The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-08-27
Financial History of Beaver
County.


Range. Oklahoma. August Il. 1896.
We have rad considerable of what is
purported to be county history; some has
been true, some untrue. some with ;ust a
grain Of truth amongst an immenss 10, Of
mis>siaiements. and sometimes have
thought largely aud even at times. com
posed wholly Of falseboo9s. until quite a
number Of well meaning persons OF our
county have come TO the conclusion that
our county officials. with very few ex-
ceptions, have been either Incompetent
or downright thieves. haye often
Lad the thought come 10 my mind. what
part Of the articles we see in the papers
are true and what part untrue; at what
times and places charges made against
officials Of our county have been right.
fully made. and where for malice, where
for personal prefermept or to grind some
AK that possibly the county as a whole
would be much better off II the aforsaid
axe was in tAe 'inDecuous desuetude. &"
that 1t at present occupies,
To convince my own mind on the
matter i spent several days examining
the records Of the various county offs
cials. After satisfying my own mipd
thought that possibly the facts and fig
ures that complied might help others
10 arrive a, fair conclusion and con-
cluded that | would give the figures that
/ found in reference to the financial af.
fairs OF our county. and make no com.
ments on The same, but leave every one
To form their own opinions And OF one
thing you can rest assured-Thc figures
! give are not gathered for any purpose
except to get at the truth and are a
faithful copy Of the records
The amount Of county warrants are
given that were issued each year, and al
so what term extraordinary expenses;
that is such as are not necessary every
year.
find that the amount of warrants is
sued from December 23d. 80 10 July 1st,
81 TO have been S9,250,Gl This incIud>
| es 81. PAS, 40 for record books. blanks, sc,
which would class as extraordinary ex.
pense. as ii Is much more at the CON-
mencement of business than after the
| county organization has been running
awhile, From July lst, 81 to July 1st,
'92. warrants we're issued TO the amount
Of $12, 1925, in which amount is in
cluGed $4S7 for steel cell, $50 for Jail
building, S490 for safes and $255 assis-
tance to county attorney.
That warrants issued from July 1st.
92 to July lst, '93 were S12, s08.72 and
the extraordinary expenses were 81 500
commission warrants on the sale of
county bonds and $s3l ,27 for held notes.
Warrants issued from July 1st 03 TO
July ISL, '9i were Sl1.193.79 which in
cludes S2.75O on tsc sale of county
bonds: for field notes 81 26l, 40 and $3.50
TO Il. p. Hovcy for checking up ex-treas.
urer Stanley accounts.
Wrrrants issued from July 1st '94 to
July Is, '95 were $l2. .25l,s so, in which is
included assistance to county attorney at
the May "a term OF court $500; trip of
county attorney to El Reno, $44, 20: atty
fees in Tracy VS. Bug5ee, 500; assistance
to county atty, fifty dollars Repairs on
court house and remodeing same $976,
%; field notes 1855. During this year
the bill of T. Ormsbee for legal services
in various cases was not allowed by the
board and Ormsbso sued the county and
obtained judgement for $l6l for which
amount special tax levy was made by
| the court.
That from July 1st 1895 to July lst '96
warrants TO the amount of $l0,57l 81
were issued. In said amount is includ-.
ed S27l ,sS for field notes and one hund-
red dollars for rechecking and making
statements of the accounts of ex.treas.
urer Stanley.
That at the July 1896 meeting of the
! Board of County Commissioners war
rants were issued to the amount of 81,
4s159.
| In recapitulation / find the AMOUNT is
sued TO July lsl, '9i S o $50 81