White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-17
Men Appointed by the Com
missioners Finish Theirlab
and Make Their Returns
FAIL TO SUGGEST NEW SYSTEM
EXACT SHORTAGE OF FORMER
SHERIFF BUTLER WAS A
LITTLE LESS THAN THIRTY
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

A copy of the report after the
audit made upon the county books by
the firm of Warwick, Mitchell & Co.,
pursuant to the engagement of that
firm by the board of county commits
sioners acting upon the suggestion
made by the grand jury was filled In
the Office of the county clerk Friday.
The report is voluminous, cover
ing more than seventy-flve pages OF
typewriter matter.
One of the principal objects in
having the audit made was to obtain
the exact shortage of former Sheriff
A. J. Butler The auditors place the
figures of the Butler shortage at
s3.474S7.
The Office o. county treasurer is
the first dealt with in the report and
the Office is found in excellent con-
dition.
The Office of recorder and auditor
is next taken up and while the system
is not approved of in some minor de-
tails the accounts are properly and
accurately kept and this Office is
also found in good condition.
The Office of sheriff is then taken
up and several pages are devoted to
the findings of the auditor
The county assessors Office is the
next dealt with and the auditors say:
THE duties of this Office with re-
gard to the books and accounts have
been satisfactorily performed
While some improvements might be
made in the system, great care ap-
pears to have been exercised to prop
erly account for all funds received"
The office of county clerk is next
taken up, and while some criticism
is made as to the system" like In
every other department. the funds of
the county are found to be all ac-
counted for and turned over to the
county treasurer. In this instance
the auditors find that the county
clerk has paid to the county treas
urer the sum of s6.94 in excess of the
amount which he had collected
during the period covered. leaving
that balance in favor of the clerk.
The Office of road supervisor, JUS
tice of the peace, coroner, jailor and
the county hospital are then taken
up in the order named In which all
moneys are properly accounted for,
but In each instance the system" is
criticised.
1t was the understanding, as shown
by the minutes of the county commits
sioners when the auditors were en-
gagged, that their services were to
cover thorough audit for the past
two years and that a complete and
proper system for the keeping of
county records and accounts would
be outlined by the accountants.
There is an absolute lack on any
reference to a system to be installed
in the report and not the slightest
suggestion is made regarding a better
system than the one now in use. 1t
is probable. however, that such a
system will be outlined in a supble-
mental document before the ac-
countants submit the bill for their
services to the county commissioners
for payment. The system outlined
by Messrs. Warwick. Mitchell & Co.,
1t was understood would, IL found
satisfactory. be submitted to the
next legislature with a view of hav-
ing the same system of accounting In
every county in the state. The sys-
tenn now in use In the county Offices
was heretofore put in by the state
auditor and the accounts are at
present all being kept as directed by
that officer.