The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-31
|,,aa Of Montana City's FL
.,uees Finished by the Bust
rsss Mems Association.
urHLY SENSATIONAL
REPORT MADE PUBLIC
|hdlors Cannot State Amount
distracted, as Receipt
Books Are Missing.

-77E Mont. March So,-In a highly
.a,raI r,port made public this even
~ ,ho guttc Business Mems associa,
IN, audi, of the city's finances dat
80 for ten years is given Many
| |'rL.,,,ciss In the accounts OF the vari-
| .,s.,,ls are reported. some of which
n clerical, but in the expressed
Il. a. the auditors. Messrs Pogson,
| |..s., 4 Co, in some instances we
ratsaed that cash TO this amount was
3 ,oiitors make no attempt TO con-
= s,m up The possible shortages,
y, in connection herewith that
= rseIpt books are missing, polltaX
~ and cash books gone.
* shorlaees in the entries OF for
-i,,y Tressurcrs 3. Il. Clakins and
III Bsrger are comparatively small, }"
/ |tssthe report.
<,snr ihe term OF former Treasurer
IA Goodwin several discrepancies
= neludIng one for s1T00. II is in
Z. Srns,tlon that the auditors express
Il solulm that cash was abstracted.
| a ,SDrtage of 800 In the accounts of
III Clty Treasurer p. III. Mccarthy.
4 Editors state, was MADE good by
~ Of thai amount by a former clerk
- CslIan
! iz1plrcr Goodwin failed to account
= e1aln personal taxes during the
81 ltai and 1908, together with short
a 5 ibe entries In treasurer's memo
L. I taxes collected" continues the
Receipts Are Missing.
h, sratest number OF missing re-
La appears 10 be in the polltaX de-
|z.st and until some check can he
|ie these 1t is difficult 10 estimate
= izeunt due the city treasury.
b officials are scored for their lax
Il , the matter of the City's finances
III k stated that to meet the $500. .O06
tizge Of 1905. maturing In ten years.
Ii aS's wss found set aside by The au-
y dly Of Butte has exceeded its le-
u lrlt ", Indebtedness. the statutory
y 4 fhlch Is 3 per cent Of the as
~ valuation OF city property, by
',s& The sum fixing the limit he
Atf9ps The total Indebtedness
tf ND" says the report, that the |
Eount due for delinquent taxes a; |
fM 80, 1910. is 800. 556.27 collec- |
90 Ylnt u due from improvements |
'dTt tne amount TO S36, 37.. 90. 10 |
as Of which will be lost" accord
he auditors.
" tsssurers' record of these taxes |
"a erased. altered. transferred,
an extent. continues the report. |
AASe II almost Impossible TO ar
satisfactory list Of the uncol-
islance sheet of general funds"
9r!c Is due from city officials |
present. The sum OF SiJ,2i4.Il /
W.sll0l.
~ are exclusive Of other items
ave OBVIOUSLY been deducted from
trs a,saIl hies and diverted TO one
~ Wncnils OF the police depart
sys the auditors. nand the
- snosn as due from the CITY
s SUBJECT 10 the production
many missing receipt books"
me administration OF Patrick
"Sm lsgs to 1905 the books of
's" mat no moneys from the
-, poolrooms, OF which there
- alo irom which licenses wore
's'e turned into the city.
license Fees Abstracted.
IA uN administration OF Mayors
n ,n9.. isV2- 1907. that of Mullins
i;,l lHNuih1ent. Charles +. Nevin,
M !" november 50. 1910, the
~ clly showed that no tele-
IA returns were made TO the
: Y lsport states,
kTs numerous cases where re-
"a rosbi,. =, credited to the wrong
IL srero,ne Nv ,ne case Of the sinking
~ Improvement fund. For ey-
,,.ir. premiums and accrued inter
s-Ar. on tue sale Of the per
osJi,., ponds In January 1go6
+ si,.aS =, 10 public Improvement
aI.s @ q 10 sinking fund; the ner-
,,cs corad cs,ed from insurance from
n I.s'i s'iapah,es during The vcare
NJ which by statute wers rc.
ED n, paced TO the credit of the
4 "a funds. 'u'''' were credited
Va Ssb,mol m expenditures this fund
Lii m s,. WIN numerous items
, eor.Idc,aS IN oi the Imagination
q ,sxem@nisp, ~ ~ the nature OF pub
r ssTsn,eeml.es cites one item for 500 600
9 lor oyus fIps. salaries. carriage hire.
sr,ut 'rs,erais. y, slS73 for the re,
q .bEke% , Persons deposilins five
e bds ON SS,,n NJ Kennedy. city
q 'c'ooer 3, 1905. for fire
& b Tie ci,' money was appro-
u ynt M council 10 make good
g'tseniod' NV y, certified checks. IL
4 V audiio,W inc council. accord
s hank 4, mat the failure of
= reimbn reifn placed. rendered ncresu s
hd.rsH rsHourscmenl OF the ceriifsd