Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-13

| money from which the i1Draflan was
| supposed to pay the bills of the libra
ry. Did you find books showing re-
CENTS and expenditures of such
| money!"
.eThe custom up to November, 1907
was for the Governor and Council to
draw a warrant on the State treas
llrer in favor of the librarian from the
proceeds of which the librarian was
supposed to pay the bills of the libra
~ and submit vouchers therefor to
the Governor and Council. We found
no books showing general receipts and
expenditures of the department.
Did You find in your examination
that former Librarian f. w. Emery
had money i'll his possession belonging
to the state and ii so, how much?'
Yes. sir, about S1S0o."
can YOU give the items that made
up this amount?
Due on account of fees, travelling
libraries. S14S5.50. amounts advanced
fer bills not paid, S2Slt 10; duplicate
vouchers submitted 1850.
From what sources We're YOU able
to get information showing what was
due. the State?"
THE charges for travelling libraries
We're ascertained from the applications
therefor and from the record OF SNIP
ment by express. also from certain IN
formation gained from Mr.. Emery re-
larine. to his receipts while aSslstdh.
librarian. The other charges We're as
certained from the records IN the SEE
retary of states office ana the auoi-
tors office bearing upon pay hieies
made to Mr. Emery and his reports
and vouchers therefor.
How much did you ind to be due on
account of travelling libraries?'
"About s14S5 50, as / remember II.
lover how long a period had this sum
been accumulating?D
Prom the latter part of 1905 or early
part of 1906 TO May or June, 1910
| "pid YOU find something due from q
| former librarian, and if SO how muet
| "Mr. Emery explained to the assistant
| attorney general Or my clerk that ms
receipts from travelling libraries, while
assistant TO Mr. Carver aud during the
latter's last illness, We're deposited III the
banks to the account OF Mr.. Carver, IL
brarian, whereupon l telephoned 10 tie
| bank and wrote the executriH OF Mf.
Carver's estate, who promptly PAID over
| to the State treasurer the amount SO oii
deposit The amount, ] think, was about
$685.
..Did you find any account showing the
amount due from the estate OF l.. "
lCarver?'S
| II don't recall that any books were
1 found in the library that showed any
| accounts or amounts due from the es-
| tatc=1r-f. d. Carver"
Explain the circumstances swhieh leu
to the examination of the librarian
l account at that time"
/ when we noticed that only one pay
ment had been made to the State treas
1 urer by Mr.. Emery on account OF Ices
received for travelling librarieS during MS
term as librarian, the auditor sdecilneo -
certify his salary for payment untii az
investigation of his accounts had peel
made. There had previously been CON
| siderable correspondence with aeaieis
who had sold the library books and whe
| complained that their bills OF iohs
/ standing had not been paid. Upon ~
yestigating these claims 1t was ioun,
that money had been paid over TO .i'
librarian by the State with when TO pay
4 those claims. Further examination dis'
| closed the fact, also, that seVerai uu
plicate payments had been made.
..Did you notify the Governor OF coiui'
tions found in the library?
ssEarmal advice of the facts were made
to the Governor by letter dateo 9ep. d.
1910. The matter had been discussed yer
bally previously"