Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-05-14
EXPERTS REPORT
Has Been Filed and ls Now
Made Public.
TOTAL SHORTAGE sss2.ss
Half Dozen Ex-OfflcIaIs Shown
TO be In ERROR.

william Mackenzle, the ex pert nccoun
tAnI, who Was engaged by the countl
court several months ago to cheek mp ths
books Of the several county
officers Of this county
has completed the work and snbmittet
his report and the same has been ac
cepted by the County cOnrt and 10 nov
on die Ia the Clerks Office.
The report 10 too lengthy too be pub
lIuhed In full bnt below we give the open
Ing statement together With the summa'
ry, which gives all that ls Of interest the
rest being merely detailed statements
showing the work Of the various officers
In the different years and the exact time
etc. In which the descrepencles occur.
Following 10 the opening statement;
Hon. Edward Dunn, County Judge,
Dear Rlr;-
have to report that the work
Of checking up the books Of the County
oficiAls Of Gillian County has been
completed and annual reports OF such
investigation have been rendered 10 yon
FROM the year 1885 TO July Z, 1902.
The exceptions noted on the annual
reports are clerical errors and do not
really affect the finances oi Gillian
County except as noted herein:
The shortage due from ths bondsmen
0i A. Ottman, assessor In 1902. has not
yet been fully paid. There is still due
1885.
In 1894 the following items Of interest
appear 10 have been erroneously paid
TO the Pauly Jail Building and Manu-
facturing Co., OF st. Louis; said 70 be ac-
crued on warrants after date OF call for
payment.
II. Ealstead, Co. treasurer, paid sl30.2s
s, B. Barker, l2i 80
Total t25l.67
From 1885 10 1902 w. L. Wilcox was
duly elected sheriff and as such sheriff
was the tax collector OF the County.
The books show tax collections aud
remittances TO the county treasurer by
Mr.. Wilcox which shows that there is
due to the Comfy:
From Tax Collections $20S.2l
Error in Tax Roll 1902 42.44
Total s260.65
Mr. Wilcox claims there is due him
from School District No. 9 1892 80, but l
can find no evidence OF this claim.
J. p. Lucas, ex-County Clerk, is in
debt 10 the County $40 0s.
From the records In the School Super.
intendent's Office II appears that there Is
due 10 Gillian County from Wheeler
County, the sum u s437 9S for errors in
apportionlng school funds by Il. w.
DaRgett, ex-Sehool saperintendent.
School warrant No. s, May, 1897, issu-
cd for t55. .25 shows in Register [page S4l
$45 25 error OF $40 against E.w. .Daggett.
The following suggestions are respect
tnlly recommended:
l All notices for calling in Warrants
should be entered in Commissioners
Journal and copy Of notice pasted there
In.
9 Treasurer's Rooks are now kept in
store OF p. Ii. Stephenson. They should
be kept in vault at court house.
8 All claims authorized by County
Court should be entered in Commission
er's Journal and Docket whether acted
upon during regular term OF Court or
during vacation,
4 School Superiutendent's Books
should be kept at the court house in
stead Of at his home.
Ihave attached hereto the following
statements:
The tax collections and remittances
to the County Treasurer by w. l.. Will
cox, sheriff; showing the amounts due
the County by years and also the large
over payment In 1902 when he was leav-
ing the Office.
Q The list OF errors In tax roll OF 1892.
8 The list OF errors in warrants drawn
by J. p. Locas, ex.County Clerk,
4 Summary.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
W. K. MACKENZIE,
Accountant.
The attached statement showing the
amount OF taxes collected 10 each year,
by W. l.. Wilcox, the amount paid by
him to. the Treasurer and the amount
still due the County from him at the
close each year sets iorth the following
YEAR AMT PAID DUR
CuILRCTED TREASURER COUNTY