The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-21
AUDITOR E|ENGN THE PRINCE Of JUGdE&

ested in the reduction o. salaries. are
equally interested in knowing what the
County IS obtaining n Yes ard are gnick
10 appreciate the fact that money from
THAI source reduces taxes In Auditor
Beuans repor: ne ICES are set cut IA bold
comparison with salaries ard balance
amounting 10 81 e-4.e Auditor Eyenson's
report upon beng exported. shows that
under the fusaon administration fog the
same pertcd o. tine tae ices were but
81 40 Naturally the fGsson offCehoiderS
have it.tt@ % boast ~ IN f1.s showing.
4 representative Of the PGStIntelHgencer
called q: the auditor > Office and requested
a kay 10 tie report. something tangible,
each Office cust. jus; what each office earn
ed. just what It had cost to ran King
county: pointing on; the fact thar 10 him,
a. least the report was absolutely worth
less lr. mat respect.
via. commendaaie pol.tene4s Deputy
Auditor L. " Wood. under whose super
vision the report was prepared. volunteered
- explain. He confirmed the result OF
the Teporter's previous deductions as 20
the Total fees and salaries. and frankly
said thar II was impossible 20 ascertain
from the report the facts desi red. Deputy
wood offered 10 procure TINS information
from other sources. bat could not Or would
nct explain why II di8 not appear In ne
repdgt Nor did Auditor Evenson HIM
SELF prove a better source Of iuiorma ton.
lie could not even see the unconscious
hur.0r OF Deputy County Clerk " W. he
Longs theory that the printer must nave
omitted 10 include tn the report the sheet
seeregating the expenses 81 the various
Offices which Mr.. belong referred % IS
tie very meat Of the report" MI De
Long happened 10 be present while The
report was being discussed.
What the Grand Jury Cost.
But there is some interesting Information
in the repor; after all. One thing which
Il tells IS the cost Of the late !amenled
grand jury, which IS remembered chiefly
for what II did not do. The total expense
was g. 1915. The eighteen jurors Jared
We'll. Their draw down Was 81, go.
Tue witnesses got the rest, s33l.75. So
much for Popullst economy.
The report also tells how much the
sheriff paid for the scaffoid upon which
he didn't hang Henry Craemer. The cost
was $685.. The jail and lis inmates fig
ure extensively in the report. For In
stanCe. 10 board the lailDlrds II cost the
county. s5.503, and they used $500 worth Of
soap. And yet some people say trar1ps.
VINO are star ooarders al the jail. never
soap.
The superior court was an extremely ex-
pensive branch Of the county government.
Outside OF Judges salaries which are Sl,Jpo
a year each from the county. the criminal
department cost S20 260s0 the civil depart
ment $500. 20 and the equity and probate
department 50 ff,7.56; total, $50 369 ~. In
making the tax levy for the present fiscal
year the fusi0nists estimate that they Will
The jurors fees In the criminal and civil
departments OF the superior court were The
largest item of expense. In the former
department. they received $3.50 and IN
the latter s6.0Ss 10 Witness fees in cr.m-
inai cases amounted TO $40 .95.
Paid for Sweet Charity.
In charity the county expended <6.276-09
outside Of the expenses Of The county farm
and hospital amounting to sl0,ie4.2l.
For lighting the courthouse taxpayers
pad 81 429 "a. To heat Il cost s134 - for
feel alone. On the grounds was expended
$50. and on repairs and supplies Slol2.iI
more.
The sheriff's expense account amounts
10 s.. 1ti65 The items include 1851. 50 spent
in an effort 10 recapture Il. Lee. the al
legged murderer OF Special Policeman Tom
Roberts and s451 50 for death watch CT
mufderers who were never hanged.
Schedule of Republican Meetings.