Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-09-01

Tor June term Of court, 1908, for
$500, this Yves paid by warrant
NO. 1856 on Current Expense Fund,
dated July IA, 1893, drawn in
FAVOR OF Jos. Hatke, in the sum OF
80. 100 and which was receipted for
oy Mr.. Hatke; also paid upon the
J presentation and allowance of the
certificate by Warrent No. 16 on
Current Expense Fund, dated jan
aary 18th, 1894, drawn in favor of
Jos: Hatke for the sum OF $500
said warrant being receipted for by
Vollmer Il Scott per NJ. H. Trus-
colt. Refer to Commissioners
Pages POI and 3I6.
Also W. R. Hagood, Witness
Cert. for June Term OF Court, 1898,
for $500, this was paid by War
rant 392 on Current Expense Fund,
dated July IA, 1898, and drawn
In favor of w. R. Hagood in the
sum OF $500 and which was re.
ceipted for by Mr.. Hagood; also
paid upon the presentation of the
Cert. and allowance, by Warrant
!SS on the Current Expense Fund,
dated April 13, 1894, drawn in
favor of w. R. Hagood for the cum
of $500, said warrant being de-
livered by A. w. darlington on
order of Alexander Il Friedenrich.
l wish to bring to the notice Of
the Board that these warrants are
still outstanding, only one Of each
which the County should have to
pay. The foregoing are the only
irregularities that have discerned
and which are entirely due to cler-
ical errors.
| proceeded next to examine the
books and accounts of j. d. Hen
dron, Assessor and Tax Collector,
and was at work upon his accounts
when you, Gentlemen, met to make
your tax levy.
At this time, there having been
question which was raised by the
decision of the Supreme Court oil
this state, in case of Dunbar VS.
the Board of County Commits
sions of Canyon county, as to the
validity of certain warrants issued
by the Auditor of said county fol-
certain purposes, aud the Supreme
Court having decided in said case
that said warrants were illegal al
they were not such expenses a.
, were ordinary and necessary anG
that before mourning such expenses
the question Of such invalidity
would be obviated by submitting
it to a vote Of the people and the
} fact that you, Gentlemen, would
I not hold yourselves personally LA
/ BILE to me for the services that
r might perform on the books ant
: accounts Of other offices, and al
though the Attorney General o
this state is of the opinion tina
: the decision Of the Supreme Cour
would not apply to my case, il
| justice to myself / do not think
9 that you nor the Taxpayers shoult
I ask me to continue and proceed
Y with the examination and assum,
4 to myself the risks of losing M,
time and services, and therefore,
Q owe it as duty to myself to dis
, continue my work of investigator,
q the balances of the offices until, i
, you see fit, the question can b
submitted to a vote of the people
g In the course of my work up t
+ this time I have observed som
o practices of the varions offices Q
+ which, evidently by a misconstruc
@ ton Of the words of the Statutes
b has undoubtedly caused consider
9 able loss to the County; and also
I that the methods of keeping book
O has not been complied with accord
) ing to law, as well as the ommis
q sion of certain books which tn
r Statutes of this state make it man
t datory that the same must b
: kept.
r have made many suggestion
which the officers have accepte
9 for properly keeping their account
), and for statements and reports I
i the County Auditor and am SAITH
y fed that the benefits to accrue froI
4 nv suggestions to said officers an
d which l embody in this report wi
a if carried out, be Of inestimabl
"a value to the Taxpayers of thl
= county as well as for the CONVEX
"a fence of the officers and will plac
= the County on such foundatio
that in q very few years 1t shout
e be entirely out Of debt and becom
% one of the foremost counties of tn
If state. By the courtesy of tt
W Auditor of Latah County, I hay
Il been able to procure forms Of bool
a of system which he has inaugul
d ated, and such system if adopte
!. by the officers of this county for tt
ID future, will enable each and ever
= taxpayer to know the exact final
Z. cial condition of the county an
ID further, will inform him of the g:
ts penses of the County during eae
"a quarter under each head of g,
>. penditure in such q manner TIL
. tharo il no deDartmont which