The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-30
POPULISTS FIRED THE CLERKS.
Then Condemned the Auditor Because
the Work Ran behind.

Whatconl. Aug. 27.-SpeciaL-There is
another row a the court house. or. rather
another act in The same old row between
the commissioners and auditor on the ques-
ton of help. A few weeks ago the su-
preme court decided the case OF the Audi
tor VS.. Whatcom county. brought to COM
pei the commissioners TO provide sufficient
help TO perform the work of the Office and
pay a reasonable compensation therefor.
in favor Of the commissioners, making
them the sole judges of the necessity for
help and the amount of the compensation
also. They then reduced the force in the
various Offices. and compelled the auditor
10 dispense with two clerks. few days
ago. on the 21st inst, the auditor. adj
dressed a communica ton to the board. in
which he stated that with the present
amount of help it is impossible to keep up
with the work In this Office. although we
have been working about one hour per day
more than is required by law. The re-
cording is back about 200 instruments.
We have not been able to do any of the
comparing with Mr.. Asher on indexes, and
the general work of the Office is getting
behind. With the present amount of work
we need two more men and respectfully
ask you TO allow that help in addition to
the present force" Nothing more was
done about the matter until Saturday
evening. when the commissioners. just be-
fore adjournment, adopted the following
resolution:
Whereas, Asahel Dillon. the now acting
county auditor of Whatcom county. Wash,
has executed a bond payable to the state
of Washington, for the use of Whatcom
county, conditioned that he will faithfully
and impartislly fulfill the duties of his said
office; and.
Whereas. The said Asahel Dillon, as
such county auditor. openly and publicly
gives out and announces that he will fail,
refuse and neglect, and that he is now
falling, refusing and neglecting to faith
fully and impartially fulfill and discharge
the duties of his said Office as required by
law and the conditions of his said official
bond; now, therefore,
1T is hereby ordered that the sureties
on the official bond of the said Asahel Dill
lon county auditor be and they are
hereby notified of the failure. refusal and
neglect of the said Asahel Dillon to faith
fully and impartially fulfill and discharge
the duties OF his said Office as required by
law and the conditions of his said official
bond. and that said sureties will be held
by Whatcom county strictly liable for
each and every failure, refusal and neg
lect of the said Dillon TO faithfully and i'm
partially fulfill and discharge the duties
of his said office as required by law and
the conditions of his said official bond.
''And 1t is hereby further ordered that
copy of this order be served upon each OF
the sureties upon the official bond of the
OF the said Asahel Dillon"
Mr.. Gillette, the Republican member of
the board, recorded his vote against the
resolution for the reason that the board
has not allowed the necessary help TO
perform the duties of the office. and ii is
impossible for the work to be properly per-
formed with the present force"