Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-12
AARON SMITH AGAIN.
THE STORY TOLD OF SOME OF HIS
OFFICIAL EMoLUMENTs.
Is He Entitled to Commission for the
Sale of Bonds?-The Warrant S. M.
Perry Had Cashed for Mrs. Smith Pay
as Examiner of the Assessors Books.

AdTOu cDlltn has uTaWn great
amount OF money from the county, and
now proposes, it is said, to draw $4,000
more as commission for the sale of the
last issue of the courthouse bonds. This
is rather peculiar charge, inasmuch as
County Treasurer Banbury claims to
have conducted all the negotiations
preliminary to the sale of these secur-
tiles.
Are the supervisors afraid of Aaron?
Does he know too much about shady
transactions done by officials OF the
county?
Is that the reason he is allowed what
ever he asks for?
These questions are what many peo-
pie are asking, and which will have to
be answered. The appearance of the
circumstances connected with Mr..
Smiths official career and official emol-
uments would appear to answer the
above interrogatories in the affirmative.
Mr.. Smith has res been paid his last
claim of $44S.60 for legislative services,
but he, or his wife rather, did succeed
in cashing a warrant for $l45.50 for the
same alleged services last March.
Mr.. Smith was in Sacramento at the
time, busy in performing the duties Of
assistant to the Los Angeles delegation
as clerk of the committee on public
buildings, and as secretary of the Brunei
investigating committee, but the super
visors issued to him warrant for 81 As. sc
for services rendered in Sacramento and
money expended.
This Mrs. Smith presented to County
Treasurer Banbury on March I'd, and
he declined to pay it, on the ground
that no man was employed in that
capacity by the supervisors.
As the story is told to the HERALD,
Mrs. Smith went to Chairman S. M
Perry of the supervisors, and with him
returned to the treasurer's office, and
Mr.. Perry expostulated with Mr.. Ban.
bury, and, taking the warrant, added tc
the clause stating for what it was issued
for Services rendered to the Los An.
geles delegation in the legislature"
Still Mr.. Banbury refused to pay the
demand, and Mr.. Perry, after consider.
able discussion, took the warrant and
on the back of it indorsedit, These SER
vices were rendered at the request ol
Senators Carpenter and Marion Isle
and other Influential citizens. S. M. P"
Then Mr.. Perry handed the warrant
to treasurer Banbury, telling that officer
that the demand was all right, and that
Mr.. Smith was not only entitled to
the amount in question, but the county
owed him several thousand dollars fol
floating the last issue of the courthouse
bonds.
AS the warrant had Mr.. Perry's en-
dorsement, Mr.. Banbury decided to pay
it, and did so. The possible claim o
Mr.. Smith to commission for selling
the courthouse bonds excited his curl
osity, however, as the bonds had beer
negotiated entirely by Mr.. Banbury
himself.
In last August the HERALD is informed
that Mr.. Smith made a neat little hau
OF $1,000, by order of the supervisors, TO
performing duty which belongs to al
officer elected and paid to do the work
In brief, it is said that Mr.. Smith re-
ceived $1,000 for an examination of the
assessors books, something which the
law specifies as part of the duties to bt
performed by the auditor.
Still there is more to follow.