The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-25
TREASURER IHOMPSON,S BOOKS
Officially Examined and Everything
Declared straight.

Guthrie, o. T., Feb &.-Under uathor!-
ity vested in him by law Governor Barnes
on last Friday issued an executive order
naming Hon. A II. Huston. councillor.
Ninth district; Hon. w. ID. Merton. rep
resentative, Seventeenth district, and
Hon c. r. Brooks Of Guthrie as com
mittee to examine the accounts, vouchers
and funds of the territorial treasurer. the
order concluding with the following para
graph:
Should you find the said funds 10 be
on deposit with banks. ! requests YOU 70
ascertain whether said funds or any par;
of them is borrowed money. AMI VIII
thank you to report 70 me IN this matter
at as early a date as practicable"
The report of the committee shows that
the amount of cash on hand in the terri
torial treasury at the close II bu sinsss On
Saturday, February Il. 1900 was t2)l s17 .O6.
Of which 1900 was on deposit in the
Western National bank Of Oklahoma city
and 1921 .sl7.0s on deposit in the Guthrie
National bank Of Guthrie. Against the
treasurer'se accounts the committee
found outstanding checks amounting 20
s.. 231 %. leaving a net cash balance in the
treasury Of sloS.5S5.lL The report Of the
committee concludes as follows.
I'VE find that the amount OF cash as
shown belongs a5solutel yto the territory.
subject 20 the tressurer's check, and that
no part Of the same f. borrowed By TIE
treasurer personally or IN his official ca
pacity, and we further find that the terri
torial treasury Is not indebted. in any
sum whatsoever. 90 either OF said banks
wherein said monies are deposited. either
personally or officially.
I'VE desire 70 state that the work %
your committee has been greatly fsciH-
tated by the intelligent assistance u the
treasurer. the Hon. Frank NJ Thompson
Every book and record. ever voucher
and entry. was rs him cheerfully sub
mited 20 our inspection with such e1Dla-
nation as 20 enable us readily 70 compre-
bend the system Of his Once The arork
Of the Office. the clerical work. and what
might be termed its drudzery. IS perform
e entirely by Mr. Thompson. and while
the receipts and disbIrsernents eacn year
aggregate about 5000 and are appor-
toned among large number e funds
each reqT U.r!aE a separate account. yet
the work g. 50 EyEtemize5 that NJ
Thompson Is able slngie-hande8 - keep
abreast q g. and % present for luspec-
ton a set u books % which the most
fastl dious bookkeeuer might pc proud Tge
you upon having a. tae bead
q the treasury department during your
administration = man - pasnstas,nE.
abba and competent a. tbe present incsrn-
bent
we have 70 suggest that upon az 81
Erectlon q the frrasuTer's ofsce ze fia-
cove that me of.ce IS not prsyi5ed attn
; safe or other proper receptacle far tbe
safe keeping ~ valuable books as8 socu-
meats committed 70 the treasurer keep-
TX. and ~ recournend that a. ~ early
q date a. possible p-svisl9n - Fases fer
TIE supplying she ifszsuFsr's sfses EffA
$ szbsfautizi fr@T.reoE safs
we submit; zdfa thss report tss ssase- |
neai q re g-esl1est q tie Egestsvn /
National bank znG fhs Cuthrle Ssfsgasl !
aank relative - tie treasls-srs 5sSossts. !
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