The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
SPECIAL
TERM
ORDERED
Of the Marion County Com
miSSiOner'S Court on Ex-
porting.
Vigorous Opposition of OfCOunty
Officers Still Continues.

County Judge j. II. Scott, issued a
call for a special term of the county
court, TO be held today at p. M, for
the purpose Of considering several mat
ters demanding attention at this time,
especially the matter Of inspecting the
books of the county officers. The order
made by the court reads as follows:
ain the county court of the state Of
Oregon for the county OF Marion.
"ln the matter of calling a special
term Of the Commissioner Court.
"It satisfactorily appearing to me as
county Judge Of the above named county
court, upon report Of A. ID. Gardner,
that he has fully completed his contract
Of constructing dam across the
Santiam river at Stayton, Oregon, and
it further appearing upon report Of ]. B.
Tillotson that he has fully completed
his contract to retimber the wagon
bridge across the Santiam river at JEFF.
ierson, Marion county, Oregon, and it
further appearing that by virtue Of each
of the aforesaid contracts said work
should be examined by the county com.
missioner's court, and il upon exsmin-
alton OF said work by said court, it is
found that said work has been done in
full compliance with said contract, then
an order should be made by said ceurt
authorizing the county clerk to draw
warrant upon the county treasury for
the respective amounts that shall be due
from said county in accordance with the
terms Of said contracts.
at further appearing that by virtue
Of law it is the duty Of the county court
to audit and expert the county records
at its regular terms OF said court in jan
uary and July of each year, and il
further appearing that said county
records have not been audited for
several years last past, and it further
appearing that said court should comply
with the requirements Of said law, at an
early date.
Therefore. it is ordered that the
county clerk forthwith notify the county
commissioners, /. @. Needham and
VIM. Miley, that will be a special session
OF the Marion county commissioners
court convene at the county court room
in the county court house in Marion
county, Oregon, on Thursday, Oct. "a,
1901, at o'clock p. m of said day, for
the purpose Of auditing the bills for
work done by A. ID. Gardner in construc-
ting dam across the Santiam river near
Stayton, Oregon, also for the purpose Of
auditing the bill Of j. b. Tillotson for
work performed in retimbering wagon
bridge across the Santiam river at JEFF.
ferson, Oregon, and paying for the same
by county warrants, in compliance with
the contracts between said Gardner and
Tillotson, and said Marion county, and
for the further purpose OF auditing and
exporting the county records Of Marion
county, Oregon, or TO arrange TO have
said work of exporting done in the man.
ner as lie provided by law.
The county officers are still firm in
the opinion that the work of exporting
is unnecessary, and that the law does
not contemplate anything Of the kind at
this time. II is believed they will stand
together to resist the order II made by
the court, and possibly some mandamus
or injunction proceedings will follow.
County Clerk Hail states that if the
court will say that it believes his books
to be wrong or has any suspicion as to
his honesty, he will cheerfully deposit
$1,000 to insure the pay of exporting
them, and allow the county court TO
select the experts, provided the latter
are fair men and residents of Marion
county. II any gross errors or intent
TO defraud the public are found, he will
pay all the expense OF exporting, and
his bondsmen will make good the short
age III any is found. Provided nothing
OF the kind is found he will expect the
county to pay the expense.
Sheriff Dnrbin said last night in an
interview that he lie opposed to employ
ing experts at this time, and that he is
opposed at all times to the employment
OF experts who reside out OF the county.
He says there are plenty OF competent
men who pay taxes here, who could be
employed, and he thinks the work
should be given TO someone who will not
only have personal interest in the
faithful performance of duty by county
officers, but who will be residing here
in years to come, when the correctness
of their work as experts will be further
tested.
The county court met at one O'Clock
this afternoon in called session on act
upon the proposition of Judge Scott to
have the books OF the county officers ex.
ported by Messrs. Buchanan aud Clark.
After court was convened and before
any business was transacted, Judge Scott
invited Commissioner Needham TO his
private Office for conference. After a
quarter Of an hour Commissioner Miley
was al.o called in, and in half an hour
Deputy District Attorney John Ii. Nj e.
Nary was sent for, when a long confer.
ence was held.
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