The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-14
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EARL CELL, CITY TREASURER.

$12,72164
EARL CELL, CITY TREASURER.
So far as his records will permit
the city treasurer's books are care
fully kept, but he is in ignorance OF
what he received except as to what
he may be verbally told, for the re-
| ceipt which is given him to sign dis
tributes the respective funds without
giving any information from whence
they were received.
The following corrections should be
made by treasurer:
Warrant No. 90. P. M. DeCaire $5.7s
Feb. 27, '06. Entered by treas
1913.
May 8, 'oe. Entered by treasurer
$500
No. se1-s62 mixed, but the two
| balance each other.
No. 1912. Jun 4, '07. Mrs. E.
K. Ryan :. ..Szo.Oe
Entered by treasurer, s1o:57.
On page 40 is added $1,000 to totals
which wipes it out 40
Bahr ..$l73l
Entered by treasurer, $1e:s2.
No. 1410. Mar. II, 'OS. A. M.
Cr0Wel :. :. - 30 o.oo
Entered by treasurer, SOLO;
with corrections.
Treasurer and clerk should charge
back to Perm. Improvement Fund
warrant of $955.S5 issued to Yves
Wright for work done in grading
streets and credit same to "Perm. I'm.
provement Revolving Fund.-
The city charter provides for GER
tain specific distribution of licenses
| that the liquor licenses shall be cred
| tied to the general fund, see section
1899
Your city ordinance is probably
| faulty, because not single one OF
| them bears the signature of the
| Mayor, they are copies and signed by
| the clerk, and not any of them have
| the city seal attached.
City charter provides that the
board of equalization shall meet or
| the first Monday in June each year
| This should be corrected so as to reaC
| ''the fourth Monday in June"
MUNICIPAL COURT.
The municipal court of the city was
| established in August, 1908, and have
| now on record in less than a years
| time sol criminal cases and 80 civil
| cases.
! There has been collected and paic
| into city treasury the sum of $2,22S.41
up to July list.
| account of state cases, the sum o.
| $S2.25, bill of which was rendered tt
| county in February, and OF which NJ
action has been taken upon b!
| County Attorney.
There is due and unpaid, including
| pending cases, the sum of $88.65 to thu
city.
! Receipt of fines have all been &C
counted for except one little error O
| $1.0O, case No. 355. Costs entered
! $3.50; paid over to treasurer, $500
Balance due city, $500.
| Case No. 1926. Nov 20, 1908 OFT,
| Morrison.
| Records show him to be committed
| to Jail; report of clerk for Dec. Z
| paid into treasury, $500.
| JUSTICE COURT.
| j. p. Simons, Justice.
| Dockets of Justice Simons well KEEP
and fines properly accounted for will
| the exceptions of:
| Case-City VS.. Holt, May FL, 1908.
Fined $4,000, and costs, $500.
| Report reads $500.
| Due city, $1.0O.
| Case-City VS.. Frank Hawks, May
1908.
Fined $1,000, and costs, s712.
| Reported $13.55.
R T,,"t3e city, s $$;5a; .++an+;on 1,,.
called to this and he stated that h
did not remember the cases, but i
was possible that the fines paid in wa
| all that was collected, and that he ha(
! neglected to make the notation show
| ing that a smaller fine was actual.
| paid
| O. NJ. SkinWick, Justice.
The docket showing Mr.. Skinwick'
cases the last year is missing from
March, 1905, to date, when he termin
| ated his office.
L. G. Pendergast, Justice.
| Case-Gust Smell, drunk.
Fined $500. Costs, $500
Not included in report for March.
| Case-C. H. Miles, Mar. 2, 1906.
| 1 roulette wheel.
Fined $500. Costs, $500.
Same CASES slot machines.
Fined $500. Costs, $500.
! Case-J. P. Duncalf, Mar. ~, 1906.
| slot machines.
| Fined $500. Costs, $500.
| Not included in report for March.
Case-J. P. Taylor, Mar. IL, 1906.
| slot machine.
| Fined 500. Costs, $780,
| Not included in report for March.
| Case-Chas. Campbell, Jun. 2, 1905.
| roulette wheel.
| Fined $500 Costs, $500.
| Same-3 slot machines.
Fined $500 Costs, $500.
! Case-W. P. WEIGH, Jun. 3, 1905.
1 roulette wheel.
Fined $500. Costs, $500.
| Same-4 slot machines.
Fined $500. Costs, 5000.
Case-Clavin & Tanner, Jun. S, 1905
1 roulette wheel.
Fined $500. Costs, $500.
Same slot machines