The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-05-30
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At a cost of of $527.70, the re-
port of the state checkers on
county offices for 1918 was re-
ceived last week. 1t comprises
80 pages and is signed by F. C.
Pratt and A. J. Hoskins, exam
iners. This is the 4th year this
county has been examined, the
previous audit being made by F.
G. Pratt and W. S. Darrow at a
cost of $8O1.25. The audit for
1918 lasted IA days.
According to the signatures of
the checkers, the last report is
for Jan. 1, 1913, to Jan. 81, 1914,
or 13 months; but according to
Messrs. Darrow and Pratt, the
previous check covered only two
days, Dec. 81, 1911, and Jan. 1,
1912, at cost to the taxpayers
of this county of $801. 25, for it
took the checkers 81 days to
check these two days of county
business. according to their own
report. Yet to make sure that
the check of these two days was
correct, the 1914 checkers check
ed one of these days again
and put it in this years bill. The
two reports are at the auditors
office for verification of the above
statements. 1t may be claimed
that the dates are only clerical
error on the part of the checkers.
If so, the Examiners contention
would be thereby easily sustained
that the checkers reports are in
tended to be more political than
accurate.
Following is a summary of the
last report:
TREASURER
Condition of office, good. The gen.
eral improvement in the condition of
this office over previous years as men
toned in last years report has been
continued throughout the year 1918.
We would call the treasurer's attention
to the recommendations for his office in
last years report and request that they
be followed out. Two recommendations
made. Statement of cash balances
shows Colville Loan & Trust Co. to
have greater county deposits than any
other bank in county, with less security
deposited than Bank of Colville or First
Nationally
AUDITOR
Condition of office, good. Deputies,
a. Profit of Office 1912, $2O4.45. Profit
1913, $111.09. Records and books in
very good shape, except school district
warrant registers which were not in
balance with the treasurer's warrant
accounts. Sansburn's attention called
to this, but he would not sayywhether
discrepancies would be adjusted or not
Check on treasurer's Office made month
ly as prescribed by law, but not as
thorough as the law contempates. Of
flee force instructed how to make check
more thorough. Auditors attention
called to % school districts having debt
over constitutional limit. Auditor
should require all school clerks to for
ward warrants to him for registration
before they are delivered to claimants.
Road Districts and have illegal war
rants registered, because expenditures
are more than 300 of tax levied.
County is carrying an item of $70.7 70 for
audit of town of Northport, and town
officials have refused to reimburse the
county.
Total assets of county Jan. 81, 1914,
$l53, 164; indebtedness $247, 855; net in
debtedness $94, 500 las compared with
$138, ,246 when the present democratic
board took orfice.)
CLERK
Condition of Office, very good. The
present incumbent with one deputy is
managing the Office in satisfactory
manner. The records are neatly and
well kept.
Errors in collecting fees: W. Lon
johnson 81, L. G. Richardson $l4.
Dohnson's $4 was later paid to the
treasurer. Richardson's $l4 shortage
consisted in $11 not yet paid in by the
attorneys, and So shortage in fees paid
by F. Leo Grinstead.)
SHERIFF
Condition of Office, fair. Deputies,
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