The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-15
MORROW AND KEANE.
Ballard Populists Cell Each
Other Names.
CITY TREAsuREa's ACCOUNTS.
Report - KxPsrt-salsrfss - 'OGlefais
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The Meeting cf the city council Of Bal
lard on Tuesday night was session Of
perpetual sqaasis and storms. continuing
from 30 anti midnight The room Vas
crowded With interested spsctators who
eagerly listened 20 the charges and coun-
sereharges. criminatiors and recrimsna-
lions which were exchanged among the
conneiimsn. The consideration OF Charles
Hadaesd's repors Of the books Of account
OF the city oceupisd the greater part Of the
eseninE. II consisted of summary re-
port accompanied usth Q detailed state
Eent The formsr u ~ follows:
"GeHffenen. In accordance with fnstruc-
fions from ycnr committee hare made .
thorough examination Of the books of ae-
counts OF the city for the rear ending
January IL. 1874 and hereby submit .
summary report OF the receipts and dis
bursements for that time. In addition.
aiso submit fail and detailed statement
prepared from the receipt stubs OF The
vsrious officers collecting money and from
the canceicd warrants hied by Mr.. Kesne.
The clerk and treasurer's warrant
books. With the exception Of . few errors
In carrying out interest. are correct Sew
sral warrants have been paid but are not
signed for on the treasurer's book. They.
however. are canceled and on ile.
1Ihe treasurer's cash book shows the
entire receipts correctly 10 reported. but
there ID . charge OF $2ie6i as being with
held by ex-Aauhai Peters daring the
months Of October. November and Deem
Der from the amounts collected. In add
ton - this there 10 . deficiency OF $i93.a3
over the amount transferred TO Treasurer
Thompson to make q correct balance. To
this should be added 33oa5. amounts mot
properly accounted for per statement.
leaving the total amount due the city
SS02 So
treasurer's cash book, excepting cents,
10 cents being omitted in one instance and
Q cents too much charged In others. This
amount is included in the special street
Improvement account
The moneys handled by Mr.. Keane Are:
Receipts ....-...............eis.S5s 81
Less amount re-
cesved from for
mer treasurer. N.S7s s.
Less amount ct
shortage. t2fagi
plus tlz3 3D.. s7s 81 asa oe-tis6e9 .
Issssonsission ana salary. 60 o. Is.4ls o.
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, t5oos7 -
"Ex-Marshal Peters has receipts on file
for oil moneys reported by him up to
June, but failed to ind any since that.
by him admitting IN indebtedness to the
city In excess Of the shortage reported
here. but ~ u did not properly belong to
my work, did not take under considera-
ton.
'The city funds are not up to date in
clerks cash book, SO cannot make .
definite report thereon.
THE special funds are up TO date and
would be correct II properly balanced.
1.-THE book OF demands and warrants 10
up to date and Will be found in good con-
dlticn when IL Is properly indexed to COM
ply with the law; would suggest that de-
mands be entered IN the future when fled
In place Of waiting until the warrant Is
issued.
THE books, marshaIss accounts and
attorneys account have not been written
mp; this should be done 1t once. and the
marshal and attorney given credit for the
money and uncoliectsd rolls returned.
Tho uncollscted rolls should be turned
over TO the proper officers for collection
and the amounts charged up to them.
Would suggess that the books of the
city treasurer be kept separate from those
Of the clerk, which will stop the practice
OF copying Of. one from the other In place
Of the proper source. Also, that all rolls
for special street improvements be copied
into the book provided for that purpose.
All rolls issued since it purchase have
DS0u eut&fcu, Dut t0O3o iaSueu PREVIOUSLY
are In very unsafe condition.
II would also call your attention to the
issuing OF sight warrants. As carried out
this Ii contrary TO Law, and also creates
confusion in keeping the accounts. By
issuing the clerk a warrant sufficient to
pay these petty amounts for a certain pc
Rod this could be avoided.
'Since making up my report Mr.. Keane
has discovered a warrant for 81 % which
he has paid. but failed TO enter on the
cash book. He should be given credit for
this amount. Respectfully submitted.
"GHARLEs HApPiELp."
The report was considered item by item
aud. after considerable wrangling over tho
treasurer's right to charge commission as
well as salary, IL was accepted and the ex-
pert discharged. According TO the ex-
pert's report the city IL indebted TO the
treasurer in the sum of ~ cents.
Councilman Winsor asked what right
the treasurer had to fix his own salary
when the law stated he was TO be paid by
fees. By the fee system, which he held
was the law. keane was entitled 10 only
n off per cent. OF the total amount re-
eelved and disbarsed, which would he, ac-
cordIng 20 the experts report, $i5o.2 q. and
keane therefore wrongfuily withheld and
still owed the city sl4a. 3.
Councilman keane replied that the new
law went into effect in June. six months
before his term expired. and that Is it
provided salary for the treasurer of not
less than $500 nor more than 81. 90, he had
the right. where the couacil failed TO exer-
else IL. to fix his own salary. Ills prede-
eessors In Office had received under the
fee system $1,000 and 500, respectively.
per annum be took the smallest sum the
Ian allowed him, but would take g., 200 IL
the councilman was not satisfied. There
was not an official Ia the city received a
smaller salary; even the health officer.
whose Office Was practically a sinecurs. re-
eeived $500 and WAS required To give no
bonds whereas he had to furnish a bond
of sio.ooo In equity and Justice aud by
law he considered he Was entitled 70 at
least a salary OF $500.
The city attorney, Counciimen startup
and Mcdonald agreed with wlnsor,
while Loaney. Lucas and Chandler ap-
reared 10 think the contention Of Eeane
Was correct.
Mayor Edmund Peters stated Ii Was
question he did not care TO decide without
further Investigation.
This constitutes aIi the grounds for the
serious charges OF Y. +. Morrow against
ex- Treasurer Jehn kesne.
The $3.50 ~ due the city is the amount
Withheld by exAsrshal JOAN Peters.
when Peters received his monthly salary
warrants there Was no money in the
salary fund 90 cash them. He therefore
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