The record-union., 1895-06-29
COUNTY OFFICES.
No Serious Discrepancies FOund-Ex-
pert Boards Report.

SUPERVISORS OFFICE.
Under this heading the expert reports
that 1.-The business of the county has not
been conducted in a manner conducive to
good government, or to an economical
administration of affairs" He criticises
the manner in which the books of the
Supervisors have been kept. and says the
work has been done by many men, max
ing very many errors. lie says it is the
duty of the County Clerk to furnish the
Supervisors with a competent man to do
all the work of the Office, and that it is
his duty TO check all demands against the
county, and adds:
The county officer making purchases
cannot be expected to know the correct
price, hence 1t is absolutely necessary
that the clerk of the board perform this
work, if we wish to tighten the burdens
now resting so heavily upon the tax
payer. nder the present system there
IL no check whatever, that l can discover,
against excessive prices, or against claim
ants filing the same demand more than
once.
In the limited time to do the work, it is
impossible to find all the duplicate de-
mands, but l have two. The first was
allowed twice. and warrants drawn twice;
but through the Auditors carefulnesS
payment was made but once.
The second was for the election officers
v u. -
Korn and Z. II. Bull drew the money for
the entire board, in all Sl60. OF this
amount $50 should be turned back into
the county treasurey.
II was returned when the double pay
ment was discovered.
The prices charged for supplies, par
ticularly printing, are excessive, and
many thousands of dollars could be
saved 10 the county on this item alone if
the demands were properly checked.
The contracts for hospital supplies
should be kept in the office Of the Super
visors and checked there as we'll as at the
hospital. If this had been done the
many errors discovered would not have
been made.
In February. 1894, nearly $1,000 was
transferred from the general county fund
to the road fund. 1t has never been re-
turned, Notwithstanding the road fund
has been replenished twice since from the
collection OF taxes in May and Novem-
ber.
Many of the county officers have been
allowed deputies during the year, con-
trary to law, amounting TO over Sl2, 800.
AUDITOR AND RECORDER.
The work in the office of the Auditor
has not received that care and attention
deserving so important branch of our
county government. Nothing has been
lost to the county by this carelessness,
but it has inconvenienced other depart
ments Of the service and caused them
unnecessary labor. The amount OF fees
collected Tor the year is ST. 653 %.
TREASURER
The affairs Of the Treasurer's Office are
highly satisfactory. The details OF the
work of this Office will be found here
after.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The collections for delinquent city
taxes have been paid to the City Treas
urer.
1t seems little or no effort is made to
collect this tax, and but small percent
age of it is ever paid. There Is still due
on the books nearly $4,000. The amOu Mt
uncoIIected for 1898 and 1894 is So, 695 10.
COUNTY CLERK.
The work in this office is done very
satisfactorily. excepting the manner OF
keeping the fee book. Ali credit items
appear therein twice. This credit busi-
ness is a matter that the county has moth
ing to do with. 1t is purely the personal
matter of the County Clerk, and it is not
right to put it on the county book. l
would ad wise that ii be discontinued. The
amount OF fees collected during the year
Is So, 443 20.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
This is a model Office. Ever detail is
systematically arranged and the work
carefully done.
The original mode of distributing State
textbooks was through this office. W hicn
made necessary a revolving fund. The
dealers now sell these books to the pupils
and there is no further use for this fund.
There are few books yet on hand, and
would advise that they be sold and that
the revolving fund be transferred to the
school tund and closed up.
SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTOR.
The books of this office checked up
correctly, and collections of taxes turned
into the treasury, according to law. The
amount of tees collected during this year
is 81, ,005 10.
LICENSE COLLECTOR.
The books in this Office show accuracy
throughout. The collections for the year
are sI4 057. This large amount is owl
dence That the License Collector has been
energetic in the discharge OF his duties.
Two hundred and sixty-seven persons
maid saloon license i'll 1894, amounting 10
S.. 040. This is nearly y per cent. of the
entire license collections.
MONEY RECEIVED IN 1894
From the State for tie schools S71.007 90
From the State for indigents...- 24,131 90
From license coIectlonS......-....... 44,OoI 90
From swamp land dlSJrlcts-.--- So,.o2 20
From fees collected by county
officers. 1oi&So w
From OOll-ta aX........................ GO.sOZ w