Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-11-04
PAID ADVERTISING

EaL-+tSili'hA SUN OuJ do COIIl uS
from the Democratic Central Com
mittee was one published by the
Spokane Review to boost the present
auditor of that county for re-elec-
tion.
Each county auditor makes his
own report to the state auditor, and
can put in or leave out what he
pleases. Many of the auditors do not
cover the same ground that we do.
Walla Walla county, for instance,
does no checking as required by law.
Spokane county, having township or
gani2ation, the auditor does not ham
die the road and school business.
The auditors office is composed of
several departments; some of the
auditors charge each department
with its own expenses, while we have
charged the expense of all depart
ments to this office.
Therefore this comparison is not
only unfair but untrue.
The only comparison I can make
is the receipts and expenditures with
those of my predecessor, Mr.. H. r.
Wheeler who was considered good
officer.
As the laws have changed in the
last four years, it will not be a fair
comparison, as the office now has
much more work than during Mr.
Wbeeler's administration
The following is a comparative
statement of fees collected and of
salaries and the general expenses of
two years Of Mr. Wheeler's admin
istration, Gully /, 1904, to June 80,
1906)j and two years of my admin
istration, Gully l. 1907, to June 80, |
| 1000; l take only two years as these
are the only reports covering the cor
responding months in both admins
rations.
Total fees collected: Wheeler,
$15,1So.50. Duncan, $16,298.9O.
Salary of auditor, two deputies and
one warrant clerk Wheeler, So
1892; Duncan, $1O,149.92.
All other salaries, exclusive of tax
rolls and checking: Wheeler, 81
&30.&0, Duncan, $7S1394.
General Office expense: Wheeler,
$4121.01; Duncan, $4125.90.
Total: Wheeler, S2IO71.73;
Duncan, $22.0S9.76.
Mr. Wheeler is given credit for
marriage license fees at $500, thel
sam" as received during my term.
In my general expense account II
have excluded the amount of $919.65l
for the reason that this should have
been charged by the clerk in making
the report to checking, tax rolls, Dri-
mary elections, furniture and fix
| lures
See Commissioner files Nos. 81 i
G2&, G7,626, 63,674, 69,5O2, 71,060,
72,336. Also $151.75 supplies called
for by law under the Torren's Land
Act. but never used.
The above statement shows an in
crease in fees collected for the cor
responding period: Duncan's in
crease over Wheeler, 1886 per cent.
Increase in expenses: Duncan's in
crease over Wheeler ass per cent.
This shows clear saving to the
county of more than per cent in
my term over Mr.. Wheeler's term.
At the end of Mr.. Wheeler's term
| the county was raised from the 9th
to the 7th class, raising the salary of
the auditor, and the commissioners, |
at the request of the deputies, raised
their salaries accordingly. This would
involve an increase of $103O.O0 paid
to myself and deputies which was not
paid during Mr., Wheeler's term, but
| do not take it into consideration in |
the above statement.
Now the work has ben increased
by law in this office during the Iastl
four years by the following addi-
tions: Checking all county officers
and keeping a complete set of books,
registering and countersigning all |
school warrants. primary election |
local option election, purchasing
agent for the county, and by arrange
ment of the commissioners, the stem
ographer whose salary is charged
against this office does the writing
for the bridge specifications in the
Engineers office, a large amount of |
work on county cases in the Superior |
court and the writing for the County
Health Officer.
We get no fees for any of this
extra work, but the expense is charg-
! ed against the office.
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