The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-11-28

Amount $500
Mr.. E. J. .Amakcr states from the
poor house farm he turned over 10
Mr.. B. Matthews. supervisor
2 bales cotton in 1908
bales cotton in 1904
Bv reference to treasurer's books
it does not appear that he turned the
proceeds over to said officer.
The cash books of the treasurer,
Mr.. H. B. White, were examined and
balanced to date and found to be cor
lrect.
I find number OF warrants not
endorsed.
Auditor fails in numerous cases to
cancel warrants after being turned
into his office, thus leaving them in
condition TO be used second time.
His records are not complete, as one
wears settlement sheets could not be
found
Many of the claims that have dis
count added were changed after being
proven, and many of them changed IN
the ,af6davits. I find number Of
claims in names of other parties paid
to officers of county, namely: B. w.
Crouch, County Attorney, and B. R.
Smith, County Treasurer; and also
the wife of the county treasurer, Mrs.
B. R. Smith,
On claim record of supervisor the
work has not been classified, and Num-
bers of warrant issued not made a
matter of record.
On books of the county dispenser
I find no itemized account after May
5, 1904, and even before that time the
last day Or two of the month was not
itemized, so as to even up rlatters, |
presume. !:
Upon application to Mr.. J: P. Lin
d1er, the former dispenser, for the
books during his incunbency, and
also those of his predecessors, he sta
ted that he had carried them home
and the rats ate them up and he burn
ed the pieces that were left. For this
cause we could only get record COW
erino the Oeriod named in Exhibit NJ,
which in itself is very unsatisfactory.
April $1,000, claim No. $50, Warrant
No. $50 payable to P. J. Coleman, IN
cludes $500 for work on scommlttee
books
From letter I found in the super
visor's office it appears P. J. Coleman,
clerk of the board, received S per
cent commission from E. T. Barnum
Iron Works on purchase of steel
cages for jail.
All notes which I found for bor-
rowed money except those to Sink
ing Fund bore s per cent interest. 1t
is questionable in my mind If they
could legally pay that rate. Very
few of the notes were legally signed.
On the clerks books no fines and
forfeitures appear of record from june
IS, 1904 to June IS, 1905.
I am informed that Mr.. B. R. Smith
loaned sums of money, presumably
county funds, to the Bank of Johnston
and Mr.. George c. Wheeler and per-
haps others. Nowhere on the treas
urer's books do I find that the inter-
est on these loans found its way into
the county treasury.
Exhibit Q is report of delinquent
taxes turned over to Sheriff's Office
for collection. This shows amounts
and percentage collected on same.
The books in this office as also
those in the Offices of the Clerk OF
Court, Superintendent of Education
and those of the present county treas
urer are we'll kept and in good condl-
ton. During the incumbency of the
former treasurer, B. R. Smith, cover
ing a period of four years, the cash
book for county funds was not writ
ten I'D at all, and this had to write
up myself.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J. F1'altiwanger,
! Accountant.
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