The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
HIS BOOKS TALLY
Report on Register of Deeds Is
Filed.
Mr.. Tasker's Accounts Are
Found Correct.
A SMALL CLAIM is MADE
Say He Should Have Charged
Charity Organizations.
Due County From This Source
Less Than Four Dollars.

Reports covering the office of regis
ter of deeds. were filed today with the
county board and check to the penny
the affairs of Robert F. Tasker. Only
in six items for which the register
made no charges, is a balance claimed
for the county. This balance, which the
reports claims is due the county
amounts to only 500 From . j..
balance to the county of s123-5s is
claimed for free registration to county
affairs and churches.
All of the six items covered in the
schedule are for records registered for
county officials and charitable inStitu-
TONS Under an old established rule,
no charges were made by Tasker for
handling these documents. They total
$3.50. to which the county is entitled 20
one-half under the law.
OF the total business in the register
of deeds office from January Z. 1911, to
August 81, of the same year, Tasker's
books tally with the records of the ac-
countants. In that period, the office
handled a total business of S., $50. As.
From this amount Tasker's salary
amounted to $1,942.47 and an additional
$647.4 was paid as clerk hire. This
made a total of $2,5S9.95. From net col
1ections aggregating $2.993.50, one-half
or 81, 1875 was paid into the county
treasury, making an absolute clear
balance with the county on the regular
office business in the term covered.
From the seven Charity documents
handled in the term. total charge uf
$3.50 is claimed, with one-half due the
county. Records in the registers office,
though, show that Tasker made no
charges for these Instruments but
under the report viii be asked to pay
the county's share for this work This
ruling will likely result in abandoning
the old method and putting all church
and charity documents on a straight
cash basis.
Commentator is expressed by the
auditors as evidence of appreciation of
the courtesies shown by Tasker and
his assistants in the course of the
OF new cash books and records in
stalled in the Office by the register at
his own expense.
After covering the work under Tas-
ker's administration, the audit reciteS
the record of S. ]. Hodgins from jan
uary IA, 1907, to January z, 1911. I'm
der the Hodgins administration, a bal
ance due the county of $50.91 is claim
ed in the general business in addition
to $72.67 due Shawnee county from
charity business, makinga total bal
ance claimed from Hodgins of $123.5S.
The report shows a gross business
handled by HOdgins amounting to
$3O,705.45. 1t was distributed in SILL
951-22 due Hodgins as salary, and
$3,9S3.T5 in salaries, making total de-
auctions of SIS, 934.97. Net collections
IN the HoQglnS term are given at 81 A.
17O.4S. From these collections, ST.
3S5.24 is claimed as the county's share
of the distribution, leaving an alleged
balance of $50.91 due the county
treasury.
In the Hodgins regime there were
many Charity documents for which
no charges were made by the register
of deeds. These instruments cover a
total of $145.34 and the report claims
the county is entitled to $72.67 from
Hodgins for this work.
The report is covered in some 20
typewriter pages and is the second
report filed by the special accountants
pressed appreciation of the concise
manner in which the report was
given.