News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

Cash on hand, 1905
Amount accounted for, 4,824sO
Counted for by Treasurer, 5,277.4
difference of amt not accounted for, s452.6l
If paw for Treasurer's services is not
included, 1900
Should be deducted from school yrs
expenses, leaving $42I.6l
The Treasurer accounts in his figures
for all but Sl63.77 and Sl55.32. or $1,000,
but when we add what has been paid on
debt, the school years expenses, dues on
Collectors receipts, cash on hand and
ATTACHMENTS, we find how much has been
accounted for to the district. not adding
the SIS, which is, as before stated.
S4.S24 so. but it should have been
S5,277.41. One would think that the
above errors need not occur, with the
district officers selected from the class of
men they have been, Collector. Treasur-
er, Clerk and Agent, four different law
yers; 1st Committee, LIST Selectman of
the town and Auditors. prominent busl
ness men; but such are the facts, and
there was not Democrat among them.
Taxpayers. of whatever political. name.
| would advise you, if you wish for con-
tinued prosperous schools, and to have
business flourish in your town, to look
closely to your public financial matters.
Examine the above figures and state
ments. Keep this paper, aud look it over
! Just before town and school meetings.
FRO Bono PUBLICO.
AS TO first "missing item in Treas
urer's account" of $163.77, notice
that the writer, by placing the figure
SO" at the right hand of same, and
also by placing the same figure at the
right of S163,77, the second item in
'.assets given March, 1884," identi-
fies the same, as being one and the
same; in other words, claims that the
"grammar school money item in the
assets of the district, March, 1884
should be charged to the Treasurer
Now that item in the assets was SIM
ply what the auditors estimated would
be due the district as rent of gram
mar school lands, during the year uE
to March settlement, 1885. The
same was to be collected by j. C.
Robinson, appointed expressly for the
purpose of collecting the same, and tt
pay the same into the hands of the
district Treasurer, and something thai
the district Treasurer had nothing tc
do with until paid to him by Mr.
Robinson. How that matter was
handled will appear by referring to
the Treasurer's account above, on the
debit side under date of April A.
Received of j. G. Robinson, gram
mar school money, S118.46; again
March 25, 1885, received of j. c.
Robinson $3.50, making S174.9 SO
being S11.19 more than estimated by
the auditors. Now to claim that The
assets of a district should be charged
to the Treasurer before he receive:
them, argues weak intellect, vergin&
on foolishness.
AS to second missing item in Treas
urer's account, S15532. You will
notice that it is the 4th item in Treas
urer's account, credit side, to wit
"Amount due on Collectors receipt
of 1884," In Treasurers account
debit side, the Treasurer has charged
himself with the whole receipts of tn
Collector, to wit S242. Now in set
Ting and balancing his book he shoul'
be credited with what was still due oil
the receipts to make the book balance
The same item should not be charget
to him in the same account, bu
should be charged to him in the mex
account, as in fact it was, and is, s.
; charged on the Treasurer's book, an,
will so appear in the next settlement
To say that the whole receipts shout
5 be charged to Treasurer, and also til
s balance due on same, in one settle
I ment, is hardly excusable Ignorance
/, 1t reminds us of little anecdote. A
; Eastern man met Western traveller
!. and asked him to have a drink. I'll
d Fastener thanked him, but said |
). never took anything. He was the
Z. asked to smoke. The Eastern'
l. thanked him, but he never smoket
II The Western man then eyed the 9th
Il critically for moment, when he salt
N Say, stranger, do you eat hay"
# Again, the writer says that ii
in Treasurer has accounted for all b.
I S319.09, but be says the difference
= amount not accounted for is $452.6
r. Now who has got that, if not q
IN Treasurer, as every dollar GO
through his hands. But the troub
with the figuring is, in getting at Il
le amount paid out on debts. he simp
IN deducts the debt of 1885 from debt
e. 1884, leaving balance of 1882
Is but he does not allow dollar th
ly was paid as interest. Perhaps
as thinks the Treasurer should pay t
Us interest and not be allowed anythil
OF for the same, a claim which is
Il consistent as any part of the comm
o. nication. / think the foregoing W
IT, explain the whole case. What
De writer's object was in writing such
Is wholesale libelous article cannot u
derstand, but l have made up 1
b. mind that there are missing items, L
of in the Treasurers account, but t
ce missing items are brains, from I
ed head of the writer; also in the Arg
D. and Patriot. If this is not satisf;
no tory to ''Pro Bono Publico," or a
Y, one else, the Treasurer's books .
Ir. open to inspection by any one, and
OF all times.
re One OF THE 'FoUR LAWYERS.