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

similar which I have him, 1t follows:
Sheriff George B. Mcleod
Lumberton N c.
My Dear Frnd:You
wire of day before yesterday received
first thing and mailed receipt full sincerely
franchise tax and therefore his clerks neglected certify
your board OF county commissioners had sent in the
have been anxious
meant by writing and asking questions about settlements consider
would md ANYTHING wrong with your books but nevertheless interest
Assuring o friendship am
B.R, LACY.
a..
Comment from who purpose writing
the letters referred to by Treasurer Lacy
As matter of fact the of settlements
time after had the money hand with which settle inability
charged about $50
happened Investigation was right but my settlements were
delayed just the And yet criticised for by the board of
settlement has been delayed years
explanation simple years accounted for by my being
charged much above stated and the third
been delayed because the board of audit and finance has
statement which the law requires Under the they should have certified this
The failure S of mine I
thought when board
for the and that when their the books, would
felt that would be properly experts
trouble would be had reaching settlement
based their work The
May submitted balance
paid
fails credit for about which
ana SAFES etc. exact hgues which ought to be in the possession
of the board of audit and which
experts They refused to accept the figures and
proceeded their figures which prove to be very different from the
figures experts investigation
competence of the employed whether the board
Naturally of
now d augn me law requires ha se ens De maae by the
Doara AUDIT ana anc ana although the law provides that is the duty OF
the board the finance and although
settlement them balance sheet whatever has been filed published
possession
for the board which the board balance Sheet but which
understand without assistance Naturally settle
until the board of audit and finance takes action The
been firing deeds
settlement So has the corporation commission So has the state auditor In
turn the register of deeds for the past seven months has been after the board of
me interest! any interest is CHARGED it oh to be nad bv the board Of
ne delayed month"; of
and finance delayed months And they make which
,d to find some technical error part! u
So the board of audit and finance makes intelligent
the experts found against me has been paid long All that the parties
employed found against has been paid long According the
state settlement has been DELAYED has also happened that have often
paid overpaid in 1905 The
IDS the $1o69o of which
repaid the And this without credit in
year part
amount is @ due me from the state So ai was charged with h sz5 by
M I
s3oo5 These
hundred dollars Did anyone hear the board Of audit and finance say anything
not these matters? Not word 1t much favor There
be- charged the board of audit and finance of which
ord items charged against unfair and unjust
AS the county school fund being out of the
md of $1,000 for few months.
payable Until the
its in this
January If it had been received that time
needed The
able Rens
considered making
needed AS explained the della
caused by the funds being used that the county was saved interest on it
Indebtedness
h The board of audit and finance knew that not singh
school in the county had lost single day from
of term of failure to this money prompt
olly.
school had ample
They the could used just well in September as
R. education t1ng betor
the of audit said:
Has
in the school funds
school would Sc
ay c: anu ne W. AZ way ts 10y bt 1 ouid oct nrsccarv no bo
W. fds at any, time until Won would 90 to Sheriff Mcleod and insist upon
nts paving it over7
INCL needed him know and