Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
Over Thirty-Three Thousand
Dollars Gone.
1t Belonged to the County, But
Where Is 1t?
The Taxpayers Association Expert
Makes an Important Discovery.
His Report in Full Showing a Whole Lot
OF Tax Money Unaccounted For-The
Papers In the Case.

association has, through its expert, Mr.
Edgar Moore, found where $33,914.76 o.
the county's money has disappeared
The following letters and accounts tel
the story fully and eloquently:
Los ANGELES, May IL. 1891.
Mr.. Louis Lichtenberger, President Taxpayers
Protective Union:
DEAR SR-Herewith find my report
No. /, being a tabulated report on the
collection of taxes, 18SS-S9, by Omri
Bulls, collector.
Exhibit A will show you the account
as kept by the auditor against the col.
lector, which shows total of 1885,
908.31 charged to the collector, omittine
entirely Vol. No. 8, containing the per-
sonal property tax collected by the as
SCISSOR, amounting to $50, 0,272.74, and on
town lots, $9, 104.96; but the auditor, to
balance the account, has given him
credit for $22 ABE. .1S of the $50, ,272. "A col
lected by the assessor, and for the So
104.96 in his cash payments and delin-
,quent list, so that he has been credited
with $31 ,540.A with which he has never
been charged. See exhibit f.
The auditor has given him credit for
cash payments into the treasury amount
ing to 1898, 3,547.31, when the memoran-
dunn books in the auditors Office show
he collected 81 ,001 ,657.74. To complete
the balance, after crediting him with
delinquent list, he only needs $18l4.75
OF double assessments, etc.
Exhibit B will show you Accountant
Blackman's report to board of supervis-
ors, showing that he has added $89SO. rs
OF the taxes from volume to the 81 1885,
90S.3l making the total charge against
the collector of 81, ,175, ,8S9.07, and gives
him credit for 1892, ,269.94 as his total
collection, and $50, ,343. 81 collected by the
assessor with which he has never been
charged, and after giving credit for de-
linquent list he needs and uses $4O91 .26
double assessments to make his balance.
1t will readily be seen that the bal
ances of both the auditor and Account
ant Blackman are forced.
Exhibit G will show the action of Ac-
countant Blackman and the board of su-
pervisors to reimburse Mr.. Bulls for
money he was ordered to pay over by
the grand jury, and H. ]. Flieshman for
double taxes he had advanced Mr..
Kysor.
Exhibit d will show you the amount
of taxes collected by Bulls, as per men,
orandum books in auditor office, which
do not include collections made after
January lst, and yet shows be collected
$S,6O3.4 .43 more than he paid into the
treasury.
Exhibit e wall show you the total val
uation of the assessment rolls before
the ten per cent. reduction, according to
the auditors report to the board of su-
pervisors, and the net amount of $10l,-
310,049 after the reduction.
Exhibit will show you the net val
uation of each volume, the rate of levy
and the amount of taxes very nearly
agreeing with exhibit E in the total net
valuation, and proving the errors of the
auditor and Accountant Blackman and
the fact that volume had never been
charged the collector.
Exhibit G will show you a correct
statement of the auditors account
against the collector, showing $31 ,800.96
not accounted for.
Yours respectfully,
EDGAR MOORE,
Accountant.
Mr.. Moore's report is as follows:
COLLECTION OF TAXES 1850, BY oMRI BULLS,
CoLLECToR.-ExHIBITA A-AUDIToR's ACCOUNT
WITH COLLECTOR BULLS.
Oct. 22-To state and county taxes
assessment rolls, 1889, $685.
$4,000. .... ...............$1,07 81 OF, $3.50 20
To special school tax on railroads
by state board of equalization. S9,129 21
To errors .................... 100 80
s1,166,9Os 81
Nov. 3-By errors. rs................. 81 Is
per receipt ..,..........,.'.... 1874 %
Dec S1-By cash paid treasurer,
by receipt :. ..s.................. 626. SO4 U3
Should be 1926, ,s24.O3)
1885,
per receipt -. ...:,.' 10000 90
Jan. 21-By amount collected by
assessor as charged on page
(referring to item 81 ,0L7 ,66S.20j 22,435 1S
By doubles, etc Northumberland. 1,S14 rs
BY delinquent roll. ............... 149,043 90