded gives q
balance forwarded" Jan. 1st 1885 of
Sl1,S38,6i and shows only 50, 800. 50
as coming into the hands of Mr.. Wood
burn. makingno statement concerning
this difference.
The statute says, Sec. 4Sl, Howell;
VThey shall cause to be made out and
published yearly Immediately after
their annual meeting, in at least one
newspaper If there be one published in
in the county, the
accounts allowed and full statement
of the amounts of the treasirer's ac-
count on the last settlement, as on his
balance sheet and account current in
making the settlement. Sec. 476
says; at shall be the duty of every
such Board OF Supervisors, as often as
once In each year, to examine the ac-
counts OF the treasurer of their county.
and to ascertain and enter upon their
records full statement of such &c.
counts.
With these plain provisions of stat