The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-08

Iae City Gav&fnm1e0t D@sex0faed 70
Press All Cneoe.
City Comptroller Parry was ssked yes
serdsy IL amp steps had bean saksa TO
secure from Krzg. Gailaher ard Anses tbs
amounts sprarsssiy due the ctr after
balancing aecosnss with those ofaezsis-
He replied that he hsd called the asseasioa
Of the council By means Of . letter 20
Delegate James. chairman Of the commit
tee on claims. 30 m apparent discrepancy
in ex-Trcasarer Ames' accounts The let
ter Is Is follows:
To references to the attached claim of the
Seattle, Lake Shose & Eastern Railway
Company. permit me 10 say for your in
formation. ttsas ordinances numbered ]. i0ss.
l. ist and f,ft3 we're passed for the i'm
proxernent OF Cosnnsscias. South Third
streets and Public Square rnring the
g~rsod frnm March -. ls9a. 70 June ~.
1855, sx~Eisy Treasurer w. L. Ames col
sseted on account OF said levy toe sam OF
E.uTIGs. when ordinance Numbered ]. fis
was passed. ordering the city treas
urer to refund the said amount. of
the amount collected there was repaid. rs
shown by vouchers on file in the ONCE Of
the treasurer. t3,sss.01. leaving IN un-
claimed amount in this special fund of
81 a. OF. Of which the claim in question
forms part, instead of 81 33A52 Is vas
determined by Comptroller &. w. Ferris.
Upon retiring from Office Mr.. Ames, nm
dsrstand. disputed the correctness of this
account, and deposited with Mr.. krug.
under protect. hss check 70 cover the same.
vish ,he understanding that the check
should be held until he, Mr.. Amss. could
investigate the matter fully, and which he
failed 20 do. The joint finance committee.
at the request Of ex-Corporation Counsel
George Don worth. had this account
checked by Agnew a Robinson. who
reported upon same fully 20 said finance
COMMITTEES January Is last. They found
the amount due the fund TO Be as men-
toned above. 81. 4s2.O7. hence the check de-
posted by Mr.. Ancs was snort Of the cor
rect amount In the sum OF el4s.55. Mr..
Ames' checK has been presented to the
hank upon which IL was drawn. but pay
ment wss refused, - there were no funds
there TO meet 1t.
I would recommend that steps be taken
at once to recover this amount from Mr..
Ames aud his bondsmen and placed to the
credit of this special fund. that the treas
urer may he in . position to retire all out
standing receipts.
beg further 70 call your attention to
the fact that when settling with Adoiph
krug and his boandsmen the aboye-rnen-
toned check Of Mr.. Ames for 81. So
vas by mistake included a. part of the
assets Of and credited 10 Adolph krug and
his bondsmeB. Nov. inasmuch - Adolph
krug WAS not charged with this fund, he
WAS not entitled TO receive credit. conse-
quently there 10 . further discrepancy in
the adjustment with the said Adolph
krug aud his bondsmen In the sum Of
$i.ss452. which should receive your
prompt attention
The city council had Immediately taken
action by the adoption. OF . resolution
directing the corporation counsel to COM
mence action against any and all persons
who are indebted to the city on account Of
any defsIcasions arising out Of the unlAw-
full use Of the public funds. Tho resoln-
ton was passed and signed by the mayor
on June 4, SO that the corporation counsel
has not had time to prepare the necessary
paperA