The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-06
nnconDEn orNpnnsoN nrrLlEs.
Hofutcs the Statements aa0r by the Poo.
pla'a Party
Published by consent Of the county court

| the Daily budget April 18th ana Evening
| NoNn April ~ regarding the recorders
| once, / will uly. that II the gentleman
| who signed the statement had htcn more
! fully contSranut with the ftctH ana done
| the "invrHtlgnting' himself the result of
such labor would have hcon different
shall take no notice Of the abuse IN
tended or Of the motives which prompt
rd the writer and rigncr VI the ntiiclc.
| but viii simply state fcw facts.
The Rendering Of the county records
! WAS begun by my predecessor IN offirs
| by instructions from the then county
court. and ihr work was performed by
deputy TO the recorder. employed and
paid by the county, Yea. tho recorder
was working under the fee HyHt"m-hut
the Inv provided that the county should
pay for lust such extra work The
| ,irru"nt county court Instructed me TO
have n continued and brought up 20
date. ana two as compcton; men na chn
lee found In this rounty were engaged TO
80 the work. and all who have occasion
60 use the "indicru" favor the new Eys-
tenn. as IL saves time 20 all who need
the use Of them even Mr. Smith admits
OF their convenience. but says he dop't
care for that. but II musAcd with tho
old style. Well. he may hs. but this II
progressive age. Tic cost cannot prop.
trly be- clhHacd as regular running eN-
p-nHoA on my oft,cc. as II was extra work.
entirely outside OF routine business. and
whom Il was nniAhcd tho expense was
stopped.
A. 10 the receipts OF the once II il
not IN my power 10 Increase them. but
I viii .bow b.Iow what thcy really hnyc
h,., and ,be cYne,sr in connection
,h.rrv,ith
Frn,r I,,Iy tss. % ts,r,rv 80, the
r.c,int. ,s nor s,at.rent LeIny Yey.
fgas ~ Tb,y,. y,n, no .,ncnsc Tor denntv
ar oth,r n,st.tnnce and none VAS .skcd
for
ON January iSas ,h,r, was ,,rrscnted
for record hv Tho Subsidy Gunrnn,v
connnny soI decdr conveying nrrner,y
inrI1b.d In ,bc .r,iiroad snhSid, -, 40
wa. obliged under The law 20 cxnr, ana
s,ccIv, In ndynnc, tho f.,. FOR .uch
services. and as the Subsidy Guaranty
Comnnny had no funds with which 10
nnv declined Ia m. snid t,s,ryr,er,
un,Il The ,rrasurcr gave mo a rrccip, for
the amount Of tho fee. via. sS2i 90
a, Tho meeting OF the county court
h"id January i~A was decided by
thAt body' aiter consultation with attor-
hoy" ana several large property own
ers. to reimburse the treasurer by draw
ms "A warrant Tor the amount OF fSsSW'
WA, being me amount OF me Zee above
hohVoh'u' p'uH uiHo"uh!, "ntVh warrant
was drawn In favor OF Mr.. w. H. Adair.
the assistant secretary OF 'ho subsidy
Guaranty Company. VINO was appointed
caShlng the warrant and turning the
Sr,or"c,,on, vim ,t, co,n'y co,r, h,s
labor was ~ an end. but the amount OF
that warrant. via. SI50O, was charged
up against my Office. although received
no service in return. making II appear |
that the expense for deputies from Jan
unry LIST, 1875, TO July. '96, was sG2t0, |
whereas, the actual cost to the county
for assistance In recording those deeds
was t6g0. and the actual cost for as
aistnnco with the later subsidy, right OF
way deeds and other documents in rela-
ton to the subsidy. etc. which had been
recorded since August a. iSa5. TO date.
and for which no fee has been charged,
as pcr order OF the county court made
prCpIprs
July ! lSN' 10 Dec u lS4't F-o'S
s"I , ,"S & w yu"O 80 ~, ,s
I"S ,sos s y, W "a, % ~ ,SSS 500 Sc ~
A7l6. Is
Fees earned but no payment
mar pf
coun,v court.
tu,, iSa, 10 nec n $50, { StSss
Iaa 4 1909 20, AOriI N NSQg
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