Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-08
Totals. E. 81, ,1s8 7s......... .$sl0 16, ass

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ind ditch now In process Of construction in
b enry county at this time Of about 20 miles In
length. The fees allowed by law for making the
copies OF notices to serve on land owners on this
ditch viii amount to 40 II the Auditor should
receive pay for tabulated statement, he would get
about 200, making difference in the operation Of
the Old law and the law which has been in force
nom and after April 2Oth, 1881 Of nearly 900 on
each for opening ditch accounts. have examined
these accounts. and II cents each is all the law
would allow for the necessary recording in the ma
jorty OF them and the legal fees in very few If any
OF them, would exceed so cents,
Among the bills allowed him upon which the
statute is silent % to fees except II relates to his
regular work find the following, to4wit: Services
negotiating loan, 800; work under dog laws, $76;
examlng records In tax cases $40; making state
ments, $3.50; keeping accounts on Auditors ledger,
Sla 70; placing descriptions of real estate on road
abstracts for 1887, Sos; same in 1885, $685. same in
lS6s 700. The placing Of these descriptions said
abstracts Is not required by law but by order Of the
commissioner and fees for compensation have been
set BY them for said extra work. aking transcripts
In y Court caeee, $l569; making and serving
nOtces Tor board OF equaizati0n S6 writing letters
making notices for publication, negotiating ftr The
safe mgning bonds and coupons, SEQ. 10; cor
recting township 2eEesBorg returns In 1888 &S6 Al
ing complaints, making and issuing notices for
board Of equalization for 1885, $50; making addi-
tons and deductions on personal returns OF town.
ship assessors for 1885, $50; correcting township
assessors returns and services secretary Of board
VI EXPERIMENTATION. ior iS64, yooi correcting township
ToH: L. Vey, Deputy Auditor, for correcting
township assessors returns for 1883, $4,000. find
many allowances to the Auditor journalized 80 in
be determined for inst what items the amounts were
allowed, and - those bills cannot be found, an
unable 70 make further report on this matter ex
cept 70 add that in the bills found and takcn notice
OF In this report, find many items which exces
sive fees have been allowed, but are of minor i'm.
portance and too numerous to mention in this re
port. al, rl 's
In looking over the records and stub books OF
County orders ind that April ltth, 1887, that
the County Auditor drew orders Nos. 1924, IA 2a5
ly23e, II 287 and Il, 230, in favor Of Woonsocke
Institution for savings for the redemption Of 81,
10000 road Improvement bonds. Those bonds wer,
made payable at Treasurers ONCE, Napoleon, Ohio
Also on same day said Auditor purchased draft No
0O9 In favor Of himself for the sum Of $75i2 so
and paid for exchange $500. making total Of sraf
and exchange T,5l9.50., The amount drawn b.
him as per orders above mentioned was 1850 OF
The total OF drnft and exchange S75l9 ieav
Ing 5000 unaccounted fUf. 80 : -,----- '-'-
| LIQUOR sErTLENENr SHEET OF AUGUST 1888.
find this settlement grossly erroneous, in ever
line OF said sheet except the rst which lie correct,
we leave out one saloon assessment In which an
told the building burned ct or near the beginning
the assessment year. Line Of said settlement
gives % the total amount Of collection for August
1885 $6,729 IL: The exact amount collected wa
6 ,SA 81 On line 8, the sum Of S425.00 is reporte
as having been refunded. This, however, is the on
ly place can find any account Of taxes refunde
| that conld enter into this settlement.
| But on the 10th line the net total due on Angus
settlement is %, ,27558. This is not correct hay
resettled said matter and fnd that the net amour
dne on said settlement 10 s6,314.96. This makes
net amount Of 8S943 yet due from the Treasurer
Said sum is distributed as follows: Due State S7.8s
due municipal police fund, $l1.s8; duo municp,
revenue fund. $il.83; due poor fund S7.89. / als
fnd that the net total due on said sheet for poo
fund purposes as certified August 10th, 1888, j
l prk k0v, hyr h0AH AL Al.
the poor fund only received 81, 46 diferenc
$SOs.9O. The Auditor and Treasurer certify that th