The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-08
Extracts from Polipe JuTr Proceedings Of OoIl
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REPORT OF EXPERTS.

To tha President and Members Of the Police
dUTy Of CalaasieE Pa TisA:
GenilemeB-In accordance with resolution
OF your honorable body, appointing Us as experts
80 report upon the stRERs Of the books and IA
counts Of the Parish Treasurer and The Tax Col
leCtor, We beg leave Ia report follows to-wiI .
Az 10 the status OF the financial relationship Of
the Treasurer with the pBzish, in the absence Of
his books ithsv have been UNFORTUNATELY con
sumed IN the tire Of his sBgre recently we an
forced TO adopt method of arriving there which
consider as absolutely eUrEeetas could have
been obtained from his books
Our method was 10 obtain from the Tax Col
leotor oil taxes, nnes, bonds and licenses. the
amount paid by him 10 the Treasurer from time
10 time from May the 18th 1884 70 July 18th.
1852 inclusive, a correct statement OF which
sums Is set forth in statement "A accompany
ing this report No amount on this statement Is
placed thereon which is moi covered by a re
Ceipt of the Treasurer 60 the Tax Collector.
Cept the sum Of one hundred dollars. which was
returned 10 the parish by the state Of Louisiana,
as being an over payment OIL expense Of land all.
stTaCts, and three Thousand dollars from the j
3. Watkins Banking Company.
The credits On this statement were obtained
by reference 70 the printed reports Ct the Police
Jury. contained in the official journals Of the
parish, giving the aggregate sum Of warrants
paid by the treasure surrendered by him. and
by resolution Of Police jury, duly burned and
destroyed from time 10 time covered by your
resolution.
The authority for crediting him with the trans
fers Of nine thousand dollars to the public school
fund is 10 be found in the resolution of the Police
Jury in their annual budget which the TREASURER
must account for in his exhibits Of disbursr.
ments Of same 10 the public school board
Exhibit "A shows the aggregate receipts
from all sources to-wit.
From the Tax Collector a ta1os..,.. Sl2l 81 sc
bonds. 73o 81
From Tax Collector as hcenses....... 5,GUs O0
abstracts. .......................... 100 90
From j. i. Watkins banking CJ..... 5000 90
Cash balance hand MAY : lS54 a.2l2 81
Total receipts. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $l34O22 o.
Disbursements OF all kinds ......,... 49,, 23S 90
Balance on hand, July T. 1ssO........ I,7s3 s.
Tax Collector exhibit "B shows the collec-
tor payments, with the commission of the col.
leCtOr included, down 10 j une &c. 1887 and from
that date it RhOWa the payments as being made
exclusive of his commission because Of h change
made by the Police Jury il the manner Of his
settlements with the Treasurer.
Our labOTs have been UuerUuE. because of the
manner devOlYent upon US Of obtaining in
formation, but we are satisfied that We have Al
rived at correct condition OF the finance OF our
parish up to the date, July l.. ls69 directed
by our resolution appointing Us.
Before closing, consider due TO the collector
to say that were very much gratiGed to lind
the affairs Of that Office in such CUmmendablo
condition. Our examination OF his book eN-
tended down to the iootings OF the assessment
rolls which show an exceedingly clean collection.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. KLEINPETER. Chairman.
q. NJ. MARSH
| A. RIGMAIDEN
| ADOLPH MEYER
| Sworn and subscribed before me at Lake
| Charles, on October II 1889
| THAD MAYO Clerk District Court
After being read, on motion of J. A. Perkins
| that the report OF expert committee be rBceye cd
| and adopted and spread on the minutes and com
| mltteo discharged. Motion carried.
SATURDAY. Oct l. 1857
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. Adolph Meyer President; Emile Bul
i Ter, D. d. Andrus. Charles Miller Reese Perkins
L. j. Carroll, Levi A. Miller and ] A. Perkins
Minutes Of yesterday proceedings were read
and approved.
Tax Collector and Treasurer made the follow
ing report, which was read and referred 10 com
mittee Of the whole:
Quarterly statement Of all parish taxes for til,
years lSsD 1883, 1851 and 1856 and parish hUensel
for the year 1889 collected by d. j. Reid Tal
Collector for the parish Of CalcaBieu from tn,
first day Of July, 1882 to the Both day OF Septeu
Der, 1883 inclusive
Parish tax 1889. Observation-Disclosures 81 800 @
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