Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-16


to show what proper accounting can
accomplish.
Savings Made in Street Paving, 1911.
The City Engineer during 1911
presented the council estimates due
the construction company, endors-
ing on these estimates that he had
examined them and approved them
and that the amounts were due the
construction company, and as a mat
ter of course the council ordered
them paid. Not being satisfied with
the estimates, held up the payment
of them until l checked them over
thoroughly, and found that they
were in error as follows:
Final estimate paving of
b street ..........$ 100000
Monthly estimates Paving
District No. 4....... 2O,415.1S
Total ..............$ 1922 2,615.1S
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l then paid the construction company,
accordingly, which was $22,615.1S
less than the engineer had reported
due them.
Saving on Sidewalks.
This same City Engineer certified
that a certain amount was due the
Leonard Wiles Cement Company,
who constructed sidewalks here in
1911, after the same was presented
to the council for payment, and in
the natural course they were ordered
paid and were paid. AS this contract
was of 1910, it took considerable
time to check up these estimates, but
when | arrived at a balance in check
ing these estimates of the City En-
gineer ! found that he had paid them
for $1,000 worth of work that they
had not done. The contract being
completed and the company having
had a settlement in full, | immedi-
ately took the matter up with them
and recovered this $1,000 and re-
mltted 1t back to the city treasury in
December, 1911.
Finding that the construction
company, doing the paving during
1911, and others had been using
many of the city tools, | took the
matter up with the street commits
sioner and council and we succeeded
in collecting, through the efforts of
this office, $1,45O.7S fo~ "ental of
city tools, which make a grand to-
tai of $23, ,365.y6 savings to the city
in the above named items.
l might add many Other items of
smaller amounts that aggregate sew
eral thousand dollars, but as 1 am
only giving this statement to show
you that | have accomplished some
thing while acting as your recorder.
] will not dwell further on this point
l know that l am opposed by num-
erous persons who are working to
the utmost of their ability to defeat
my reelection, many of whom are
| doing it without cause or reason; |;
| others are doing it because | have
refused to do things that are con-
trary to my oath and obligation. For
! instance, leading business man in
this city had the misfortune to deem
himself superior to laws and regula-
tiOns last Fourth of July while the
committee was pulling off the races
on the Boulevard, and in refusing
and resisting the militia boys he
came off with the worst of it. He
came to me as justice of the peace
and wanted a warrant of arrest for
one of the members of the militia.
told him that l was fully acquainted
with the facts in the case and that
he was in the wrong and shouldn't t
| resist an officer of the law, as the
militia was under orders from it's
| captain and were officers of the law,
and l refused the warrant. He then
went to the district attorneys office
for a warrant and the same was is
sued, and Mr.. Danford was arrested.
His attorney appeared before the
district attorneys office and moved
! for a dismissal, and after the argu-
ments were heard the case was dis
missed, which shows that | was not
in error and was dealing fairly with
the case. There are many such cases
as this where | am being criticised
unjustly, and when you hear some
one bowling about the recorders Of
flee just ask him to explain his
reasons, and if you think l am at
fault come and tell me and give me
chance to show whether or not It
is fact have tried to do my duty
as recorder since l have been in this
office and | assure you that il | am
reelected | will do so in the future
without fear or favor.
j. G. HURT.
Unclaimed Letters.