The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-26

Net amount paid by treasurer from
funds over which the board exer-
clses any control. $S54, 200 80
This includes the REDEEM tion of all warrants
outstanding. except the sum 81 20401, which IL
all the floating debt outstanding, and 10 Offset
by the sum of SIS, SOL 10 cash In the treasurer's
hands.
large part of those warrants redeemed were
issued prior to August /, 1891. namely sso.,76oi,
and part OF tho money paid out under the item
of redemption OF county warrants, S24).3,295.
and nearly all OF the interest item OF $7,0o5.i9
was for the purpose of redeeming these warrants
which had been issued and were part of the ex-
penditures of the prior fiscal year. The same 10
true in regard to the warrants on the ROAD aud
road and bridge funds. 1t is also the case,that
quite a considerable quantity of these warrants
redeemed were from two to five years old. The
balance going to make up the total amount
'Paid out and transferred" in the official report
is as follows:
General school fund. 5l2 81
This was paid on orders from the school d.
rectors.
State fund Sl7s,9oS 43
King county simply acted an agent In collect
Ing and turning this over to the state
Soldiers relief fund. ..................&ss55 so
This was paid upon orders from the @. A. R.
posts rs provided by law.
Military fund. ,666 U2
Collected for the state a. their agent
Special school fund $522, 0S9 50
This includes school district No. l and the
amount was paid upon order by the directors OF
the several districts.
State bond interest fund. ,S76 IS
Collected by the county agent Of the state.
County bond interest fund. $50 81
Paid account coupons presented and filed.
Salary fund. .$9S 902 81
Paid on certificates of the various county
officers.
Total paid out and transferred. 81, ooS II
Actual amount paid out OF funds
over which the board exercises
any control. .........:..........$ 354,205 so
Did "Judge" Rochester tell the truth when
he said that the commissioners had spent ST.
100000?
Lie No. 3-That Mr.. Gasch's daughter 10 a
deputy in my office and is drawing salary of
$l25 per month.
Miss Gasch occupies the position OF stem
ographer and typewriter In my office and is paid
for such service the sum OF 500 per month AZ
the records show.
His statement in reference to this matter
especially IL q wllful and malicious lie.
Lie No A-That Miss Osborn drew Q salary OF
SIPS per month in the clerks office Miss Os-
born has never drawn salary exceeding s75
per month for her services in the county clerks
ONCE.
Lie No. 4-That "Judge" Rochester asked mo
the question in the way he states as to where
| the sbalance' of the money went to- and that l
failed or refused to answer said question.
"Judge" Rochester asked me Why the statement
OF current expenses for the past year in the
published report, namely, $l6i.sf5 did not
agree with the statement of the amount paid
out for county purposes in the same report,
namely, &304, 6s403 ! informed him then and
there that the first amount named shows ex-
actiy the amount OF tas running expenses for
the current year, and that the second amount
show. the total paid out by the treasurer for
principal and interest OF warrants redeemed,
transfers to the several funds in compliance
VI tn the laws OF the state, the refnnting OF tax
collected by error and double assessments For
uroof OF this refer TO my statement OF Items
going to make up the amour. OF ;30i.e3ioS
given 40 the total paid out and transferred fiom
the county iund.
II this 10 NOS % ain enough, the books OF this
Office are open for the inspection OF any tax
payer or citizen of King county from g. m IN
III \ n m six days In the week throughout the
year aud invite any man, Republican, Demo
crat Peog,es party or PFohibltionist, 10 iuvest-
gate these matters TO bis hearts content. but in
the name OF all tha, Ia decent and respectable
moi Ia take the slater aeuts OF self convicted liars
in these matters unit. they have an opportunity
70 Judge OF tina facts from Tie records them.
selves.
As to any money being squandeFsd o. misap-
rrnpr ated from King county funds, il q equally
false with the statements he made in references
TO The items above 1ntioned- AS TO the cost OF
the flower garden, shall publish Ger
tilted statement OF the expenses IN con
nec.ion Herewith which will show that
Judge Rochester has simply dealt with this
matter in the same spirit OF trankness % and
truthfulness ~ that he employed in discussing
the subjects above enumerated
LOO nos ask or expect every man 10 agree win