Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25

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2 EVER Instances WhsEs hs coiies1sd 1
AZ fEam TIE unknown poEIfaa q ~
gelas b Ravs tbe FsceiptH for The sau.
fFom us boek Of reaepts, iesTiua ~
e1zpsu reesip4 attachcd % the eoik
took tns stubs q these rnesipta and
wsnt e4tefnily thFoa1h the asssaSmsnI
fcll ard o1tzide Of tha cnknoWn I'll
and opp0eite 10 the FAX referred,
plEcod e anz4h letter n psncii uro1
tho fsce Of the nsli. tksa wanl
thrgnah tbs roll expeptinR lie unknown
portion thereof, paEeelled col ena iiat-
"a each ugs Of those taxes for Walsh
there vas no stab Fccsips. then listed
the stub xereipts, Which innlni3ed every.
thing had Iisted from The unknswn
roil. These tao lists a3ded toaes heI
gave me he eoFrset amount be bad col
iseted on aid roll"
AFTEnEooN sEzaloa.
Q.-Hass goa the lisa that yoa naea-
tioued ~ yoaR LAST answer
Al have.
witness, hare introduced the lie.
which hes references 30 taxes per stuh
receipts, and also 20 taxes paid withoui
1N&EAhAEa
0.-siaia the total amount Of taxes
coliseted o. he roll Of 1se4s according
to your caleulasion7
A-Taxes paid on st1bs &a2.635.66,
laxas paid no stubs, coupons, or no re-
eeipt given taxes assessed unknnwn
roll page 235 not included SIS. z0l.S7
making q fetal Of 8l0l. 3l0.08.
Q-H0W does this total eRree WITH
she total which Captains Kills booka
shoW, and with which the audifor'a
book show Of taxes collected.
Ali u larger than Captain hilfs
cash book shoWs.
Q-How uuah.
A. S3i88I07.
Q-Have you examined into tbs va-
Tions credits given Captain Hi on 60
eouni, - 10 the roll Of this year 10 S.
certain against whom the mistake con-
stitntine this error liesI
Al examined Il as 10 delinquent
taxes and read supervisors receipts, bat
don't remember 90 20 errors IN double
assessment.
Q.--Did you examine She delinquent
credit relating 10 the actual delinquency
en- that rolf
Al did.
Q.-RFom your examination, are You
able 10 state the aotual total della
qaeney, on that rolf
Al an.
o.-HoW did you ascertain this
amoant wbioh you say Is the dsiin-
quenetp
A.-By fsst taking q delinquent Iisl
on file 10 the aaditoF's Office and com.
pairing THAI With the duplicate assess
ment roll outside OF the unknown por-
ton thereof and noting those errors.
then taking from the recapitulation IN
the duplicate assessment roll the totals
Of tue pages upon which the unknown
owners we're assessed and adding them
as. then took the stubs Of the sax 70.
cei9ss coIlacted on said pages Of I'M
kEoan owners, added tAems ana sub
trasted them from the amount charged
ex- Treasurer Hill 10 the charge OF the
entire roll, by which method deter
mined ho9 much, 50 far as unknown
owners were concerned. was delln-
qaent; this added 10 the error in over
credit outside Of the unknown roll.
gave me abe error In credits. further
examined the roll By referring to the
unknown roll made by Sheriff AcGraw
when the roll was tanned over 20 him.
Odd yon make list Of ths errors
which you say you found In the delin-
quent rolf
Al did.
Q.-From your examination Of the
duplicate Of the assessment roll relating
10 the amount shown thereon as to the
delinquency, did you make Q retaEn
from that roll Of those deliaqueDtl
Al did outside Of the unknown roll,
usiaR for the unknswp roll tke copy
made By Sheriff MeGrav.
Q.-staie II that Iist coEreclly shows
the taxes. items aud amounts delinquent
on that roll.
A.-Rsasonably 90.
Q.-How accurate do goa consider a
list when u Is reasonably ooFrectg
A.-The unknown part Of that being
the copy made by Sheriff McGraw, and
considering the task sheriff McGrav
had in parcelinR eus the delinquent part
Of that roll. 1t would be reasonably cor
rect il within one or two hundred del
lars. Outside Of the unksoyn roll u
will net vary more thaH a few dollars II
at all.
Q-Did yOu make a list Of ell taxes Of
1854. by items ana pages, collected either
"a the known or unknown ogner's list,
for which q stub vas on file 10 she trea-
su4er's of1cef
Al ala not. ID wosld have been an
imp0ssibility.
ODD you make list OF oil taxes
col ssted Is psr stub receipts 10 full, bot
not entered upon the duplicate rolf
Al made no sueh list ~ that.
O.-Fnon your examination state
what wss she actual total delinquency
on the roll Of 1884 when rstarHed BY TIE
treasurer.
A-854,b22eb.
O.-How does that amount agree with
the anouus Of delinquency credited 70
the treasurer on this rolf
Alt fs less, $2700.7T.
Odd you and q list Of de3inq1tnt
taTes OF list parporting to be saeh .
a, retained by she treasurer 10 lse4f
o.-ssats where you found Il BY book
and by page.
Al Is 10 book exhibit No. 2lo. eons-
uencine with page 81 aud extending TO
O-Hase you ans kDoSledRe ss 60
who made that and as 10 What tt isf
Al have
Q.-stais yOu knOwlsaRs upon that
A.~When Mr.. D. I. wheeler in bis
exa0iaation on behalf Of defendants
called upon me 10 furnish him the lisl
n the treasureF's list OF ceiinquen'
| Faxes for the various years no TO lsol'
| / stated there was no such record. his
rerlly vas shat there vas for al the
vesre, a. DO hsd usee one. ! thsn
handed him the 10 ssK and then request.
~ hiua 20 designate 10 and would hard
/ A. -ane 20 him he then asked toi
hsak 81. wh..s-h l banded him.
o-Are yoa acquainted With Af
wsealsr's handsSi.isg
A.-Siiehtly.
O-Are you sufacientiy acquainted
Win Mr, Wheeler's handwriting. from
yoar owR knowledge, as 90 be ahle q
swear 30 itg
A.-Only a. 10 my impression
o.-Are you able 20 cite ~ 10 ana
name the mistakes ia the delinQuen
taxes hy book and By page, siso By dn
rlieass assessment roll By paRe ana line
| where his mistakes exist whieh yoa ssl
A. exiss, and % What do they consiss
Il Al can by referring 10 enc Of IL
lists.
o.-Commsnce and specify each mis
itake or error, citing as 20 toe PAGE u