The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-07
THE EXAMINERS REPORT
Everything Pound in Good and
Correct Shape.
HE TOSSED A BOUQUET
A Compliment to the Eficient Oficers OF
= the UoahtS by the stats Exam
liner. John q. Maroney The
johnson Shortage.

John @. Maroney, the state examiner.
who last month made his annual ex-
animation of the affairs of Silver Bow
county and its various officers. has
made a report to the commissioners.
which was received by them yesterday
morning. The examiner found every
thing I'm good and correct shape and
paid a compliment to the efficient Off
GERS of the county. He again, how
ever. had to call attention to John
sons shortage I'm the county clerks Of
flee of several years ago, and com
mented on the fact that although more
than a year had elapsed no effort had
yet been made TO recover the amount
of the embezzlement from Johnson's
bondsmen. Mr.. Maroney's report is as
follows:
"On an examination into the affairs
of Silver Bow county and of the sew
eral officers thereof. made during the
month of April. this year, please find
following report:
Treasurer.
"Of public funds i'm the keeping of
Thomas H.. Kinds, county treasurer
April /. balance on hand. -. 1928, 345 90
April is. receipts, all sources s.372 50
Total ......... .........'.s24l'7l7 oil
April Is. by cash paid OUTS 30. 016 81
April Is, balance in all funds 2O6. 700 so
Accounted for
Cash In office ................s 1.212 ~
Deposit in State Savings bar POS. 426 50
Total ........ $206. 100 80
Clerk aud Recorder.
Fees armed from April 1.
1897. to April I, 1S9S........$ $3.50 30
1898 ...... DECENTRALIZATION. $3.50 30
BY cash to county treasurer $3.50 80
Clerk of the District Court.
The former report of this office
showed 81, 06s. 80 due to the county from
the late clerk. H.. A.. Niedenhofen. This
balance was paid to the county treas
urer. May %. 1897. Also the sum of
S41.40 probate fees collected by said
late clerk upon June 20, 1897, paid into
the county treasury. Accounts of
Clinton c. Clark, the present clerk.
were reported on TO April I. 1897, and
since that date to April 1. 1898. Fees
earned. s.. $50 30. By cash to county
treasurer, 81. 6 .35.
sheriff.
Fees earned in civil business
from April /, 1897, to April /,
1898 .......... ...............S 3.263 -
BY cash to county treasurer. 1888 30
Assessor.
Account of per capita road and poor
tax collected for the year 1897
March | to 10. 1000 tax poor
receipts at 81 ..............$ 20, 900 90
BY cash to county treasurer. $500 60
BY cash refunded ............ 5S4 90
Receipts returned NUS -. 1884 90
Commission allowed. June
settlement. 10 per cent 800. 1904 60
Commissions allowed. Sept.
settlement, 3 per cent e. 9. IS 80
Commissions allowed. tall :
settlement. : per cent ..... Is 80
Total 10000 90
Road Tax Account.
March | to 10. 1000 receipts
at 81 3O.O 900 90
BY cash to treasurer ........ 1S.4S3 30
BY cash refunded ............ $50 90
Receipts returned unused 49,. S,9Ol 90
Commissions allowed ........ 1879 40
Total ......... ............S 1000 90
all the county officers. the fore
going are the only mes that handle
any public funds. In May of last
year in my report to the board ! called
attention to a defalcation of the late
county clerk. c. q. Johnson, recon-
mending immediate proceedings on the
part of the county to recover the short
age from Mr.. Johnson's bondsmen. AS
yet nothing has been done i'm the court