Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-24
Shows Discrepancies In Tax
Collections of Several
Officers.
REPORT BEFORE COUNCIL.
Except In One Case Errors Due
To Fees Charged For List
ing Omitted Property.

Allen B. Fisher, Certified Public
Accountant, who was recently en-
p'oyed to examine the 'ty records for
8 years, presented his report and bill
to the council Friday night. His bill
of $447. IL for himself and an assist
ant was paid. The report is very
voluminous and is in two parts. One
recommends certain changes to sys-
temize and improve the methods in
various departments in detail. The
other deals with finances, the ac-
counts of the various tax collectors
being treated as follows:
H. c. Moore was Tax Collector for
the years 1906 and 1907, and was
elected Deputy Tax Collector for the
same years on July oath, 1908. find
that on that date he paid over to the
Treasurer 81 200 90, which sum | I'M
derstand, was paid for the uncollect-
ed taxes for the above years, do
not find where he made any further
report after this date.
On page No. you will find that
he collected 81, 770.94 for which he
retained commission of 25 per cent.
ounting to $443.92 and for listing
S54.1 and on bank taxes for year
1906 3 per cent. making $500, and
for the year 1907 on bank taxes a
commission offs per cent. amounting
to $l63.09 After deducting 3 per
cent. commission on 81, no 81 from
the above amount would leave him
owing a balance to the city of $780,
I3j.
H. T. Hurt, Tax Collector for the
years l908-l90J. During that period
he collected S675.9O on which he re-
tanned commission Of 5 per cent.
amounting to S33 70, and for listing
S3O.l5, from which should be deduct
ed 3 per cent. commission on $685.
80, amounting to $2O.27, leaving
balance due to the city of S43.67.
w. S. Dawson was elected Depu-
ty Tax Collector for the years 1908
and 1909 on January 23rd, 1911. |
was unable to get his reports filed
with the Treasurer. find. howev-
er, that he collected 50, 46778, less a
commission Of % per cent. $6l7.49,
and paid over to the city Sl,850. 80.
j. d. Higgins was Collector for
the years 1910 and 1911, during that
period he collected $6,S9705, on
which he retained a commission of
per cent amounting to $345. 95, for
listing, $66.75, and on bank taxes for
the year 1911 as follows: From the
Bank of Hopkinsville, 8 per cent. on
81 10000, amounting to $65.40, and
from three other banks, per cent.
on SIS, 277. So, amounting to sl5S. 80,
from which amount should be de-
Quoted commission of 3 per cent.
on Sc, S97.05, amounting to S206.9l,
leaving a balance of $428.61, pages
8 and A. Page 5 is a statement of
taxes paid which do not appear on
report filed with the Treasurer, and
have not been paid to the Treasurer,
making total of $500. 49; page No. 6
is also statement of taxes paid which
do not appear on report filed with
Treasurer. The receipt is gone but
the stub is not marked paid-a total
of S4l6.83. Page 7 is statement of
taxes which do not appear on report
filed with Treasurer, in which the
stub is marked paid and receipt at
tached, amount $42l2, and partial
payments amounting TO $31 90. lind
in number of instances the same as
above, where payment has been re-
ported. Pages g., and 10, state
ment of taxes collected as Delinquent
Tax Collector, which do not appear
on report filed with Treasurer, max
ing total of $1.l92.52. Page IL