Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-10
RIDDLE'D.
Ex-Auditor Lanes Analysis Of
Treasurer's Statement.
It's Purport is Exposed in the Light
Of Plain Fact.
m journals Estimates Verified BY Simple
Addition and Satisfaction.
Editors OF the Kennebec Journal:

Editors OF the Hennetec journal:
have read with interest the letter Of
lanes W. North. and others to Treasurer
Fuller, and the treasurer's reply published
IN the New Age. Without questioning the
honest desire of DR.. North and the other
,Ieners to get at the facts, it strikes me
that the questions do not aim directly at the
mark. except in one in instance: "DO
btXs of the past gear to any con-
siderable amount remain an
patd9"
That is the one pertinent question,
and the one the Treasurer does not
ansUer directly, but says the bills
presented have been paid. should
presume no one would question that fact.
The city Of Augusta has meves' repacli-
at.d a bill or failed to pay an al
lowed claim on demand. 1 trust
1t merer WiU. 81
Will you allow me the space to supple
ment the questions of DIR. North and others,
and submit my conclusions Upon what
seems to me the answers must be.
what are the Facis7
Granted that temporary loans contractt
the past year have been paid. This was to
be expected.
my hooks show no deficiency for the
year but on the contrary balance unex-
pended says Treasurer Fuller.
Mr.. Treasurer: In case there were $40
900 in bills not rendered, could that fact be
shown by your books? You EnOsO 1t
could not.
Are there any accounts or appropriations
except,
The county tax, .,5
Hydrants and water contract,
Lithgow library, .se.
Saint Marks home,
Sanford legacy,
State tax,
Temporary loans and
Interest on the public debt,
the amount of expenditures of which, can
be shown by your books, until the bills
are presented for payment?
Have y0M anything on your
books, Mr.. Treasurer, that scW
sh0W that all the highway bills for
the past year haze been presented?
You knOw perfectly sceIL Mr..
Treasurer that you haze not any,
thing Ofthe kind.
You kn0iv perfectly sUeU that
you cannot show BY your books,
that large sums may NOT
be outstanding in eVery de-
partment, contingent erpenses,
Cony High School. fire de-
partment, highways, lighting
streets, park, police, printing,
salaries of board of registration.
seWers, s,sow bills, stationery and
blank books, support of i'ssane'
support Of poor and tect books.
In none of these cases hdvc
you any knosVled0e, neither can
you shoV by your books the
amount Of bills outstanding and
NOT PRESENTED or alIOsCed.
Your books sh0W the amount that
roo hare paid, and the amount at
loVed by the Mayors scarrdnts and
NOTHING MORE. You KNOW
that Any AMOUNT of CLAIMS
'si0ht erist against these af,pro-
priotions, and your books sUO"Ita
not sNow ONE CENT of them I'm
tilpresemted. OF WHATFORCE
As IN ARGUMENT THEN rs
YOUR STATEMENT THAT
"ETERY CLAIM AGAINST
TIE CITY" "HAS BEENPAID
ON PRESENTATION"
The same facts existed one year ago'vitf
this difference, March I, 1898, there VA
S2s9i.49 cash in the treasury treas. re-
port page 1917 This year March lot you
say snsariy $500. co." The KEssEnEe
JOURNAL gives the figures received from
you as $763.l5.
You say '.the salaries ofcity officials Jo'
the fourth quarter, up to March 1sf, haze
also been paid. This surprises me, for thess
salaries are not dMe until week from