Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-10-22

ulAAtdrrr Hut dl WHICH udtf idlltu
to find the corresponding certifi-
Gates on file with thu bills allowed
by the board of county commits
sioners in their July session 1898:
the certificates not being presented
at that time. and the warrants
drawn as per the order of the board
based upon the stubs Of certificates
of court. which were delivered to
parties entitled to such fees and
mileage. so that the certificates
We're still outstanding.
The certificates. however, We're
later presented to the board which
allowed them and again ordered
the auditor to draw warrants in
settlement thereof. They are as
| follows:
August vonBargen, jurors GER
tificate for June term of court 1898,
for 30; this was paid by war
rant No 339 on current expense
fund. dated July IA, 1898, drawn
in favor of August vonBargen, in
the sum of s35.l0, and which was
receipted for by A. Freidenrich;
also paid upon the presentation
and allowance of the certificate by
warrant No. II on current expense
fund, dated January IL, 1894,
drawn in favor of Aug. Won Bargen
for the sum of s35.10. said warrant
being receipted for by 4 Alexander x
Freidenrich per Steinheiser. / re-
fer to the commissioners journal
pages 300 and 3l6.
Also Joseph Hatke, witness GER
tificate for June term of court 1898
for s23, this was paid by warrant
No $50 on current expense fund,
dated July IA, 1898, drawn in ia
vor of Joseph Hatke, in the sum
of s23, and which was receipted
for by Mr.. Hatke; also paid upon
the presentation and allowance OF
the certificate by warrant No. 1G
on current expense fund, dated
January IL, 1894, drawn in favor
of Joseph Hatke for the sum OF
s23, said warrant being receipted
for by Vollmer & Scott per NJ. Ii
Truscott. Refer to Commissioners
pages 29l and 316.
Also w. X. Hagood, witness GER
tificate for June term of court fol
1898 for 80. this was paid by war
rant 392 on current expense fund
dated July IA, 1898, and drawn in
favor of w. X. Hagood in the sun
of 80 and which was receipted fol
| by Mr.. Hagood; also paid upon the
presentation of the certificate an(
allowance by warrant 1873 on tn,
current expense fund, dated Apri
f -, 1894, drawn in favor of w. K
, Hagood for the sum of 80, sale
warrant being delivered by A. w
darlington on order of Alexande
! & Freidenrich.
, l wish to bring to the notice o
: the board that these warrants ar
/ still outstanding, only one o
. each which the county shoul'
have to pay. The foregoing ar
. the only irregularities that / hav,
. discerned and which are entirel,
due to clerical errors.
/ 1 proceeded next to examine tia
: books and accounts of J. d. Hen
| dren, assessor and tax collecto
5 and was at work upon his account
1 when you, gentlemen, met to max
, your tax levy.
I At this time. there having bee
a question which was raised by tn
; decision of the supreme court q
q this state, in case of Dunbar vs.
9 the board of county commissioner
of Canyon county, as to the valid
ity of certain warrants issued b
the auditor of said county for Ger
tain purposes, and the suprem
r court having decided in said cas-
| that the said warrants were illega
Q as they were not such expenses a
were ordinary and necessary and
, that before mourning such expense
, the question of such invalidit
! would be obviated by submittin
it to vote of the people and tn
5 fact that you, gentlemen, woul
> not hold yourselves PERSONAL
liable to me for the services that
4 lhiSht pciioiHH ou iHt DoohS dh'
I accounts of other officers, and, al
= though the attorney general of tn
, state is of the opinion that the de
| cision of the supreme court woul
{ not apply in my case, in justice t
; myself ! do not think that you no
the taxpayers should ask me t.
. continue and proceed with the ex
f animation aud assume to mysel
, the risks of losing my time AM
f services, and therefore, l owe it a
e duty to myself to discontinu
, my. work of investigating the bal
e ance of the offices until, if you Sc
I fit, the question can be submitte'
, TO vote of the people.
In the course of my work up t.
this time | have observed som
r practices of the various officer
t which, evidently by miscon
i struction of the words of the stat
utes, has undoubtedly caused con
. siderable loss to the county; an,
: also, that the method of keepin,
5 books has not been complied will