The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-16
The AMOUNT MADE GOOD
City Treasurer Walker Deposits
$1,000 to Cover Shortage
In His Accounts
The Council Then withdraws It's
Recommendation That He
BE Dismissed.
Committee and ths Experts-Ths
Tax Levy for 1904.


There was Z full attendance Of aldsrme
whom Mayor Curtin raped the speeds
meeting of the city council to order las
night. The meeting had been called !
consider the affairs Of the city trensure,
and this was she leading subject of tn
evening. Mayor Curtin aud Aldermen
Hsnlsy. Fuller and Hanlsy, the spscia
committee, submitted their report. It says
We, your special committee. consisting o
The mayor and the COMMITTEES on auditing
and accounting, bog leave TO report that "
did on the 23d day OF August. 1892. submit
the following report, the recommendation
therein contained having since been elm
mated: H..
1--WE. your committee. to whom was re-
ferred the report Of Experts Beckett snd
Doliiver, OF the treasursr's office. with in
structions to ascertain the balances in the
banks to the credit OF the city, beg leave to
submit the following: In the Merchants
National bank. Aug. II. 1892 - General
fund. $1,s36.04; fire fund (overdraft,
81, O2S.5 9); street fund, Sc III. 90; interest
and sinking fund. s., IS; redemption
fund. 81, $50. 63; sewerage fund. $s50.G9 In
First National bank General fund, 3d.
S63. ~; REDEEM ption fund. ST. 1858. &c.
I'VE found these amoun in the asgre-
gate far short Of the amount as shown by
the experts reports, to-wit: 81. s5z.3s. We
then visited the treasurer's Office whore We
found Z large sum of money in the safe
consisting Of checks for IS, 1888. 81, some of
the checks bearing date as far back az
April; currency $1,0S8. gold coin $4s5;
silver coin Sis. 70. and other cash items
94l8, making = total of $40. 19a.05. The
cash was deposited with the Merchants Ma
tional bank after which, on Aug. IL, We OBJ
tanned Z statement from said bank showing
balances as follows: General fund, SILL
4s1.09; fire fund, (ovsrdraft $1,023. $50;
street fund. Sc. I'LL %; interest and sinking
fund, IS. 846.3 SO; redemption fund. 81, 939. 63;
sewer fund. $780, So: less checks IN tho in
tsrim against the general fund, 81, 1874. 81;
Are fund. $60.25; REDEMPTION fund, 1925. SO.
I'VE also found warrants and coupons
redeemed sinCe experts report in treasurer's
Office sgRrsRasing $5,657.45. which We gave
the treasurer credit for. We then counted
cash in the safe, funds that had just come
in. and found $1,O25.4 ~, and asoertained the
receipts Of the Office since Aug. 8. the close
Of the sxpsrts' report. were 81. 40. 38, sn,a1L
BY giving the treasurer credits As fQto-s.
Balance In Merchants National bap1x 40 49,
statement Aug. -, $26, 934. 81; 6.iancs in
the First National bank. s. OH. Is: war.
rants and ID coupons sn9 rsdssp'; ID in office since
Aug; ., 20, oo1. 70; WsfEFsasints taken in a. cash
1or lieenses Ano = Office. S418. 90; cash in
total, $Ss. o6a. o.; ana cb.rn;n. h GnoI ~;tb
cash receipts OF office since Aug. 8, 81, 40 3S,
e W. a. aave z sosal Of $36. GAP .66, against $42,-
op':1o' % Ls4T ulrsd by the experts report, or
1ouI oofnmittee has carefully examined
tne sApesG!s' report and have found the
same s9Ybs correct. Your committee fur
aInasssAd. Of the city trsaaursr's office has oon-
WINGED them that the business of said Office
has been conducted in q name careless
and negligent in the extreme and they are
of the opinion that the present incumbent
Is incompetent and wholly unfit to perform
ths duties of treasurer of the city of
Helena"
At q regular meeting OF the city council
held on the 23d day of August, 1892, when
this report was presented, at the special
request of Mr.. James b. Walker, city treas
urer, the consideration of said report was
laid over until the next regular meeting of
said city council. to-wit: Tuesday evening,
OGD6, lDbus 1000, W oAhDlV OAp0At6 ApHOllttu
by Mr.. Walker and his bondsmen to in
vsstigate the affairs of the city
treasurer's office. On the 18th day
of Sept. 1892. it appears from
Mr.. Walkers report, and by his " ad-
missions, that he deposited in the First Ma
tional bank in the city of Helena the sum
of IS. 600; that the receipts Of his Office on
that date we're about $125. Mr.. Walker ex-
pressly stated to your committee on the
18th day of September that he deposited
the sum of s., 900 to the credit of the city of
Helena to make good the shortage actually
existing in the accounts OF the city treas
urer's office; that Mr.. f.. h. Palmer, the
representative OF MI: Walker n his
bondsmen. stated to your committee to-day
that he, Mr.. Palmer, would guarantee the
payment of whatever additional shortage
there might be found which your commit
tee estimate at $676. %. Your committee
submit that while as is shown the
deficiency has been made good, it does not
alter the fact that on the 18th day Of Aug
amount Of s 5.714.72.
Tn report WIS adopted without COM
ment. The first of the recommendations
made in the original report, and which the
says were eliminated from that
OF last night Ia az follows: 1--WE recon-
ney be instructed to take the necessary
steps to collect the balance due the city
from the treasurer and his bondsmsn."
The other eliminated part follows the state
ment about the trsasurer's unftness for his
duties OF the office and 10 as follows: "And
that he should be removed therefrom and a
suitable person appointed in his place"
Experts Beckett and Dolliver, acting un-
instructions, filed a supplemental re-
port on the business of the t~reRsurer's Of
from Aug. 8 last Ito which time their
first report was made) up to Sept. Ii. IL
showed the receipts to be:
collected. -. 2,5O7 GO
! axes collected -:.............. 5. 2Ul 81
From officers and sundries. ....... GIL II
Direct paving LIZA 48
13.SlU 63
The disbu semsnts during the same period
were as follows:
Paid general fund warrants. ....,.,...$ asia a4
Paid hre fnnd Warrants. -. -, l.7UJ "a
Iala interest q IA D mus. ....-.......... 2S3 on
PAID interest on warrants. 5ya AZ
Paid street paving warrants. ........ $40, a.
ash balances, sept. II ......, "A. $50 %
81, ~ u
The total receipts of the office since Auo.
B have been. exclusive of tho street paving
warrants, $3,3l9.77 !. Street paving monevs
10 the amount of IS, 1884, have been paid
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