Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-08-23

is not competent It costs too much to
find the fact out; and il neither clerk
nor treasurer are competent, no ex-
pert can tell whether or not they are
honest. I, therefore, consider It very |
important to get competent men, and !
if we get any to keep them as long as |
possible. After all, it matters very !
little to Us who draws the salary. The /
best service is what we want, and here !
viii say such service is what we are
getting from Mr.. Theodore Braeken.
1t was with pardonable pride that he
showed and explained his system of
bookkeeping. 70 begin: Ia recciv-
ing tax receipt and duplicate stub
is issued; this is as far as the law
proscribes Now Mr.. Bracken, as an
extra safeguard, has a lady clerk,
whose duty it is to check, thus: If
Tom Jones pays $3.50 tax, Mr.. Brack-
en- will make out the receipt, and in
counting the money into the
money drawer he will turn
and say, Tom Jones 1880, and the
clerk viii make an entry to that effect
In making up cash, which is done ev-
cry night, the cash is counted, then
the stubs are looted up and the Coun-
ter accounts compared. IL they all
agree there is very little chance for a
mistake, and if the cash does not cor
respond the stubs show what should
have been paid, the lady's account
shows exactly what each man did pay,
and the mistake is at once located.
This, of course. entails the expense of
an extra clerk, but it Insures accuracy,
for which I really think MIR. Bracken
cares more than he does for money.
Then, besides the regular set of books
Mr.. Bracken keeps a daily cash bal
ance book, which gives receipts and
disbursements, and not alone the gross
balance on hand, but the particular
shape each balance is in-how much
in each bank, how much in currency,
coin, orders, postal notes, etc. In
counting the. cash we made a memo
randum, as shown by the report, and
we found that each item correspond
ed, even to a one-cent postage stamp.
I may take too much space, but ]
think the importance Of the issue will
warrant me to even further intrude
upon you and your readers. I be-
lieve it to be every mans duty to e1-
pose every fraud, and fully as much
his duty to commend an officer who
is faithfully performing his duty
We, the people, are the ones interest
ed, and we cannot know too much
about the mat ter. I can further as
. sure Mr.. '.B.3' or any one else, thaj
) Mr.. Bracken will be glad so far as
8 his time will admit, to satisfy them
> that what have stated is true ana
! not OverdrawH.
9 In relation to the county clerk:
Q have already stated my opinion O.
8 the former clerks. I will say further
3 that I don't think that the def8lcatior
of Mr.. Nipps could have been IN
s earthed from any Of the former
clerks books. This may not spesl
I well for the former clerks, but it il
only doing Mr. Hartman justice. I
is an important Office, and our success
T in filing it, prior to the present in
cumbent's time, has not been yer!
: brilliant, Now, Mr.. Hartman's book
sustained the scrutiny of experts in
] most thorough investigation, and s,
? far as I can learn, no flaw was found
8 The question now is, shall we expert
, ment with some one else? It is true
, this is his second term, and custom
s says two terms and no more, but will
q our late experience I, for one, am ad
E verse decidedly to any experimenting
Z further than is necessary; and Woui'
D much prefer foregoing my objection
to the former to the chances of tn
/. latter. I have not one word to ss,
:. against the competency Of any Of tht
b candidates for clerk, but In one cas-
o we know Just what we have, In la
@ other we viii have to find out Il
i my own business I should never re
i feet for one moment on the course
would take; and, as I have alFead,
J. stated, we have to pay just the sam
4 amount and to the masses IL can max
f no difference who draws the salary
i SO We get the best service we can 70
p the money. Reader, please reflect
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