The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-03

this
anxious yOu but with these things my
righteous pousness without fear favor orrewd
Talk again. books show that paid
him $o5126a The this
had been charged with too much and that the
proper amount
difference of 29231 favor and this money sun due
say not fair poper?s #=@ " =:
Talk again finance found that haf1
os ags5 n@ bss sn he m sseP v a M @ audit 3
however refused allow credit for single cent this way
board of audit and finance able to report that am indebted the
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let them apply county of education F F. MacRae
gentlemen acquainted with the facts aboveset
entire administration of the schools for the past
five years part from the official
by the board OF audit and nanceand yet they
ignored by them unless should be something which can be SO
would that something had been done by can
stated that the board did not about anybody e
and the board commissioners and that
they And here they have us -"
g. AS my failure to settle the county taxes within
the time required by law 49,.
regard to the col
the of the board of audit and
finance should have been From this report would seem that h
the first Monday in February have done this
will be sold INDUCED people the pay
would work hardship them if
required o pay in the prescribed by*1aw
reading the board of audit and finance would think that
thus collected in time This is On the
turned
Monday which the authorities authorized
anv thousands of dollars Of county taxes made $500
Februarythree limited expired And this would
due long if the board of audit and finance had
Piled filed and balance sheets The people will
of
with has been the custom to pay about what is thought TO be
county finance Committee could and find
settled any balances promptly as soon as the finance committee
balances favor quite
Ps $500 " h ~ t arrot for 1oo6 has not Keen made before
now board of audit and finance They
a;great employed examination books
awaited their report When experts
they my They audit
$500 They made like
Others This did not satisfy the board Of audit and finance u the experts
anything acie evidence that they
audit work the and the
after their fashion The gures found by them are as fern
from those found by the day from night And the only
figures deeds solicitor law
Indeed the figures the hands the board messed tina
They
records of the board audit and finance the law requires the
been published house door the law directs and ov
ALL months due and unsettled yet
ahabou INTEREST," submit
reasonable any interest is to be paid who should do the payng
already paid all the intended
county but that they had caught up wit" me and found that owed the count
$5436 and that they saved the this Everyone Acquainted wit
CHARGED Nv the finance committee o the board Of audit and finance So
all hifs down about what think die
the action of the finance before making final settlement
Sometimes it is found balance
found that the county of
finds due the the of $5436o If due it
be paid But they nothing about wler according to their
overpaid the the $4,000 The still til
money This Of the
Of the board OF finance makes no mention OF this makes no mention 81 an
the records searched and searched and the findings
Fellow citizens this right? Is just? Is fair? The board Of
and finance ought be Jealous in the interest of the but the
they under their simply the condition
when against and omit all that in favor Their entire
the conducted Tie do
o n
those sought who might anything
The books of the late show that the
account,
and and they it, If the ought
paid. Why do they nothing about it?
1905
$852o only allowed credit This $lo6o
favor and yet absolutely nothing said about it Nor do they
thing all about the of these and sales which
This further credit II
experts only charged $4,000
schedule
375 Here difference $30oI5 anything said
Not a
In the of the the the
often ovpd of failing
board of audit
The did
In overpaid this fund $o6
the $476oo And
The themselves
the board OF
$54369 which has been paid
the board of O + is
If credits properly considered do
the balance will be n
The gentlemen acted to ii