Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-10
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But assuming that you had paid them and
p.id them properly: March l, 1898, the
amount Of salaries, fourth quarter for pre-
vious year unpaid was 81, 411.5s.
The cash in the treasury to ray them was
$2,991.49, leaving s579.91 cash in the
treasury March l, 1898, With all salaries
paid and to quote your own words every
claim agsinst the city, allowed or that
became due up to Feb. 20, has (had) been
paid on presentation" There was not one
dollar of temporary loans or overdrafts, Of
that year outstanding.
You have in the treasury March 1, 1891. e763.15
March 1893 on the came basis there was, 1891
difference in your favor of. sls3.A
But schat haze you for resources
to meet the February bills sc1ich
you admit come OUer to the present
gear? sl4,0O0of unpaid ta1e,, and that
i, all.
That sC0s there one gear ago?
I answer:
Cash in treasury assuming salaries ..-oo,
were paid, 5000
D ,e from Kennebec county, cash, 7l7.s6
Die from the State, cash. 2s3l.1l
s4,I2s IS
and uncollected city taxes $ls, l90.61, of
the previous year.
You say, 1.-THE present city government
assumed the February bills Of the last city
government"
Tthis is true, and the meet city
government is to assume the Feb
ratary bills of the present city g00-
eminent, aUOuld it be just to charge
the February bills Of 1898, to the
precious gear, and send Ore,' the
February bills of 1894 to the gear
foIlowinO? Would this not give an un-
Just and an unfair, dishonest advantage
to the financial year now closed. And if I
correctly understand you, such is yOMr
position.
You claim to have paid over S23,000.00
of bills which accrued prior to March l,
1898. v &
What were those bills? They were as
follows:
City bond not presented. 10 w
Mayors Warrants outstanding, 22o! VI
Interest and coupons not called for, 3.ofo w
Balance county tax, i'i'o ~
Amounting to. 1929 20
Add February bills of 1893. outstand- .,.o,
anu until March IA. 1so3. 2,4l1 IS
And we shave total of, sl7,ses 81
And this total includes interest due snd
unclaimed more than year previous TO
March /, 1898.
ing school districts.
TO meet this same you found:
Cash in the treasury March l, 1898. $2.q9l 40
Cash due from the State and county, 3,oae w
ana mss 0 vonr own iaures. 1860 p
s2o2lo 10
am L not correct Mr.. Treas
urer? Is It true that yOw paid
$40, 900. 90 Of bills outstanding
March 4, 1898, out Of the assets
off the gear 1S93-94? Does it not
rather appear, and can it not Dc
sho,vn by your books, that go"
realised $2,341,95 net cash 'c'sdch
vou haze used ito sUithiss $763.15
which you had on hand March l.
1890 to pay the expenses OF
1924? A,sd Is it not true ana
can it not be shO,Us By your books
that Dat for that SUM received
from. the previOus year, your ac-
counts sComgd shoW deficiency
of S2,341.97 less $7G3.15 IN
the psyment of claims against the city al
lo,,ed and presented and this too solely on
the business of the gear just closed!
If your letter to Dr.. j. ". North ana
others, is correct, and do not question IT,
except the paragraph relating to the $685.
900 90, l challenge you to show . material
erro. in my conclusions.
Mr.. Treasurer, make no criticism upon
YOU. - public officer, OF as citizen. In
both characters you are above suspicion,
and above reproach. The best of men, and
With the most honest intentions, have been
led into errors. 1t seems to me you are in
error in your statement. Ifmy conclusions
are wrong shall te glad to be corrected.
I believe politics should not influence
municipal affairs. but that the best interests
Of the city should be the guide and rule OF
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