The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-13

Aesees. =. u. wood aud w. Lang
muir Watt have made an exhaustive
Report 70 government as to tho result
OF their EXAMINATIONS, ~ c0nlmission
ers, into the affairs Of tho u,wn al
ERerson. They lind TINT general,
the buslness Of the town has been con,
Quoted In an Indifferent and cnrclcs,
manner, fully demonstrating or cor
robStstlng, II said, the wisdom Ut the
government In taking over and ad
mipisterin9 its affairs. The town..
bank account has been illegally kept
Under the assessment act all moneys
received By the ofiicials should, inme
diately 90 receipt, he paid into q
chartered bank. All payment mus,
DO made BY checks, except, by specia
resolution Of the council. and these
checks are to 10 signed by the mayor
treasurer. These stringent pruvisi
|ons have been ignored almost In theII
entirety for several years. Only q II
mited portion Of the accounts vert
|deposlted 10 the bank and u pre-
tense made Of keeping an account
No. bank account was keep from the
closing Of tho Commercial bunk il
June, 1893. until January 9Th, 1891, q
period Of eight months. Then the &C
count WAS opened in u private Emer
son bank, aud similar custom Of moi
ldepositing all the funds was followed
The school board accounts were
kept In a slip.shod manner. Man,
arrears, particularly In the teachers
salaries, were noticed. and special
loan of 1850 was made to pay the
teachers. In cash accounts u number
OF vouchers are missing. The ledger
accounts exhibit gross carelessness /,
posting the ledger. The collector,
rolls were fairly well kept, although
several omissions made it cxtremel,
awkward and inconvenient to ex
anime the lists. Discounts were giver
on taxes and percentages on overdue
taxes were not added, long after the
provisions Of the assessment act pro
vided otherwise. The records Of ia,
outstanding amount to 81 SILL. Tit
collection Of this sum, the commits
siohers believe, should receive prompt
attention.
In fourteen months in lS93-94 til,
council expended nearly $500 OF
town Improvements, Notwithstanding
the local government had assumed
the cost and paid for the bridge re
pairs caused by the flood in 1899
The commissioners believe that will
economy $500 should DC u snfficien
expenditure In this line.
The town hall IL uncared for an,
neglected. Do0rs arc open Mt nigh
and'the snow blows through the col
ridors. Tramps occupy its room,
without any disturbance. The hal
should be repaired and made sourc
lof revenue. This could be done Mt
small cost. The steam fire engine
In good condition.
| From Other Papers
Drayt0n EchO.-Thc spring fair wa
large success in every way consider
Ing the bad weather, horrible road
and short notice. 800. Read Waldo G,
htbited an elegant robc made fror
the hide of a black and white stee
raised by himself. The director
Of the fair are satisfied with the re
suits and believe much good wi
come from annual exhibits Of thi
Kind. Miss Ella Tewel, sister q
Prof. II. A. Tcwel, Ut Drayton, VII
visited her brother last winter, wa
recently married ut Alexandria, MINI
to u prominent Chicago missionary
Crystal Call-The Call announces
five cent line rate for all notices O
church and society entertainment
where money making Is the object. {.
The flood from the mountains cam
down Tuesday. AT the city electio
IS. F. Waldo, II. S. Dickson Geo. Coch
ran, and John Gaffney were clecte,
aldermen; J. A. Mcdonald, Treasurer
]. B. SAMSON, Justice.
st. Thomas Times-Mrs. Sidne
Crawford d. d. died In Toronto On
tarlo, March 18th. Her husban,
formely WAS pastor of the Baptis
church Of st. Thomas. C. II. Hae
CT, James Ball and Robert DUNLAP
were elected aldermen.
Oak Leaf-Mrs. p. O'IIara has beel
sick for the past two weeks. He
friends hope speedy recovery, how
ever..... The many friends Of Rev
Small regret bis departure for the ne,
fields In the northwest. All wlsl
him success. .Nechc skating rinl
has been torn down. IT. G. McCon
mel Of Bruce has new boy. SO ha
Harry vosper. Donovan and A. L
Bostkwick arc both back; the forme
from Vancouver, the latter froll
Iowa. The father Of Joseph Edgel
ton, IL dead. He resided in Ches
tervillc, Ont. and was OF the advance,
age Of nincty.five years.
Cavalier J0urnal-W. G. Lyons VIII,
is out ut Rainy Lake. while cutting
hole In the Ice pulled out his handker
chief, and with 1t a pocket book con
tain ing &s8 went In the hole, and wa
not recovered.
Cavalier ChrOniclc-Miss Agnes Jen
Mugs has secured a school near Can
ton. ..P. Jennings will again tax,
charge Of the Jennings house. Mr., A
johnson retiring. The Chronicle say
Mr.. johnson has given Cavalier yer,
good hotel. w. c. Lyons has return
cd from Rainy Lake. III. A. Dayi
left for Minneapolis where he takes ,
position with the Milwaukee Elevator
Co. 80 The Catholic church will hav,
an entertainment the first week IL
Nav, 10y amateur dramatic talent. ..
The proceeds Of the school entertain
ment have been used to purchase q
school library.
| Died.
LEACH-On Monday morning. April
2nd, 1894, at Nechc. the Infant
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Leach,
aged about seven months.