El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-15
COUNTY AUDIT IS
SUBMITTED To THE
COMMISSIONERS
Because of Dispute as to
Fees, Discrepancies Are
Found to Exist.

By reason Of the county audit sub
! mitted Wednesday morning to the
county commissioners, IL is admitted
that the county will net 5000.
According 10 William McSain, who
with county auditor Roy Barnum, COM
J piled the audit, the amount outstanding
and owed the county by county officers
totals $4,000 That amount Mr. McSain
I stated was subject TO legal opinions.
/ Incident to the audit" Mr. McSain said,
I'VE have recovered and will recover in
round numbers. $4,000 owed the county
| by county officers in excess fees and
other items. That is during the period
OF the past three years"
The sheriffs office is not included
in the report, as the sheriff pays all the
fees Of his. office
One item included in the report was
jury fees and stencgrapher fees held
by the district clerk amounting TO $3.50.
That was on April J. District clerk J.
A Escajeda, who was present, produced
receipts showing that he had paid that
amount.
The county attorneys audit showed
the county attorney owed the county
SSO920 County attorney P. r. Price
stated that he did not know the amount
until last Saturday. He stated that he
had tried TO keep a record in his office,
but that il had been misplaced Mr.
Price stated that he was willing TO take
the auditors report and when the audit
was made he paid the amount assessed
against him
Bookkeeping Is Obsolete.
Bookkeeping methods now in use in
practically all the departments are en-
tirely inadequate, inaccurate and unsvs-
tematic," reads the report OF the county
auditors, who submitted the county
audit to the county commission Wed
nesday morning. The sheriff's office is
not included in the audit. The auditors
recommended that all county offices be
studied by experienced accountants.
On their recommendation a new sys-
TEN Of bookkeeping will be installed in
the county offices.
In the audit OF the district clerks
office, the auditors noted a discrepancy
OF $3.50 in criminal fees to the dis
trict clerk from the state controller.
This matter is purely between the state
and the clerk. il is stated. and is COW
cred by the annual report
Methods Are SIipshOd.
The auditors take a rap at the book
keeping methods in the district clerks
Office, stating that they are impractic-
able and slipshOd There is no record I
in the office Of the daily cash receipts. /
the report says The only record, 1t is /
said. is the entering Of payments on the
dOckets. The auditors say that IL
would be expedient TO have receipt
books
It was discovered that jury and
stenographer fees amounting to s999
due the county by the audit OF April
! had been paid within a few days after |
the dulAL
There is no record OF disbursements
BY the district clerk, the report is for /
salaries OF deputies and extra clerk hire. /
a payroll book is recommended
Audit of Judge McCIfntOck.
The report covering judge E. B
McClintock's Office shows: For the fiscal !
year ending November 50, 1911. fees in I
civil cases, Ss67.O5; criminal cases, |
S4zZ6O; percent OF fines, $685. total, /
S442-55. Examining trial fees paid by 1
the state amounted 10 s4I1 The in
quest fees amounted TO $40 The en-
tire total comes TO S2030.6O. The maxi |
mum allowance, $500. deducted from /
S550.60- There is an allowance Of % /
percent Of excess, leaving due to the /
county treasurer, according TO the re- 1
port, $597-95. In November 1912. the /
balance due is given as s36O.05- The i
total fees amounted to S19SO.1O. In No /
vember 1913, the balance due the county /
total fees amounted to S2OO6.SO
Audit Of Judge Murphy.
The audit OF judge James J. Murphy
shows: In November 1911, the Judge /
earned only S927.45, while he is allowed 4
$500 There was no excess In No
vember 1912. the total fees amounted 4
TO Sl04720. No excess that year.
In November 1913, the fees amounted j
to s1770.40- The excess shown amount
ed to s202sO
The audit Of the constable Office
shows: In November 1911. total fees,
S2507-s4; deputy hire, $1253.9A The ex- /
cess due the county treasurer is given