Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-10-22
Only a Few Clerical Er.
rorS Discovered.
NO EVIDENCE OF CROOKED WORK.
Expert Cunningham has OYerhauled the
Accounts Of the Auditors ONCE from
January 1, 1891, to the Present
Time and Finds all Straight.
He Makes Some Pertinent Recommends
tions to Improve and simplify
the Present System of Keep
ing the County Books.

Mount Idaho, Idaho, Sept. "a, '97.
To the Hon. Board of County
Commissioners, of Idaho county,
Idaho.
Gentlemen.-Having been en-
ployed by your Honorable body to
expert the books and accounts of
the several offices of the county,
/ subscribed and filed my official
oath and entered upon the duties
connected with such work on the
second day of August, 1897.
In assuming the duties and re-
sponsibilities that are connected
Herewith, several things are to
be considered; to conscientiously
examine and arrive at a just state
ment of the accounts between the
several officers and the county from
the records; to report these mat
tiers exactly as found, fully, COM
pletely and accurately, without
endeavor to lay any charge against
an officer where not merited, and
with a view of reporting only the
true facts.
/ proceeded to the examination
of the Office of auditor and the
records of the Board Of county COM
missioners, in the allowances OF
bills and the issuance of county
warrants, covering in such exam
ination a period of over six and
one-half years, from January 1891
to the present time, which period
embraces part of the records kept
by Mr.. 7. j.. Rhoads, those OF
c. w. Case and also those of the
present auditor, Mr.. A. w. Talk
ington.
l have carefully compared and
checked all bills presented to the
county commissioners during this
time, with the minute book kept
by the clerk of the Board and have
also checked records of the dis.
trict court i'll connection with the
issue of court certificates for Jurors
and witness fees and mileage, etc,
and as further check, the certified
lists of bills allowed and warrants
drawn during the above mentioned
period. / then took the orders
drawn for school warrants and
checked carefully all stubs of such
warrants drawn and then checked
stubs of all county warrants drawn
from the certified lists of warrants
issued, afterwards checking the
stubs of county warrants with the
treasurer's register.
AS last and complete check
l have taken all warrants redeem.
ed and checked the county war.
rants with the treasurer's register
of warrants and compared all
school warrants paid. with the
stubs for the same, making a com.
plete, accurate and full comparison
throughout; such course being
absolutely necessary to ascertain
the correctness of all warrants is.
sued and redeemed, as we'll as
those still outstanding. During
all this time l have found such ac-
counts and warrants to have been
regularly allowed and authorized
to be drawn by the board of county
commissioners. There have been
some clerical errors, but so small
as to be of no consequence except
one warrant drawn by Mr.. Rhoads
in favor of Geo. d. Barnard & Co.
The bill was for s6l9.60 and the
record of allowance on the back Of
the bill shows such allowance tC
have been made in the sum OF
$4,000. The journal entry of the
commissioners shows however such
bill to have been allowed in the
full amount of S619.60 and, as il
was the practice of the officer to
draw the warrants from the APP.
proved minutes of the board, there
fore the warrant was drawn for
the sum of s6l9.60, being warrant
No 1871, for S619.60 on the current
expense fund, dated Oct. -, 1892.
This no doubt occurred from the
fact that no allowance book was
kept and no certified list of bills
We're made and delivered to the
treasurer as required by law, there
being only certified lists of war
rants drawn, which was delivered
to the treasurer. The certified lis,
of bills allowed, however, have
been made during the term of the
present auditor, Mr.. darlington.
Further l find that there were
certain accounts allowed and the
auditor ordered by the board O
county commissioners to draw
warrants for the same on account
Catarrh Cannot be Cured