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

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ExpeFi Paraoua On the sand.
a-Dtd foe 61d list o. anyIhina
pafFsssisG 70 Be list u rad Fssaipfs;
AL aid rot.
o-Pissss stsia ths nndiiog's ioaEnaI
lntKedused n evidanos yesterday and
fead fFsm that the credit given By fhs
treasurer % ibe anditor on aee0an1 Of
Eead seeaip4a Ia lea 81 aaxsa Ia 1853.
A.-kxhfbss 20. page @, road snpeR-
vssaEa reeaiptss nied IN iiau Of taxes,
o.-HaVs yoa examined the sax roll
Of lae5 fslative 10 the aclnal total cred
sfs dee ths Treasurer on account 81 road
Ffssipss % road tax thus iakenf
AL hays examined he dnciioaie Is
eessment roll wifh sach references.
Obs that Sue sane roll - used By
de gFsaseFsff
Alt vas
Q.-FFom youF examination Of thai
roll ara yoo able 60 state the exaes
amoant the treasurer ahould have been
credited fer on account Of road In lien
Of taxes on that Eoadf
L A.-Met from memory.
OILS there any menoRandum made
By Jon from whioh you oan testify as 30
tee exact totalf
As--TheFe b..
Q.--What IN it2
A list made b. me.
Q-From what did you make THAI
lis. aad hos dld you asssrtaia the ex.
act totalf
A.-FFom The duplicate assessment
roll for 1858, By listing snoh items Of
read taxes e. we're not aocoanted for Ia
any other way. towit, eithaE a. having
been p4id 10 cash 70 Treasurer Hill.
credited 10 him - dslinquent BY tbs
auditor, 90 10 error, or d0ubls ASSESS
meBt BY the auditor, the items listed ~
me being marked on the roll e. having
been paid to the road Supervisors.
Q.-Dosa your lisa refer 10 the paRs,
linz In the duplicate assessment roll
wheEe the items listed By you are 10 be
found7
A.-Tha lisi gives the pages on the
assessment roll which gives the line b.
being thereon marked a. having bean
paid 70 the road supervisors.
Q.-Hage y0u examined the nuditeF's
books aud tue commissi0ners pressed
lB0s relative to the credit obtained b.
the treasurer on account OF county var
rants redeemed during the year 1882
| Al have exam ned said records
with reference 10 the credit given By ex-
Treasurer Hill 10 the couaty commits
/ sieuers.
Q-whsn DO Zoe books show = seitls-
ment IN the year 1883.
Alt the NAV term 1883 the cancel
latiou Of warrants redeemed as shown
/ By the register, have been on the 18th
day Of May 1853.
Q-Take the audilor's books, now In
1 sseass a., ftsa r4nrsn ana fha
| Der 81 the book where The treasurer was
credited with seFie redeemed duFiag
1 1888 aud read the Rnonnts credited.
A.-B1ok 100, exhibit 2t2. psRe Z,
April 80, 1883, s0ndries es7, 2e8 81. Book
10, exhibit 218. page 81, Aptil 30, 1883,
sundfies to treasurer, e7,2S7,bT, hrst
| item Of aundries 10 that credit 30 trea-
sureF. county warrants redeemed,
e2t. 492s8.
Q.-Havs you examined the books
win references 10 county warrants aota-
ais redeemed az thai time
Al did.
o.-Have you asceFtained the amount
which was actually redesmed at that
| time
Al have.
Q.-HoW did you ascertain this
amount
A.-By taking thsauditor's register OF
county warrants, exhibit T., and listing
each warrant shown in the eolunn
| heaE~s 1ste - resumption as having
boen redeemed on May u, 1888.
ODD y0u make q list or memo
random OF the several warrants which
ron say we're redeemed % that time :
Al did.
O-What according TO your ealsnde-
/ tiona vas the actual amount redeemed
and cancelled at that time
A.-S2l, 477.3l.
O-Hov does this total sRree With
the total credited TO the treasurer ct
| this time for this item
A little less, $lb.2s.
o.-Is there any difference Ia the way
the account 90 far as IL shows on county
| warrants redeemed Is kept, after the
| beginning Of this term Of once 1888,
and the way IL was kept prior 10 the
year 1882
A.-fhere Il a difference.
O.-gtste what that difference %, ana
Of shat II eousists-
A-The auditors register and county
varrsnts, exhibit T., shows The date az
/ gbiab each particular warrant vas 80
deemed sincs January lsi, 1883. The
| registers Of eoanty warrants prior 20
mas tlme DO nos clearly Indicate al
what data they were redeemed pfioF to
/ JenaaEy ist. 1858.
This ends this oasa 80 far es the EVIL
| dence appIies ~ the year 1883.
Q-Take she books OF the auditor
ra,s IN evidence and tell the numbeF
ana mage you apd the aoosunss OF she
,onnfg treasurer relative 10 the charges
snd credits relative TO the tax rosi OF
'I-Books I2s, $50. exhibit 2i9 and
pa RACES II and u, so and -.
O-Read the account Of the counts
t,essurgr 10 those books. 50 far a. y
| rsistes 20 the charges and 80 ths credit
! ~ aoooupt Of tbe roll OF leoAf
A.-Book $50. exhibit 2l2. page u,
,, o,sshar (lb. tax list Of 1854, Sl56. 0fs ~
| zoe II. January 1itb, tax Let OF 1854
uouIsmeutal) S2.7I5 IS; credit, January
| San, 1855. snndriea. $50 6a9 81; book lxS'
| sxhih1t 2ls paee 50, October 6th, tseas-
| nrer King county, 20 sax liat 1854. elao,-
IN ~. uaeo "a, same book, 5anaAry
| sish. issS. 10 tan list 1854 tsapplemental
= Tys,Is; credit, book 10, 9.6o3Se
800 ~. sxhibit 2Is, page y. ssnnArt
"a 1874. tax lisa % treasurer ~. 20 -
dattnauent tax iist same cafs - 49, -. =
eYrogs ana double assessment, $3.50
rsad receipts hled IA liea OK YAK
20 stats What items he &c til.
total credit Of sundries, $50 ssf
A.-rhose given 10 my last answer.
| o Stats tbe difference. as psr ths
AudttoE's books, remaining against ia
treasurer, as tax collector, on the Foi
Of iss47
ass. 20l96.
o.--Turn TO the treAsurer's book ksp
Az he treasurer, and show tae pAe'
whsra sne treasurer returns. or showi
! ~ amaunt coli cted by Aim ca tnH
a.-BOoS B. txhibit iol. PAGES 9
and 81. -.
O.-SsAie tie amount which TIE treas
49, resorts them 10 have oolseotedF
4-psce a., October Slsi, lss4s roaa
fapd collected. St0o; pAee 80 Dsstnse
Az. ISSa. e97 .S0i IS.
q state tbe total.
N.-S9s2olsS.
!, O-aow dOss thai total agree vii
: - tasal difIsrence between The ehaF1
: - ana credits. TeistiDa 10 the roll 0
issa % the Auditos's books