The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-28

ware Co. water extension warrants
Nos. 1876 to 1891, in the amount Of
$7,762.24. These warrants at the
time of their presentation were reg /
istered on their back, but not in the
register, by the deputy who signed
them. When my attention was !.
called to this matter l thought that
the owners had failed to present
for registration and at once took
the matter up by correspondence
with the purchasers, who informed
me that they had been Endorsed un-
der date of Feb. 10, 1908. On
further investigation 1t was found
that warrants Nos. 1876 to 1891 had
been entered on the register in
stead of Nos. 1876 to 1891, coinci-
dence occasioned by being issued
to the same firm in practically the
same amount of money the same
number of warrants, and being just
100 numbers apart.
lie Masters and Cannon do not
show in their report or mention
warrants Nos. 1875 to 1891, al
though having complete knowledge
as to the circumstances. Mr.. Can
non was shown my letter to the
purchasers of these warrants and
their reply, which are now on file
in my office, but still they were
seemingly pleased to have included
in their report warrants Nos. 1876
to 1921 without any reference to
warrants Nos. 1876 to 1891. "Co-or-
dination" certainly looks good in
print, but was it. lack of this in not
including warrants Nos. 1876 to
1891? Or was 1t bid for further
employment? Or was it malice in
calling attention to this matter?
With reference to warrants Nos.
1924, 1245, 1875 and 1877, on hand
as cash May 4, and afterward dis
posed of but registered in warrant.
register. will say the dates on the
warrants themselves were changed
to the date sold, but not changed
on the register. Interest Is figured
from the time endorsed on the back
of the warrant to date of call, and
no one except the city saving the
interest from the date of issue to
the date of sale has profited by this
transaction as their report implies.
Regarding the interest on county
warrants noted on pages to IL
in elusive in thier report, will say
that these are taken in the regular
way from different departments,
the county paying it's bills in war
rants which draw interest and run
| for several months before being
called for payment, and are handled
as cash items the same as checks,
which the treasurer is responsible
for. In taking this matter up with
Corporation Counsel Hamblen, he
agreed that l had legal and moral
right to handle them in this man.
ner.
| l do not notice in the press re-
ports any mention by LIE Masters
rand Cannon of any errors resulting
In advantage for the city which
they discovered. Delinquent tax
receipts No. 1927 for $144.15, No.
1928 for $163.05, making total OF
$307.20. were paid June "a, 1908.
Receipt No. 1868 for $166.S5, No.
1869 for $1S9.S0. were paid Sept. "a.
1907. Receipt No. 935 for $3.50,
was paid Aug. 16, 1902. Receipt
No. 1928 for 1929, was paid Oct. rs,
1905. The last dated amounts in
this series of receipts, viz, $356.65
and $4.29. making a total of $360.94,
were paid twice on the same prop
erty, and I will ask at an early date
for refund from your honorable
body of this amount, to be returned
to the rightful owners.
These errors were caused by the
failure to endorse payment ON the
register. My understanding was
that the experts were employed to
furnish the mayor and your honor
able body report on the condi-
tons of the books. These items
were as much errors as those men-
toned in their report.
l mention these facts to show the
character and luminosity behind it,
They evidently wished to use only
such items, and in such way, as
would permit them to insinuate dis
honesty on the part of the treas
ufer.
In summing up this entire report,
SO far as 1t relates to me, person
Tally and the treasurer's office
proper. no experts" who were fair
minded and unbiased would have
included in their report single
item thereby making explanations
necessary. and 1t is humiliating and
notifying to know that these men
have gone out OF their way In send
ing detectives to certain people
asking for checks verifying dates
on warrants etc., creating doubt
and suspicion In the minds of those
| who do MT knnw nm na,.o, =,