Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-04
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tax sales he has not had credit for.
and also about $500 In tax receipts
given by the former collector. which
he should be credited with. Besides.
the tax books as turned over to the
collector, by the county clerk. are as
full of errors as they we'll can be. az
the Auditing Committee. Mr.. j. N.
Sutton and Mr.. j. d. Greason are ind
ing out. and the errors are so far all
in favor OF the collector. Last year
Mr.. Lane paid the county court %. 500
under protest as his receipts viii show
He claims that the settlements this
year is not correct; that he does not
owe that amount. $500. aud is not
willing to pay oyer that amount and
risk ever getting it back. The colleo-
tor is ready to settle when he can get
justice and equity, and not before.
The county of Butler has no more
right to rob an officer than an officer
the county.
1t would seem strange to some; that
is. ordinary people, but not The Re-
publican, that a journal of its political
and moral magnitude, would make to
terrible and blunnering mistake as to
jump on one officer Ia Democracy of
the county who has been in office for
Eve years and whose settlement is still
open. and who. they only estimate. Is
due $500. and just rip him up the
back, and forget to mention the fact
that that another officer "a Republican,.
who is, proof positive. eleven thousand
dollars short. as the books In the
clerks Office disclose and who did not
hold Office three months. We would
ask generous and honest public II
that doesn't disclose character and
disposition that would make the very
imps of hell blush if they were capable
of such. We could say much more in
this case, but will pass on to the Grad
dy-Garetson matter.
The county court has fled state
ment with the circuit clerk. charging
ex-treasurer Grady with little over
5000. Mr.. Grady has receipts from
j. L. Garetson balancing each fund on
his book. Nearly the total amount OF
this charge is to the courthouse fund.
and was paid out by Grady on Inn
provements around the courthouse up
on warrants issued by the county court
for material and labor furnished. and
Mr.. Grady has the number and
amount and to whom paid OF each
warrant.
Following is statement by Mr..
Grady illustrating the condition Of the
account charged against him:
..In the matter OF the accounts
standing open in the clerks Office
against me, one account will illustrate
all that open. Take the courthouse
incidental fund, the county court or
6ered a certain amount of material for.
and work done on the courthouse yard.
and issued warrants on that fund in
payment for labor and material. /. as
treasurer. paid off the warrants and
passed them to the credit of the fund
on which they are dawn. The coun-
ty got all it expected for the money.
each man got his pay for labor and
material. So If the account remains
open forever, the county and taxpayer
lose nothing whatever. These facts the
record clearly discloses.
The cancelled warrants above refer
red to by Mr.. Grady. we're turned over
to Treasurer Garetson. for which he
holds receipts, and should be turned In
by his representatives to balance that
account. We have the fgures, as to
the balance due on treasurer's account.
and to what funds. but for lack Of time
and space we cannot give them this
wee k.- Citizen.
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