The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-05
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
HELD UP SMALL BILLS
Details OF the Report OF County Audi
tor NiSh~wonSer.

| County Auditor Nighswonger fled his
I report yesterday for the month of June
and it was adopted by the county COM
missioners. The auditor disallowed a
few claims and held up a great many
more for further investigation
Probate Judge Wilson filed his salary
bill for the month OF June for $50. Be
fore the population of the county was
As 900 the salary of the judge was So
| a month and that amount was allowed
BY the auditor. Mr.. Nighswonger held
up the other SO until he can determine
when the increase goes into effect
County Attorney Comfy was allowed
S4I2.50 for the second quarter though he
had filed a bill for $3.50. The difference
between the amount claimed and the
| amount allowed was held up for further
| investigation on the same grounds on
which the difference in the bill OF the
probate judge was
The claim OF W. H Lewis for $50 for
catching a horse thief was held for fur
ther inquiry. The auditor stated that
thus far he has been unable TO find any
law under which the commissioners are
authorized TO offer rewards for the cap
ture Of criminals
AS predicted in the Eagle Sunday morn
ing. the auditor cut down the bills for
clerk hire in the Office OF the county
clerk and the county treasurer.
Unless some law can be found justi-
flying the allowance of more money for
the clerk hire in the county clerks Office.
the county business. it is said. viii be
erso
Chain said that he did not know what
he was going TO do. The commissioners
state that the work had to be done in
both Offices and they have therefore ap-
propriated the money heretofore.
Sheriff Simmons fled bill for s1so. 40
for boarding prisoners and this was also
held for further inquiry. The auditor
stated TO a reporter for the Eagle that
he would ind out if the prisoners could
not pay part Of those costs themselves.
He also said that there is a question in
his mind as to how long the sheriff can
legally board prisoners in the county jail
after they have been sentenced to the
penitentiary.
A claim OF District Clerk Williams for
s176.2O for fees. was held for further
inquiry. for the auditor desires TO learn
If any OF the defendants can pay those
costs
An expense bill of City Assessor Jack
man for $50 was held up. for the auditor
is in doubt as to whether the assessor
can claim expenses.
Az predicted in the Eagle. two bills
Of the County Physician Jordan. for con-
Quoting post mortems. were held for fur
ther inquiry a bill OF J. Z. Farmer. for
held for further inquiry.
A bill Of Sheriff Simmons for s257.57.
for expenses. was held up until the audi
tor can have time to investigate the
claims
Another bill OF the sheriff for SIS for
drawing jurors, was also held up. The
auditor is inclined TO believe 1t is so old
1t is outlawed.
The witness fee bills OF Minnie Cox.
]. c. Jones and Letitia Wilson. were
reduced by the auditor from $3.50 to $40
on the grounds that the mileage was
overcharged.
A bill of o. E. Cooley for $40 for wit
ness fees. was reduced TO $40 on the
grounds that he had overcharged mile
age.
Two bills from Grover Marshall Tor
1915 each. for guarding prisoners. were
not allowed on the ground that the
sheriff should have filed the claims.
bill OF Deputy City Marshal Tom
Voss for expenses amounting to SIC was
held up for further inquiry. as the audi
tor saws he has found no law authoriz-
ing that expenditure of the countys
money.
Various other small bills were held up
or disallowed, among them bills for work
at the poor farm.