The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-03-05

Tom Moore. "a 81
&c Scott. 25 u
VI IL u
Lee Massey. 10 a
Peter Bonati. IS 2
Peter Bonati. ...... IL z!
Total .$177 q
All these orders are dated Sep
TENDER 20, 1884, except the last
one which is dated August 10
1884, and exactly correspond with
the amounts drawn for the men
through the payroll lex. Az and
which were included in the $1,8S3,
SO, yet it seems the amount oil
$177 didn't correct the quarter,
was charged to the State a second
time aud consequently collected
twice-once through the payroll
and again through exhibit ID.
The account of Lee Massey, one
of the men whose name appears
above seems to have been still fur.
ther complicated. As shown by
the payroll his wages were drawn
tor 123 days work, at $3.50 per day,
through its instrumentality amount
ing to $l8.75. 1t is again charged
up to the State in exhibit d., $lS.75,
and exhibit +. is al order of Mas
sey's to MI. Hamilton to pay TO Mr..
Virgins the sum of 80. Tue total
of which is $44.50. Then, if Mr..
Lee Massey. Oh some one for him
did not receive out of the State
treasury $44.50 for 124 days de.
voted to the survey OfLOwry Island,
when the stipulated price of his
labor was $3.50 per day, the papers
in the Auditors office are ~calculat-
ed to deceive the honest examiner
after truth.
Voucher No. 1861, which is dated
November 12, 1884, is an account
of Hon. Ii. ID. Cameron for salary
from LIST of July 10 LIST of Novem.
Der (touF montbs) $500, aud for
railroad fare, hotel bills, board, ETC.,
to an amount sufficient 10 swell the
to $545.5O which was paid
out of the Treasury. The cost of
Island, then, as shown by
these vouchers, and az stated 10y
the Governor in his message is as
follows:
Voucher No. 444 dated May 8, '54.$ 100 90
do 1860 do Nov. IL do. 1925 70
do LOCI do Nov. II do. 5i5 so
TOtal.----.............. ...S2,SI2 23
This would seem to be enough
for the taxpayers to expend tor
1919 acres of worthless marsh
land, not worth $t,317.9 80, but the
story does not end here, voucher
No. 1912 series 1885, relating to
the contract made with DR.. Crissey
Oh ac1ount of swamp lands con
two items which appear to me
20 belong more properly to this
Island business, than to the
swamp land account. One is a
lraft drawn by H. ID. Cameron,
agent, for 800 directed to
Robert Lowry, Governor, for Eek.
)ense account for June, 1884," and
he other is in words and figures as
'ollows:
'tStute Treasurer !: Will you give
ne $25 on account of swamp land
o visit island being surveyed on
he Coast, July 19, 1884.
RoBERT LOWRY, Governor"
The papers heretofore alluded TO
how that Mr.. Cameron drew his
alary as special agent from LIST
July, 1884, to 1st November, 1884,
t 800 per mouth, on November
2, 1884. On the Both day of De-
ember, 1886, more than a year
fterwards he draws e660.82 out OF
he treasury based upon three
'ouchers, which are numbered 1910, :
OIL and 1912, respectively. VOuch-
No.1O1O is in words and figures
8 follows
'HR STATE OF MIsslssIPPI.
To H. D. Cameron, DR..
For amount paid j. NJ. 7. Ham,
hon by Fl. ID. Cameron, special
gent, s'see voucher No. 1000, Now.
2, 1884," which should have beeu
Included 10 said warrant 1860,
Approved ROBERT LOWRY, Gov.
Voucher No. 1O11 Is an expense
IccoHDt incurred by Cameron in
Day, 1884, as special agent swamp !
ands, for e153.72. Aud voucher
70. 1912 is Mr.. Oameron's salary
or April May aud June, 1884, as !
ipeciaF agent at el25 per month, I
1875 the total of which is s66o.62.
Thus it will appear that the .
'S210, which was deducted from !