The record-union., 1893-03-21
Bates BOOKS.
The License Collectors Personal Re-
ceipts NotAIl Taken Up.
Expert Seymour Says the Collector
Should Have Collected Many Thou
sand Dollars More.

pert Seymour on the books and accounts
of License Collector Bates, and a large
crowd was present to hear it.
Expert Seymour presented his report,
covering forty-four pages of typewriter
matter. and being very full and precise.
1t is substantially as follows:
The books showed an apparent balance
due Bates, and overpaid to the county, of
S241. But as an offset to this he had col
lected for two quarters and issued licenses
for that time to a number of persons,
whereas the printed form was only for
three months. The whole amount col
lected was turned in, but although the
county has thus apparently received the
full benefit of such collections, yet it is
evident that in q settlement with the
county the Collector would receive credit
for the second license, which ought TO
have been issued but was not issued. He
accordingly should be charged with the
amount of SSl.
On September 6, 1892 Hong Chong had
license issued to him for 50, and the
corresponding credit on the cash book
was 81 80. Hong Chong claims he paid
81 80 as usual. Bates should therefore be
charged with 81 50.
"a number of entries' says the eX-
pert, appear on the cash book, but there
Judging from the facts of the case, we
think it can be safely presumed that these
amounts were actually collected and no
licenses were issued therefor" There
fore, the expert thinks that, although the
county has apparently received the bene-
tit thereof, yet in a settlement MIR. Bates
should be charged with the amount OF
SI03 so.
PAID TO LYON.
a number OF persons claim to have
paid money to Treasurer Lyon for their
licenses, with q request that he pay 1t TO
Bates. Treasurer Lyon says that he was
in the habit of accepting money in Bates
behalf from persons who wished to pay
their licenses when Bates was absent. In
such cases he always sealed up the money
in an envelope, placihg the name of the
person on its face and turned 1t over to
Bates, with the request that he Issue
license for it. The amount of these
claims is 1898.
MONEY PAID, But NO LICENSES.
A number of persons claim to have paid
money personally to Bates and to have
received no licenses therefor. In this
and the preceding statement the expert
says they have only the bare assertions
of the parties making the claims.
The amount is S4l0, and no licenses
have been issued therefor, and none of
the amounts are credited to the said
parties, except the sum of $50, credited to
q. q. Martin at Sixth and l streets.
PERSONAL RECEIPTS.
4 number of persons presented per-
soual receipts issued by Bates, and in
none of the instances has license been
issued to the parties for the period covered
by the receipt, nor has the party received
credit on the cash book for the amount
paid. The amount is S3l0.
Mrs Mary McKenna showed license
issued to J. Mckenna and originally in
regular form for $50 Tor three months. In
the license as presented, the figures $50
had been erased and $50 substituted, and
the license made to read for six months
from February l, 1892, to August l, 1892
The stub, however, reads from May l,
1892, to August l, 1872.
J.. Mayhem exhibits a license filled in
with common lead pencil and the date
from July to October was imperfectly
erased and the months October to Janu-
ary substituted. The stub reads from
July to October.
a license for second-class show was is
sued to a party not named in it for three
days. The rate is S2 per day, and three
licenses should have been issued and Mr..
Bates shoNld be charged with 81.
DUE THE COUNTY.
A statement was presented in the report
of the present state of the accounts of
those persons and firms who have been
paying licenses to the county and are
still.doing business.
The list contains the names and ad-
dresses of the persons paying, the class,
number OF months and amounts due
calculated up to March l, 1893.
The list was made from the stubs of
licenses turned over to them and COM
pared with the ledger kept by Bates. and
at the rates established by him, although
in many instances the rates were obYi-
ously incorrect.
In relation to this list it was lust to
state that in those instances in which
parties owe licenses ior one, two or three
months, no criticism could be made on
Mr.. Bates, but when so many instances
occur in which parties owe for four
five or even fourteen months, the case
assumes a different aspect.
The amounts as set down are the
amounts due the county, no account hav-
ing been taken of the amounts claimed to
have been paid and for which no credit
has been given. The list amounts to
$l3,997 90.
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
A statement follows of the amount due
from persons who have gone out of bust
ness, which is St06
PAID NO LICENSE.
No license tax Whatever has been re-
ceived by the county during MIR. Bates
term of office from large number of
persons, and the amount estimated is
placed at S4,743.
ONLY FOR THE BAR.
A number of persons conducting a
grocery business in connection with
bar have paid only on the bar This
amounts to S435, and the amounts GER
tainly were due TO the county and collec-
tion of them should have been made.
A number of persons did not pay license
for keeping stations for breeding, and
this amounts to S455-
\ number OF large firms have paid no
license but no estimate is made on ac-
count of lack OF information regarding
their business.
WILL THE BOARD COLLECT?
The total amount due and not collected
from these different sources is So, ,92S %.
and the expert leaves to the determine
ton of the board whether it shall collect
the whole of the amount from the delin-
ouent parties or look for the payment OF
q part or the whole from Bates or his
bondsmen, and as the expert cannot de-
termine the question of who shall pay it,
he cannot give in exact figures the state
of Bates account with the county.
HOW HIS ACCOUNT STANDS.
The report goes on to say: but not
taking into consideration the amount due
the county as aforesaid, and not taking
into consideration the amount which par
ties claim to have paid. no credit or receipt
for the same having been given, or the
amount which persons have paid for
license tax Tor which Mr.. Bates issued his
personal receipts, for which no credit is
given. as aforesaid, Mr.. Bates account
with the county is as follows:
DR.. TO blank licenses and other
Cr. by cash and other Items. 46,932 90
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