Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-26
REPLY TO A. M. MUSSER.
State Board Of Examiners Says 5000 Claim
Was Not Submitted.
Other Claims Were Presented aud
Passed Upon, hut not This-Let.
ter 60 the Auditor.

In answer 10 tho letter Of 4. Milton
Musaer. published IN last nights
"NewH.' Auditor Morgan Richards. has
written 10 the State board NJ exam
liners and submits. the following tee
ply ~ the board 10 hls letter In jusu-
ncation " his refusal 20 audit Sir. Mus
HvrH claim.
Aug %. 1850.
Morgan Richards. Jr.. state Auditor.
city
Dear slr-t have yours of even date
in which sou nsk " the records M this
office show that the claim nf A. Milton
MusHnr oN-hsh and game commissioner
Tor the state W Utah. Tor experiment.
ing ana introducing nHh into the watt
yrH uf this state. was duly acted upon
by The State board ~ examiners prior
Co the piHHagu NJ tho act entitled AN
act making appropriations Tor general
purposes" l.uWN % 1893. lu which rs
found nn ltem NJ 5000 lu favor of said
claimant Replying thereto. YOU are
advised that claim dated Feb. ~,
1893, FOR $500 was presented by Mr..
Musfrr Co the House ~ Representatives
and was hy "a. House, referred 90 this
board ~ examination. This claim was
Tor the following items!
For stationery, Htumps books,
tolcgrhphlng. expressing. etc,
for the many years be- served
Utah no nsh and game COM
mlFHlunor..s. .,ss.. ..........t $50. 90
For mileage Travelled and SUM
dry attendant expenses solely
IN the ilah and game Interests
OF UTAH 90 90 sststt ,ssssssa 3JOsO
The board cot o time FOR the hearing
NJ the claim and called upon Mr. Niue.
sUr Tor youchrru Mr. Musspr. being
unable 90 submit vouchers. nled % sup
| plomcntnl statement showing his nc-
tuAl expenses since Jan, lot. 1850. Co be-
ti2s.tn. The board approved tho claim
for thut amount and rejected the ball
ducv OF ~" claim, ana reported itH uc-
ton thereon to the House Of Beprcscn-
tutlyrs.
Under date OF Feb. ~. 1886 Mr. Niue.
ser presented 10 tho state senate
claim Tor 81 io93o This claim was rc-
/ fyrrrl hy the State Senate Co thi1
| board Tor vNamluIuuu The follow
| Ink Items ln said claim were dHlp-
/ proved hy the board
| Livery. showing nsh bringcrs
the HlghtH ON different visits. no 90
! Tclogaphlug Tor yrlrs pact To-
NhirHfss HHHH E. 90 .H ssrHrsrt 20 900
! Stamps. stationery. books etc. % 100
/ Expenses ucCrulug Tor a num-
| Der ot years past lu Hccur-
] INK ana planting about eight
millions nsh ny ami spaWucrs
in the public waters % Utah.
! hy making "a number OF trips
tHumvtlmgs with helperD 90
such main points 40 Evans
ton, Green River Rock
] SprIngH Cheyenne, omaha.
Montpelier Milford. Salinn
Price, castle Dale. Blake, and
most uf tho intermediate
towns and cities, Tor numer-
Gus pUuttcsios shown a. g.
Commissioner Mcdonald and
hH assistants during their
Nsitn Co Utah a mot him
and party az Evanston took
him 90 Utah Lake, Salt Lake
Thonter and other slEhJH.
dinol and wlnUd them The
| ear with 2.uOuuOn white fish
Try HtDyrd about week
Sent them boxes or ORANGES,
bananas, ana other ruppliy1b 200 90
| Extra compensation due 90
commissioner Tor the years
lsp2-3-i ana 'N5, during which
! time tho nominal sum ~ $3.50
| per year was appropriated.
| tI'hv county commissioners
| OF salt Lake county received
! $500 per annum ana rNpcnrce
! puldlt,uss 90. ,stsfs.s..ssssss&liOVus w
And the remaining items Of said
] claim. amounting Co Nlg5j, were APP
] proved hy the board and It, action
0
! In each OF the above cases the Legls-
] luturs Endorsed the action NJ the board
| by approprntlng the Identical amounts
/ approved by the board
! enc above are the only claims pre-
| rentci by Mr.. Muaser NJ which / md
! any record.
The claim OF $500 appropriated by tho
| last LEGISLATURE 90 Mr. MusHUr f1r exc
| pcrimputuE IN introducing fish into the
/ waters OF the State docs not susm 20
/ appear 90 either uf said claims,
! / note that you state that Mr.. Alusser
claims 90 have presented his 5000 claim
| 90 the board OF examiners Ola March IN,
| 1892 lie evidently refers TO the $500
| claim above referred Co that was passed
on by the board ON that day,
Very respectfully
a. n, HAMMOND,
/ Secretary State Board ot Examiners,
See. 10 OF article z. tho state Com
! Htltutlun provides on this subject that
mo- claim against the state except FOR
| salaries and compensation OF officers
| fixed by law, shall Doe passed upon by
! the Legislature without having been
considered and acted upon by the board
| ut examiners,
--s----
Heuo' Is that Rulon $, Wolls2 Yes.
hear that The Mutual Life Is writing
this year tho greatest business ever
written In lts history. / guess that's
| right. Better let me write you that
$4,000 policy. and swell the grand
total.